KwabaseRoma 15:1-13

Kepha thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka balabo abangenamandla, singazithokozisi thina. Yilowo nalowo kithi makathokozise umakhelwane ngokumenzela okuhle, ukuze amakhe; ngokuba noKhristu akazithokozisanga Yena, kodwa njengokulotshiwe ukuthi: “Inhlamba yabakuthukayo yehlela phezu kwami.” Nakuba yikuphi okwakulotshwe phambilini, kwalotshelwa ukuba kusifundise ukuthi ngokubekezela nangokugqugquzelwa yimibhalo, sibe nethemba. Sengathi uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nokugqugquzeleka anganipha nibe nakuqonda kunye phakathi kwenu maqondana nokukaKhristu uJesu, ukuze nganhliziyonye nangamlomo munye nidumise uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. Ngalokho-ke yamukelanani, njengalokhu noKhristu wanamukela, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngithi, uKhristu waba yisikhonzi sabasokileyo ngenxa yeqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ukuze aqinise izithembiso ezaphiwa okhokho; nabezizwe bamdumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesihawu sakhe, njengalokhu kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngakho ngiyakukudumisa phakathi kwabezizwe, ngihubele igama lakho;” aphinde athi: “Jabulani, nina bezizwe nikanye nesizwe sakhe,” nokuthi: “Dumisani iNkosi, nina bezizwe nonke, niyibabaze, nina bantu bonke.” U-Izaya ubuye athi: “Kuyakuvela impande esiqwini sikaJesayi, eyakuvuka ukuba ibuse abezizwe; abezizwe bayakwethembela kuye.” Sengathi uNkulunkulu wethemba anganigcwalisa ngenjabulo yonke, nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nichichime ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.