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₁Zihlobo zam, yeyesibini le ngoku incwadi endinibhalela yona. Kuzo zombini ezi ncwadi bendizama ukuvuselela iingcinga ezintle ezingqondweni zenu. ₂Bendinikhumbuza izinto ezathethwa *ngabashumayeli abangcwele mandulo, kwanemiyalelo yeNkosi noMsindisi enayixelelwayo *ngabathunywa. ₃Mayisicacele into yokuba imihla yokugqibela iza nabantu abangoodelihlazo nabagxeki. ₄Baza kunenza intlekisa besithi: “Wayethe uya kubuya eze. Úphi kaloku ngoku? Oobawo sebafa, yaye into yonke isenjengoko yayinjalo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi!” ₅Bakhetha ukuyilibala abo bantu into yokuba amazulu la ayekho kakade kwasekuqaleni, nokuba ihlabathi eli ladalwa ngamanzi ngelizwi likaThixo. ₆Yaye latshatyalaliswa kwangamanzi; nditsho amanzi kanogumbe. ₇Kanti ke kwaesi sibhakabhaka sikhoyo nehlabathi zigcinwe kwalelo lizwi likaThixo. Zilinde umhla ekuya kugwetywa ngawo ngomlilo kutshatyalaliswe abantu abangamkhathalelanga uThixo.

₈Ze nikhumbule le ndawo ke, zihlobo zam: umhla omnye kuThixo uyafana newaka leminyaka, newaka leminyaka lifana nomhla omnye. ₉Ke iNkosi ayikubambezeli ukuzalisekiswa kwesithembiso esenzileyo, njengoko abanye baba kunjalo. Nto nje ininyamezele kuba ingafuni kutshabalale mntu. Koko ifuna wonke ubani afumane ithuba lokuguquka.

₁₀Ke yona iMini yeNkosi iya kufika njengesela ingalindelekanga. Ngaloo mini amazulu aya kutsho ngenzwinini yengxolo, aze ke wona aphel' emehlweni. Ngokunjalo neziseko zawo ziya kutshiswa ngumlilo ziphele. Wona umhlaba nako konke okukuwo kuya kusala kuze; uya kunyamalala. ₁₁Xa ke eli phakade liza kutshabalala kanje, ngaba kufuneka nithini nina? Kufuneka nizinikele ngokupheleleyo, niphile ubomi obunyulu. ₁₂Kufuneka nenze unako-nako, nilangazelela ukuba ikhawuleze imini kaThixo. Ewe, loo mini iya kuwalenya ngomlilo amazulu atshabalale; ngokunjalo neziseko zawo ziya kunyibilika. ₁₃Kambe ke thina silindele isithembiso sikaThixo, samazulu nehlabathi elitsha, apho kuya kulawula ucwangco.

₁₄Zihlobo zam, njengoko ke nisajong' enkalweni kweli dinga, hlalani nilungelelene noThixo; ningenabala, ningakhalazeleki nganto kuye. ₁₅Qondani kakuhle ukuba umonde weNkosi ufezekisa usindiso lwenu. Andithi kaloku nowethu othandekayo uPawulos utsho kwiincwadi zakhe azibhala phantsi kwefuthe nobulumko bukaThixo! ₁₆Kambe ke unjalo kakade xa ethetha ngale nyewe. Phofu ke kukho iindawo ezinzima ezincwadini zakhe. Ke zona izityhakala nabathandabuzi bazitolika gwenxa, njengoko besenza kakade *eziBhalweni. Ngokwenjenjalo ke bazibizela intshabalalo.

₁₇Ke nina, zihlobo zam, senilunyukisiwe. Ngoko ke lumkani, hleze aba basweli-kuqiqa banilukuhlele kwezo mpazamo zabo. Ngoko ke yimani ningagungqi. ₁₈Ewe, kholosani ngesisa seNkosi, nikhule nakuko ukwazana neNkosi noMsindisi wethu uYesu Krestu. Bobakhe ubungangamsha ngoku nangonaphakade! *Amen.