AmaRoma
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulos,umkhonzikaYesuKristu,owabizwayoukuba abengumpostile,owahlulelwaiindabaezilungileyo zikaThixo, 2awazidingayongenxaengaphambilingaboabaprofeti bakheezibhalweniezingcwele, 3ethethangoNyanawakhe,uYesuKristu,iNkosiyethu, owazalwaengowembewukaDavidengokwenyama; 4WamiswaukubaunguNyanakaThixo,enamandla, ngokomoyawobungcwele,ngokuvukakwabafileyo; 5esathingayesamkelaubabalonobupostile,ukuzengenxa yegamalakhekubekhoukulululamelaukholophakathi kwazozonkeiintlanga; 6eniphakathikwabonani,ababiziweyobakaYesuKristu; 7ubhalelabonkeabaseRoma,abaziintandazikaThixo, abangcweleababiziweyo,esithi,Makubelubabalokuni, noxolooluvelakuThixouBawowethu,neNkosiyethu uYesuKristu
8Kuqalake,ndiyabulelakuThixowamngoYesuKristu ngenxayenunonke,kubaukhololwenuluxelwa ehlabathiniliphela
9KubaulingqinalamuThixo,endimkhonzayongomoya wamkwiindabaezilungileyozoNyanawakhe,okokuba andiyekiukunikhankanya;
10ndihlalandikhunga,ukubandingadengokundibe nempumelelo,ndizekuninangakuphi,ngakoukuthanda kukaThixo
11Kubandilangazelelaukunibona,ukuzendinabele sibabalosithilesisesomoya,ukuzenizimaseke;
12okokekukuzendivuselelekenamphakathikwenu, ngaloukholoolukuthisobabini,ngolwenukwanangolwam.
13Andithandikeukubaningazi,bazalwana,ukubakufuthi ndizimiselaentliziyweniyamukuzakuni(ndathintelwa kwadakwanamhla),ukuzendibenasiqhamosithile naphakathikwenu,kwanjengaphakathikwezinyeiintlanga.
14KumaGrikekwanakumabharbhari,ndimelwe kukushumayela;kwakwizilumkokwanakwabaswele ukuqonda
15Ngokokendingxameleukuzishumayelaiindaba ezilungileyonakunibaseRoma.
16Kubaandinazintloningazoiindabaezilungileyo zikaKristu;kubazingamandlakaThixookusindisabonke abakholwayo,umYudakuqala,kwanomGrike.kumYuda kuqala,kwanakumGrike
17KubangazokutyhilwaubulungisabukaThixo,buphuma elukholwenibuseelukholweni,njengokubakubhaliwe kwathiwa,Olilungisakeuyakudlaubomingokokholo
18KubaityhilekileingqumbokaThixoivelaemazulwini, ichasekonkeukungahloneliThixo,nentswela-bulungisa yabantu,abayithintelayoinyanisongokuswelaukulungisa; 19NgokokubaokokwazekayongoThixokuyabonakala ngaphakathikwabo;ngokubauThixowabonakalalisakubo. 20Kubakwasekudalwenikwehlabathi,iindawozakhe ezibezingenakubonwazibonwakakuhle,ziqondeke, ngezintoezenziweyo,kwa-amandlaakheangunaphakade, nobuThixobakheukuzebangabinakuziphendulela; 21Ngokokubabathe,bemaziuThixo,abamzukisa ngokoThixo,ababulelakuye;basukabazizintoezingento
ezicamangwenizabo,yazaintliziyoyaboengenakuqonda yenziwayamnyama; 22bathibesibabazizilumko,besukababaziziyatha; 23bazaubuqaqawulibukaThixoongenakonakala babananiselaintsobiyomfanekiselowomntuonokonakala, noweentaka,nowezintoezizithozine,nowezinambuzane.
24Kungokoathe,besezinkanukwenizeentliziyozabo, uThixowabanikelanokubanikelanokubanikela ekungcoleni,ukubabahlazisanengemizimbayabo; 25bonabananiseleubuxokiinyanisokaThixo,basihlonela basikhonzaisidalwa,begqithakuMdali,ongowokubongwa kusekuwoamaphakade.Amen.
26Ngenxayoko,uThixowabanikelaekuthabathekeni okulihlazo;
27kwazakwangokunjalokenamadoda,ewushiya umsebenziwenkazanawasemvelweni,avutha ngokukhanukanakwawo;amadodaesenzakumadoda okuziintloni,ezamkelelaumbuyekezowokulahlekakwawo, abemelwekenguwo
28Njengokubakebekumangeleukuhlalabemazikakuhle uThixo,uThixowabanikelaengqiqweniengacikidekileyo, ukubabenzeizintoezingafanelekileyo;
29bezeleyiyoyonkeintswela-bulungisa,okungendawo, ukubawa,ulunya;kuzelengumona,ukubulala, iimpikiswano,inkohliso,ubutshijolo;abahlebezi, 30keabahlebi,abathiyekileyokuThixo,abasileyo, abanekratshi,abaqhankqalazi,abacebibezintoezimbi, abangevabazali;
31bangenakuqonda,bagqithiseiminqophiso,abangenamsa wemvelo,abangenatarhu,abangenanceba;
32bonabathi,besazikakuhleisimiselosikaThixo,sokuba abobazenzayoizintoezinjalobafanelwekukufa,banganeli kukuzenza,basukabathakazelelenabobazenzayo
ISAHLUKO2
1Kungokondithi,Akunakuziphendulela,mntundini ugwebayo,nokubaungubani;kubangokugwebaomnye, uzigwebakwawena;kubawenaugwebayowenzakwaezo zinto
2SiyazikeukubaisigwebosikaThixosiwangokwenyaniso phezukwabobazenzayoizintoezinjalo
3Ucinganake,mntundiniugwebaabobazenzayoizinto ezinjalo,ubeusenzakwazonanawe,ukuthi,uyakusisaba nawenaisigwebosikaThixo?
4Okanyeuyabudelanaubutyebibobubelebakhe, nonyamezelo,nokuzekakadeumsindo;ungaziukuba ububelebukaThixobukusaenguqukweni?
5Keuthi,ngokubalukhunikwakho,nentliziyoyakho engenakuguquka,uziqwebeleingqumbo,ngemini yengqumbonokutyhilwakomgweboonobulungisakaThixo; 6eyakubuyekezaelowongokwemisebenziyakhe;
7abobathingomondeekwenzeniokulungileyobafune uzukonembekonokungonakali,babekeubomi obungunaphakade;
8Kebonaabaneenkani,bangayilulameliinyaniso, balulamelaintswela-bulungisa,nengqumbo,nengqumbo; 9imbandezelonoxinanisoemphefumlweniwabantubonke abasebenzaokubi,kowomYudaukuqala, kwanakowomGrike;
10kubekhouzukoke,nembeko,noxolo,kubantubonke abasebenzaokulungileyo,kumYudaukuqala, kwanakumGrike
11KubakuThixoakukhokukhethabuso 12Kubabonkeabonileyobengenamthetho,baya kutshabalalangokunjalobengenamthetho;nabobonke abonileyobenomthetho,bayakugwetywangomthetho;
13(Kubaangabevayoumthethoasingaboabangamalungisa phambikoThixo;kodwaabenzibawoumthethoabaya kugwetyelwa
14Kubaxaabeentlangaabangenamthetho,zisenza ngemveloizintozomthetho,aba,bengenawoumthetho, bangumthethokubongokwabo
15abawubonakalalisaumsebenziwomthethoobhalwe ezintliziywenizabo,singqinelaisazelasabo,singqinelane nesazelasabo,neengcingazaboziyamangalelana,nokuba ziyathethelelana;
16KuyakubanjalomhlenikweniuThixoayakuzigweba izintoezifihlakeleyozabantu,ngokweendabazam ezilungileyongoYesuKristu
17Uyabona,wenaunegamalokubaungumYuda,wayame ngomthetho,uqhayisangoThixo; uyakwaziukuthandakwakhe;uzicikidaizintoeziyiyo, uwutyelweumthetho;
19ukholoseke,ukubaungumkhokeliweemfamawena, ukhanyiselolwabasebumnyameni;
20Umlulekiwabasweleukuqonda,umfundisiweentsana, onesimilosokwazinesenyanisoemthethweni.
