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₁Kuqala, ndiqononondisa ndisithi: izicelo, imithandazo, izikhungo, nemibulelo, ₂mazenzelwe bonke abantu. Iinkosi nabasemagunyeni bonke mabathandazelwe, ukuze kubekho inzolo noxolo ehlabathini, sihlale ngokoyika nangokuhlonela uThixo. ₃Yinto elungileyo nekholekileyo leyo kuThixo, uMsindisi wethu, ₄ofuna ukusindisa bonke abantu, baze bafikelele ekuyazini inyaniso. ₅Kaloku mnye uThixo, ukwamnye nalowo ungumxolelanisi kaThixo nomntu. NguKrestu Yesu ongumntu ncakasana, ₆owazenza intlawulelo yenkululeko yoluntu luphela. Wayingqinela injongo kaThixo kanye ngexesha elifanelekileyo, ngokwenjenjalo. ₇Mna ke ndalathwa ukuba ndibe sisigidimi sokufundisa iintlanga ukholo nenyaniso. Andixoki; ndinyanisile.

₈Ngoko ke ngumnqweno wam ukuba imithandazo yenziwe ngamadoda emabandleni onke, ethandaza ephakamise izandla ngeenjongo ezimsulwa, engahambisani neengxabano nomsindo. ₉Abafazi bona mabandileke, banxibe ngesidima, bathozame; iinwele bangazihombisi ngokugqithisileyo. Mabangayokozeli ngamaso egolide, nawamatye exabiso, bawunduzelise ngeelokhwe zeendleko. ₁₀Ndaweni yaloo nto mababe nemisebenzi emihle efanele amakhosikazi abanga igama lobuKrestu. ₁₁Umfazi makabe ngumfundi othe cwaka onentobeko. ₁₂Andimvumeli ukuba abe ngumfundisi; andithandi nokuba aphathe amadoda; hayi, makathi cwaka. ₁₃Andithi kanene nguAdam owadalwa kuqala, kwaza kwalandela uEfa? ₁₄AsingoAdam owakhohliswayo, yaba ngumfazi owavuma inkohliso, waza wawa esonweni. ₁₅Kambe ke wosindiswa ngokuzala ukuba uthi rhoqo ukuhlala elukholweni, nothando, nobungcwalisa, ezinzile ngengqondo.