KubaseRoma 6
Umuntfu lokuKhristu ufile wehlukana nesono uphila kuNkulunkulu
1Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Kufanele yini sichubeke siphile esonweni kuze kwandze umusa? 2Cha, akungabi njalo. Tsine lesesafa sehlukana nesono, pho, singachubeka kanjani siphile kuso? 3Kantsi anati yini kutsi tsine sonkhe lesabhajatiselwa kuKhristu Jesu, sabhajatiselwa ekufeni kwakhe? 4Ngako-ke ngekubhajatiswa kwetfu sangcwatjwa kanye naye, kuze kutsi njengobe Khristu avuswa kulabafile ngemandla ebukhosi baBabe, kanjalo-ke natsi singayiphila imphilo lensha.
5Nangabe saba munye naye ekufeni kwakhe, ngempela siyawuba munye naye nasekuvukeni kwakhe; 6siyati kutsi umuntfu wetfu lomdzala wabetselwa esiphambanweni kanye naye, khona kutewutsi umtimba wetfu wesono utewufa, singabe sisagcilatwa sono. 7Umuntfu lofile ukhululiwe emandleni esono. 8Siyakholwa kutsi nasife naKhristu siyawuphila kanye naye. 9Siyati nekutsi Khristu wavuswa kulabafile, angeke aphindze afe; nekufa sekute emandla etikwakhe. 10Ngobe kufa lakufa kwaba kanye ngenca yesono, kuphila lakuphilako ukuphilela Nkulunkulu. 11Kanjalo nani kufanele nitsatse ngekutsi nifile nehlukana nesono, kodvwa niphilela Nkulunkulu nikuKhristu Jesu.
12Ngako-ke ningasivumeli sono kutsi siphindze siyibuse lemitimba yenu lebhubhako. Ningabobe nisatilandzela ngisho netinkhanuko temitimba yenu. 13Futsi akusafanele kutsi ninikele titfo tenu esonweni tibe tikhali tekungalungi; kodvwa tinikeleni nine matfupha kuNkulunkulu njengobe ningulabavuswe ekufeni base bayaphila. Ngako-ke titfo tenu tinikeleni tibe tikhali tekulunga kuNkulunkulu. 14Sono akusafanele sibuse etikwenu, ngobe anisaphili ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, kodvwa niphila ngaphansi kwemusa.
Tigcili tekulunga
15Pho-ke, sitakona yini, ngobe singekho ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, singaphansi kwemusa? Cha, ngeke. 16Anati yini kutsi lowo lenitinikele kuye nitigcili takhe tekumlalela? Nitigcili talowo lenimlalelako, nome tesono kube kufa, nome tekulalela Nkulunkulu kube kwemukeleka kuye kutsi nilungile. 17Akabongwe Nkulunkulu, ngobe benitigcili tesono kodvwa seniwatfobele ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe emaciniso emfundziso leseniyemukele. 18Nakhululwa esonweni, nase niba tigcili tekulunga. 19Ase ngikhulumise kwemuntfu ngenca yebutsakatsaka bebuntfu benu, ngitsi: Njengaloku nake natinikela ngalokuphelele kutsi nibe tigcili temanyala nekukhohlakala lokukhulu, kanjalo-ke namanje tinikeleni kutsi nibe tigcili tekulunga kube kungcweliswa kwenu.
20Ngesikhatsi nisetigcili tesono, nanikhululekile kutsi ningakwenti lokulungile. 21Natfolani-ke ngekwenta leto tintfo leseninemahloni ngato nyalo? Phela siphetfo saleto tintfo kufa! 22Kodvwa nyalo senikhululiwe esonweni, senitigcili taNkulunkulu; nitfola sitselo senu sekungcweliswa. Siphetfo saloko kuphila lokuphakadze. 23Inkhokhelo yesono kufa; kodvwa sipho semusa saNkulunkulu sikuphila lokuphakadze ngaKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
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