AmaRoma
15:1 Thina ke bomeleleyo sifanele ukukuthwala ukuswela amandla kwabangomeleleyo, kunye
singazikholisi.
15:2 Elowo kuthi makakholise ummelwane wakhe kokulungileyo, ukuze akheke.
15:3 Kuba naye uKristu akazikholisanga; kube njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, NguYe
Iingcikivo zabakungcikivayo zawa phezu kwam.
15:4 Kuba zonke izinto ezabhalwayo ngenxa engaphambili, zaye zibhalelwa thina;
sifunde, ukuze sithi ngomonde nangentuthuzelo yezibhalo
yiba nethemba.
15:5 Wanga ke uThixo wonyamezelo novuselelo anganinika ukucinga nto-nye
omnye ke ngoko ngokukaKristu Yesu;
15:6 ukuze nithi, nimxhelo mnye, nimxhelo mnye uThixo, uYise woluntu
iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
15:7 Kungoko ndithi, Yamkelanani, njengokuba naye uKristu wasamkelayo
uzuko lukaThixo.
15:8 Ke kaloku ndithi, uYesu Kristu waba ngumlungiseleli wolwaluko ngenxa yabo;
inyaniso kaThixo, ukuze aqinise izithembiso zakhe koobawo;
15:9 zithi ke iintlanga zimzukise uThixo ngenxa yenceba yakhe; njengoko kubhaliwe kwathiwa,
Ngenxa yoko ndiya kukudumisa phakathi kweentlanga, ndivume kuwe
igama lakho.
15:10 Kananjalo athi, Yibani nemihlali, zintlanga, ndawonye nabantu bakhe.
15:11 Kananjalo, Yidumiseni iNkosi, nonke nina zintlanga; nimbonge nonke
abantu.
15:12 Kananjalo uIsaya uthi, Liya kubakho iHlumelo likaYese;
uya kusuka abe ngookumkani phezu kweentlanga; ziya kuthembela kuye iintlanga.
15:13 Wanga ke uThixo wethemba angcwalise ngalo lonke uvuyo noxolo ekukholweni;
nibe nokuphuphuma ithemba, ngamandla oMoya oyiNgcwele.
15:14 Ke kaloku, bazalwana bam, ndeyisekile nam ngokwam, mayelana nani, kukuba nani ngokwenu
ezele kukulunga, ezele kuko konke ukwazi, enako nokululeka umntu
enye.
15:15 Ke kaloku, bazalwana, ndinibhalele kukhona ndinobuganga obukhulu ngakumbi kwezinye iindawo.
yenzani njengoko ndinikhumbulayo, ngenxa yobabalo endababalwa ngalo
kaThixo,
15:16 ukuze ndibe ngumlungiseleli kaYesu Kristu kuzo iintlanga;
belungiselela iindaba ezilungileyo zikaThixo, ukusondezwa kweentlanga
wamkeleka, ungcwaliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele.
15:17 Ngoko ndineqhayiya, ndikuye uKristu Yesu, ngabo aba
izinto eziphathelele kuThixo.
15:18 Kuba andiyi kuba nabuganga bakuthetha nto ngezinto anazo uKristu
akusetyenzwanga ngam, ukuze zimlulamele iintlanga, ngelizwi nangesenzo;
15:19 ngamandla emiqondiso nezimanga, ngamandla oMoya kaThixo; ngoko
okokuba ndithabathele eYerusalem, ndijikelezise, ndezisa kwelaseIliriko, ndithabathe ngokupheleleyo
wazishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
15:20 Ndenjenjalo ke ukuzishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, kungekhona apho uKristu wakhankanywayo.
hleze ndakhe phezu kwesiseko somnye;
15:21 kube njengokuba kubhaliwe, kwathiwa, Abo bangabikelwanga nto ngaye, baya kubona;
abo bangevanga nto baya kuqonda.
15:22 Kungoko ndabanjezelwayo nokubanjezelwa futhi, ukuba ndingafiki kuni.
15:23 Ngoku ke ndingasenandawo nje kule mimandla, ndinomnqweno omkhulu
le minyaka mininzi ukuza kuwe;
15:24 xa ndihambela kwelaseSpani, ndoza kuni;
ukuba ndinibone endleleni yam, ndiphelekelelwe ukuya khona
wena, ukuba kuqala ndizaliswe yinkampani yakho.
15:25 Kaloku ke ndisinga eYerusalem, ndisiya kulungiselela abangcwele.
15:26 Kuba kwakholeka kwabelaseMakedoni nabelaseAkaya, ukuba baqingathe
umnikelo wamahlwempu amahlwempu aseYerusalem.
15:27 Ndithi kwakholeka kubo. banetyala kubo. Kuba ukuba i
IiNtlanga zenziwa zaba ngamadlelane ngezinto zazo zokomoya, umsebenzi wazo
nokubalungiselela ngezinto zenyama.
15:28 Ngoko, ndakuba ndikufezile oko, ndakutywina oko kubo
isiqhamo, ndobuya ngani ukuya kwelaseSpani.
15:29 Ndiyazi ke ukuba ndothi ndakuza kuni, ndize ndinenzaliseko yenyaniso
intsikelelo yeendaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
15:30 Ke kaloku, ndiyaniyala, bazalwana, ngayo iNkosi uYesu Kristu, nangenxa yeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
uthando loMoya, ukuba nizame kunye nam emithandazweni yenu
kuThixo ngenxa yam;
15:31 ukuze ndihlangulwe kwabangakholwayo kwelakwaYuda; kwaye
ukuze inkonzo yam endinayo ngenxa yeYerusalem yamkeleke emehlweni kaYehova
abangcwele;
15:32 ukuze ndize kuni ndinovuyo, ngokuthanda kukaThixo, ndibe nani
uhlaziyeke.
15:33 Ke kaloku uThixo woxolo makabe nani nonke. Amen.