21Ndithi,wenakeumfundisayoomnye,akuzifundisi? wenaushumayelaukubamakubekho,uyebana?
22Wenakeuthi,mawungakrexezi,uyakrexezana?Wena ukruqukileyozizithixo,uhlambelana?
23Wenakeuqhayisangomthetho,uyamhlazisauThixo ngokugqithaumthetho?
24KubaigamalikaThixolinyeliswangenxayenuphakathi kwazoiintlanga,njengokokubhaliweyo
25Kubaulwalukoluyancedaokunene,ukubauyawenza umthetho;kodwaukubaungumgqithiwomthetho, ulwalukolwakholusukelwabakukungaluki
26Ngokoke,ukubaongalukileyouthiazigcineizimiselo zomthetho,akuyikuthinaukungalukikwakhekubalelwe ekuthinikukwaluka?
27Kuthiukungaluki,okokwasemvelweni,ngokuwuzalisa umthetho,kukugwebewenaungumgqithi-mthetho,noko unesibhalonolwaluko?
28KubaumYudaasingulowounguyengokwangaphandle; Nolwalukoasiluloololwangaphandleenyameni; 29umYudangulowowasemfihlekweni;Ulwaluko lolwentliziyongomoya,kungengantetho;lowo ukudunyiswakwakhekungaphumibantwini,kuphuma kuThixo.
ISAHLUKO3
UgqithiselengantoninangokoumYudakwabanye? Kuncedantoninaukwaluka?
2Kukhulu,ngeendlelazonkeKubake,ukuqala, baphathiswaizihlabozikaThixo
3Kuyininakhona,ukubaabathileabakholwanga?Ngaba ukungakholwakwabokuyakuluphuthisanaukholo lukaThixo?
4Nakanye!UThixoyenamakabenenyaniso,bonkeabantu kebabengamaxoki;njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa, Ukuzeubenokugwetyelwaemazwiniakho,Weyise ekugwetyweni
5Keukubaukuswela-kulungisakwethukuqondakalisa ubulungisabukaThixo,sothinina?AkalungisinauThixo, ophindezelayo?(Ndithethanjengendoda)
6Nakanye!OkoubengathininauThixoukuligweba ihlabathi?
7KeukubainyanisokaThixoiphuphumeleekuthini azukiswengobuxokibam;yininaukubandisagwetywe njengomoni?
8Yininaukubasingabisesisithi(ngokokesinyeliswayo, ngokokeabathilebathi,sithithina),Masenzeokubi,ukuze kuveleokulungileyo?abakugwetywakuyeleleyo
9Kuthiweninakengoko?Ngabathinasibhetelekunabo? Hayi,nakanye!Kubabesesiwamiselengenxaengaphambili amaYudakwanamaGrike,ukubabaphantsikwesonobonke; 10njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Akukholungisa,hayi, nalinye;
11Akukhouqondayo;akukhoumfunisisayouThixo 12Bonkebaphambukile,abancediluthoxabebonke; Akukhowenzaokulungileyo,hayi,nokubaabemnye. 13Lingcwabaelivulekileyoumqalawabo;Ngeelwimizabo bamanaukukhohlisa;Ubuhlungubephimpibuphantsi kwemilebeyomlomowabo. 14Abamlomouzelekukuqalekisanobukrakra 15Iinyawozabozinamenduokuphalazaigazi; 16Lityumtyumneentsiziezindlelenizabo; 17Nendlelayoxoloabayazanga; 18AkukhokoyikaThixophambikwamehloabo 19Siyazikeukubaizintozonkeozithethayoumthetho, uzithethakwabaphantsikomthetho;ukuzeimilomoyonke ivingcwe,nehlabathilonkelibenetyalakuThixo 20Ngokokuba,ngokwasemisebenziniyomthetho,akuyi kugwetyelwanyamaemehlweniakhe;kubaisonosaziwe ngokubakhokomthetho
21NgokukekubonakalisweubulungisabukaThixo, kungekhomthetho,bungqinelwanguwoumthetho nabaprofeti;
22ubulungisakebukaThixo,obungokukholwakuYesu Kristu,bubebobabobonke,buphezukwabobonke abakholwayo;
23kubabonilebonke,basilelelaeluzukwenilukaThixo; 24begwetyelwengesisalubabalolwakhengako ukukhululwangentlawuleloekuYesuKristu;
atheuThixowammisa,ukubaabesisicamagushelongegazi lakhe,ngakoukukholwa,ukuzebubonakalaliswe ubulungisabakhengenxayokuyekelelwakwezonoezibe zenziwengenxaengaphambili,ekunyamezelenikukaThixo; 26ukuzebubonakalalisweubulungisabakhengelixesha lakalokunje,ukuzeabelilungisa,kwanomgwebeliwalowo waselukholwenilukaYesu 27Luphinangokouqhayiso?AyibandakanywaNgawuphi umthetho?yemisebenzi?Hayi,kungomthethowokholo 28Ngokokesigqibakwelithi,umntuugwetyelwa ngokholo,kungekhomisebenziyamthetho 29NgabaunguThixowamaYudaodwa?Akanguyena noweentlanga?Ewe,ngoweentlanganazo; 30ekubeniemnyeuThixo,oyakugwebelaabolwaluko ngokwaselukholweni,nabangengabolwalukongaloukholo. 31Umthethongokosiyawuphuthisanangaloukholo? Nakanye!Siyawumisaumthetho
1Yintoninangokoesiyakuthi,uAbraham,ubawowethu, ufumeneyonangokwenyama?
2KubauAbraham,ukubawayegwetyelwe ngokwasemisebenzini,angeeneqhayiya;kodwaphambi koThixo
3Kubasithininaisibhalo?UAbrahamwakholwakuThixo, kwazaokokwabalelwakuyeebulungiseni
4Kekaloku,kulowousebenzayo,umvuzoawubalelwa ngokwaselubabalweni;
5Kekulowoungasebenziyo,uthiakholwekuye omgwebelayolowoungahloneliThixo,ukhololwakhe lubalelwaebulungiseni
6NjengokubakenoDavideeluchazaubabalolomntu,athe uThixowabalelaebulungiseningaphandlekwemisebenzi; 7besithi,Banoyoloababugwenxababobuxolelweyo, nabazonozigutyungelweyo;
8InoyoloindodaeyakuthiiNkosiingakheibalelesono kuyo
9Ololuyolongokolunconywayolulolwabolwalukobodwa na?Asiluloolwabobangebolwalukonabona?Kubasithi, kuAbrahamukhololwabalelwaebulungiseni
10Lwathiwaninakengokoukubalelwakuye?Wayekuko nokubaakalukangana?Hayi,ndisekungalukini.
11Wazawamkelaumqondisowolwaluko,wabalitywina lokuqinisaubulungisabokholoabenaloesekungalukini, ukuzeabenguyisewabobonkeabakholwayo besekungalukini;ukuzebabalelwekuboubulungisa; 12abenguyisewabalukileyo,lowoungengabolwaluko bodwa;
13KubaukumbekangedingauAbraham,nokubayimbewu yakhe,lokubayindlalifayaloihlabathi, bekungengomthetho;bekungobulungisabokholo.
14Kubaabobasemthethweni,ukubangaboiindlalifa, ukhololungabalwenziweintoengento,nedingalingaba liphuthisiwe;
15kubaumthethousebenzaingqumboKeaphokungekho mthetho,akukhosigqitho
16Ngokokengokwaselukholweni,ukuzekube ngokobabalo;ukuzeidingaliqinisekekuyoyonkeimbewu; ingekukoabobasemthethwenikuphela,kwaba kukwayaselukholweniluka-Abraham;ngubaniubawo wethusonke
17njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ndikumisileukuba ubenguyiseweentlangaezininzi;
18Owakholwayongethemba,kungekhonethembaeli, ukuzeabenguyiseweentlangaezininzi,njengoko kwathethwayokwathiwa,Iyakubanjaloimbewuyakho
19Utheke,akababuthathakaelukholweni,akawucamanga umzimbawakheoseleufile,eminyakangathiilikhulu leminyakaubudala,kwanokufakwesizalosikaSara. 20AkalithandabuzaidingalikaThixongokungakholwa; womelelaelukholweni,ezukisauThixo;
21eqinisekileukubaokoakubekengedinga,unako nokukwenza
22Kungokokwabalelwanokubalelwaebulungisenikuye. 23Kekaloku,ukubakwabalelwakuye,akubhalwanga ngenxayakheyedwa;
24kwangenxayethu,thinakwazakubalelwakuthi,thina bakholwayokulowowamvusayouYesuiNkosiyethu kwabafileyo;
25owanikelwangenxayeziphosozethu,wazawabuya wavuswangenxayokugwetyelwakwethu.
