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1. | Bakhumbuze ukuthi bazehlisele ngaphansi kwababusi leziphathamandla, ba ba lalele, balungele wonke umsebenzi omuhle, |
2. | bangahlebi muntu, bangabi yizilwi, babekezele, batshengise bonke ubumnene ebantwini bonke. |
3. | Ngoba lathi kade sasiyiziphukuphuku, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sisebenzela inkanuko lentokozo ezinenginengi, sihlezi ebubini lemoneni, sizondeka, sizondana. |
4. | Kodwa lapho sekubonakele umusa lothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu, |
5. | kungeyisikho okuvela ezenzweni zokulunga esazenzayo thina, kodwa njengokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa kokuzalwa kutsha lokuvuselelwa koMoya oNgcwele, |
6. | owamthulula ngokwengeziweyo phezu kwethu, ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu, |
7. | ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lempilo elaphakade. |
8. | Lithembekile ilizwi, njalo ngithanda ukuthi uqinise isibili ngalezizinto, ukuze abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukuma emisebenzini emihle. Lezi yizinto ezinhle ezilosizo ebantwini; |
9. | kodwa xwaya imibuzo yobuthutha lendaba zosendo olokuzalana lombango lokuphikisana ngomlayo; ngoba kazisizi futhi ziyize. |
10. | Umuntu obhazukayo emva kwesilayo sokuqala lesesibili, mdele, |
11. | usazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyona, uyazilahla yena. |
12. | Nxa ngizathuma uArtema kuwe loba uTikiko, khuthala uze kimi eNikapoli; ngoba ngizimisele ukuhlala khona ebusika. |
13. | Khuthala uncedise uZena isazumthetho loApolosi ekuhambeni kwabo, ukuze kungabi lalutho oluswelakalayo kubo. |
14. | Abakithi-ke labo kabafunde ukuma emisebenzini emihle yokudingekayo kusweleka, ukuze bangabi ngabangelazithelo. |
15. | Bonke abalami bayakubingelela. Bingelela abasithandayo ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani lonke. Ameni. |
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