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₁Ngenxa yalokho mina-Pawulu ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngenxa yenu nina-bezizwe —

₂uma ngabe senizwile ngehlelo lomusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiweyo ngenxa yenu

₃ukuthi ngaziswa imfihlakalo ngesambulo, njengalokho sengaloba ngokufushane —

₄okungakho, nxa nikufunda, ningaqonda ukwazi kwami ngemfihlakalo kaKristu,

₅bengayaziswanga abantwana babantu ezizukulwaneni ezinye, njengalokhu isiyambuliwe manje kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele nabaprofethi ngoMoya

₆ukuthi abezizwe bayizindlalifa kanye nathi, nokuthi bamzimba munye nathi, nokuthi bangabahlanganyeli besithembiso kanye nathi kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli;

₇engenziwa isikhonzi salo ngokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngokokusebenza kwamandla akhe.

₈Mina engimncinyane kunabo bonke abangcwele ngaphiwa lowomusa wokushumayeza abezizwe ivangeli lengcebo kaKristu engaphenyekiyo

₉nokubakhanyisela ukuthi liyini ihlelo lemfihlakalo ebifihliwe kwaphakade kuNkulunkulu owadala izinto zonke,

₁₀ukuze imibuso nabanamandla emazulwini baziswe manje ngebandla ukuhlakanipha okuninginingi kukaNkulunkulu,

₁₁ngokwecebo laphakade alenza ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu;

₁₂okungaye sinesibindi ukungena ngokwethemba, ngokukholwa nguye.

₁₃Ngalokho ngiyacela ukuba ningadangali ngezinhlupheko zami ngenxa yenu, okuludumo lwenu.

₁₄Ngenxa y alokho ngiguqa ngamadolo ami kuYise,

₁₅eyethiwa ngaye imindeni yonke ezulwini nasemhlabeni,

₁₆ukuba ngokwengcebo yenkazimulo yakhe aninike ukuqiniseka emandleni ngoMoya wakhe kumuntu ongaphakathi;

₁₇uKristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa, ukuze nigxile, nisekelwe othandweni,

₁₈nibe-namandla okuqonda kanye nabangcwele bonke okungububanzi, nobude, nokuphakama, nokujula,

₁₉nokulwazi uthando lukaKristu oludlula ukwazi konke, ukuze nigcwaliswe kube-ngukugcwala konke kukaNkulunkulu.

₂₀Kepha yena onamandla okwenza okukhulu kakhulu kunakho konke esikucelayo nesikuqondayo ngokwamandla asebenza kithi,

₂₁makube-kuye udumo ebandleni nakuKristu Jesu ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade naphakade. Amen.