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Impilo engoMoya
1 Ngakho khathesi kakusekho ukulahlwa kibo abakuKrestu Jesu, abangahambi ngokwenyama, kodwa ngokoMoya. 2 Ngoba umthetho woMoya wempilo kuKrestu Jesu ungikhulule emthethweni wesono lowokufa. 3 Ngoba lokho umthetho owawungekwenze, ngoba ubuthakathaka ngokwenyama, uNkulunkulu ethuma eyakhe iNdodana ekufananeni lenyama elesono, langenxa yesono, walahla isono ngenyama; 4 ukuze ukulunga komthetho kugcwaliswe kithi, esingahambi ngokwenyama kodwa ngokukaMoya. 5 Ngoba bona abangokwenyama banakana izinto zenyama; kodwa abangokoMoya izinto zikaMoya. 6 Ngoba ukuzindla kwenyama kuyikufa; kodwa ukuzindla kukaMoya kuyimpilo lokuthula; 7 ngoba ukuzindla kwenyama kuyibutha kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kakuzehliseli ngaphansi komthetho kaNkulunkulu, ngoba isibili kungekwenze; 8 lalabo abasenyameni bangemthokozise uNkulunkulu. 9 Lina-ke alisenyameni, kodwa likuMoya, uba phela uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Uba-ke umuntu engelaye uMoya kaKrestu, lowo kayisuye owakhe. 10 Uba-ke uKrestu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono, kodwa umoya uyimpilo ngenxa yokulunga. 11 Njalo uba uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKrestu kwabafileyo uzaphilisa lemizimba yenu efayo, ngoMoya wakhe ohlala kini.
12 Ngakho, bazalwane, silomlandu, hayi enyameni, ukuthi siphile ngokwenyama; 13 ngoba uba liphila ngokwenyama, lizakufa; kodwa uba libulala imisebenzi yomzimba ngoMoya, lizaphila. 14 Ngoba bonke abakhokhelwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, bona bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 15 Ngoba kalemukelanga umoya wobugqili ukuthi libuye lesabe, kodwa lemukele umoya wokuma kwabantwana, esimemeza ngawo sisithi: Aba*, Baba! 16 UMoya uqobo ufakazelana kanye lomoya wethu, ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu; 17 njalo uba singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi; izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu, lezindlalifa kanye loKrestu; uba phela sihlupheka kanye laye, ukuze sidunyiswe futhi kanye laye.
Ukungena enkazimulweni emva kwezinhlupheko
18 Ngoba ngithi inhlupheko zalesisikhathi kazilakulinganiswa lenkazimulo ezakwembulwa kithi. 19 Ngoba ukwelula umqala kokudaliweyo kulindele ukwembulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 20 Ngoba okudaliweyo kwehliselwa ngaphansi kobuze, hatshi ngokuthanda, kodwa ngalowo owakwehliselayo, ethembeni 21 lokuthi lalokho okudaliweyo kuzakhululwa ebugqilini bokubhubha kuze kube senkululekweni yenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 22 Ngoba siyazi ukuthi konke okudaliweyo kuyabubula kanyekanye kuyahelelwa kuze kube khathesi. 23 Kakusikho lokhu kuphela, kodwa lathi uqobo lwethu esilengqabutho yesithelo sikaMoya, lathi uqobo siyabubula ngaphakathi kwethu, silindele ukuma kwabantwana, uhlengo lomzimba wethu. 24 Ngoba sisindiswa ngethemba; kodwa ithemba elibonwayo kayisilo ithemba; ngoba lokho umuntu akubonayo, ukuthembelani futhi? 25 Kodwa uba sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, sikulindela ngokubekezela. 26 Ngokunjalo loMoya uyasiza ubuthakathaka bethu; ngoba kasikwazi esikukhulekelayo njengokufaneleyo, kodwa uMoya uqobo usikhulekela ngokububula okungelakuphumisela; 27 yena ohlola izinhliziyo uyakwazi lokho okuyingqondo kaMoya, ngoba ukhulekela abangcwele njengokukaNkulunkulu. 28 Njalo siyazi ukuthi izinto zonke zisebenzela kanye kanye okuhle kulabo abamthandayo uNkulunkulu, ababiziweyo ngokwecebo lakhe. 29 Ngoba labo abazi ngaphambili, wabamisa labo ngaphambili ukuthi bafanane lesimo seNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe lizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abanengi; 30 lalabo abamisayo ngaphambili, bona labo wababiza; lalabo ababizayo, bona labo wabalungisisa; lalabo abalungisisayo, bona labo wabapha inkazimulo.
Ukuqiniswa kothando lukaNkulunkulu
31 Pho-ke sizathini kulezizinto? Uba uNkulunkulu engowethu, ngubani omelana lathi? 32 Yena ongazange ayigodle eyakhe iNdodana, kodwa wayinikelela thina sonke, uzayekela njani ukusinika ngesihle konke kanye layo? 33 Ngubani ozababeka icala abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu? NguNkulunkulu olungisisayo; 34 ngubani olahlayo? NguKrestu owafayo, njalo ikakhulu owavuswayo, njalo ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, losikhulekelayo. 35 Ngubani ozasehlukanisa lothando lukaKrestu? Ukuhlupheka, kumbe usizi, kumbe ukuzingelwa, kumbe indlala, kumbe ubuze, kumbe ingozi, kumbe umhedla yini? 36 Njengokubhaliweyo ukuthi: Ngenxa yakho siyabulawa usuku lonke; kuthiwa sinjengezimvu zokuhlatshwa. 37 Kanti kulezizinto zonke sedlula abanqobi ngaye owasithandayo. 38 Ngoba ngileqiniso ukuthi kayisikho ukufa lempilo lezingilosi lababusi lamandla lezinto ezikhona lezinto ezizayo 39 lobude lokutshona loba yisiphi isidalwa okuzakuba lamandla okusehlukanisa lothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKrestu Jesu iNkosi yethu.