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Ngakho-ke, lokhu silenkonzo le, njengoba senzelwa umusa, kasidinwa;

2.

kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliweyo zehlazo, singahambi ebuqilini, singaphambanisi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngokwenza obala iqiniso siyazibuka kusazela sabo bonke abantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

3.

Kodwa uba futhi ivangeli lethu lembesiwe, lembesiwe kulabo ababhubhayo;

4.

okubo unkulunkulu walesisikhathi uphumputhekisile ingqondo zabangakholwayo, ukuze kungakhanyi kibo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu, ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.

5.

Ngoba kasizitshumayeli, kodwa uKristu Jesu iNkosi; njalo thina si zinceku zenu ngenxa kaJesu.

6.

Ngoba uNkulunkulu owathi ukukhanya kukhanya kuvela ebumnyameni, nguye owakhanya enhliziyweni zethu enkazimulweni yolwazi lobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaJesu Kristu.

7.

Kodwa silayo limpahla eligugu ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubuhlekazi bamandla bube ngobukaNkulunkulu, njalo bungaveli kithi;

8.

si yaminyezelwa inhlangothi zonke, kodwa ka si bandezeleki; siya dideka, kodwa ka si lahli ithemba;

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si yazingelwa, kodwa ka si hlanyukwa; si wiselwa phansi, kodwa ka si bhujiswa;

10.

sithwele njalonjalo ukufa kweNkosi uJesu emzimbeni, ukuze lempilo kaJesu ibonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu.

11.

Ngoba thina esiphilayo sinikelwa njalonjalo ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze lempilo kaJesu ibonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo.

12.

Ngakho ukufa kusebenza kithi, kodwa impilo kini.

13.

Ngakho silomoya ofananayo wokholo, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngakholwa, ngakho ngakhuluma; lathi siyakholwa, ngakho lathi siyakhuluma;

14.

sisazi ukuthi lowo owayivusayo iNkosi uJesu uzasivusa lathi ngoJesu, a si veze kanye lani.

15.

Ngoba zonke izinto zingenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ovamileyo, ngokubonga kwabanengi, wengezelelwe kube ludumo lukaNkulunkulu.

16.

Ngakho kasidinwa, kodwa nxa lomuntu wethu wangaphandle ebhujiswa, kube kanti owangaphakathi wenziwa abe mutsha insuku ngensuku.

17.

Ngoba inhlupheko yethu elula yomzuzwana iyasisebenzela isisindo sobukhosi esilaphakade esingelakulinganiswa isibili,

18.

ngoba kasikhangeli okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo; ngoba okubonwayo kungokwesikhathi; kodwa okungabonwayo ngokulaphakade.

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