AmaRoma
14:1 Lowo ke uswele amandla elukholweni, mamkeleni, kodwa ke kungekhona ngokucalula
iimpikiswano.
14:2 Omnye okunene uyakholwa ukuba angazidla izinto zonke;
utya imifuno.
14:3 Lowo udlayo, makangamenzi into engeyakonto ongadliyo; kwaye makangamvumeli
nalowo ungadliyo, umgwebe lowo udlayo, kuba uThixo umamkele.
14:4 Ungubani na wena ugweba isicaka somnye? enkosini yakhe
umi okanye uyawa. ewe, uya kubanjwa, kuba uThixo unako ukwenza
ume yena.
14:5 Omnye okunene ubeka umhla othile kunomnye umhla, wumbi ke ubeka imihla yonke
ngokufanayo. Elowo ke makaqiniseke kweyakhe ingqiqo.
14:6 Lowo uwunyamekelayo umhla, uwunyamekelela iNkosi; naye lowo
akawunyamekeli umhla, engawunyamekeli nje, wenzela iNkosi; Yena lowo
udla, udlela iNkosi, kuba ebulela kuThixo; nalowo udlayo
engadli nje eNkosini, ebulela kuThixo.
14:7 Kuba akukho namnye kuthi uzidlelayo ubomi, akukho namnye uzifelayo.
14:8 Kuba nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, sibudlela iNkosi; nokuba sithi sife, siyafa
nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, nokuba sithi sife, singabeNkosi.
14:9 Kuba uKristu wafa, wabuya wavuka, wabuya wadla ubomi, ngenxa yoku, ukuze omelele
mayibe yiNkosi yabafileyo nabaphilayo.
14:10 Ke wena, yini na ukuba umgwebe umzalwana wakho? okanye yini na ukuba udlale ngawe?
ubhuti? kuba siya kuma sonke phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sikaKristu.
14:11 Kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndihleli nje mna, itsho iNkosi, aya kugoba onke amadolo
zaye zonke iilwimi ziya kuvuma kuye uThixo.
14:12 Ngoko ke elowo kuthi uya kuziphendulela kuThixo.
14:13 Ngoko masingabi sagwebana;
ukuze kungabikho mntu ubeke isikhubekiso, nokuba ngumkhubekiso, phezu komzalwana wakhe
indlela.
14:14 Ndiyazi, ndeyisekile, ndiseNkosini uYesu nje, ukuba akukho nto
kodwa ke kuye obalela into ekuthini iyinqambi, makayenze
yoba yinqambi kulowo.
14:15 Ukuba ke umzalwana wakho wenziwa buhlungu ngenxa yokusuka udle, akusahambi
ngothando. Musa ukumtshabalalisa ngokudla kwakho, yena lowo uKristu wamfelayo.
14:16 Ngoko okulungileyo kwenu makunganyeliswa.
14:17 Kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela; kodwa ubulungisa, yaye
uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
14:18 Kuba omkhonzayo uKristu kwezo zinto, wamkelekile kuye uThixo;
ivunywe ngamadoda.
14:19 Masilandeleni ngoko izinto ezisingisa eluxolweni
izinto ezinokwakhana ngazo.
14:20 Musani ukuwuchitha umsebenzi kaThixo ngenxa yokudla. Zonke izinto okunene zinyulu; kodwa yona
kubi kuloo mntu udlayo esikhubekisa.
14:21 Kulungile ukuba ungadli nyama, ungaseli wayini, nanto
athi ngawo umzalwana wakho akhubeke, mhlawumbi akhubeke, mhlawumbi abe buthathaka.
14:22 Wena unokholo na? yiba nalo kuwe phambi koThixo. Unoyolo lowo
akazigwebi entweni ayivumeleyo.
14:23 Lowo uthandabuzayo, ukuba uthe wadla, uselegwetyiwe, kuba engadli nto
Kuba konke okungekokwaselukholweni kusisono.