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| 1. | Lina-ke walivusa elalifile ngeziphambeko langezono, |
| 2. | elalikade lihamba kuzo njengokwendlela yalumhlaba, njengokombusi wamandla omkhathi, awomoya osebenzayo khathesi phakathi kwabantwana bokungalaleli; |
| 3. | lathi sonke esake sahamba phakathi kwabo enkanukweni zenyama yethu, sisenza intando zenyama lezemicabango, njalo ngokwemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka, njengabanye labo; |
| 4. | kodwa uNkulunkulu, enothile esihawini, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, |
| 5. | lanxa sasifile ngeziphambeko, wa si philisa kanye loKristu (ngomusa lisindisiwe) |
| 6. | njalo wa si vusa kanye la ye, wase si hlalisa kanye la ye endaweni zezulwini kuKristu Jesu; |
| 7. | ukuze abonakalise ezikhathini ezizayo inotho yomusa wakhe edlula amalawulo ngobubele kithi kuKristu Jesu; |
| 8. | ngoba ngomusa lisindisiwe ngokholo, lalokhu kakuveli kini; yisipho sikaNkulunkulu; |
| 9. | ka ku veli emisebenzini, ukuze kungabi khona ozincomayo. |
| 10. | Ngoba singumsebenzi wakhe, kuKristu Jesu sadalelwa imisebenzi emihle, uNkulunkulu ayilungisela ngaphambili, ukuze sihambe kiyo. |
| 11. | Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi lina lake laba ngabezizwe enyameni, ababizwa ngokuthi yikungasoki ngalokhu okuthiwa yikusoka enyameni okwenziwe ngezandla, |
| 12. | ukuthi ngalesosikhathi lalingelaye uKristu, abemzini kubusakhamuzi bakoIsrayeli, njalo abezizwe kuzivumelwano zesithembiso, lalingelathemba, njalo lingelaye uNkulunkulu emhlabeni. |
| 13. | Kodwa khathesi-ke kuKristu Jesu lina elalikade likhatshana, seliseduze ngegazi likaKristu. |
| 14. | Ngoba yena uyikuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, lowabhidliza umduli ophakathi owesehlukaniso, |
| 15. | echithile ubutha enyameni yakhe, umlayo wemithetho ezimisweni, ukuze kuye labo ababili abadale babe ngumuntu munye omutsha, enze ukuthula, |
| 16. | njalo enze ukuthi bobabili babuyisane loNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngaso; |
| 17. | njalo weza watshumayela ukuthula kini elalikhatshana, lakulabo ababeseduze; |
| 18. | ngoba ngaye sobabili silokungena ngoMoya munye kuBaba. |
| 19. | Ngakho-ke kaliseyibo abemzini lezihambi, kodwa izakhamizi kanye labangcwele njalo abendlu kaNkulunkulu, |
| 20. | lakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli labaprofethi, uJesu Kristu uqobo eyilitshe eliyinhloko yengonsi, |
| 21. | okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke sikhule sibe lithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, |
| 22. | elakhiwa kuye lani kanye la banye libe yindlu yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu kuMoya. |
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