AmaRoma 13:1 Yonke imiphefumulo mayizithobe phansi kwamandla ombuso. Ngoba awekho amandla kodwa avela kuNkulunkulu: amandla akhona amiswe nguNkulunkulu. 13:2 Ngakho-ke omelana namandla, umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu; lalabo abamelana labo bazazitholela ukulahlwa. 13:3 Ngoba ababusi abasabeki emisebenzini emihle, kodwa emibi. Ingabe wena khona ungawesabi amandla? yenza okuhle, nawe uyakukwenza yiba nodumo olufanayo: 13:4 Ngoba iyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu kuwe kube kuhle. Kodwa uma wenza lokho okubi, yesaba; ngokuba akayiphathi ngeze inkemba; iyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, umphindiseli wokwehlisela ulaka kulowo owenzayo okubi. 13:5 Ngakho-ke kufanele ukuthobela, hhayi kuphela ngenxa yolaka, kodwa futhi ngenxa ngenxa kanembeza. 13:6 Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho nikhokha intela, ngokuba bayizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu. ehambela njalo kuyona le nto. 13:7 Nikani bonke okubafaneleyo: intela kofanele intela; inkokhiso kubani; ukwesaba kokwesabayo; udumo kubani ukudunyiswa. 13:8 Ningabi nacala kumuntu, kuphela elokuthandana, ngokuba othandayo omunye ugcwalise umthetho. 13:9 Ngoba lokhu ukuthi, Ungaphingi, ungabulali, wena ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungebi ukufisa; futhi uma kukhona omunye umyalo, uyaqondakala kafushane kuleli zwi lokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. 13:10 Uthando alwenzi okubi kumakhelwane wakhe; womthetho. 13:11 Futhi lokho, ukwazi isikhathi, ukuthi manje sekuyisikhathi sokuvuka lalani: ngokuba manje insindiso isisondele kithi kunangesikhathi esakholwa. 13:12 Ubusuku buhambile, imini isisondele; imisebenzi yobumnyama, sihlome izikhali zokukhanya. 13:13 Masihambe ngokufaneleyo njengasemini; hhayi ngokuxokozela nokudakwa, hhayi emanyaleni namanyala, kungabi ngokuxabana nomhawu. 13:14 Kodwa yembathani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, futhi ningabalungiseleli inyama, ukugcwalisa izinkanuko zayo.