KwabaseRoma 15:1-13

Kepha thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka babangenamandla singazithokozisi thina. Yilowo nalowo kithi makathokozise umakhelwane, kube kuhle, aze akheke, ngokuba noKristu akazithokozisanga yena, kepha kunjengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukuthuka kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami.” Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kwalotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba. Kepha uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nokuqonda kunye phakathi kwenu ngokukaKristu Jesu, ukuze nganhliziyonye nidumise ngamlomo munye uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngalokho yamukelanani, njengalokho noKristu wasamukela, ukuze kudunyiswe uNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngithi uKristu waba yisikhonzi sabasokileyo ngenxa yeqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ukuze aqinise izithembiso ezaphiwa okhokho, abezizwe bamdumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesihawu sakhe, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngalokho ngiyakukudumisa phakathi kwabezizwe, ngihubele igama lakho;” abuye athi: “Jabulani nina bezizwe kanye nesizwe sakhe,” nokuthi: “Dumisani iNkosi nina nonke bezizwe, niyibabaze, nina bantu bonke.” Futhi u-Isaya uthi: “Kuyakuba khona impande kaJesayi, yena oyakuvuka abuse abezizwe; abezizwe bayakwethembela kuye.” UNkulunkulu wethemba makanigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nivame ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.