| ← Romans (12/16) → |
| 1. | Ngakho, bazalwane, ngiyalincenga ukuthi, ngezihawu zikaNkulunkulu, linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owemukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube y inkonzo yenu yokuqedisisa. |
| 2. | Njalo lingalingisi lumhlaba, kodwa liguqulwe ngokwenziwa zibentsha ingqondo zenu, ukuze lihlolisise okuyintando kaNkulunkulu elungileyo leyemukelekayo lepheleleyo. |
| 3. | Ngoba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo, ngithi kuwo wonke ophakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi ukuthi mkhulu kulalokho afanele ukukucabanga, kodwa acabange ngokuqonda, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu abele ngulowo lalowo isilinganiso sokholo. |
| 4. | Ngoba njengoba silezitho ezinengi emzimbeni munye, kodwa izitho zonke kazilamsebenzi ofananayo; |
| 5. | kunjalo thina esibanengi singumzimba munye kuKristu, kodwa siyizitho omunye komunye. |
| 6. | Njalo silezipho ezehlukeneyo ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo; zingaba yikuprofetha, asiprofethe ngokwesilinganiso sokholo; |
| 7. | kumbe yikukhonza, asisebenze enkonzweni; kumbe ofundisayo, ekufundiseni; |
| 8. | kumbe olayayo, ekulayeni; ophanayo, kanike ngobuqotho; obusayo, ngokukhuthala; olesihawu, ngentokozo. |
| 9. | Uthando kalube qotho. Yenyanyani okubi, libambelele kokulungileyo. |
| 10. | Thandanani kakhulu ngothando lobuzalwane; ekuhloniphaneni phathani abanye ngcono kulani; |
| 11. | lingabi ngamavila ekukhuthaleni; livuthe emoyeni; likhonza iNkosi; |
| 12. | lithokoza ethembeni; libekezela ekuhluphekeni; liphikelela emkhulekweni; |
| 13. | yabelani kunswelo zabangcwele; likhuthalele ukuphana kuzihambi. |
| 14. | Babusiseni abalizingelayo; busisani, lingaqalekisi. |
| 15. | Thokozani labathokozayo, likhale labakhalayo. |
| 16. | Kalibe lenhliziyonye komunye lomunye. Lingakhumbuli ngezinto eziphakemeyo, kodwa lihlangane labathobekileyo. Lingazitshayi abahlakaniphileyo. |
| 17. | Lingaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Linakane okudumisekayo phambi kwabantu bonke. |
| 18. | Uba kungenzeka, ng okukini, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke. |
| 19. | Bathandiweyo, lingaziphindiseli, kodwa nikani ulaka indawo; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngeyami impindiselo, mina ngizabuyisela, kutsho iNkosi. |
| 20. | Ngakho nxa isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; nxa somile, sinathise; ngoba ngokwenza lokho, usibekela amalahle avuthayo phezu kwekhanda laso. |
| 21. | Unganqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle. |
| ← Romans (12/16) → |