ISAHLUKO5
1Ngoko,sigwetyelwenjengokwaselukholweni,sinoxolo kuThixongayoiNkosiyethuuYesuKristu; 2esabanakongayeukuthisingenengokholokolulubabalo simiyokulo,siqhayisengokuthembauzukolukaThixo 3Asikukuphelakeoko;sizingcanangeembandezeloezi, sisaziukubaimbandezeloisebenzaunyamezelo; 4unyamezelokelusebenzaukucikideka;namava,ithemba; 5ithembakealidanisi;ngokubauthandolukaThixo luthululelweezintliziywenizethungoMoyaoyiNgcwele, esamnikwayo
6KubauKristuuthe,sakubon'ukubasisengama-athalala, wabafelangexeshaelimisiweyoabangahloneliThixo 7Kubakungangenkankuluukuthiubaniafeleilungisa; kubauthimhlawumbiubaniabenobugangabokumfela olungileyo;
8keyenauThixouqondakalisaokwakheukusithanda ngokuthi,sakubon'ukubasisengaboni,uKristuasifele.
9Kokukhonasigwetyelwenjengegazilakhe,siya kusindiswangayekuyoingqumbo
10Kubaxasithe,besiziintshabanje,saxolelaniswa noThixongakoukufakoNyanawakhe:kokhona, sixolelanisiwenje,siyakusindiswangobomibakhe 11Asikukuphelakeoko;singabazingcanokuzingca nangayeuThixo,ngayoiNkosiyethuuYesuKristu, esamkelengayokalokunjeucamagushelo
12Ngenxayoko,njengokubaisonosangenangamntumnye ehlabathini,kwangenakeukufangasoisono;kwaza ngokunjaloukufakwabatyhutyhaabantubonke,ekubeni bonkebonayo;
13(Kubakudekubengumthetho,isonosasikhoehlabathini; isonoasibalelwaekubeniungekhoumthetho
14Keukufakwalawula,kuthabathelakuAdamkwezisa kuMoses,nakwabobangonangangokufananesigqithosikaAdam,ongumfanekiselowalowoubezakubakho
15Kesonaisiphoasinjengesiphoso.Kuba,xaabaninzi bafasisiphososomnye,kokukhonaubabalolukaThixo, nesiphoesingobabaloolu,esangamntumnye,uYesu Kristu,lwaphuphumelakuboabaninziaba.
16Kanjalosonaisiphoasinjengokubakwabanjalo ngalowomnyewonayo;kubaokuneneisigweboseza ngenxayalowomnye,sesaekugwetyweni;
17Kuba,xakwathingesiphososamntumnyeukufa kwalawulangalowomnye;kobekaphinakeabamkela ukuphuphumakobabalo,nokokuphiwaubulungisa,baya kulawulaebominingayeloumnye,uYesuKristu 18Ngokoke,njengokubakwathingasiphososinye kwabakhoukugwetywakwabobonkeabantu;Ngokunjalo nangesenzoesinyesobulungisa,isiphosesisakwabafikela bonkeabantu,begwebelaubomi
19Kubanjengokubakwathi,ngokungevakomntuomnye lowo,abaninzibenziwaaboni,ngokunjalokuyakuthi, nangokuvakomnyelo,abaninzibenziweamalungisa.
20Kekalokuumthethowangena,ukuzeisikreqosandeKe aphosandayoisono,lwaphuphumangakumbiubabalo; 21ukuze,njengokubaisonosabanokulawulangokufa, ngokunjalonobabalolubenokulawulangobulungisa,luse
ebominiobungunaphakade,ngayeuYesuKristu,iNkosi yethu.
ISAHLUKO6
1Sithininakengoko?Sihlaleesonwenina,ukuzeubabalo lwande?
2Nakanye!Thinasafayonjekwisono,singathininaukuba sahlalakuso?
3Anazinaukubathinasonke,sabhaptizelwayokuKristu Yesu,sabhaptizelwaekufenikwakhe?
4Ngokokesangcwatywanayengokubhaptizelwaekufeni, ukuze,njengokubauKristuwavuswayokwabafileyongalo uzukoloYise,sithingokunjalonathisihambesinobomi obutsha
5Kubaxasimiliselwekuyengentsobiyokufakwakhe, somiliselwakuyenangeyokuvukakwakhe; 6sikwazinjeoku,ukubaumntuwethuomdala wabethelelwaemnqamlezwenikunyenaye,ukuze umzimbawesonouphuthiswe,sizesingabisasikhonza isono;
7kubaowafayougwetyelwe,wakhululwakusoisono.
8UkubakesafakunyenoKristu,siyakholwaukubasodla ubomikwandawonyenaye;
9sisaziukubauKristu,evusiwenjekwabafileyo,akabisafa; ukufaakusayikubanagunyakuye
10Kubaukufaawakufayo,wakufakwabakanyekwisono; 11Ngokunjalonanizibaleleniekuthini,ningabafileyo okunenekwisono;kodwaningabadlaubomikuThixo, nikuKristuYesu,iNkosiyethu
12Ngokoisonomasingalawuliemzimbeniwenuonokufa, ukuzenisilulamelengokwenzaiinkanukozawo
13Kanjaloamalunguenumaningawanikelikusoisono, ukubaabeziintongazentswela-bulungisa;
14Kubaisonoasiyikuniphathangabukhosi;kuba aniphantsikomthetho,niphantsikobabalo
15Kuthiweninakengoko?Sonena,kubasingekho phantsikomthetho,siphantsikobabalo?Makubeleeoko
16Anazinaukubalowonizinikelakuyeukuba ngabakhonzibokumlulamela,ningabakhonzingoku kulowonimlulamelayo;nokubakungokwesono,kusingise ekufeni,nokubakungokululama,kusingiseebulungiseni?
17MakubulelwekekuThixo,ukubanithe, beningabakhonzibesono,nawululamelangokwentliziyo umfuziselowemfundisoenanikelwayokuwo; 18nathi,nakubanikhululwekekusoisono,nakhonziswa kuboubulungisa
19Ndithethangokwabantu,ngenxayobulwelwebenyama yenu;kuba,njengokonawanikelayoamalunguenuukuba abengabakhonzibakoukungcolanokuchasaumthetho, ukubanichaseumthetho;ngokunjalokengoku,wanikeleni amalunguenuukubaabengabakhonzikuboubulungisa, ukubaningcwaliseke
20Kuba,okonibeningabakhonzibesono, beningabakhululekileyokuboubulungisa
Nayeninasiqhamosininakengeloxesha,ngezizinto nineentloningazongoku?Kubaisiphelosezozintokukufa. 22Ngokuke,nikhululwenjeesonweni,naba ngabakaThixo,ninasoisiqhamosenuesisaebungcweleni, keisiphelokebubomiobungunaphakade. 23Kubaumvuzowesonokukufa;kesonaisiphosikaThixo bubomiobungunaphakade,kuKristuYesuiNkosiyethu
ISAHLUKO7
1Anazina,bazalwana(kubandithethakwabawaziyo umthetho),ukubaumthethoumphathangobukhosiumntu ngexeshalonkeadlaubomingalo?
2Kubaumfaziowendileyo,ubotshiwengumthetho endodeniyakhe,logamaidlaubomi;keukubaitheyafa indoda,ukhululekilekuwoumthethowendoda.
