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| 1. | Ngakho uba kukhona inkuthazo kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona ukuhlanganyela kukaMoya, uba kukhona imihelo lesihawu, |
| 2. | gcwalisani intokozo yami, ukuze libe ngqondonye, libe lothando olufananayo, libe lenhliziyonye, ukuqonda kunye; |
| 3. | li ng enz i lutho ngokubangisana kumbe ngokuziqhenya, kodwa ngokuthobeka liphakamise omunye komunye ngcono kulani; |
| 4. | ngulowo lalowo angakhathaleli okwakhe, kodwa ngulowo lalowo lokwabanye. |
| 5. | Ngoba kawube kini lowomqondo owawukhona lakuKristu Jesu; |
| 6. | owathi esesimeni sikaNkulunkulu, kanakananga ukuthi kuyikuphanga ukulingana loNkulunkulu, |
| 7. | kodwa wazidela, ethatha isimo senceku, enziwe esimeni sabantu; |
| 8. | njalo eficwe elesimo njengomuntu, wazithoba, waba ngolalelayo kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo ukufa kwesiphambano. |
| 9. | Ngakho laye uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika ibizo eliphezu kwalo lonke ibizo; |
| 10. | ukuze kuthi ebizweni likaJesu lonke idolo liguqe, elabezulwini, lelabemhlabeni, lelabangaphansi komhlaba, |
| 11. | lenlimi zonke zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu uYise. |
| 12. | Ngakho, bathandiweyo bami, njengalokho lilalela ngezikhathi zonke, kungenjengebukhoneni bami kuphela, kodwa khathesi ikakhulukazi ngingekho, phelelisani usindiso lwenu ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela; |
| 13. | ngoba kunguNkulunkulu osebenza kini kokubili ukuthanda lokwenza njengentando yakhe enhle. |
| 14. | Yenzani zonke izinto kungelakusola lokuphikisana, |
| 15. | ukuze lingasoleki libe msulwa, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangelasici phakathi kwesizukulwana esigobileyo lesiphambeneyo, elikhanya phakathi kwaso njengokukhanya emhlabeni, |
| 16. | libonakalise ilizwi lempilo, ekuzincomeni kwami esukwini lukaKristu, ukuthi kangigijimelanga ize, njalo kangitshikatshikelanga ize. |
| 17. | Yebo, uba lami ngithululwa njengomnikelo wokunathwayo phezu komhlatshelo lenkonzo yokholo lwenu, ngiyathokoza njalo ngithokoza kanye lani lonke; |
| 18. | ngenxa yalokho-ke thokozani lani njalo lithokoze kanye lami. |
| 19. | Ngiyathemba-ke eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uTimothi kini masinyane, ukuze lami ngithokoze ngokwazi indaba zenu. |
| 20. | Ngoba kangilaye olengqondo enjengeyakhe, ozananzelela indaba zenu ngobuqotho, |
| 21. | ngoba bonke bazidingela okwabo, kungeyisikho okukaKristu Jesu. |
| 22. | Kodwa liyazi ukuqinisa kwakhe, ukuthi njengomntwana kuyise, usebenzile lami evangelini. |
| 23. | Ngiyathemba-ke ukuhle ngimthume yena, nxa sengibonisisile okuqondene lami; |
| 24. | kodwa ngiyathemba eNkosini, ukuthi lami ngizakuza kini masinyane. |
| 25. | Kodwa ngibone kufanele ukuthi ngithume kini uEpafrodithu, umzalwane lesisebenzi lolibutho kanye lami, kodwa isithunywa senu, lesisebenzi sokuswela kwami; |
| 26. | njengoba wayelilangatha lonke, njalo ekhathazekile kakhulu, ngoba lezwa ukuthi wayegula; |
| 27. | ngoba njalo wagula waphosa wafa, kodwa uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, njalo kungeyisuye yena yedwa, kodwa lami, ukuze ngingabi losizi phezu kosizi. |
| 28. | Ngakho ngitshisekela kakhulu ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi, nxa limbona, lithokoze futhi, losizi lwami lunciphe. |
| 29. | Memukeleni-ke eNkosini ngentokozo yonke, libahloniphe abanjalo-ke; |
| 30. | ngoba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu waphose wafa, edela impilo, ukuze aphelelise okusileleyo komsebenzi wenu kimi. |
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