KwabaseRoma 12:1-21
12 Yikho bafowethu ngiyalincenga ngesisa sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi linikele imizimba yenu+ ibe yimihlatshelo ephilayo, engcwele+ njalo eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, inkonzo engcwele eliyenza ngezingqondo zenu.+
2 Yekelani ukubunjwa ngumumo lo wezinto,* kodwa guqulwani litshintshe indlela elicabanga ngayo+ ukuze lihlolisise+ lizibonele intando kaNkulunkulu enhle, eyamukelekayo lepheleleyo.
3 Ngomusa omkhulu engiwuphiweyo ngitshela wonke umuntu phakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi ukuthi ungcono kulalokho ayikho khona,+ kodwa acabange ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi usebenzisa kuhle ingqondo, kusiya ngokholo ngamunye aluphiwe* nguNkulunkulu.+
4 Silezitho ezinengi emzimbeni munye+ kodwa zonke zilemisebenzi etshiyeneyo.
5 Ngakho lanxa thina sibanengi, singumzimba owodwa omanyene loKhristu, kodwa ngamunye wethu unjengesitho esibambane lezinye.+
6 Njengoba silezipho ezitshiyeneyo kusiya ngomusa omkhulu esiwunikiweyo,+ nxa kuyisipho sokuphrofetha kasiphrofetheni kusiya ngokholo esiluphiweyo.
7 Nxa kuyimisebenzi yebandla asiyenzeni leyomisebenzi. Ofundisayo kafundise,+
8 okhuthazayo kakhuthaze.+ Owabela abanye* kakwenze ngenhliziyo emhlophe,+ okhokhelayo kakukhuthalele* ukukhokhela,+ lalowo owenzela abanye isihawu kabenzele ethokoza.+
9 Uthando lwenu alungabi ngolwamanga.+ Yenyanyani okubi,+ libambelele kokuhle.
10 Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane, lithandane ngenhliziyo yonke. Khokhelani ekuhlonipheni abanye.*+
11 Khuthalani* lingabi ngamavila.*+ Vuthani emoyeni.+ Wobani yizigqili zikaJehova.*+
12 Jabulani ngenxa yethemba lenu. Qiniselani ebunzimeni.+ Phikelelani ekuthandazeni.+
13 Phanini abangcwele elilakho kusiya ngalokho abakuswelayo+ njalo libe lomkhuba wokwamukela kuhle abanye.+
14 Qhubekani libusisa abalihlukuluzayo,+ busisani lingaqalekisi.+
15 Jabulani labajabulayo, likhale labakhalayo.
16 Bonani abanye ngendlela elizibona ngayo. Lingahlali licabanga ngezinto eziphakemeyo* kodwa thandani izinto eziphansi.+ Lingaziboni angani lihlakaniphile.+
17 Lowo oliphatha kubi lingambuyiseli ngokubi.+ Qalani licabange ukuthi kuyini okuhle emehlweni abantu bonke.
18 Nxa kungenzeka futhi kusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke.+
19 Lingaziphindiseleli bathandekayo kodwa nikani ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ithuba,+ ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “‘Ukuphindisela ngokwami, yimi engizabuyisela,’ kutsho uJehova.”*+
20 Ngakho “nxa isitha sakho silambile sinike ukudla. Nxa somile sinike okunathwayo ngoba nxa ungenza njalo uyabe ubuthelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso.”*+
21 Lingavumi ukunqotshwa ngokubi kodwa qhubekani linqoba okubi ngokuhle.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “alwabelwe.”
^ Kumbe, “Onikelayo.”
^ Kumbe, “kakwenze ngenhliziyo yonke.”
^ Kumbe, “Qalani lina ukuhlonipha abanye.”
^ Kumbe, “Sebenzani gadalala; Tshisekani.”
^ Kumbe, “lingadlali emsebenzini.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “Lingabi lamacebo aphakemeyo.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Lokhu kutsho ukwenza umuntu athambe kumbe ancibilike lanxa elukhuni.