3Ngokoke,ukubauthewabakuyimbiindoda,yakubon' ukubaindodayakheisadlaubomi,kothiwa ngumkrexezikazi;ukubaangabimkrexezikazi,ethewaba kuyimbiindoda
4Ngokoke,bazalwanabam,nanin'abulawanafakuwo umthethongawoumzimbakaKristu;ukuzenibekuwumbi, kulowokeuvukileyokwabafileyo,ukuzesixakathe isiqhamokuThixothina.
5Kubaokobesikwinyama,ukuthabathekazizono,okube kuxhokonxwangawoumthetho,kwakusebenza emalungwiniethuekuxakathaisiqhamoesisaekufeni.
6Kengokusikhululwethinakuwoumthetho,safayonje kwesasibanjwekukoukuzesikhonzesinobutshabomoya, singakhonzisinobudalabomthethoobhaliweyo.
7Sithininakengoko?Umthethousisonona?Makubelee okoKengendingasazangaisono,bekungengomthetho; kubanenkanukongendingayazanga,ukubaumthetho ubungatshongoukuthi,Uzeungakhanuki
8Isonokesizuzeithubangawoumthetho,sasebenza ngaphakathikwamyonkeinkanuko;kuba,kungekho mthetho,isonosifile
9Mnakebendifudulandiphilile,ungekhoumthetho;uthe kewakufikaumthetho,sabuyasaphilaisono,ndafakemna; 10wazaumthethoobumiselweukusaebomini, ndawufumanausingisaekufeni
11Kubaisono,sizuzeithubangawoumthetho, sandilukuhla,sazangawosandibulala
12Ngokokeumyalelookuneneungcwele,nomthetho ungcwele,unobulungisa,ulungile.
13Okokekulungileyokwabakukufanakekum?Makube leeokoIsonoke,ukuzesibonakalesisisono,sisebenza ukufakumngakookokulungileyo;ukuzeisonongawo umthethosibesisonongokuncamisileyo
14Kubasiyaziukubaumthethoungowomoya;kemna ndingowenyama;kuthengiswengam,ndabaphantsi kwesono
15Kubaokondikwenzayoandikwazimna;kuba endikuthandayo,okoandikwenzi;kodwaendikuthiyayo, okondiyakwenza
16Ukubangokoendingakuthandiyondenzakhonaoko, ndivumelananomthethoukubamhle
17Ngokokeayisendimosebenzaoko,seyisisonoesi simiyongaphakathikwam
18Kubandiyaziukubangaphakathikwam,okokukuthi enyameniyam,akumiokulungileyo;kubaukuthanda kukhoukubakhookukum;kekonaukwenzaokulungileyo andikufumani
19Kubaokulungileyoendikuthandayo,andikwenzi;khona okubi,endingakuthandiyo,okondiyakwenza.
20Ukubakeendingakuthandiyomna,ndenzakhonaoko, ayisendimokwenzayooko,seyisisonoesisimiyo ngaphakathikwam.
21Ndifumanangokolomthethokum,wokubakuthi, ndifunaukwenzaokulungileyo,kusukekubekhookubi kum
22KubandikholenenomthethokaThixongokomntu ongaphakathi;
23kodwandibonamthethowumbi,emalungwiniam, usilwanomthethowengqiqoyam,undithimbela emthethweniwesono,lowousemalungwiniam.
24Athikemna,mntuuludwayi!Ngubaninaoya kundihlangulakulomzimbawokukufa?
25NdiyabulelakuThixongoYesuKristu,iNkosiyethu Ngokokemnangokwamngayoingqiqookunene ndikhonzaumthethokaThixo;kodwangayoinyama umthethowesono
ISAHLUKO8
1Ngokoke,ngokuakukhokugwetywakwabakuKristu Yesu;abangahambiyongokwenyama,abahamba ngokoMoya
2KubaumthethowoMoyawobomi,ndakubakuKristu Yesu,wandikhululaemthethweniwesononokufa.
3Kubaokowawungenakwenzaumthetho,ekubeniuswele amandlangayoinyama,uThixowamthumaowakhe uNyana,ekwimfanoyenyamaenesono,nangenxayesono, wasigwebaisonoesenyameni;
4ukuzeubulungisabomthethobuzalisekekuthi,thina singahambiyongokwenyama,sihambangokoMoya.
5Kubaabobangokwenyamabanyamekelaizinto zasenyameni;abokebangokoMoyabanyamekelaizinto zoMoya.
6Kubaukunyamekakwenyamaikukufa;keukunyamekela ezoMoyabubominoxolo
7Ngokokubaukunyamekakwenyamakububutshaba kuThixo;kubaumthethokaThixokungawululameli,kuba kungenakonokubanakoukwenjenjalo 8Abokebakwinyama,abanakumkholisauThixo.
9Keninaanikwinyama;nikuMoya,ukubakumiokunene uMoyakaThixongaphakathikwenuUkubakeumntu akanayeuMoyakaKristu,akangowakhelowo.
10UkubakeuKristuungaphakathikwenu,umzimba okuneneufilengenxayesono;kodwauMoyaububomi ngenxayobulungisa.
11UkubakeuMoyawalowowamvusayouYesu kwabafileyo,umingaphakathikwenu,yenaowamvusayo uKristukwabafileyouyakuyenzaiphilenemizimbayenu enokufa,ngayeuMoyawakheomiyongaphakathikwenu 12Ngokoke,bazalwana,singabanetyala;kodwa kungekuyoinyamaukuzesiphilengokwenyama 13Kubaxaniphilangokwenyama,nizakufa;keukuba niyazibulalangoMoya,zifeiintlondizomzimba,nophila 14KubabonkeabakhokelwanguMoyakaThixo, bangoonyanabakaThixoabo
15Kubaanamkelangamoyawabukhoboka,ukubanibuye noyike;namkeleuMoyawokwenziwaoonyana, esidandulukangayesithi,Abha,Bawo 16UMoyangokwakheungqinelananomoyawethu,ukuba singabantwanabakaThixo
17Ukubakesingabantwana,sikwaziindlalifa;iindlalifa zikaThixo,iindlalifakekunyenoKristu;ukubaokunene sivaubunzimakunyenaye,ukuzesizukiswenokuzukiswa kunyenaye
18Kubandigqibakwelithi,iintlunguzelixesha lakalokunjeazinakulinganiswanobuqaqawuliobubuza kutyhilwakuthi
19Kubaukulangazelelakwendalokulindeukutyhileka koonyanabakaThixo.
20Kubaindaloyathotyelwakwimekoephuthileyo, kungengakuthandakwayo,kodwakungokuthanda kwalowowayithobayoethembeni;
21ngokokubanendalongokwayoiyakukhululwa ebukhobokenibokonakala,isingisweenkululekweni yozukolwabantwanabakaThixo
22Kubasiyaziukubayonkeindaloiyancwina,inenimba kunye,unangoku.
23Asiyiyokeyodwa;sisukanathi,banayointlahlela yoMoya,thinaabakengokwethu,sincwinengaphakathi kwethu,silindeukwenziwaoonyana;inkululekoyomzimba wethukeleyo
24Kubasasindiselwaethembeni;keithembaeliselibonwa asithemba;kubaokoakubonayoumntu,angaba usakuthembelenina?
25Ukubakesithembeintoesingayiboniyo,siyilinde ngomonde.
26NgokukwanjalokenoMoyauncedisananokuswela kwethuamandla,kubaesingakuthandazelayongokoko simelwekukuthandazangako,asikwazi;
27Keoziphengululayoiintliziyouyakwaziintookuyiyo ukunyamekakoMoya;ngokubaubathethelelaabangcwele ngokukaThixo.
28Siyazikeukubazonkeizintozisebenziselana okulungileyokwabobamthandayouThixo,kwababiziweyo ngokwengqiboyakhe.
29Kubaabowabaziyongenxaengaphambili,wabamisela ngenxaengaphambiliukubabafanenomfanekiselo woNyanawakhe,ukuzeabengowamazibulokubazalwana abaninzi
30Abokewababizayongenxaengaphambili,wababiza kananjalo;abokewababizayo,wabuyawabagwebelabona; 31Sithininakengokokwezizinto?UkubauThixo ungakuthi,ngubaninaongasichasayo?
