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1. | Ngakho banini ngabalandeli bakaNkulunkulu, njengabantwana abathandekayo; |
2. | njalo lihambe ethandweni, njengalokhu uKristu laye wasithanda, wazinikelela thina abe ngumnikelo lomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu ukuba luqhatshi olumnandi. |
3. | Kodwa ubufebe lakho konke ukungcola kumbe umhawu kakungaphathwa lakanye phakathi kwenu, njengoba kufanele abangcwele; |
4. | lamanyala, lokukhuluma okuyize, kumbe ukusoma okulenhlamba, okuy izinto ezingafanelanga; kodwa kulalokhu ukubonga. |
5. | Ngoba lokhu liyakwazi, ukuthi sonke isifebe, kumbe ongcolileyo, kumbe olomhawu, ongumkhonzi wezithombe, kalalifa embusweni kaKristu lokaNkulunkulu. |
6. | Kakungabi lamuntu olikhohlisayo ngamazwi ayize; ngoba ngenxa yalezizinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli. |
7. | Ngakho lingabi ngabahlanganyeli labo. |
8. | Ngoba lake laba ngumnyama, kodwa khathesi liyi kukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya, |
9. | ngoba isithelo sikaMoya sikubo bonke ubuhle lokulunga leqiniso, |
10. | lihlolisise okuthokozisayo eNkosini; |
11. | njalo lingahlanganyeli lemisebenzi yobumnyama engelazithelo, kodwa-ke kulalokho solani; |
12. | ngoba izinto ezenziwa yibo ekusithekeni kuthelela inhloni ngitsho ukukhuluma ngazo. |
13. | Kodwa konke okusolwayo yikukhanya kuyabonakaliswa; ngoba konke okubonakaliswayo kuyikukhanya, |
14. | ngakho uthi: Phaphama wena oleleyo uvuke kwabafileyo, njalo uKristu uzakukhanyisela. |
15. | Ngakho qaphelani ukuthi lihamba njani ngonanzelelo, kungabi njengezithutha, kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo, |
16. | lihlenga isikhathi, ngoba insuku zimbi. |
17. | Ngakho lingabi yizithutha, kodwa liqedisisa okuyintando yeNkosi. |
18. | Njalo lingadakwa liwayini, okukulo umsindo, kodwa gcwaliswani nguMoya, |
19. | likhulumisana ngezihlabelelo langamahubo okudumisa langezingoma zomoya, lihlabelele licule eNkosini enhliziyweni yenu, |
20. | limbonga njalo uNkulunkulu loBaba ngazo zonke izinto ebizweni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, |
21. | lizehlisela ngaphansi omunye komunye ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu. |
22. | Bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda, njengeNkosini, |
23. | ngoba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengoba uKristu laye eyinhloko yebandla, njalo yena unguMsindisi womzimba. |
24. | Kodwa njengoba-ke ibandla lehliselwe ngaphansi kukaKristu, ngokunjalo labafazi kwawabo amadoda kuyo yonke into. |
25. | Madoda, thandani abenu abafazi, njengoKristu laye walithanda ibandla, wasezinikelela lona; |
26. | ukuze azingcwelisele lona, ese li hlambulule ngesihlambo samanzi ngelizwi, |
27. | ukuze azimisele lona lilenkazimulo, ibandla elingelachatha, kumbe umxhele kumbe okunye nje, kodwa ukuze libe ngcwele lingelacala. |
28. | Ngokunjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda abawo abafazi njengeyawo imizimba. Othanda owakhe umfazi, uyazithanda yena; |
29. | ngoba kakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama, kodwa uya y ondla ayiphathe kuhle, njengalokhu leNkosi isenza ku bandla; |
30. | ngoba siyizitho zomzimba wakhe, okwenyama yakhe lokwamathambo akhe. |
31. | Ngenxa yalokhu umuntu uzatshiya uyise lonina uzanamathela kumkakhe, njalo laba ababili bazakuba nyamanye. |
32. | Inkulu le imfihlo; kodwa mina ngikhuluma ngoKristu lebandla. |
33. | Ngalokho lonke ngokukhethekileyo lani-ke, ngulowo lalowo kathande ngokunjalo owakhe umfazi njengaye; lomfazi ukuze ahloniphe indoda. |
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