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Ukulotjhisa
1Umphathi, kuGayusi othandekako, engimthanda ngeqiniso.
2Mthandekako, kunakho koke ngikufisela bona koke kukukhambele kuhle nokobana ube nepilo ehle njengombana kunjalo ngommoyakho. 3Ngathokoza kangangani lokha abanye babazalwana nabafika bafakaza ngokuthembeka kwakho eqinisweni, okutjho ikhambo lakho eqinisweni. 4Akukho okungithokozisa kangaka ngaphandle kokuzwa bona abantwana bami bakhamba eqinisweni.
UGayusi uyabukwa
5Mthandekako ukwenza ngokwethembeka koke okwenzela abazalwana nanyana bamiqhamuka nje kuwe. 6Bafakazile ebandleni ngethando lakho. Nje-ke uzabe wenza kuhle nange ubakhambisa ngendlela ezakuthokozisa uZimu. 7Kube ngebanga lebizo lakaJesu bona baphume, bangamukeli ilitho kabatjhili. 8Nje-ke thina kufanele sibasekele abantu abanjalo ukuze sibambisane nabo emsebenzini weqiniso.
UDiyotrefe noDemetriyosi
9Ngatlolela ibandla okuthileko; kodwana uDiyotrefe othanda ukuzenza mkhulu, akafuni ukusamukela. 10Nje-ke lokha nangizako lapho, ngizokhe ngiyelelisise kuhle akwenzako nangehlebezana yamanga akhamba ayinyenyeza ngathi. Akaneliseki ngalokho, ubuye angabamukeli abazalwana begodu ukhandela labo abafuna ukwenza lokho abe abaqotjhe ngebandleni.
11Mthandekako, ungalandeli okumbi kodwana landela okuhle. Loyo owenza okulungileko ungewakaZimu, kodwana owenza ubumbi akakamboni uZimu.
12Boke bamkhuluma kuhle uDemetriyusi; ngitjho neqiniso liyamfakazela. Nathi godu siyambuka, nawe uyazi bona ubufakazi bethu buliqiniso.
Isiphetho
13Kunengi ebengingakutlolela khona, kodwana azange ngithande ukukutlolela ngekhasi nangomsobo; 14nje-ke ngithemba bona ngizokubona masinyana, sizakukhuluma umlomo nomlomo.
15Ukuthula akube nawe.
Abangani bayakulotjhisa. Ungilotjhisele iinini zami, omunye nomunye ngebizo lakhe.
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