32Lowo,gxebe,ungamcongangaowakheuNyana,wesuka wamnikelangenxayethusonke,angathininaukuba angasibabalingazozonkeezozinto,ndawonyenaye?
33NgubaninaoyakumangalelaabanyulwabakaThixo, inguThixonjeobagwebelayo?nguThixoogwebelayo
34Ngubaninaogwebayo?nguKristuowafayo,wathi ngaphezukoko,wabuyawavuka,ongasekunenekukaThixo, osithethelelayo
35NgubaninaoyakusahlulaeluthandwenilukaKristu? Yimbandezelona,luxinanisona,yintshutshisona,yindlala na,bubuzena,yingozina,likrelena?
36Njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ngenxayakho sibulawaiminiyonke;yiyoloontosesifananeegushaeziya kuxhelwanje
37Kantike,kwezizintozonkesisukasoyisesitshatshele ngalowowasithandayo
38Kubandeyisekilekukubanakufa,nabomi,nazithunywa zezulu,nazilawuli,naziphathamandla,nantozikhoyo, nantozizayo;
39nabuphakamo,nabunzulu,nasinyeisidalwaesisimbi, asiyikubanakoukusahlulathinaeluthandwenilukaThixo, olukuyeuKristuYesu,iNkosiyethu
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1NdithethainyanisondikuKristu,andixoki,sibenesazela samsindingqinelandikuMoyaoyiNgcwele;
2ukubandineentlungukakhulu,nentuthumboenkulu engapheliyo,entliziyweniyam
3Kubabendingadendinqweneleukusingelwaphantsimna ngokwam,ndaphumakuKristu,ngenxayabazalwanabam, abayimizalwaneyamngokwenyama;
4NgoobanioonyanabakaSirayeli;ekukokwabo ukwenziwaoonyana,nokuzukiswa,nokuphiwa iminqophiso,nokuwiswakomthetho,nenkonzokaThixo, namadinga;
5abangababoooyise;awaphumakubouKristu ngokwenyama,uThixoongophezukonke, engowokubongwakudekubengunaphakade.Amen.
6Ke,xanditshoyo,andithethintonje,ngokungathiilizwi likaThixoliphaleleKubaasingabobonkeabaphuma kuSirayeliabangamaSirayeli;
7kananjaloabathe,ngakubabeyimbewuka-Abraham, babangabantwanabonke;kusukekwathiwa,Imbewu yakhoiyakubizwangoIsake;
8okokukuthi,asingabantwanabenyamaabangabantwana bakaThixo;ngabantwanabedingaababalelwaembewu
9Kubaliloeliilizwiledinga,Ngelixeshanyakenyendiya kuza,wayeuSaraeyakubanonyana
10Asikukuphelakeoko;kwathinakuRebheka,akubon' ukubaukhawulengamnye,ngoIsakeubawowethu.
11(kubaabantwanabengekazalwa,bengenzanganto ilungileyo,nokubaimbi,ukuzeicebolikaThixolime ngokonyulo,lingabingokwasemisebenzini,libeliphuma kulowoubizayo;
12kwathiwakuye,Omkhuluuyakukhonzakomnci
13njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,UYakobindamthanda, keuEsawundamthiya
14Sithininakengoko?Kukhoukuswelakulungisakusini nakuyeuThixo?Makubeleeoko.
15KubaesithikuMoses,Ndiyakubanencebakosukuba ndinencebakuye,ndibenetarhukosukubandinetarhukuye
16Ngokokeasikokothandayo,kanjaloasikokobalekayo, kokukaThixoonenceba
17KubaisibhalosithikuFaro,Ndakuveliselayonalento, yokubandiwabonakalaliselekuweamandlaam,nokuthi lazisweigamalamkulolonkeihlabathi 18Ngokokeunencebakwathandaukumenzelainceba,athi keathandayoamenzelukhuni.
19Uyakuthikumngoko,Usasolelaninake?Kubangubani naomelananecebolakhe?
20Ehlake,mntundini!ungubaninawena,ukuba uphendulanenoThixo?Intoexonxiweyoingatshona kumxonxiwayoukuthi,Yininaukubaundenjenje ukundenza?
21Akanagunyanaumbumbiphezukodongwe,ukubaenze kwangaloontlamainye,esinyeisityasembeko,nesinye esingabekekanga?
22Hi,ke,ukubauThixo,ethandaukubonakalalisa ingqumboyakhe,nokwazisaamandlaakhe,wathwala enokuzekakadeokukhuluizityazengqumbo,zilungiselwe intshabalalo;
23ukuzeabazeubutyebibozukolwakheezityenizenceba, abezilungiseleuzukongenxaengaphambili;
24eziwazibizayo,kwathinaaba,kungekuwoamaYuda odwa,kukwiintlanganazo?
25NjengokubaesithinakwekaHoseya,Ndiyakubabiza abangebantubamngokubangabantubam;nentandayakhe, engathandwa.
26Kuyakuthi,aphokwabekusithiwakubo,Aningabantu bamnina;bayakubizwakhonangokuthi,bangoonyana bakaThixoophilileyo.
27KananjalouIsayaudandulukangoSirayeli,esithi, NangonainaniloonyanabakaSirayelilingangentlabathi yaselwandle,kosindaamasalelaodwa;
28Kubaelifezailizwi,aligqibengobulungisa;ngokuba iNkosiiyakwenzailizwilayophezukomhlaba,ilifinyeze.
29NjengokubawatshoyouIsayangenxaengaphambili, ukuthi,UkubaiNkosiyemikhosiibingasishiyelanga mbewu,singesabanjengeSodom,sisukesafananeGomora.
30Sithininakengoko?Sithi,iintlangaebezingasukeli bulungisa,zabubambaubulungisa,ubulungisake baselukholweni.
31kodwayenauSirayeliobesukelaumthethowobulungisa, akafikelelangaemthethweniwobulungisa
32Nganina?Ngokubaabakufunangangokwaselukholweni, bakufunangokwasemisebenziniyomthethoKuba babethekaelityenielilokubetheka;
33njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Yabona,ndibeka eZiyonilityelokubetheka,Iliwalesikhubekiso;bonke abakholwayokuyeabayikudaniswa
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Bazalwana,umnqwenowentliziyoyam,nesikhungosam kuyeuThixo,ngenxayamaSirayeli,sesokubaasindiswe 2KubandiyabangqinelaukubabanokumzondelelauThixo, kokobengamzondelelingokokwaziokukuko.
3Kubabathe,bengabaziubulungisabukaThixo,befuna nokumisaobaboubulungisa,ababululamelaubulungisa bukaThixo.
4KubaintsingiseloyomthethonguKristu,ukuzeabe bubulungisakubobonkeabakholwayo
5KubauMosesubulungisabasemthethweniuthi ukububhala,Umntuozenzileyoezizintouyakuphilazizo 6Kebonaobaselukholweniubulungisabuthethangolu hlobo,Musaukuthientliziyweniyakho,Ngubaninaoya kunyukaayeemazulwiniukubaahliseuKristu?oko kukuthi,ukumhlisauKristuphezulu;
7nokuthi,Ngubaninaoyakuhlaayeenzonzobileni?oko kukuthi,ukumnyusauKristukwabafileyo
8Ithininake?Ilizwilikufuphikuwe,emlonyeniwakho nasentliziyweniyakho:elokelilizwilokholo, esilivakalisayo
9Ngokuba,xauthewamvumangomlomowakhoukuba uyiNkosiuYesu,wakholwangentliziyoyakhoukuba uThixowamvusakwabafileyo,wosindiswa
10Kubaumntuukholwangentliziyo,ukuzeabe nobulungisa;kwayengomlomouvumolwenziwalosindiso 11Kubaisibhalosithi,Bonkeabakholwayokuyeabayi kudaniswa.
12KubaakukhokwahlukakwamYudanamGrike;kuba ikwayilooNkosieyiNkosiyabobonke,ibubutyebikubo bonkeabayinqulayo.
13KubabonkeabasukubabelinqulaigamaleNkosi bosindiswa
14Bothininakeukumnqulalowobangakholwangakuye? Bothininaukukholwakulowobangevangangaye?bothini naukuva,kungekhomshumayeli?
