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₁Ke kaloku ndibhenela kumadoda amakhulu alapho phakathi kwenu. Nam kaloku ndikwayindoda enkulu; futhi ndikwalingqina ngeembandezelo zikaKrestu. Kambe ke ndinaso nesabelo kubuqaqawuli obuza kuvela. ₂Waluseni umhlambi kaThixo eniphakathi kwawo. Lo msebenzi ke sanukuwenza kuba ninyanzelekile, koko wenzeni nizimisele, njengoko noThixo ethanda njalo. Sanukusebenza kuba nincwase inzuzo, koko sebenzani ngokuzinikela. ₃Sanukulawula ngegqudu, koko yibani ngumzekelo kuwo umhlambi. ₄Uya kuthi ke akufika uMalusi omkhulu, nizuze isithsaba esinesidima, esingasoze sitshitshe.

₅Kwangaloo ndlela ke nani, bafana, walulameleni amadoda amakhulu. Xa ninonke ke ngoko yithani wambu ukuthobelana. Kaloku uThixo ubachasile abo banekratshi, kodwa unesisa kwabathobekileyo. ₆Ngoko ke zithobeni phantsi kwesandla sikaThixo esinamandla; yena ke uya kuniphakamisa ngexesha elifanelekileyo. ₇Ziphoseni kuye zonke iingxaki zenu; kaloku nguye onalusayo.

₈Hlalani nithe qwa, nilumke! Kaloku ummangaleli wenu umtyholi ugquma njengengonyama. Uyajikeleza; uzingela umntu angamqwengayo. ₉Yimani ningahexi elukholweni, nimchase. Khumbulani ukuba namanye amakholwa athubeleza kwiimbandezelo ezikwanjalo apha emhlabeni. ₁₀Kodwa ke, emva kwezo mbandezelo zomzuzwana, uThixo umthombo wesisa owanibizayo ngokumanywa kwenu noKrestu, khon' ukuze nibe nenxaxheba kubuqaqawuli bakhe obungapheliyo, uya kunihlaziya anomeleze, anixhobise, nime ngxishi. ₁₁Kaloku akuye amandla ngoku nangonaphakade. *Amen.

₁₂Ngoncedo lukaSilas, ikholwa elithembekileyo njengoko ndiqonda, ndinibhalele le ncwadana ndinikhuthaza. Ngokunjalo ndiyangqina ukuba esi sisisa sikaThixo ngenene. Ngoko ke yimani kuso ningahexi.

₁₃Liyabulisa ibandla eliseBhabheli, nalo linyuliwe nguThixo njengani. Uyanibulisa nonyana wam uMarko. ₁₄Bulisanani niqhutywa luthando. Makube luxolo kuni nonke nina bakaKrestu!