Romans 12

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1Ngakho, bazalwane, ngiyalincenga ukuthi, ngezihawu zikaNkulunkulu, linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owemukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube y inkonzo yenu yokuqedisisa.

2Njalo lingalingisi lumhlaba, kodwa liguqulwe ngokwenziwa zibentsha ingqondo zenu, ukuze lihlolisise okuyintando kaNkulunkulu elungileyo leyemukelekayo lepheleleyo.

3Ngoba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo, ngithi kuwo wonke ophakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi ukuthi mkhulu kulalokho afanele ukukucabanga, kodwa acabange ngokuqonda, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu abele ngulowo lalowo isilinganiso sokholo.

4Ngoba njengoba silezitho ezinengi emzimbeni munye, kodwa izitho zonke kazilamsebenzi ofananayo;

5kunjalo thina esibanengi singumzimba munye kuKristu, kodwa siyizitho omunye komunye.

6Njalo silezipho ezehlukeneyo ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo; zingaba yikuprofetha, asiprofethe ngokwesilinganiso sokholo;

7kumbe yikukhonza, asisebenze enkonzweni; kumbe ofundisayo, ekufundiseni;

8kumbe olayayo, ekulayeni; ophanayo, kanike ngobuqotho; obusayo, ngokukhuthala; olesihawu, ngentokozo.

9Uthando kalube qotho. Yenyanyani okubi, libambelele kokulungileyo.

10Thandanani kakhulu ngothando lobuzalwane; ekuhloniphaneni phathani abanye ngcono kulani;

11lingabi ngamavila ekukhuthaleni; livuthe emoyeni; likhonza iNkosi;

12lithokoza ethembeni; libekezela ekuhluphekeni; liphikelela emkhulekweni;

13yabelani kunswelo zabangcwele; likhuthalele ukuphana kuzihambi.

14Babusiseni abalizingelayo; busisani, lingaqalekisi.

15Thokozani labathokozayo, likhale labakhalayo.

16Kalibe lenhliziyonye komunye lomunye. Lingakhumbuli ngezinto eziphakemeyo, kodwa lihlangane labathobekileyo. Lingazitshayi abahlakaniphileyo.

17Lingaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Linakane okudumisekayo phambi kwabantu bonke.

18Uba kungenzeka, ng okukini, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke.

19Bathandiweyo, lingaziphindiseli, kodwa nikani ulaka indawo; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngeyami impindiselo, mina ngizabuyisela, kutsho iNkosi.

20Ngakho nxa isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; nxa somile, sinathise; ngoba ngokwenza lokho, usibekela amalahle avuthayo phezu kwekhanda laso.

21Unganqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle.

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