Abantwana nababelethi
1Bantwana, thobelani ababelethi benu eKosini ngombana lokhu kulungile. 2“Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.” Lo myalo wokuthoma onesithembiso, 3esithi “ukuze kunikhambele kuhle nokobana nibe nepilo ede ephasinapha”.
4Nani bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwabenu, esikhundleni salokho bakhuliseni esifundisweni nemyalweni weKosi.
5Makhoboka, thobelani abaphathi benu bephasini ngehlonipho, ngokwesaba nangobuqotho behliziyo, njengombana beningenza kuKrestu. 6Ningakwenzi ngombana nifuna ukuthenga amehlwabo nabanibeke ilihlo, kodwana thembekani nanyana bangekho, njengamakhoboka kaKrestu, yenzani intando kaZimu ngeenhliziyo zenu ezipheleleko. 7Yenzani umsebenzi wenu ngommoya omuhle kube ngathi anenzeli abantu kodwana nenzela iKosi, 8njengombana nisazi bonyana iKosi izokuvuza omunye nomunye ngakho koke okuhle akwenzako, nanyana alikhoboka namkha atjhaphulukile.
9Nani baphathi, phathani amakhoboka wenu ngayo yona leyondlela. Ningabasongeli njengombana nisazi bonyana yena loyo oMphathi wabo newenu usezulwini begodu akathengi amehlo wabantu.
Ukuhloma iinhlabano zakaZimu
10Kokugcina, qinani eKosini nemandleni wayo amakhulu! 11Hlomani zoke iinhlabano zakaZimu ukuze nikghone ukulema nijamelane namaqhinga kaSathana, 12ngombana asibindani nenyama neengazi, kodwana sibindana nababusi, iimphathimandla, imibuso yephasi elisemnyameneli kanye nemibutho yemimoya emimbi esemkayini. 13Nje-ke hlomani zoke iinhlabano zakaZimu ukuze kuthi nakufika ilanga lobumbi, nikghone ukudzimelela ningatjhidi bekuthi nasele nenze koke, nibonakale nisajamile.
14Dzimelelani-ke, nizibophe ngebhande leqiniso edinini, ukulunga kube sivikelo senu sesifuba, 15iinyawo zenu zembathe ukulungela ukukhambisa ivangeli lokuthula. 16Phezu kwakho koke lokhu, phakamisani ukukholwa kube sihlangu senu enikghona ukucima ngaso yoke imisubela evuthako yokhohlakeleko. 17Yamukelani isindiso ibe sikupuru, ilizwi lakaZimu libe yisabula kaMoya. 18Thandazani nikuMoya ngeenkhathi zoke ngayo yoke imihlobohlobo yemithandazo kanye neembawo. Nisakhumbule lokho, yelelani begodu ngeenkhathi zoke hlalani nithandazela boke abacwengileko. 19Nami ningithandazele ukuze kuthi njalo nangivula umlomo, ngiphiwe amezwi wokobana ngitjhumayele ifihlakalo yevangeli ngesibindi, 20engimzenda walo ngibotjhiwe. Thandazani bona ngilitjhumayele ngesibindi njengombana ngifanele.
Isiphetho
21UTirhikosi umfowethu othandekako nosisebenzi esithembekako seKosi, uzanitjela koke ukuze nani nazi bonyana ngivuke njani nokobana ngenzani. 22Kungebangelo ngimthumela kinapho ukuze nazi bona sivuke njani begodu anikhuthaze.
23Ukuthula akube kubazalwana nethando elinokukholwa okuvela kuZimu uBaba neKosini uJesu Krestu. 24Akube mumusa kibo boke abathanda iKosethu uJesu Krestu ngalo loke ithando elingapheliko.
