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Kukhonta ebandleni
1Ngako-ke kwekucala ngiyala kutsi kukhuleka, nemithandazo, nekuncusa, nekubonga, akwentelwe bonkhe bantfu. 2Khulekelani emakhosi nabo bonkhe labasetikhundleni letiphakeme, khona sitewuphila imphilo yekuthula, ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu nangako konkhe kuhlonipheka. 3Loku kuhle, kuyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu uMsindzisi wetfu, 4lofisa kutsi bonkhe bantfu basindziswe bafinyelele ekulatini liciniso. 5Ngobe munye Nkulunkulu, munye neMlamuli losemkhatsini waNkulunkulu nebantfu, lomuntfu nguKhristu Jesu, 6lowatinikela kutsi abe yinhlawulo yabo bonkhe, loko kwaba bufakazi ngesikhatsi lesifanele. 7Ngiko lengakhetselwa kuba ngummemeteli nemphostoli wako, ngifundzise betive kukholwa neliciniso; ngikhuluma liciniso, hhayi emanga.
8Ngako-ke ngifisa shangatsi emadvodza yonkhe indzawo angakhuleka aphakamise tandla letingcwele, ate lulaka nembango. 9Kanjalo futsi nalabasikati bafanele kuhloba kahle, bagcoke kahle, nangekuhlonipheka, hhayi ngemichino, nome ngemihlobiso yegolide, nome yematje laligugu, nome ngetingubo letidule kakhulu, 10kodvwa bahlobe ngetento letinhle letifanele labasikati labatsi besaba Nkulunkulu. 11Lomsikati kufanele afundze ngekuthula nangekutfobeka konkhe. 12Kodvwa angimvumeli kutsi afundzise nome-ke engamele indvodza, kepha akathule. 13Ngobe phela Adamu wentiwa kucala, kwase kulandzela Eva; 14futsi Adamu akakhohliswanga, kepha ngumfati lowakhohliswa, wephula umtsetfo. 15Kodvwa umfati uyawusindziswa ngekutala bantfwana, nabahlala ngekuzitsa konkhe ekukholweni, naselutsandvweni, nasekungcwelisweni.
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