AmaRoma
2:1 Kungoko ndithi, Akunakuziphendulela, mntundini ugwebayo, nokuba ungubani;
kuba ngokugweba omnye, uzigweba kwawena; ngenxa yakho
nomgwebi wenza kwaezo zinto.
2:2 Siyazi ke ukuba isigwebo sikaThixo siwa ngokwenyaniso
abenza ezo zinto.
2:3 Ucinga na ke, mntundini ugweba abo bazenzayo izinto ezinjalo?
Ngaba uya kuwusaba na wena umgwebo kaThixo?
2:4 Okanye uyabudela na ubutyebi bobubele bakhe, nonyamezelo;
ukuzeka kade umsindo; ungazi ukuba ububele bukaThixo bukusa
inguquko?
2:5 Uziqwebele ngokuba lukhuni kwakho, nentliziyo yakho engenanguquko
ingqumbo nxamnye nemini yengqumbo nokutyhilwa komgwebo onobulungisa
kaThixo;
2:6 eya kubuyekeza elowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe;
2:7 abo bathi ngomonde ekwenzeni okulungileyo befuna uzuko nozuko
imbeko nokungabhubhi, ubomi obungunaphakade;
2:8 ke kwabo baphikayo, bangayithobeliyo inyaniso, bathobela
intswela-bulungisa, ingqumbo, nengqumbo;
2:9 Imbandezelo noxinaniso emphefumlweni wonke womntu owenza okubi, umphefumlo
UmYuda kuqala, kwanomGrike;
2:10 kubekho uzuko ke, nembeko, noxolo, kubantu bonke abasebenza okulungileyo kumYuda
kuqala, kwanjalo nakuzo iintlanga;
2:11 Kuba kuThixo akukho kukhetha buso.
2:12 Kuba bonke abonileyo bengenamthetho, baya kutshabalala ngokunjalo bengenamthetho;
nabo bonke abonileyo benomthetho, baya kugwetywa ngomthetho;
2:13 (Kuba asingabo abawuvayo umthetho abangamalungisa phambi koThixo, bangabenzi bokubi
umthetho uya kugwetyelwa.
2:14 Kuba xa abeentlanga abangenamthetho, zisenza ngemvelo izinto;
basemthethweni, abangenawo umthetho, aba bangumthetho kubo
ngokwabo:
2:15 abawubonakalalisa umsebenzi womthetho, ubhalwe ezintliziyweni zabo, nesazela sabo
nokunikela ubungqina, neengcamango zabo zithetha ukutyhola, nokuba kunjalo
baxolelane;)
2:16 Kuya kuba ngaloo mini uThixo aya kuzigweba iimfihlelo zabantu ngoYesu Kristu
ngokwevangeli yam.
2:17 Uyabona, wena unegama elibizwa ngokuba ungumYuda, wayame ngomthetho, wenza into yakho
qhayisa ngoThixo,
2:18 uyakwazi ukuthanda kwakhe, uzicikida izinto ezincamisayo;
ungowoqeqesho lwasemthethweni;
2:19 Uyeyisekile ukuba ungumkhokeli weemfama wena, ulukhanyiso lwemfama;
abo basebumnyameni;
2:20 Umluleki wezidenge, umfundisi weentsana, onembonakalo yobugwala
ulwazi nenyaniso emthethweni.
2:21 Ndithi, wena ke umfundisayo omnye, akuzifundisi? wena
yena ushumayela ukuba umntu mangebiwa, uyeba wena?
2:22 Wena uthi makungakrexezi, uyenza
ukukrexeza? Wena ukruqukileyo zizithixo, uhlambela na?
2:23 Wena ke uqhayisa ngomthetho, ngokugqitha umthetho;
uyamhlazisa na uThixo?
2:24 Kuba igama likaThixo linyeliswa ngenxa yenu phakathi kweentlanga, njengoko nalo
kubhaliwe.
2:25 Kuba ulwaluko luyanceda okunene, ukuba uyawenza umthetho;
mgqithi womthetho, ulwaluko lwakho lusuke lwaba kukungaluki.
2:26 Ngoko ke, ukuba ongalukileyo uthi azigcine izimiselo zomthetho, azigcine
Ukungaluki kwakhe akukubalelwa ekuthini kukwaluka na?
2:27 Kuthi ukungaluki, oko kwasemvelweni, ukuba uwuzalise umthetho;
Ngubani na ogqithise umthetho ngencwadi nolwaluko?
2:28 Kuba umYuda asingulowo unguye ngokwangaphandle; akunjalo
ulwaluko olungaphandle enyameni;
2:29 umYuda ngulowo wasemfihlekweni; nolwaluko lolwaluko
ngentliziyo, ngomoya, kungabi ngombhalo; ongadunyiswanga bantwini;
kodwa nguThixo.