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1. | Kodwa yazi lokhu, ukuthi ensukwini zokucina kuzafika izikhathi ezinzima. |
2. | Ngoba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo, abathanda imali, abaziqakisayo, abazigqajayo, abahlambazayo, abangalaleli abazali, abangabongiyo, abangangcwele, |
3. | abangelathando ngemvelo, abangelakuxoliswa, abahlebayo, abangazikhuziyo, abalolaka, abangathandi okuhle, |
4. | abanikela abanye, abalamawala, abazikhukhumezayo, abathanda intokozo kulokuthanda uNkulunkulu, |
5. | abalesimo sokukhonza uNkulunkulu, kodwa amandla alo bewaphika; labanjalo baxwaye. |
6. | Ngoba okuvela kubo labo ngabanyenyela ezindlini, njalo bathumbe abesifazana ababuthakathaka abasindwa yizono, bebuswa zinkanuko eziyinhlobonhlobo, |
7. | befunda njalonjalo, futhi bengasoze babelakho ukufika elwazini lweqiniso. |
8. | Njengoba-ke uJane loJambere bamelana loMozisi, ngokunjalo lalaba bamelana leqiniso, abantu abalengqondo eyonakeleyo, abangasizi lutho mayelana lokholo. |
9. | Kodwa kabayikuqhubekela phambili; ngoba ubuthutha babo buzakuba sobala kibo bonke, njengoba kwaba njalo lakobabo. |
10. | Kodwa wena ulandele ngokunanzelela imfundiso yami, ukuziphatha, injongo, ukholo, ukubekezela, uthando, ukuqinisela, |
11. | ukuzingelwa, izinhlupheko, njengalokhu okwangehlela eAntiyoki, eIkoniyuma, eListra, ukuzingelwa okunjani engakuthwalayo; njalo kukho konke iNkosi yangophula. |
12. | Isibili labo bonke abathanda ukuphila ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bazazingelwa; |
13. | kodwa abantu ababi labakhohlisi bazaqhubekela phambili bedlulisa ebubini, bekhohlisa njalo bekhohliswa. |
14. | Kodwa wena mana kulezozinto ozifundileyo lowaqiniseka kuzo, usazi ukuthi u zi funde kubani, |
15. | lokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wayazi imibhalo engcwele, elamandla okukuhlakaniphisa kube sesindisweni ngokholo olukuKristu Jesu. |
16. | Wonke umbhalo waphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu, njalo ulungele imfundiso, ukukhalimela, ukuqondisa, ukufundisa okusekulungeni; |
17. | ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu aphelele, alungisiselwe wonke umsebenzi omuhle. |
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