15Bothininaukushumayela,bengathunywanga? njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Hayi,ukubazintle kwazoiinyawozabashumayelaiindabaezilungileyozoxolo, zabashumayelaiindabaezilungileyozezintoezilungileyo! 16Abazilulamelangakezonkeiindabaezilungileyo.Kuba uIsayauthi,Nkosi,ngubaninaokholiweyoludabalwethu?
17Ngokokeukhololuphumaeludabeni,udabakelukho ngelizwilikaThixo
18Ndithike,Abevangana?Ilizwilabolaphumalayakulo lonkeihlabathi,Namazwiaboayaeziphelwenizelimiweyo. 19Ndithi,KodwaubengazinauSirayeli?KuqalauMoses uthi,Ndiyakunikhweletisangabangebantu,ndiniqumbise ngohlangaolunobudenge.
20KeyenauIsayaakanqwanqwi,uthi,Ndifunyenwe ngababengandifuni;ndabonakalaliswakwababengandifuni 21KekuSirayeliuthi,Iminiyonkeizandlazamndizolulele kubantuabangevayo,abaphikisayo
ISAHLUKOSE-11
Ngokokendithi,UThixoubagibilenaabantubakhe? Makubeleeoko.KubanamndingumSirayeli,wembewu ka-Abraham,wesizwesikaBhenjamin
2UThixoakabagibangabonaabantubakhe,abebazi ngenxaengaphambili.Aniyazinaintoesiyithethayo isibhalongoEliya?ukubaawangxengxezeleyokuThixo ngoSirayeli,esithi,
3Nkosi,abaprofetibakhoababulele,nezibingelelozakho azichithile;mnandiselendedwa;afunakeumphefumlo wam
4LithininakeilizwilikaThixokuye?Ndizishiyele amadodaangamawakaasixhenxe,angaguqangangamadolo kuBhahali
5Ngokunjalokengoko,nakwelixeshalakalokunje,kukho amasalelangokonyulolobabalo
6Ukubakekungobabalo,akusengamisebenzi;okanye ubabaloalungebisabalubabalo.Ukubakekungomsebenzi, akusengaboubabalo;okanyeumsebenzi awusengumsebenzi
7Kuthiweninakengoko?USirayeliakakufumanangaoko abekufuna;keabanyuliweyobakufumana,bathikeabanye baqaqadekiswa
8njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,UThixoubanike umoyawobuthongo,amehlookubabangaboni,neendlebe zokubabangeva,kwadakwayilemini.
9UthiuDavide,Isithebesabomasibengumgibe, nesirhintyelo,nesikhubekiso,nembuyekezokubo; 10Makenziweabemnyamaamehloabo,ukubabangaboni; Nomhlanawabowugobengamaxeshaonke.
11Ndithingoko,Bakhubekaukuzebawena?Nakanye! Ngesiphososabo,usindisolwafikakuzoiintlanga,ukuze zibakhweletise
12Keukubaisiphososabosababubutyebibehlabathi, nokunciphakwabokwababubutyebibeentlanga;Kobeka phinakeinzalisekoyazo?
13Kubandithethakuni,zintlangaOkuneneokunenemna ndingumpostileweentlanga,ndiyaluzukisaulungiselelo lwam;
14ukubandingadendibakhweletiseabenyamayam, ndisindiseinxenyeyabo.
15Kubaxaukulahlwakwabokuluxolelanisolwehlabathi, kobayintoninaukwamkelwakwabo?Akububomi obuphumakwabafileyo,yinina?
16Ukubakeintlahlelaingcwele,ikwanjalonentlama; ukubakeingcambuingcwele,akwanjalonamasebe
17Keukubainxenyeyamasebeyaxhuzulwa,wathike wena,ungumnqumawasendle,wamiliselwaphakathi kwawo,wabelananawongeengcambunokutyeba komnquma;
18Musaniukuwaqhayiselaamasebe;keukuba uyawaqhayisela,yaziukubaasinguweoyithweleyo ingcambu;
19Uyakuthingoko,Axhuzulwaamasebe,ukuzemna ndimiliselwe.
20Ke;aqhuzulwangenxayokungakholwa,kewenaumi ngokwaselukholwenimusaukukratsha,yoyika;
21Kuba,xauThixoangawacongangaawasemvelweni amasebe,lumkahlezeangakuconginawelo
22KhawububonekeububelenobukhalibukaThixo; ubukhaliokunenekwabobawayo;kodwakuwe,ububele, ukubauthewahlalakobobubele;okanyewogawulwanawe lo
23Naboke,ukubaabathangabahlaleekungakholweni, bomiliselwa;kubauThixounakoukubuyaabamilisele
24Kubawena,xawagawulwakumnqumaongowasendle ngokwemvelo,wazawamiliselwangokunxamnyenemvelo komhleumnquma:bobekaphinaababangamasebe ngokwemvelo,ukumiliselwakwabokowaboumnquma?
25Kubaandithandi,bazalwana,ukubaningayazile mfihlelo,ukuzeningabiziingqondingokwenu;ukuba ukuqaqadekakuwahleleamaSirayelingenxenye,ideingene inzalisekoyazoiintlanga.
26azengokunjalokewonkeuSirayeliasindiswe, njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,UyakuvelaeZiyon uMhlanguli,AkusongekumkekwaYakobiukungahloneli Thixo;
27Nguwokeloumnqophisowamnabo,Xandithe ndazisusaizonozabo.
28Okunenengokweendabaezilungileyo,baziintshaba ngenxayenu;kodwangokonyulo,ngabaziintandangenxa yoobawo.
29Kubaazinabuyamboizibabaloezi,nobizoolu lukaThixo
30Kuba,njengokubananibenifudulaningamviuThixo, ngokukenenzelweincebakukungakholwakwabo; 31kwangokunjalo,naboababanganamvongoku,ukuze ngokwenzelwakwenuinceba,benzelwenaboinceba
32KubauThixoubavalelendawonyeentsweleni-kuva bonke,ukuzeabenzeleincebabonke
33Hayi,ubunzulubobutyebinobobulumkonobokwazi kukaThixo!Asikukonokubaayiphengululekiimigwebo yakhe,azilandekiiindlelazakhe!
34KubangubaninaoyaziyoingqiqoyeNkosi?Ngubanina obuyewabangumcebisiwakhe?
35Ngubaninakhonaowayinikayongenxaengaphambili, kwazakwabuyekezwakuye?
36Ngokubaziphumakuyoke,zikhongayo,zikholoyona, zonkeezozinto.Malubekuyouzuko,kudekube ngunaphakadeAmen
ISAHLUKOSE-12
Ndiyanivuselelangoko,bazalwana,ngeemfefezikaThixo, ukubaniyinikeleimizimbayenuibelidinieliphilileyo, elingcwele,elikholekileyokuThixo:inkonzoyenukeleyo yasengqondweni
2Kanjaloningamilisiokweliphakade;manibekumila kumbingokuhlaziyekakwengqiqoyenu,ukuzenikucikide intookuyiyoukuthandakukaThixookulungileyo, okukholekileyo,okuzalisekileyo
3Kubangaloubabaloendababalwangalo,ndithikubo bonkeabaphakathikwenu,mabangazicingelingaphezu kokobamelwekukuzicingelangako;mabazicingele ingcingaephilileyo,njengokouThixoabeleulowo umlinganisowokholo
4Kuba,kwanjengokubasinamalunguamaninzimzimbeni mnye,abekeonkeamalungulaengenamsebenzimnye
5Ngokunjalothina,sibaninzinje,simzimbamnye kuKristu,sonkekengabanyesingamalunguomnye elomnye
6Masizisebenzisekeiziphiwoezahlukeneyoesababalwa ngazonguThixo.Ukubasinesiphiwosokuvakalisailizwi elivelakuThixo,masiprofetengokomlinganiselowokholo; 7nokubasinobulungiseleli,masihlaleebulungiseleliniobo; nokubangofundisayo,makahlaleemfundiswenileyo; 8nokubangovuselelayo,makahlaleekuvuselelenioko; owabayomakabeengenakumbi;owongamelayo, makongameenyamekile;owenzaincebamakayenzeinceba echwayithile
9Uthandomalungabinaluhanahaniso;Kwenyanyeni okungendawo;namathelanikokulungileyo.
