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.