2 UJWANISI 1
Ukulotjhisa
1Umphathi, kudade okhethiweko nabantwabakhe engibathanda ngeqiniso; kungasimi ngedwa kodwana nakibo boke abazi iqiniso. 2Iye, ngebanga leqiniso elihlala kithi nelizakuba nathi ngokungapheliko.
3Umusa, isirhawu nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba nakuJesu Krestu iNdodanakhe, akube nathi ngeqiniso nangethando.
Iqiniso nethando
4Ngathokoza kangangani ukufumana bona abanye babantwana bakho bakhamba eqinisweni njengombana sayalwa nguBaba. 5Nje-ke ngiyakubawa, dadwethu othandekako ingasi njengaloyo okutlolela umyalo omutjha kodwana lowo ebesinawo kusukela ekuthomeni kobana sithandane. 6Ithando ngileli: kukobana sikhambe ngokwemiyalwakhe. Iye, njengombana wezwa kusukela ekuthomeni, umyalwakhe kukobana sikhambe ethandweni 7ngombana banengi abakhohlisi abazele loke iphaseli, iye, labo abangavumi bona uJesu Krestu uze ngenyama. Nje-ke nanyana ngubani onjalo umkhohlisi nophika uKrestu. 8Tjhejani-ke bona ningalahlekelwa ngesele nikusebenzele; kodwana inga ningamukela umvuzo opheleleko.
9Nanyana ngubani ongabambeleli efundisweni kaKrestu akanaye uZimu. Loyo ohlala efundisweni kaKrestu unaye uBaba neNdodana. 10Lokha nakufika umuntu kini nefundiso engafaniko nale, ningamamukeli emakhaya wenu; ningambingeleli 11ngombana ombingelelako uhlanganyela naye emikhubeni yakhe.
Ukulayelisa
12Kunengi enginganitlolela khona, kodwana azange ngithande ukunitlolela ngekhasi nangomsobo; kunalokho ngithemba ukuza kini nokukhuluma nani umlomo nomlomo ukuze ukuthokoza kwethu kuphelele.
13Bayakulotjhisa abantwana bakadadwenu okhethiweko.
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