10Mayelanothandoolulobuzalwana,ndithi,yenzelanani ububele;mayelanembekoleyo,phangelanani;
11Eshishininimusaniukunqena;ushushuemoyeni; khonzaniiNkosi;
12Vuyanininethemba;nyamezelaniembandezelweni; nizingisaemthandazweni;
13yibanineentswelozabangcwele;phathaniiindwendwe
14Basikeleleniabanitshutshisayo;sikelelani,ningaqalekisi 15Vuyaninabavuyayo,nililenabalilayo.
16Cingelananinto-nye;Musaniukucingaizinto eziphakamileyo,tsalelanikwabathobekileyoMusani ukubaziingqondingokwenu.
17MusaniukubuyekezaububingobubinakubaniYenzani izintoezinyanisekileyoemehlweniabantubonke
18Ukubakunokwenzeka,okukokwenunina,hlalani ninoxolonabantubonke
19Zintanda,musaniukuziphindezelela,yikhweleleni ingqumbo;kuyakubuyekezamna,utshouYehova
20Ngokoke,ukubautshabalwakholulambile,lupheludle; ukubalunxaniwe,luseze;kubangokwenjenjaloke,woba ufumbaamalahleomlilophezukwentlokoyalo.
21Musaukoyiswabububi;boyiseububingokulungileyo
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Yonkeimiphefumlomayiwalulameleamagunya awongamileyoKubaakukhogunyalingeliloelivela kuThixo;amagunyakeakhoyoamiswenguThixo 2Ngokokeolichasayoigunya,umelenenommiselo kaThixo;abokebameleneyonawo,bayakuziguqulela ukugwetywa
3Kubaabaphathiabaasingabokoyikwakwimisebenzi elungileyo,ngabokoyikwakwemibi.ungawoyikinake amandla?yenzaokulungileyo,wodunyiswakwalilo; 4kubalingumlungiselelikaThixo,wokubakulungelewena. Ke,ukubauthewenzaokubi,yoyika;kubaalifumane aliphatheikrele;kubalingumlungiselelikaThixo, umphindezelingengqumbokowenzaokubi
5Kungokondithi,kufunekaukulilulamela,ningakwenzi okongenxayengqumboyodwa,nikwenzenangenxa yesazela
6Kubakukwangenxayokoeninikelairhafu;kuba ngababusibakaThixo,bezingisaukusebenzaloonto
7Ngokobonkebanikeniokubafaneleyo;isikokubanina; uloyikokofanelwekukoyikwa;imbekokofanelweyimbeko 8Musaniukubanatyalalantomntwini,lingelilo elokuthandana;kubaomthandayoomnyeuzaliseumthetho.
9Kubaokuukuthi,uzeungakrexezi,uzeungabulali,uze ungebi,uzeungangqiniubuxoki,uzeungakhanuki;Ukuba kekukhowumbiumthetho,uqondwangokufutshanekweli lizwilokuthi,Uzeumthandeummelwanewakhongoko uzithandangako
10Uthandoalusebenzibubikuyeummelwane;ngoko uthandoluyinzalisekoyomthetho
11Keokomasikwenze,silazinjeixeshaeli,ukubalilixa lokubangokusivukeebuthongweni;
12Ubusukubuhambile,ukusakekusondele;masiyilahle ngokoimisebenziyobumnyama,sixhobeiintonga zokukhanya.
13Masihambengokunyanisekileyo,njengasemini; kungekhonaeburheletyweni,nasekunxileni,kuhenyuzo, nasekurheletyweni,kungekuzoneenkani,nomona.
14YambathanikeiNkosiuYesuKristu;
ISAHLUKOSE-14
Lowokeusweleamandlaelukholweni,mamkeleni,kodwa kekungabingokucalulazicamango.
2Omnyeokuneneuyakholwaukubaangazidlaizinto zonke;kodwayenaosweleamandlaudlaimifuno
3Lowoudlayo,makangamenziintoengeyakonto ongadliyo;nalowoungadliyo,makangamgwebiodlayo; kubauThixoumamkele
4Ungubaninawenaugwebaisicakasomnye?Ukuma kwaso,nokubakukuwakwaso,kusenkosiniyasoewe,uya kuma,kubauThixounakoukummisa
5Omnyeokuneneubekaumhlaothilekunomnyeumhla, wumbikeubekaimihlayonkeElowokemakaqiniseke kweyakheingqiqo.
6Lowouwunyamekelayoumhla,uwunyamekelelaiNkosi; nalowoungawunyamekeliyoumhla,engawunyamekelinje, wenzelaiNkosi;lowoudlayo,udlelaiNkosi,kubaebulela kuThixo;nalowoungadliyo,akadlinje,wenzelaiNkosi, ubeebulelakuThixo
7Kubaakukhonamnyekuthiuzidlelayoubomi,akukho namnyeuzifelayo
8Kubanokubasithisidleubomi,sibudlelaiNkosi;nokuba sithisife,sifelaiNkosi.Ngokoke,nokubasithisidleubomi, nokubasithisife,singabeNkosi
9KubauKristuwafa,wabuyawavuka,wabuyawadla ubomi,ngenxayoku,ukuzeaphatheubukhosikwabafileyo, kwanakwabaphilileyo
10Kewena,yininaukubaumgwebeumzalwanawakho? Yininaukubaumenzeintoengeyakontoumzalwanawakho? kubasiyakumasonkephambikwesihlalosokugweba sikaKristu.
11Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ndihlelinjemna,itsho iNkosi,ayakugobakumonkeamadolo,ZidumiseuThixo zonkeiilwimi
12NgokokeelowokuthiuyakuziphendulelakuThixo. 13Ngokomasingabisagwebana;
14Ndiyazi,ndeyisekile,ndiseNkosiniuYesunje,ukuba akukhontoiyinqambingokwayo;kodwakekuyeobalela intoekuthiniiyinqambi,kulowoiyinqambi
15Ukubakeumzalwanawakhowenziwabuhlungungenxa yokusukaudle,akusahambingokothandoMusa ukumtshabalalisangokudlakwakho,yenalowouKristu wamfelayo.
16Ngokookulungileyokwenumakunganyeliswa
17KubaubukumkanibukaThixoabukukudlanakusela; bubulungisa,noxolo,novuyokuMoyaoyiNgcwele.
18KubaomkhonzayouKristukwezozinto,ukholekile kakuhlekuyeuThixo;
19Masiphuthumekeizintoezisingisaeluxolweni,nezinto zokwakhana
20MusaniukuwuchithaumsebenzikaThixongenxa yokutya.Zonkeizintookunenezinyulu;kodwakubikuloo mntuudlayoesikhubekisa
21Kulungileukubaungatyinyama,ungaseliwayini, nokubaungamkhubekisiumzalwanawakho,mhlawumbi akhutyekiswe,mhlawumbiasweleamandla
22Wenaunokholona?YibanalokuwephambikoThixo Unoyololowoungazigwebiyokuloontoayicikidayo.
23Kelowouthandabuzayo,ukubauthewadla, uselegwetyiwe,kubaengadlingokwaselukholweni;kuba konkeokungekokwaselukholwenikusisono.
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1Thinakebomeleleyosifaneleukukuthwalaukuswela amandlakwabangomeleleyo,singazikholisi
2Elowokuthimakakholiseummelwanewakhe kokulungileyoukuzeakheke
3KubanayeuKristuakazikholisanga;wathi,njengokuba kubhaliwe,Iingcikivozabakungcikivayozawaphezu kwam
4Kubazonkeizintoezabhalwayongenxaengaphambili, zayezibhalelwaokwethuukufundiswa,ukuzesithingalo unyamezelonovuselelolwezibhalosibenaloithemba
5WangakeuThixowonyamezelonovuseleloanganinika ukucinganto-nyephakathikwenu,ngokukaKristuYesu; 6ukuzenithi,nimxhelomnye,engamlomomnyeuThixo, uYiseweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu
7Kungokondithi,Yamkelanani,njengokubanayeuKristu wasamkelayo,ukubakuzukisweuThixo
8Kekalokundithi,uYesuKristuwabangumlungiseleli wolwalukongenxayenyanisokaThixo,ukuzeaqinise amadingaoobawo;
9zithikeiintlangazimzukiseuThixongenxayenceba yakhe;njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ngenxayoko, ndiyakukudumisaphakathikweentlanga,Ndilibethele uhadiigamalakho.
