Christ Brings New Life
1 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God. 2 Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
3 I realize God has treated me with undeserved grace, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. 5 That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.
6 God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. 7 If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach. 8 If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous. If we are leaders, we should do our best. If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully.
Rules for Christian Living
9 Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good. 10 Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself. 11 Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord. 12 Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying. 13 Take care of God's needy people and welcome strangers into your home.
14 Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them. 15 When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad. 16 Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you know more than others. Make friends with ordinary people. 17 Don't mistreat someone who has mistreated you. But try to earn the respect of others, 18 and do your best to live at peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says,
“I am the one to take revenge
and pay them back.”
20 The Scriptures also say,
“If your enemies are hungry,
give them something to eat.
And if they are thirsty,
give them something
to drink.
This will be the same
as piling burning coals
on their heads.”
21 Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.
XII.
Pīnōkumi pret Dīvu.
1 Brōli, Dīva žāļsirdeibas dēļ es jyusus pōrsorgoju, lai jyus sovu mīsu uzupurātu (Dīvam) kai dzeivu, svātu un Dīvam pateikamu upuri: un tei lai ir jyusu saprateigō Dīvam kolpōšana. 2 Napīsamārojit šam pasauļam, bet gon veidojit sevi caur gora atjaunōšonu un cenšatēs pazeit tū, kas ir Dīva gryba, kas ir lobs, pateikams un piļneigs.
3 Ar man dūtōs žēlesteibas spāku ikvīnam jums soku, ka jyus nadūmōtu par sevi augšōk, kai dreikst dūmōt: ka dūmōtu ar kautreibu pēc ticeibas māra, kai Dīvs jam ir devis. 4 Kai myusu mīsai ir daudz lūcekļu, bet vysi lūcekli dora vīnu un tū pošu, 5 tai vysi kūpā mes asom vīna mīsa ikš Kristus, bet atseviški vins pret ūtru mes asam kai lūcekļi. 6 apveļteiti ar dažaidom dōvonom, saskaņā ar žēlesteibu, kas mums ir dūta. Pravītōjuma dōvona lai teik izlītōta saskaņā ar ticeibu; 7 kam ir omots, tys sovā omotā lai ir centeigs; kam ir mōceišonas dōvona, tys lai mōca, 8 kam ir samīrynōšonas dōvona, tys lai samīrynoj; kas dōvonas dola, tys lai tū dora vīntīseibā; kas ir prīkšnīks, tys sovu omotu lai izpylda ryupeigi, kas dora žālsirdeibas dorbus, lai ir prīceigs.
Pīnōkumi pret tyvōkū.
9 Mīlesteiba lai ir bez līkuleibas. Ļaunums lai jums ir rībeigs, lobā esit pastōveigi. 10 Brōliski mīļojit vins ūtru un gūdbejeibā pret ūtru vīns ūtru pōrsteidzit. 11 Naatdzīstit centeibā, esit dedzeigi gorā un 12 kolpojit Kungam; cereibā esit prīceigi, nūskumšonōs pacīteigi, lyugšonā iztureigi. 13 Svātajim vajadzeibōs esit izpaleidzeigi, pyulejitēs par vīsmīleibu; 14 lobu vēlejit tim, kas jyusus vojoj, vēlejit jim lobu un jūs nalōdit. 15 Prīcojitēs leidz ar prīceigajim, raudit leidz ar raudūšajim. 16 Sovstarpeigi esit saticeigi; naesit īdūmeigi, bet gon palīcit pi pazemeigajim. Naīskaitit sevis pi gudrajim.
17 Nivīnam par ļaunu naatmoksojit ar ļaunu. Pyulejitēs dareit lobu (na tik vin pret Dīvu bet arī) pret vysim ļaudim. 18 Par cik tys nu jums ir atkareigs, pēc īspējas dzeivojit mīrā ar vysim ļaudim. 19 Nūmīļōtī, naatsarībit poši, bet gon dūdit vītu dusmei, par kuru ir raksteits: Man pīdar atrībeiba, Es atmoksōšu, soka Kungs. 20 Jo tovs īnaidnīks olkst, pabaroj jū, jo slōpst, padzirdi, un jo tu tū dareisi, tad uz jō golvas sakrausi gailūšōs ūgles. 21 Naļaun, ka tevi pōrvarātu ļaunums, bet gon caur lobu pōrvari ļaunu.
