YebeRoma 12:1-21
12 Ngalokho, ngiyanincenga ngesirhawu sakaZimu, bafowethu bona ninikele imizimbenu+ ibe mhlatjelo ophilako, ocwengileko+ nowamukelekako kuZimu, umsebenzi ocwengileko ngamandlenu wokucabanga.+
2 Nilise ukubunjwa liphaseli kodwana nitjhugululwe ngokwenza butjha iingqondo zenu+ bona nizibonele ngokwenu+ okuhle nokwamukelekako nokuyintando kaZimu epheleleko.
3 Ngombana ngomusa omkhulu engiphiwe wona, ngitjela woke umuntu hlangana nani ukuthi angazicabangi aqakatheke ukudlula indlela okufuze azicabange ngayo+ kodwana ukuthi acabange bona abe nengqondo evuthiweko, ngamunye njengombana uZimu amuphe isilinganiso esithileko sokukholwa.+
4 Sinamalunga amanengi emzimbeni munye+ kodwana amalunga lawo awenzi umsebenzi ofanako woke
5 nathi nanyana sibanengi, simzimba munye ebunyeni noKrestu kodwana soke simalunga welinye nelinye.+
6 Njengombana sinezipho ezingafaniko ngokuya ngomusa omkhulu esiphiwe wona,+ nangabe kungesesiphorofido, asiphorofideni ngokwesilinganiso sokukholwa kwethu
7 namkha nangabe msebenzi, asibeni semsebenzini lo namkha ofundisako, akabe sekufundiseni kwakhe+
8 namkha loyo okhuthazako, akakhuthaze;+ loyo owabako,* akakwenze ngesandla esivulekileko;+ loyo owengamelako, akakwenze ngokukhuthala;*+ loyo otjengisa umusa, akakwenze ngethabo.+
9 Ithando lenu alingabi nobuzenzisi.+ Hloyani okumbi;+ ninamathele kokuhle.
10 Thandanani njengamalunga womndeni. Ekuhloniphaneni, dosani phambili.+
11 Khuthalani,* ningavilaphi.+ Vuthani emmoyeni.+ Yibani ziingqila zakaJehova.*+
12 Thabani ethembeni. Nikghodlhelele ngaphasi kwesizi.+ Niphikelele emthandazweni.+
13 Hlanganyelani nabacwengileko kuye ngokwalokho abakutlhogako.+ Landelani ikambiso yokwamukela iimvakatjhi.+
14 Ragelani phambili nibusisa labo abanihlunguphazako;+ busisani ningakhulumi kumbi ngabo.+
15 Thabani nabathabako, lilani nabalilako.
16 Qalani abanye ngendlela eniziqala ngayo, ningabeki imikhumbulwenu ezintweni eziphakemeko kodwana landelani izinto eziphasi.+ Ningabi ngabahlakaniphileko emehlwenenu.+
17 Ningabuyiseli okumbi ngokumbi kunanyana ngubani.+ Yenzani okuhle emehlweni wabo boke abantu.
18 Nakukghonekako, ngokusemandlenenu, yibani nokuthula nabantu boke.+
19 Ningazibuyiseleli, bathandekako kodwana tjhidelani ilaka lakaZimu+ ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi: “‘Ngekwami ukuzibuyiselela; ngizokubuyisela’ kutjho uJehova.”*+
20 Kodwana “nange inaba lakho lilambile, liphe ukudla, nangabe lomile, linikele okuselwako ngombana ngokwenza lokhu uzabe upakelanisa amalahle avuthako ehlokwalo.”*+
21 Ungavumi ukuhlulwa ngokumbi kodwana ragela phambili uhlula okumbi ngokuhle.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ngetjiseko.”
^ Namkha “onikelako.”
^ Namkha “tjhisekani.”
^ Kutjho ukuthambisa umuntu begodu uncibilikise ukuqina kwakhe.