10Kananjaloathi,Yibaninemihlali,zintlanga,ndawonye nabantubakhe
11Kananjalo,YidumiseniiNkosi,nonkeninazintlanga; nimdumise,nonkeninabantu.
12KananjalouIsayauthi,LiyakubakhoiHlumelolikaYese; Uyakuvelaoyakulawulaiintlanga;ziyakuthembelakuye iintlanga.
13WangakeuThixowethembaanganizalisangalolonke uvuyonoxoloekukholweni,ukuzeniphuphumeithemba ngamandlaoMoyaoyiNgcwele.
14Kekaloku,bazalwanabam,ndeyisekilenamngokwam, mayelananani,kukubananingokwenunizelenazaliswa kukulunga,nizelekukokonkeukwazi,ninako nokululekana
15Kekaloku,mawethu,ndinibhalelengobubele obungasifanelanga,ndisithi,ndinikhumbuza,ngako ubabaloendababalwangalonguThixo;
16ukuzendibengobuselaiintlangakuYesuKristu, osebenzaububingelelingazoiindabaezilungileyo zikaThixo,ukuzeukusondezwakweentlangakwamkeleke kakuhle,kungcwalisiwengoMoyaoyiNgcwele.
17Ngokondiyazingca,ndikuKristuYesu,ngezinto ezilungekuThixo
18Kubamnaandiyikubanabugangabakuthethanto ngazintoangazisebenzangauKristungam,ukuze zimlulameleiintlanga,ngelizwikenangomsebenzi;
19ngamandlaemiqondisonezimanga,ngamandlaoMoya kaThixo;endidendathi,ndithabathelaeYerusalem, ndajikelezisa,ndezisakwelaseIliriko,ndazizalisaiindaba ezilungileyozikaKristu.
20Ndenjenjalokeukuzondelelaukushumayelaiindaba ezilungileyo;kungekhonaaphouKristuwakhankanywayo, ukuzendingakhiphezukwesisekosomnye;
21kubenjengokubakubhaliwe,kwathiwa,Abo bangabikelwangantongaye,bayakubona;
22Kungokondabanjezelwayonokubanjezelwafuthi, ukubandingafikikuni;
23Ngokukendingasenandawonjekulemimandla, ndiseneminyakaemininzindilangazelelaukuzakuni; 24xandihambelakwelaseSpani,ndozakuni;kuba ndithembaukunibonaxandicandayokuni, nokuphelekelelwaniniukuyakhona,ukubandithekuqala ndakhandadlelanananingokwaneleyo
25KalokukendisingaeYerusalem,ndisiyakulungiselela abangcwele.
26KubakwakholekakwabelaseMakedoninabelaseAkaya, ukubabadlelanenamahlwempuabobangcwele baseYerusalemngokuwuphaokuthile.
27Ndithikwakholekakubo;banetyalakuboKuba iintlanga,xazadlelanayonabongezintozaboezizezomoya, zikwafaneleukubabuselangezizezenyama
28Ngoko,ndakubandikufinyezileoko,ndasinqabisela kuboesosiqhamo,ndobuyanganiukuyakwelaseSpani
29Ndiyazikeukubandothi,ndakuzakuni,ndize ndinentsikeleloezalisekileyoyeendabaezilungileyo zikaKristu
30Kekaloku,ndiyaniyala,bazalwana,ngayoiNkosi uYesuKristu,nangenxayothandoloMoya,ukuba nikhuthalelekunyenamekundithandazelenikuThixo; 31ukuzendihlangulwekwabangakholwayo kwelakwaYuda;ukuzeulungiselelolwamolusingisele kwiYerusalemlwamkelekekuboabangcwele; 32ukuzendizekunindinovuyo,ngokuthandakukaThixo, siphumzane
33UThixokewoxolomakabenaninonkeAmen
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1KekalokundimyalezakuniuFibhi,udadewethu, ongumlungiseleliwebandlaeliseKenkreya; 2ukuzenimamkelengokwaseNkosini,ngokufanele abangcwele,nimncedeemcimbiniasukubaenifunelawona; kubayenaubengumongiwabaninzi,nowamlo
3BulisanikuPrisilanoAkwila,abasebenzisibam abakuKristuYesu bonabathi,ngenxayobomibam,bazibekaemgoqweni ezaboiintamo,ekungabulelimnandedwakubo,ekubulela nawoonkeamabandlaazoiintlanga
5BulisaninakwibandlaelisendlwiniyaboBulisani kuPenetointandayam,oyintlahlelayelaseAkayakuKristu.
6BulisanikuMariya,yenawabulalekayokakhulungenxa yethu
7BulisanikuAndronikonoYuniya,imizalwaneyam nabathinjwandawonyenam,bonabadumileyophakathi kwabapostile,kanjalobabakuKristungaphambikwam
8BulisanikuAmpliya,intandayamngokwaseNkosini.
9Bulisaniku-Urbhano,umncedisiwethukuKristu,noStaki intandayam
10BulisanikuApeleocikidekileyokuKristu.Bulisani kwabendluka-Aristobhulo
11BulisanikuHerode,umzalwanewamBulisani kwabakuNarkiso,abaseNkosini.
12BulisanikuTrifenanoTrifosa,abobabulalekayo eNkosiniBulisanikuPersiintanda,obulalekekakhulu eNkosini.
13BulisanikuRufoonyuliweyowaseNkosini,nonina,uma 14BulisanikuAsinkrito,kuFilego,kuHerma,kuPatrobha, kuHerma,nabazalwanaabanabo.
15BulisanikuFilologonoYuliya,uNerenodadewabo,noOlimpa,nakubobonkeabangcwelebakunyenabo
16Bulisananingolwangoolungcwele.Ayanibulisa amabandlakaKrestu
17Kekalokundiyaniyala,bazalwana,balumkeleniabo benzaiimbambanisonezikhubekiso,ezinxamnye nemfundisoenayifundayonina;kwayeuziphephe
18KubaabanjaloabakhonziyonaiNkosiyethuuYesu Kristu,bakhonzaesaboisisu;baze,ngamazwianencasa nalalanisayo,balukuhleiintliziyozabangazaninabubi
19Kubaukululamakwenukuyekwafikakubobonke Ndiyavuyangokongani;ndingakeningaba ngabalumkileyookunenekokulungileyo;kodwanibe ngabangenabuqhingakokubi.
20UThixokewoxolouyakumtyumzauSathanakamsinya phantsikweenyawozenuUbabalolweNkosiyethuuYesu KristumalubenaniAmen
21UyanibulisauTimoti,osebenzanam,noLukiyo, noYason,noSosipatro,imizalwaneyam
22NdiyanibulisangokwaseNkosini,mnaTertiyo, uyibhalileyolencwadi
23UyanibulisauGayo,esilundwendwelwakhe,mna nebandlaliphela.UyanibulisauErasto,igosalomzi, noKwartoumzalwana
24UbabalolweNkosiyethuuYesuKristumalubenani nonke.Amen.
25Kekaloku,kuyeonakoukunizimasangokweendaba zamezilungileyo,novakalisolukaYesuKristu, ngokokutyhilwakwemfihleloebifihliwekwasephakadeni; 26Ngokukeibonakalisiwe,nangezibhalozabaprofeti, ngokomthethokaThixoongunaphakade,yabonakalaliswa kuzozonkeiintlanga,ukuzelumlulameleukholo; 27kuThixoolumkeyedwa,malubekhouzukongoYesu Kristu,kudekuseephakadeni.Amen.(Yabhalelwa amaRomaeseKorinte,yazayathunyelwanguFebhi umkhonziwebandlalaseKenkreya)