Kukhulekelana
1Kwekugcina-ke, bazalwane, sithandazeleni, kuze kutsi livi leNkhosi lichubeke landze ngekushesha, lemukeleke ngeludvumo, njengobe kwaba njalo nakini. 2Nisithandazele nekutsi sikhululeke kubantfu labonakele nalababi, ngobe akusibo bonkhe labakholwako. 3Kodvwa iNkhosi yetsembekile, iyawunicinisa, ineluse, iniphephise kuLomubi. 4Sinesibindzi eNkhosini ngani ngekutsi tonkhe letintfo lesiniyala ngato niyatenta, futsi niyawuhlala nitenta.
5Shangatsi iNkhosi ingacondzisa tinhlitiyo tenu elutsandvweni lwaNkulunkulu nasekubeketeleni kwaKhristu.
Umyalo ngekukhutsala
6Siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkhosi Jesu Khristu kutsi nibagege bazalwane labangemavila nalabangayilandzeli imiyalo lesaninika yona. 7Ngobe nani matfupha niyati kutsi kufanele nisilingise njani, tsine asizange sesivilaphe ngesikhatsi sisesemkhatsini wenu, 8sasingadli sinkhwa semuntfu singakasikhokheli; kodvwa sasidla ngekukhandleka sishikashikeka imini nebusuku, kuze kutsi singasindzi ngisho namunye wenu. 9Loko asikwentanga ngobe site lilungelo lekufuna emaholo etfu, kodvwa kuze sibe sibonelo sekutsi nisilingise. 10Ngesikhatsi sisenani saneluleka satsi: “Nakukhona longasebenti, akasikudla.”
11Siyeva kutsi labanye emkhatsini wenu abasebenti, abenti lutfo ngaphandle kwekutigaca etindzabeni talabanye bantfu. 12Bantfu labanjalo siyabayala sibakhutsata eNkhosini Jesu Khristu kutsi abatiphatse kahle bente imisebenti yabo, kuze badle titfukutfuku tabo.
13Bazalwane, ningadzinwa kwenta lokuhle. 14Nangabe kukhona longafuni kulalela loku lesikushoko kulencwadzi, mbukisiseni, ningahlanganyeli naye, khona atewudliwa ngemahloni. 15Noko ningamtsatsi njengesitsa, kodvwa nimeluleke njengemzalwane.
Emavi ekugcina nesibusiso
16Shangatsi iNkhosi lengumtfombo wekuthula inganinika kuthula ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ngetindlela tonkhe. INkhosi ayibe nani nonkhe.
17Mine Pawula ngibhala lomkhontiso ngesandla sami, lolu luphawu lengilubhala kuto tonkhe tincwadzi tami.
18Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu awube nani nonkhe.
