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| 1. | Ngakho uba livuswe loKristu, dingani okwaphezulu, lapho akhona uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. |
| 2. | Nakanani ngezinto eziphezulu, kungeyisikho ngezinto ezisemhlabeni. |
| 3. | Ngoba selifile, lempilo yenu ifihlwe loKristu kuNkulunkulu. |
| 4. | Nxa ebonakaliswa uKristu, oyimpilo yethu, ngalesosikhathi lani lizabonakaliswa laye enkazimulweni. |
| 5. | Ngakho bulalani amalunga enu asemhlabeni, ukuphinga, ukungcola, inkanuko embi, ukufisa okubi, lomhawu, oyikukhonza izithombe, |
| 6. | okwehla ngazo ulaka lukaNkulunkulu phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli; |
| 7. | elake lahamba kuzo lani, lapho lalihlezi phakathi kwazo. |
| 8. | Kodwa khathesi lani khuphani konke lokhu, ulaka, ukuthukuthela, inzondo, inhlamba, ukukhuluma amanyala emlonyeni wenu; |
| 9. | lingaqambelani amanga, lokhu selimhlubule umuntu omdala lezenzo zakhe, |
| 10. | selembethe omutsha, owenziwa kutsha elwazini njengomfanekiso walowo owamdalayo; |
| 11. | okungekho umGriki lomJuda, ukusoka lokungasoki, owezizweni, umSikethiya, isigqili, okhululekileyo; kodwa uKristu uyikho konke lakukho konke. |
| 12. | Ngakho yembathani, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele labathandekayo, imihelo yesihawu, ububele, ukuzithoba, ubumnene, ukubekezela; |
| 13. | libekezelelane, lithethelelane uba umuntu elensolo komunye; njengoba loKristu walithethelela, ngokunjalo lani; |
| 14. | phezu kwakho konke-ke yembathani uthando, oluyisibopho sokuphelela. |
| 15. | Lokuthula kukaNkulunkulu kakubuse enhliziyweni zenu, elibizelwa kukho lani emzimbeni munye; futhi banini ngababongayo. |
| 16. | Ilizwi likaKristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokwenotho enhlakaniphweni yonke; lifundisane lilayane, ngezihlabelelo, lamahubo odumo, lengoma zomoya, lihlabelela lilomusa enhliziyweni zenu eNkosini. |
| 17. | Njalo konke loba yini eliyenzayo, elizwini loba esenzweni, konke kwenzeni ebizweni leNkosi uJesu, libonge uNkulunkulu loBaba ngaye. |
| 18. | Bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda, njengokufanele eNkosini. |
| 19. | Madoda, thandani omkenu, lingabi lokubaba kibo. |
| 20. | Bantwana, lalelani abazali ezintweni zonke; ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi. |
| 21. | Bobaba, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, ukuze bangadani. |
| 22. | Zisebenzi, lalelani ezintweni zonke labo abangamakhosi njengokwenyama, kungeyisikho ngokukhonza amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, lisesaba uNkulunkulu; |
| 23. | njalo yonke loba yini eliyenzayo, yenzeni ngenhliziyo, njengeNkosini, njalo kungeyisikho ebantwini; |
| 24. | lisazi ukuthi eNkosini lizakwemukela umvuzo welifa; ngoba likhonza iNkosi uKristu. |
| 25. | Kodwa owenza okubi uzazemukelela okubi akwenzileyo; njalo kakukho ukubandlulula umuntu. |
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