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| 1. | Elokucina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukulibhalela izinto ezifananayo, mina kakungidinisi, kodwa lina kuyaliqinisa. |
| 2. | Nanzelelani izinja, linanzelele izisebenzi ezimbi, linanzelele ukusika; |
| 3. | ngoba thina siyikusoka, esikhonza uNkulunkulu ngoMoya, siziqhenya kuKristu Jesu, njalo singathembeli enyameni; |
| 4. | lanxa mina ngilethemba futhi enyameni; uba omunye ecabanga ukuthemba enyameni, mina kakhulu; |
| 5. | ngasokwa ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, ngingowohlanga lukaIsrayeli, owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, umHebheru wamaHebheru, ngokomlayo umFarisi, |
| 6. | ngokokukhuthala ngazingela ibandla, ngokokulunga okusemlayweni ngingasoleki. |
| 7. | Kodwa izinto ezaziyinzuzo kimi, lezo ngazibala njengencithakalo ngenxa kaKristu. |
| 8. | Yebo isibili, futhi ngikubala konke njengencithakalo ngenxa yobuhlekazi bolwazi lukaKristu Jesu iNkosi yami; okungenxa yakhe ngilahlekelwe yikho konke, njalo ngakuthatha njengezibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu, |
| 9. | njalo ngificwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela emlayweni, kodwa lokho okungokholo lukaKristu, ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokholo; |
| 10. | ukuze ngimazi yena lamandla okuvuka kwakhe, lokuhlanganyela kwenhlupheko zakhe, ngenziwe ngifuze ukufa kwakhe, |
| 11. | uba kungenzeka ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo. |
| 12. | Kangitsho ukuthi sengi ku bambile, kumbe ukuthi sengiphelelisiwe; kodwa ngiya ku xotsha, ukuthi futhi ngingakubambisisa lokho engabanjisiselwa khona nguKristu Jesu. |
| 13. | Bazalwane, mina kangibali ukuthi mina uqobo sengi ku bambisisile; kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili, |
| 14. | ngigijimela umudwa ngokunxwanela, emvuzweni wobizo lwaphezulu lukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu. |
| 15. | Ngakho ngobunengi bethu esesiphelele, kasikhumbule lokhu; njalo uba licabanga ulutho olwehlukeneyo, lalokhu uNkulunkulu uzalembulela khona; |
| 16. | kodwa kulokhu esesifike kukho, kasihambeni ngesimiso esifananayo, sikhumbule intonye. |
| 17. | Banini ngabahlanganyeli abanga balingiseli bami, bazalwane, njalo baqaphelisiseni abahamba ngokunjalo, njengoba lilathi njengesibonelo. |
| 18. | Ngoba abanengi bahamba, engalitshela kanengi ngabo, lakhathesi ngitsho ngezinyembezi ngithi, ba yizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu; |
| 19. | abakuphela kwabo kuyikubhujiswa, abankulunkulu wabo uyisisu, lodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abacabanga izinto zomhlaba. |
| 20. | Ngoba ikithi lisemazulwini, lalapho esilindele ukuthi uMsindisi avele khona, iNkosi uJesu Kristu; |
| 21. | ozaphendula umzimba wethu wobuphansi, ukuze ufanane lomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, njengokusebenza elamandla ngitsho okwehlisela ngaphansi kwakhe zonke izinto. |
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