AmaRoma 12:1 Ndiyanivuselela ngoko, bazalwana, ngeemfefe zikaThixo, ukuba nithi nikelani imizimba yenu ibe lidini eliphilayo, elingcwele, elikholekileyo kuThixo yinkonzo yakho efanelekileyo. 12:2 Kanjalo musani ukumilisa okwale nkqubo yezinto; nihlaziyeke iingqiqo zenu, ukuze nikucikide oko kulungileyo; kwamkelekile, kugqibelele ukuthanda kukaThixo. 12:3 Kuba ngalo ubabalo endababalwa ngalo, ndithi kubo bonke abaphakathi kwenu ukuba angazicingeli ngaphezu koko amelwe kukuzicingela ngako; kodwa ku cingani ngokwengqondo, njengoko uThixo abele ulowo umlinganiso wolowo ukholo. 12:4 Kuba, kwanjengokuba sinamalungu amaninzi mzimbeni mnye, abe ke onke amalungu engenalo iofisi enye: 12:5 Ngokunjalo thina, sibaninzi nje, simzimba mnye kuKristu, sonke ke ngabanye singamalungu omnye elomnye enye. 12:6 Sinezibabalo nje ke ezahlukahlukileyo, ngokobabalo esababalwa ngalo. nokuba sinokuprofeta, masiprofete ngokomlinganiselo wokholo; 12:7 nokuba sinobulungiseleli, masihlale ebulungiselelini obo; nokuba ngofundisayo, makaqhubeke ukufundisa; 12:8 nokuba ngovuselelayo, makahlale ekuvuseleleni oko; owabayo makabe eneneni. ubulula owongamelayo, makongame enyamekile; owenza inceba makahlale naye ukuchwayita. 12:9 Uthando malungabi naluhanahaniso; Kwenyanyeni okungendawo; bambelela kwi oko kulungileyo. 12:10 Mayela nothando olu lobuzalwana, ndithi, yenzelanani ububele; ngembeko bakhetha omnye komnye; 12:11 Musani ukunqena eshishinini; ushushu emoyeni; khonzani iNkosi; 12:12 vuyani ninethemba; nyamezelani embandezelweni; nizingisa emthandazweni; 12:13 yibani neentswelo zabangcwele; phathani iindwendwe. 12:14 Basikeleleni abanitshutshisayo; sikelelani, ningaqalekisi. 12:15 Vuyani nabavuyayo, nilile nabalilayo. 12:16 Cingelanani nto-nye; Musani ukucinga izinto eziphakamileyo, kodwa zithobe kumadoda aphantsi. Musani ukuba ziingqondi ngokwenu. 12:17 Musani ukubuyekeza ububi ngobubi nakubani. Yenzani izinto ezinyanisekileyo emehlweni kubo bonke abantu. 12:18 Ukuba kunokwenzeka, okukokwenu nina, hlalani ninoxolo nabantu bonke. 12:19 Zintanda, musani ukuziphindezelela, yikhweleleni ingqumbo; kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Impindezelo yeyam; kuya kubuyekeza mna, utsho uYehova. 12:20 Ngoko ke, ukuba utshaba lwakho lulambile, luphe ludle; ukuba lunxaniwe, luseze; kuba ngokwenjenjalo ke, woba ufumba amalahle omlilo phezu kwentloko yalo. 12:21 Musa ukoyiswa bububi; boyise ububi ngokulungileyo.