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₁Impela kubikwa ukuthi kudlange ubufebe phakathi kwenu, futhi lobu obungekho ngisho nakwabezizwe: njengokuba kubikwa ukuthi omunye wenu ulala nomkayise. ₂Kodwa nina nilibele wukuzigabisa kunokuba nilile, ukuze asuswe kini lowo owenze leso sono. ₃Ngokuba mina, nakuba ngingekho phakathi kwenu ngokomzimba, kodwa ngikhona ngokomoya, futhi sengimahlulele lowo muntu okwenzileyo lokho, sengathi nami ngikhona lapho. ₄Ekuhlanganeni kwenu egameni leNkosi uJesu, nami nginani ngomoya nangamandla eNkosi yethu uJesu, ₅ukuba lowo muntu anikelwe kuSathane, kubhujiswe umzimba, ukuze kusindiswe umoya wakhe ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu.

₆Ukuzigabisa kwenu akukuhle neze. Kanti anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane iyikhukhumalisa yonke inhlama na? ₇Khiphani imvubelo endala ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengokuba ningenamvubelo. Ngokuba nelethu iPhasika elinguKhristu lihlatshiwe. ₈Ngakho-ke asiwugubhe umkhosi, hhayi ngemvubelo endala yokonakala nobubi, kodwa ngesinkwa esingenamvubelo sobumsulwa neqiniso.

₉Encwadini yami nganibhalela ukuthi ningahlangani nezifebe. ₁₀Angisho nje izifebe zakuleli lizwe, noma abahahayo, noma abaphangi, noma abakhonza izithombe; ngokuba uma kunjalo kungamele niphume ezweni. ₁₁Kepha manje-ke nginibhalela ukuba ningazibandakayi nomuntu obizwa ngokuthi ungumzalwane, kodwa ebe eyisifebe, noma ohahayo, noma okhonza izithombe, noma othuka inhlamba, noma eyisidakwa, noma engumphangi; ningalokothi nidle nomuntu onjalo.

₁₂Kambe nginandabani nokwehlulela abangaphandle na? Akusibo yini abangaphakathi okumele nibehlulele na? ₁₃Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakubahlulela abangaphandle. Mxosheni-ke lo omubi phakathi kwenu.