Wey We Give Our Papa
After eleven chapter of argument, wetin dem ask for na body — ordinary life wey you give our Papa, mind wey dem train again instead make this world press am enter im own shape. Then the details: use the gift wey you really get, love without pretence, bless people wey dey persecute you, no revenge, use good defeat evil.
12 1So my brothers and sisters, by di tender mercy of our Papa, I dey beg una: give una body as sacrifice wey dey alive, wey holy and wey sweet am—na dat one na di true, correct way wey una fit worship am. 2No make dis present time shape una, but make una change by di way una dey renew una mind, so dat una go fit sabi wetin our Papa want—wetin good, wetin sweet am, and wetin perfect.
3By di grace wey dem give me, I dey tell each one of una: no make una think say una big pass how una suppose think, but make una think with correct sense, each one according to di measure of faith wey our Papa share give am. 4Just as one body get plenty parts, and all di parts no dey do di same work, 5na so we, even as we plenty, na one body for inside Christ, and each one of us belong to di others. 6Di gifts wey we get dey different according to di grace wey dem give us: if na prophecy, use am according to how our faith reach; 7if na service, make e dey inside our serving; di person wey dey teach, make e dey inside im teaching; 8di person wey dey encourage, make e dey inside encouragement; di person wey dey give, make e give with open hand; di person wey dey lead, make e lead with im whole mind; di person wey dey show mercy, make e do am with happy face.
9Make love be true-true. Hate wetin be evil; hold tight wetin be good. 10Love una one anoda with di kind love wey brothers get. For matter of honour, make each one carry di oda one for head. 11No make una zeal cold, but make una spirit dey hot, as una dey serve Oga. 12Make una dey happy for inside hope, endure for inside suffering, hold prayer tight. 13Share wetin una get with our Papa people wey dey lack; run after di way of welcoming stranger.
14Bless di people wey dey persecute una; bless, no curse. 15Rejoice with di people wey dey rejoice; cry with di people wey dey cry. 16Make una live for peace with una one anoda. No make una dey do proud, but make una join body with di small people. No make una wise for una own eye. 17No pay anybody evil for evil; plan ahead to do wetin honourable for front of everybody. 18If e possible, as far as e dey for una hand, make una live for peace with everybody.
19My beloved, no revenge for una self; leave space for our Papa anger. As dem write am: To revenge na my own, na me go pay back, na wetin our Papa talk be dat.
20Instead: “If hunger dey catch your enemy, give am food make e chop; if thirst dey do am, give am water make e drink; if you do dis one, na burning coal you go pile put for im head.” a a v20 To pile burning coal put for enemy head na picture of how you go take shame or convict am well-well through kindness wey e no expect.
21No make evil win una, but win evil with good.
