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₁Lencwadzi iphuma kuMbonisi.

Iya kuMake lokhetsiwe nakubantfwabakhe, lengibatsandza ngeliciniso, kungesimi ngedvwana, kodvwa nabo bonkhe labalatiko liciniso, ₂ngenca yeliciniso lelihlala kitsi naleliyawuba natsi phakadze naphakadze.

₃Shangatsi umusa, nesihawu, nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuJesu Khristu iNdvodzana yeYise kungaba natsi ngeliciniso nangelutsandvo.

₄Maye, ngajabula, nangikhandza kutsi labanye bebantfwabakho bahamba ecinisweni, njengobe sayalwa nguBabe. ₅Namanje ngiyakuncusa-ke, Make, kungesiko kutsi ngikushayela umyalo lomusha, kodvwa wona lowo lesawuva ekucaleni wekutsi sifanele sitsandzane. ₆Ngulolo-ke lutsandvo, kutsi sihambe ngekwemiyalo yakhe; ngiwo lomyalo lekumelwe kutsi nihambe ngawo, njengobe neva kwasekucaleni.

₇Bakhohlisi labanyenti baphumele emhlabeni, bantfu labangeke bavume kutsi Jesu Khristu weta waba ngumuntfu. Umuntfu lonjalo ungumkhohlisi namphikakhristu. ₈Ticapheleni nine, kuze ningalahlekelwa nguloko lesikusebentele, kodvwa nemukeliswe umvuzo wenu lophelele.

₉Umuntfu longahlali emfundzisweni yaKhristu, kodvwa ayengce ngetulu usuke ate Nkulunkulu. Kodvwa umuntfu lohlala emfundzisweni unaBabe neNdvodzana, bobabili. ₁₀Nakufika umuntfu longeti nalemfundziso, ningabomemukela emakhaya enu, futsi ningambingeleli nekumbingelela, ₁₁ngobe umuntfu lombingelelako ubambisana naye emisebentini yakhe lemibi.

₁₂Nome nginalokunyenti lenginganitjela kona, angite ngakubhala phansi; kepha ngetsemba kutsi ngitakuta ngitenibona ngikhulume nani umlomo nemlomo, khona sitewujabula ngalokuphelele.

₁₃Bantfwana badzadzewenu lokhetsiwe bayakuhambisa.