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| 1. | Ngakho, sitshiya izinto zakuqala zemfundiso kaKristu, kasiqhubekele kokupheleleyo, singabeki futhi isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, lesokholo kuNkulunkulu, |
| 2. | semfundiso yenhlobo zobhabhathizo, lesokubeka izandla, lesokuvuka kwabafileyo, lesokwahlulelwa okulaphakade. |
| 3. | Lalokhu sizakwenza, nxa kuphela uNkulunkulu evuma. |
| 4. | Ngoba kakulakwenzeka ukuthi labo asebake bakhanyiswa, banambitha isipho sezulwini, baba ngabahlanganyeli bakaMoya oNgcwele, |
| 5. | banambitha ilizwi elihle likaNkulunkulu, lamandla elizwe elizayo, |
| 6. | basebehlamuka, labo-ke ukuthi babuye ba vuselwe ekuphendukeni, lokhu bephinda bezibethelela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, be yi thela ihlazo obala; |
| 7. | ngoba umhlabathi onatha izulu elifika kanengi phezu kwawo, ubusumilisa imibhida ebasizayo labo olinywa yibo, wemukela isibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulu; |
| 8. | kodwa lowo oveza ameva lokhula oluhlabayo, uyaliwa useduze lokuqalekiswa, okuphela kwakho kusekutshisweni. |
| 9. | Kodwa siqiniseka ngani izinto ezingcono, bathandekayo, lezilosindiso, lanxa sikhuluma njalo; |
| 10. | ngoba uNkulunkulu kayisuye ongalunganga ukuthi akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu lomsebenzi onzima wothando elalubonakalisa ebizweni lakhe, ngokusebenzela abangcwele li saba sebenzela. |
| 11. | Kodwa sifisa ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wenu akubonakalise lokhukukhuthala ekuqinisekeni okupheleleyo kwethemba ekupheleni; |
| 12. | ukuze lingabi ngabavilaphayo, kodwa abalingisi babo abathi ngokholo langokubekezela badla ilifa lezithembiso. |
| 13. | Ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu ethembisa kuAbrahama, ngoba wayengelaye omkhulu kula ye angafunga ngaye, wazifunga ngaye uqobo, |
| 14. | esithi: Isibili ukubusisa ngizakubusisa, lokwandisa ngizakwandisa. |
| 15. | Langokunjalo esebekezele wazuza isithembiso. |
| 16. | Ngoba isibili abantu bayafunga ngomkhulu ku labo, lesifungo sokuqinisa siyisiphetho sakho konke ukuphikisana kibo. |
| 17. | Okwathi uNkulunkulu kukho, ethanda ukubonisa ngokwengezelelweyo kakhulu kuzindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaphenduki kwecebo lakhe, walamula ngesifungo, |
| 18. | ukuze, ngezinto ezimbili ezingaphendukiyo, okukuzo okungelakwenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu aqambe amanga ngazo, sibe lenduduzo elamandla, thina esibalekele ukuphephela ukubambelela ethembeni elibekwe phambi kwethu; |
| 19. | esilalo njengengwegwe yomphefumulo eqinileyo legxilileyo, lingena kokuphakathi kweveyili; |
| 20. | lapho isigijimi esingumanduleli sasingenela khona, uJesu, esaba ngumpristi omkhulu ephakadeni ngokohlobo kaMelkizedeki. |
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