Seluleko sekubambelela kuJesu
1Ngiyatsandza kunatisa kutsi ngishikashikeka kangakanani ngenca yenu, nangenca yebaseLowadisiya nangabo bonkhe lengingazange ngibonane nabo buso nebuso. 2Loko ngikwentela kutsi tinhlitiyo tabo tikhutsateke tidvudvuteke, bahlanganiswe babe munye elutsandweni, babe nekuciniseka konkhe kwekwati lokuphelele, bayati kahle imfihlakalo yaNkulunkulu lenguKhristu. 3Kuye kutfukuswe emagugu onkhe ekuhlakanipha newekwati.
4Loku nginitjela khona kutebate muntfu loniyenga ngetinkhulumo temanga. 5Nome ngingekho emkhatsini wenu ngemtimba, kodvwa ngikhona ngemoya, ngijabulela kubona kuhlela kwenu lokuhle, nekusima kwekukholwa kwenu nguKhristu.
KuKhristu kukhona konkhe kuphelela kwaNkulunkulu
6Ngako-ke njengobe senemukele iNkhosi Jesu Khristu, hambani nikuye, 7nisime ngekugcila, futsi nakhelwe kuye, niciniswe ekukholweni, njengaloku nifundzisiwe, nivame kubonga.
8Caphelani-ke kutsi kubete lonitfumba ngekuhlakanipha, nangekukhohlisa lokulite, aniyenge ngemikhuba yebantfu nangetimfundziso temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini. Konkhe loko kuphambene nendlela yaKhristu.
9Emtimbeni waKhristu kuhlala kuphelela konkhe kwebuNkulunkulu. 10Nani-ke seniphelelisiwe kuye, yena loyinhloko yemibuso neyemandla onkhe.
11Kuye nani nasokwa, hhayi ngalokwentiwa ngetandla, kodvwa ngekusoka kwaKhristu lokungukwehlukana nemtimba wemvelo. 12Nembelwa kanye naye embhabhatisweni, lokungawo futsi navuswa kanye naye ngekukholwa ngemandla aNkulunkulu, lowamvusa ekufeni. 13Nani-ke lebenifile ngekona kwenu nangekungasoki emtimbeni wenu, Nkulunkulu sewanenta labaphilako kanye naye ngekunitsetselela tonkhe tono tenu. 14Wesula incwadzi yemacala etfu leyayimelene natsi ngemitsetfo yayo, wayisusa ngekuyibetsela esiphambanweni. 15Babusi, nalabanemandla wabemuka tikhali, wabatsela ngelihlazo ebaleni abehlula ngaso siphambano.
Kwecwayisa ngalasebayekele kusima kuKhristu
16Ngako-ke akubete umuntfu lonilahla ngekudla nangekunatsa, nome ngemikhosi, nangekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nome ngemaSabatha. 17Loko bekusitfunti nje saloko bekuta, lokungiko sibili ngulokukuKhristu. 18Akubete umuntfu lonilahla ngelicala, atsandza kutenta lotfobile, akhonte tingilosi, alibele ngimibono yakhe, atikhukhumeta ngelite engcondvweni yakhe. 19Lowo sewuyekele kusima kuKhristu loyinhloko, lokusitwa ngaye umtimba wonkhe, uhlanganiswe ngemalunga nemisipha, ukhule ngekukhula kwaNkulunkulu.
Kufa nekuvuka naJesu
20Nangabe nafa kanye naKhristu nakhululwa etimfundzisweni temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini, nentiwa yini kutsi niphile kungatsi nisebantfu baseveni? Nititfobelelani timfundziso tekutsi: 21“Ungakuphatsi loku”, “Ungakuva nangelulwimi loko”, “Ungakutsintsi lokwa”? 22Konkhe loku kusho tintfo letiphelako natisetjentiswa, yimiyalo netimfundziso tebantfu nje. 23Tibonakala shangatsi tinekuhlakanipha, tineminako yetinkholo tabo, nekutitfobambumbulu, nekuhlupha umtimba, kepha tite lusito macondzana nekutitsiba etinkhanukweni tenyama.
