AmaRoma
10:1 Bazalwane, isifiso senhliziyo yami nomkhuleko kuNkulunkulu ngo-Israyeli kuwukuba
ingase isindiswe.
10:2 Ngoba ngiyabafakazela ukuthi banentshiseko ngoNkulunkulu, kodwa hhayi ngokuvumelana
olwazini.
10:3 Ngoba njengoba bengakwazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, futhi behamba
baqinise okwabo ukulunga, kabazithobanga kukho
ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.
10:4 Ngoba uKristu uyisiphetho somthetho, kube ngukulunga kubo bonke
okholwayo.
10:5 Ngoba uMose ubhala ukulunga okuvela emthethweni, ukuthi umuntu
owenza lezo zinto uyakuphila ngazo.
10:6 Kodwa ukulunga okuvela okholweni kusho kanje: "Ungasho."
enhliziyweni yakho, Ngubani oyakwenyukela ezulwini na? (okungukuthi, ukuletha uKristu
phansi kusuka phezulu :)
10:7 Noma, Ngubani oyokwehlela ekujuleni? (okungukuthi, ukukhuphula uKristu futhi
kwabafileyo.)
10:8 Kodwa lithini? Izwi liseduze nawe, emlonyeni wakho, nasemlonyeni wakho
inhliziyo: okungukuthi, izwi lokukholwa, esilishumayelayo;
10:9 Ukuze uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu, futhi uyobe
kholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, wena
uyakusindiswa.
10:10 Ngoba ngenhliziyo umuntu ukholwa kube ngukulunga; nangomlomo
ukuvuma kwenziwa kube yinsindiso.
10:11 Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Wonke okholwa kuye kayikuba khona
enamahloni.
10:12 Ngoba akukho mehluko phakathi komJuda nomGreki: ngoba okufanayo
INkosi phezu kwakho konke inothile kubo bonke abakhuleka kuyo.
10:13 Ngoba yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa.
10:14 Pho-ke bayakumbiza kanjani abangakholwanga kuye? futhi kanjani
bayakukholwa kuye abangezwanga ngaye na? futhi kanjani
Bezwa ngaphandle komshumayeli?
10:15 Futhi bayoshumayela kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba kuthunyelwe? njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Kanjani
zinhle izinyawo zabashumayela ivangeli lokuthula, futhi
letha izindaba ezinhle zezinto ezinhle!
10:16 Kodwa abazange bonke balalela ivangeli. Ngoba uIsaya uthi: Nkosi, ngubani
uyakholwa umbiko wethu na?
10:17 Ngakho ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, futhi ukuzwa kuvela ngezwi likaNkulunkulu.
10:18 Kodwa ngithi: Kabezwanga yini? Yebo, izwi labo langena kubo bonke
umhlaba, lamazwi abo kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.
10:19 Kodwa ngithi: U-Israyeli wayengazi? Kuqala uMozisi uthi: Mina ngizalithukuthelisa
umhawu ngabangesibo abantu, nangesizwe esingenangqondo ngiyakukwenza
ukukuthukuthelisa.
10:20 Kodwa u-Isaya unesibindi esikhulu, futhi uthi: Ngatholwa yilabo ababengifuna.
hhayi; ngabonakaliswa kwabangazange bangibuze.
10:21 Kodwa ku-Israyeli uthi: Usuku lonke Ngelule izandla zami
kubantu abangalaleliyo nabaphikisayo.