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₁Hambani ekhondweni lam, njengoko mna ndihamba ekhondweni likaKrestu.

₂Ndiyanincoma ngokusoloko nindikhumbula, nizigcina nezithethe endininike zona. ₃Kambe ke ndifuna nicacelwe kukuba njengoko uKrestu ongamele indoda nganye, yindoda eyongamele umkayo, nanjengoko uKrestu onganyelwe nguThixo. ₄Ngoko ke indoda ethandazayo okanye eshumayelayo enkonzweni ithwele into entloko, iyamhlaza uKrestu. ₅Kwaye nawuphi na umfazi othandazayo okanye oshumayelayo enkonzweni, engathwele nto entloko, uyayihlaza indoda yakhe; loo mfazi akahluke nganto kumfazi onenkqayi! ₆Ukuba akathwali nto, makasuke agugule intloko kube kanye. Njengoko kulihlazo ukuba umntu obhinqileyo achetywe okanye abe nenkqayi, umfazi ke makathwale. ₇Akukho mfuneko yokuba ithwale indoda, kuba ibonakalisa umfanekiso nesidima sikaThixo. Umfazi ke liqhayiya lendoda yakhe. ₈Kaloku asiyondoda eyathathwa emfazini, ngumfazi owathathwa endodeni ukudalwa kwakhe. ₉Asiyondoda eyadalwa ngenxa yomfazi, ngumfazi owadalwa ngenxa yendoda. ₁₀Ngoko ke, ngenxa yokuhlonela imilowo yakwaThixo umfazi makathwale. ₁₁Kanti ke akukho namnye ungaxhomekekanga komnye kwabo badlelana noKrestu; indoda ixhomekeke emfazini, nomfazi endodeni. ₁₂Nanjengokuba kaloku umfazi wathathwa endodeni, ngokunjalo ke nendoda izalwa ngumfazi, yaye ke bobabini bavela kuThixo owadala zonke izinto.

₁₃Zahluleleni ngokwenu ke! Kufanelekile na ukuba umntu obhinqileyo athandaze enkonzweni engathwele nto entloko? ₁₄Indalo ngokwayo yalatha ukuba zilihlazo endodeni iinwele ezinde; ₁₅kodwa zilibhongo lomntu obhinqileyo. Kaloku wazinikwa iinwele ezinde ukuze zimgqume. ₁₆Kodwa ke ukuba kukho ofuna ukuwuphika lo mbandela, ndingasuka ndithi, mna kwanalo ibandla likaThixo, akukho siko limbi sinalo thina enkonzweni.

₁₇Nantsi indawo endingenakunincoma ngayo: ezintlanganisweni zenu anihlanganeli kwakhana, koko nisuka none. ₁₈Ndawo yokuqala, ndivile ukuba kwezi nkonzo zenu nahluka-hlukene, ibe ke ndiyaqonda ukuba loo nto ngahle ibe injalo. ₁₉(Kambe yona iyantlukwano ilindelekile, ukuze kucace abo basendleleni nabo banxaxhayo.) ₂₀Ukuhlangana kwenu enkonzweni anihlanganeli kwenza umthendeleko weNkosi ₂₁kuba omnye uzityela yedwa, baze abanye basale belambile ngeli lixa abanye benxila. ₂₂Aninamakhaya apho ningatya nisele khona? Mhlawumbi ngaba nilidelile ibandla likaThixo, nihlaza abo basweleyo nje? Nilindele ukuba ndithini ngale nto? Ngaba nilindele ukuba ndinincome? Nakanye!

₂₃Kaloku le mfundiso ndaninika yona, mna ndayamkela kuyo iNkosi: Le yokuba iNkosi uYesu ngobusuku eyanikelwa ngabo yathatha isonka, ₂₄yabulela yasiqhekeza, yathi: “Ngumzimba wam lo; thathani. Ze nenjenje ke ukundikhumbula.” ₂₅Kwangokunjalo yayithatha nayo indebe emva kokuba kutyiwe, yathi: “Le ndebe ingumnqophiso omtsha osungulwa ngokuphalala kwegazi lam. Ngamaxesha onke niyisela mayinikhumbuze ngam.” ₂₆Kuba kaloku ngamaxesha onke nisitya esi sonka, niyisela le ndebe, nivakalisa ukufa kweNkosi, ide ibuye.

₂₇Ngoko ke lowo usityayo esi sonka, ayisele indebe yeNkosi, engafanelekanga, woba netyala ngomzimba negazi leNkosi. ₂₈Makazicikide ke ngoko ngokwakhe umntu, aze ke asitye isonka eso, ayisele nendebe leyo; ₂₉kuba lowo utyayo asele, uzityela aziselele umgwebo ukuba akawuphicothi ngokufanelekileyo umzimba weNkosi. ₃₀Lo ngunobangela wokuba babe baninzi phakathi kwenu ababuthathaka nabayimilwelwe, ngokunjalo nasebefile. ₃₁Ukuba besizicikida ngeba asigwetywa; ₃₂kodwa ke sisohlwaywa nje, siyaqeqeshwa yiNkosi, ukuze singagwetywa kunye nehlabathi.

₃₃Ngoko ke, mawethu, xa nihlangana esidlweni seNkosi lindanani. ₃₄Ukuba kukho olambileyo, makaqale atye ekhaya, ukuze ukuhlangana kwenu kunganizeli nokugwetywa. Eminye imicimbi ndoyiphonononga ndakuba ndifikile apho.