²⁶“Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And he commits sin. Then he will die because of it. He will die because of the sin he has committed.

²⁷“But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things he has done. And he does what is fair and right. Then he will save his life. ²⁸He thinks about all of the evil things he has done. And he turns away from them. So you can be sure he will live. He will not die.

²⁹“But the people of Israel still say, ‘What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ People of Israel, what I do is always fair. What you do is not.

³⁰“So I will judge you people. I will judge each of you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord and King.

“Turn away from your sins! Turn away from all of the evil things you have done. Then sin will not bring you down. ³¹Get rid of all of the evil things you have done. Let me give you a new heart and a new spirit. Then you will be faithful to me. Why should you die, people of Israel? ³²When anyone dies, it does not give me any joy,” announces the Lord and King. “So turn away from your sins. Then you will live!

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