UPawula Uxwayisa Ngokulunga Okungokomuntu
1Elokugcina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Akungikhathazi ukuphinde nginilobele khona lokho, kodwa nina kuyanilonda.
2Xwayani izinja, nixwaye izisebenzi ezimbi, nixwaye nabazisika imizimba. 3Ngokuba singabasokile thina esikhonza ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, sizigqaja kuKhristu uJesu, asilibekile ithemba lethu enyameni, 4nakuba bengingethembela enyameni. Uma kukhona ocabanga ukuthi unesizathu sokwethembela enyameni, mina ngineziningi. 5Ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, ngingowohlanga luka-Israyeli, owesizwana sakwaBhenjamini, umHebheru wamaHebheru, ngokomthetho ngingumFarisi. 6Ngangiyisishisekeli esizingela ibandla, ngokokulunga okusemthethweni ngingongasolekiyo.
Ukulunga OkukuKhristu Kuyinzuzo
7Kepha lokho okwakuyinzuzo kimi ngakushaya indiva ngenxa kaKhristu. 8Yebo impela, ngikushaya indiva ngenxa yobukhulu bokumazi uKhristu uJesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe, ngikushaya izibi ukuze ngizuze uKhristu, 9ngifunyanwe kuye ngingenakho ukulunga okungokomthetho, kodwa lokho okuvela ngokukholwa nguKhristu, ngisho ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokukholwa, 10ukuze ngimazi Yena, namandla okuvuka kwakhe, ngibe nokuhlanganyela ezinhluphekweni zakhe, ngimfuze nangokufa kwakhe, 11mhlawumbe ngingaze ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo. 12Akusho ukuthi sengifinyelele kulokhu kumbe sengiphelelisiwe, kodwa ngiyaphikelela ukuba kambe ngingaze ngikubambe lokho nami engabanjelwa khona nguKhristu uJesu. 13Bazalwane, angisho ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambile, kodwa kunye engikwenzayo: ngikhohlwa okungasemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili; 14ngiphokophele emgomeni, emklomelweni wokubizwa okukhulu kwaphezulu, nguNkulunkulu kuJesu Khristu.
UPawula Ubaluleka Ngokumlandela Yena
15Thina sonke esipheleleyo masibe nokuqonda okunjalo. Kepha uma kwenzeka niba nokuqonda okwehlukileyo, nalokho uNkulunkulu uyakunambulela khona, 16kuphela masibambelele kulokho esesifinyelele kukho.
17 Bazalwane, ngilingiseni, futhi nibabhekisise abahamba njengathi esiyisibonelo kini. 18Abaningi enganitshela ngabo ngiphindelela, kumanje ngisanitshela ngabo ngikhala izinyembezi, bahamba beyizitha zesiphambano sikaKhristu. 19Isiphetho sabo ngukubhujiswa; abankulunkulu wabo yizisu zabo, nodumo lwabo lungukwenza ihlazo; bacabanga ngezinto zomhlaba kuphela. 20Kepha thina singabombuso wezulu, lapho futhi silangazelele khona ukubona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Khristu. 21NguYena oyakuguqula isimo somzimba wethu wokuthotshiswa, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo. Lokho uyakukwenza ngamandla akhe akwazi ukuzihlelela ngawo konke phansi kwakhe.
