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.