Khristu unguMmeli wetfu
1Bantfwabami, nginibhalela loku khona ningetikona; kodvwa nangabe kukhona lotfuke enta sono, tsine sineMmeli kuYise, Jesu Khristu lolungile, 2nguye loyinhlawulo yetono tetfu, hhayi tetfu sodvwa, kodvwa netemhlaba wonkhe.
3Nasigcina imiyalo yakhe, sineleciniso lekutsi siyamati yena. 4Umuntfu lotsi: “Ngiyamati,” kodvwa abe angayenti imiyalo yakhe, ngulocalemanga, neliciniso kute kuye. 5Kodvwa lowo logcina livi lakhe, lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye; ngaloko singaba neliciniso lekutsi sikuye. 6Wonkhe umuntfu lotsi uhlala kuye, kufanele ahambe ngaleyo ndlela Khristu lahamba ngayo.
Umyalo lomusha
7Batsandzekako, anginibhaleli wona umyalo lomusha kodvwa wona lowo lomdzala lenawuva kusukela ekucaleni. Lomyalo lomdzala livi lenaliva. 8Noko nginibhalela umyalo lomusha, buciniso bawo lobubonakala kuJesu nakini, ngobe bumnyama buyendlula nekukhanya lokunguko sibili sekuvele kuyakhanya.
9Umuntfu lotsi usekukhanyeni, kodvwa abe atondza umzalwane wakhe, usebumnyameni nanyalo. 10Lowo lotsandza umzalwane wakhe, uhlala ekukhanyeni, nesikhubekiso kute kuye. 11Kodvwa lowo lotondza umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni, uhamba ebumnyameni, futsi akati nekutsi uyaphi, ngobe bumnyama buphumphutsekise emehlo akhe.
12Ngibhalela nine, bantfwabami,
ngobe tono tenu setitsetselelwe
ngenca yaKhristu.
13Ngibhalela nine, bobabe,
ngobe niyamati Yena,
loseloku aphila kusukela ekucaleni.
Ngibhalela nani, majaha,
ngobe nimehlulile Lomubi.
14Ngibhalele nine, bantfwana,
ngobe niyamati Babe.
Ngibhalele nani, bobabe,
ngobe niyamati Yena,
loseloku akhona kusukela ekucaleni.
Ngibhalele nine, majaha,
ngobe ninemandla,
nelivi laNkulunkulu lihlala kini,
futsi senimehlulile Lomubi.
15Ningalitsandzi live netintfo letiseveni. Nangabe umuntfu atsandza live, lutsandvo lwaBabe alukho kuye. 16Ngobe konkhe lokuseveni, kuyinkhanuko yenyama, nenkhanuko yemehlo, nekutigabatisa lokulite ngetintfo takulomhlaba. Konkhe loku akuveli kuBabe, kodvwa kwelive. 17Live liyendlula netinkhanuko talo, kodvwa lowo lowenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze.
Mphikakhristu
18Bantfwana, sesikhatsi sekugcina; njengobe neva kutsi mphikakhristu uyeta, nanyalo bomphikakhristu labanyenti sebavelile; ngako-ke sesiyati kutsi sesikhatsi sekugcina. 19Baphuma emkhatsini wetfu, kodvwa babevele bangesibo bakitsi, ngobe kube bebabakitsi, ngabe bachubeka kanye natsi. Noko kwakufanele kutsi kubonakale kutsi kute namunye wabo labewakitsi.
20Kodvwa-ke nine nigcotjwe nguLongcwele, nonkhe ninalo lwati. 21Angikanibhaleli ngobe ningalati liciniso kodvwa ngobe nilati. Niyati futsi kutsi kute emanga laphuma ecinisweni. 22Pho, ngubani localemanga nakungesiye lophika Jesu kutsi nguKhristu? Lowo ngumphikakhristu: lophika uYise neNdvodzana. 23Lowo lophika iNdvodzana, ute Nkulunkulu uYise; kantsi lowo lovuma iNdvodzana unaye, Nkulunkulu uYise.
24Loko lenakuva kusukela ekucaleni akuhlale etinhlitiyweni tenu. Nangabe-ke loko kuhlala kini, nani-ke niyawuhlala eNdvodzaneni kanye nakuYise. 25Nguleso-ke setsembiso Khristu lasinika sona: kuphila lokuphakadze.
26Nginibhalele loku ngalabo labanedukisako. 27Kodvwa nine ninekugcotjwa kwaMoya lokukini lenakwemukela kuKhristu; ngako-ke asikho sidzingo sekutsi ningabuye nifundziswe ngulomunye umuntfu. Lokunigcoba kwakhe kunifundzisa tonkhe tintfo, futsi kuliciniso, akusiwo emanga; njengobe kunifundzisile-ke, hlalani nikuye.
28Bantfwabami, hlalani kuye, khona kutawutsi nakachamuka sibe nesibindzi sibete emahloni sinyibe kuye ekufikeni kwakhe. 29Nanati kutsi ulungile, ningahlala nineliciniso lekutsi wonkhe lowenta kulunga, utelwe nguye.
