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₁Ndim, mna Pawulos ngenkqu, onibongozayo, nakuba kusithiwa ndinobulali ndithantamisa xa ndilapho phakathi kwenu, kodwa ndithi ndakuba ndisithele ndibe nesibindi nobuganga ngakuni. Ndiyanicenga ke, ngenxa yokuthantamisa nobubele bukaKrestu: ₂musani ukundinyanzela ukuba ndibe nesibindi nobuganga ndakuba ndifikile apho kuni; kuba ke ndiyaqonda ukuba ndinganabo ubuganga kwabo bandityhola ngokuthi ndiqhutywa lifuthe labantu beli hlabathi. ₃Kuyinene kona ukuba sihleli apha ehlabathini; kodwa ke asilwi ngokwehlabathi. ₄Kaloku izixhobo esilwa ngazo ayizizo ezehlabathi, koko zizikrweqe ezomeleleyo zikaThixo. Ngazo ke sidiliza iinqaba. Ewe, sichitha iingxoxo ezilahlekisayo; ₅sidiliza ngazo yonke imiqobo yamabhongo achasa ukuba abantu bamazi uThixo; sithimba zonke iingcamango, sizenze zithobele uKrestu. ₆Xa nani ke seniyibonakalisile ngokupheleleyo neyenu intobeko, soba nako ke ukulungela ukohlwaya yonke inkcaso.

₇Izinto zijongeni njengokuba zinjalo. Ngaba ukho na apho phakathi kwenu ozimisele ukuba ungokaKrestu yena? Lowo ke makazikise ukucinga, kuba nathi singabakaKrestu kwanjengaye. ₈Kuba andinazintloni, nokuba lingade libe lithe kratya iqhayiya lam ngegunya esalinikwa yiNkosi. Ligunya lokunakha, asililo elokunidiliza. ₉Iileta zam sanukuzithatha ngokungathi ndizama ukunigrogrisa ngazo. ₁₀Kaloku abanye bathi: “Unesibindi nobuganga xa ebhala, kodwa asakufika yena buqu, ulitatasholo, nokuthetha kwakhe kuphuthile.” ₁₁Abo batshoyo mabaqonde le ndawo: ukufika kwam apho ndiya kwenza kwangale ndlela ndithetha ngayo xa ningekhoyo.

₁₂Ngenene, thina asingeze sazilinganisa nabo baziphakamisayo. Bazizityhakala! Bazilinganisa nabo ngokwabo, besebenzisa imigangatho abayimise kwangokwabo! ₁₃Okwethu ke ukuqhayisa kuphantsi kwemida ethile. Akudluli kwimida yokusebenza esiyimiselwe nguThixo, ebandakanya nokusebenza kwethu phakathi kwenu. ₁₄Njengoko ke nani nikwakuloo mida, andiyitsibanga ke ngokuza kuni ndiniphathele iindaba ezimnandi ezingoKrestu. ₁₅Ngoko ke andiqhayisi ngomsebenzi owenziwe ngabanye ngaphaya kwemida endiyimiselwe nguThixo. Ndaweni yaloo nto, ndinethemba lokuba lwakukhula ukholo lwenu, ndiya kuba nako ukwenza umsebenzi ongaphezulu phakathi kwenu, ndisoloko ndikwimida endiyimiselwe nguThixo. ₁₆Kamva ke ndoba nako ukuzishumayela iindaba ezimnandi kumazwe angaphaya kwenu, ukuze ndingaqhayisi ngomsebenzi osewenziwe kwimida yomnye umntu.

₁₇Kodwa ke, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo: “Nabani na othanda ukuqhayisa, makaqhayise ngento eyenziwe yiNkosi.” ₁₈Kaloku umntu owamkelekileyo ngulowo unconywa yiNkosi, ingenguye ozincoma ngokwakhe.