AmaRoma
15:1 Thina-ke esinamandla kufanele sithwale ubuthakathaka ababuthakathaka, futhi
singazithokozisi thina.
15:2 Yilowo nalowo kithi makajabulise umakhelwane wakhe kube kuhle, aze akheke.
15:3 Ngoba ngisho noKristu akazithokozisanga yena; kodwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: The
izihlamba zabakuthukayo zehlela phezu kwami.
15:4 Ngoba zonke izinto ezalotshwa ngaphambili zalotshelwa thina
sifunde ukuthi ngokubekezela langenduduzo yemibhalo siphumelele
ube nethemba.
15:5 Manje uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nomqondo munye
komunye ngokukaKristu Jesu.
15:6 Ukuze nganhliziyonye ngamlomo munye nikhazimulise uNkulunkulu, uYise ka
iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
15:7 Ngakho yamukelanani, njengoba nje noKristu wasamukela kini
inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.
15:8 Manje ngisho ukuthi uJesu Kristu wayeyisikhonzi sokusoka ngenxa
iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ukuze aqinise izithembiso zabobaba.
15:9 Futhi ukuze abezizwe bakhazimulise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yomusa wakhe; njengoba kulotshiwe,
Ngalokho ngiyakuvuma kuwe phakathi kwabezizwe, ngicule
igama lakho.
15:10 Futhi waphinda wathi: "Jabulani, nina bezizwe, kanye nabantu bakhe.
15:11 Futhi futhi: Dumisani iNkosi, nonke nina bezizwe; nimdumise nonke
abantu.
15:12 Futhi futhi, Isaya uthi: Kuyakuba khona impande kaJese, futhi lowo
uyakusukuma abuse phezu kwabezizwe; abezizwe bazathembela kuye.
15:13 Manje uNkulunkulu wethemba anigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nokuthula ekukholweni, ukuze
nivame ethembeni, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.
15:14 Futhi nami ngokwami ngineqiniso ngani, bazalwane bami, ukuthi nani
egcwele ubuhle, egcwele ulwazi lonke, ekwazi nokuyala umuntu
omunye.
15:15 Nokho, bazalwane, Nginilobele ngesibindi kakhulu
cabangani, sengathi ngiyanikhumbula, ngenxa yomusa engiwuphiweyo
kaNkulunkulu,
15:16 ukuze ngibe yisikhonzi sikaJesu Kristu kwabezizwe.
bekhonza ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, lokunikelwa kwabezizwe
amukeleke, engcweliswe nguMoya oNgcwele.
15:17 Ngakho-ke nginakho ukuzibonga ngoKristu Jesu phakathi kwabo
izinto ezikaNkulunkulu.
15:18 Ngoba ngeke ngilokothe ngikhulume nganoma iyiphi yalezo zinto uKristu anazo
okungenziwanga yimi ukulalela abezizwe, ngezwi nangesenzo;
15:19 Ngezibonakaliso zamandla nezimangaliso, ngamandla kaMoya kaNkulunkulu; ngakho
ukuthi kusukela eJerusalema kuze kufike e-Iliriku nginakho ngokugcwele
washumayela ivangeli likaKristu.
15:20 Yebo, ngokunjalo ngiye ngalwela ukushumayela ivangeli, hhayi lapho uKristu wabizwa.
funa ngakhe phezu kwesisekelo somunye;
15:21 Kodwa njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Kulabo okungakhulunywanga ngabo, bayobona
abangezwanga bayakuqonda.
15:22 Ngenxa yalokho futhi ngiye ngabanjelwa kakhulu ukuza kini.
15:23 Kodwa manje ngingasenandawo kulezi zingxenye, futhi nginesifiso esikhulu
iminyaka eminingi ezayo kuwe;
15:24 Njalo lapho ngithatha uhambo lokuya eSpaniya, ngizakuza kini, ngoba ngiyethemba
ukuthi nginibone ekuhambeni kwami, ngiphelekezelwe ukuya khona
wena, uma kuqala ngigcwele inkampani yakho.
15:25 Kodwa manje ngiya eJerusalema ukuze ngiyokhonza abangcwele.
15:26 Ngoba kuye kwaba kuhle kwabaseMakedoniya nase-Akhaya ukwenza okuthile
umnikelo wabangcwele abampofu baseJerusalema.
15:27 Kuye kwabajabulisa ngempela; futhi banecala kubo. Ngokuba uma i
Abezizwe benziwe abahlanganyeli ezintweni zabo zomoya, umsebenzi wabo
nokubakhonza ezintweni zenyama.
15:28 Ngakho lapho sengikufezile lokhu, futhi ngibeke uphawu kubo
izithelo, ngiyakudlula ngakini, ngiye eSpaniya.
15:29 Futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi, lapho ngiza kini, ngiyofika ngokugcwele
isibusiso sevangeli likaKristu.
15:30 Manje ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngenxa yeNkosi uJesu Kristu.
uthando lukaMoya, ukuthi nilwela kanye nami emikhulekweni yenu
kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yami;
15:31 Ukuze ngikhululwe kwabangakholwayo eJudiya; futhi
ukuze umsebenzi wami eJerusalema wamukelwe nguJehova
abangcwele;
15:32 Ukuze ngize kini ngenjabulo ngentando kaNkulunkulu, futhi kwangathi ngikanye nawe
uqabuleke.
15:33 Manje uNkulunkulu wokuthula makabe nani nonke. Amen.