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| 1. | Kangithandi-ke ukuthi lingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi bonke obaba bethu babengaphansi kweyezi, njalo bonke badabula ulwandle, |
| 2. | futhi bonke babhabhathizwa kuMozisi eyezini lolwandle, |
| 3. | labo bonke badla ukudla kunye komoya, |
| 4. | futhi bonke banatha okunathwayo kunye komoya; ngoba banatha edwaleni lomoya elabalandelayo; lalelodwala lalinguKristu. |
| 5. | Kodwa ubunengi babo uNkulunkulu wayengathokozi ngabo; ngoba bachithwa enkangala. |
| 6. | Lalezizinto zaba yizibonelo kithi, ukuze singaloyisi okubi, njengalokhu labo baloyisa. |
| 7. | Njalo lingabi ngabakhonza izithombe, njengabanye babo; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Abantu bahlala phansi ukudla lokunatha, basebesukuma ukudlala. |
| 8. | Njalo kasingaphingi, njengabanye babo abaphingayo, basebesiwa ngasuku lunye inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu. |
| 9. | Njalo asingamlingi uKristu, njengabanye babo futhi ba m linga, basebebhujiswa zinyoka. |
| 10. | Lingasoli-ke, njengabanye babo labo basola, babhujiswa ngumbhubhisi. |
| 11. | Lalezizinto zonke zabehlela labo kube yizibonelo, njalo zabhalelwa ukuba yisixwayiso sethu, osekufike ukucina kwezikhathi. |
| 12. | Ngakho lowo ocabanga ukuthi umi, kabone ukuthi kawi. |
| 13. | Kakulakulingwa okulibambileyo ngaphandle kokusebantwini; kodwa uNkulunkulu uthembekile, ongayikuvuma ukuthi lilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu, kanti kanye lesilingo uzakwenza lendlela yokuphepha, ukuze libe lamandla oku si thwala. |
| 14. | Ngakho-ke, bathandiweyo bami, balekelani ukukhonza izithombe. |
| 15. | Ngikhuluma njengakwabahlakaniphileyo, lina yehlukanisani engikutshoyo. |
| 16. | Inkezo yesibusiso esiyibusisayo, kayisiyo yini eyokuhlanganyela kwegazi likaKristu? Isinkwa esisihlephunayo, kayisiso yini esokuhlanganyela komzimba kaKristu? |
| 17. | Ngoba thina abanengi siyisinkwa sinye, si mzimba munye; ngoba thina sonke sihlanganyela sinkwa sinye. |
| 18. | Khangelani uIsrayeli ngokwenyama; abadlayo imihlatshelo kabasibo yini abahlanganyela lelathi? |
| 19. | Ngithini pho? Ukuthi isithombe siyilutho yini? Kumbe ukuthi okuhlatshelwe izithombe kuyilutho? |
| 20. | Kodwa ukuthi izinto abezizwe abazihlabayo, bazihlabela amadimoni, njalo kungeyisikho kuNkulunkulu; kodwa kangithandi ukuthi libe lenhlanganyelo lamadimoni. |
| 21. | Lingenathe inkezo yeNkosi lenkezo yamadimoni; lingehlanganyele itafula leNkosi letafula lamadimoni. |
| 22. | Kumbe sizayivusela umona iNkosi? Kambe silamandla kulayo? |
| 23. | Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kodwa kayisizo zonke izinto ezisizayo. Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kodwa kayisizo zonke izinto ezakhayo. |
| 24. | Kakungabi khona ozidingela okwakhe, kodwa ngulowo lalowo okomunye. |
| 25. | Konke okuthengiswa esilaheni kudleni, lingabuzi lutho ngenxa yesazela; |
| 26. | ngoba umhlaba ungoweNkosi lokugcwala kwawo. |
| 27. | Njalo uba omunye kwabangakholwayo elinxusa, njalo lithanda ukuya, dlanini konke okubekwa phambi kwenu, lingabuzi lutho ngenxa yesazela. |
| 28. | Kodwa uba umuntu esithi kini: Lokhu kuhlatshelwe isithombe; lingadli ngenxa yalowo olitshelileyo lesazela; ngoba umhlaba ungoweNkosi lokugcwala kwawo. |
| 29. | Kodwa isazela ngithi, esingeyisiso esakho, kodwa esomunye; ngoba kungani inkululeko yami yahlulelwe yisazela somunye? |
| 30. | Njalo uba mina ngomusa ngihlanganyela, ngikhulunyelwani kubi ngalokho mina engikubongayo? |
| 31. | Ngakho uba lisidla, loba linatha, loba lisenzani, konke kwenzeleni udumo lukaNkulunkulu. |
| 32. | Lingabi ngabakhubekisi lakumaJuda lakumaGriki lebandleni likaNkulunkulu; |
| 33. | njengami futhi ezintweni zonke ngithokozisa bonke, ngingadingi olwami usizo, kodwa olwabanengi, ukuze basindiswe. |
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