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₁Ngakho-ke ngiyawagqugquzela amalunga aphakathi kwenu, mina engiyilunga kanye nawo, nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKhristu, nomhlanganyeli enkazimulweni ezakwembulwa, ngithi: ₂yelusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, ningawuphathi ngokungathi niphoqiwe, kodwa ngokuthanda, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu enza, kungabi ngenxa yenzuzo eyihlazo, kodwa kube ngenhliziyo eshisekelayo. ₃Makungabi njengabazenza amakhosi phezu kwalabo enibaphathisiwe ukubanakekela, kodwa nibe yizibonelo emhlanjini. ₄Kuyakuthi lapho uMelusi omkhulu esebonakaliswa, nizuze umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo. ₅Kanjalo nani zinsizwa, thobelani amalunga, kodwa nonke yembathani ukuthobeka, nithobelane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umelene nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.

₆Ngalokho zithobeni phansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, ₇niphonse izinkathazo zenu zonke phezu kwakhe, ngokuba uyanikhathalela.

₈Zithibeni, nilinde. Isitha senu, uSathane, siyahamba njengebhubesi elibhodlayo, sifuna esingamdwengula. ₉Melanani naye niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi zona lezo zinhlupheko ziyabehlela nabazalwane benu abasemhlabeni.

₁₀Kepha uNkulunkulu womusa wonke owanibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade ngoKhristu, emva kokuhlupheka isikhashana, Yena luqobo uyakunihlumelela, anisekele, aniqinise, animise nisimeme. ₁₁Makube kuye amandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.

₁₂NgoSilvanu, umzalwane othembekile kithi, nginibhalele ngamafuphi ukunikhuthaza, nokufakaza ukuthi yiwo ngokwempela umusa kaNkulunkulu enimi kuwo.

₁₃Liyakhonza kini ibandla eliseBhabhiloni elikhethiweyo kanye nani, uyakhonza noMakhu indodana yami. ₁₄Bingelelanani ngokwanga kothando.

Ukuthula makube kini nonke enikuKhristu.