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₁Ngakho-ke uma kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uma kukhona ukududuzeka kothando, uma kukhona inhlangano kaMoya, uma kukhona isisa nesihawu,

₂gcwalisani ukuthokoza kwami ukuba nibe-nomqondo munye, ninothando lunye, nibe-nhliziyonye, niqonde into inye;

₃ningenzi-lutho ngombango nangodumo lwezwe; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani,

₄yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo abheke nokwabanye.

₅Mawube-kini lowomqondo owawukhona nakuKristu Jesu

₆owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akaze asho ukuthi kuyinto yokuphangwa ukulingana noNkulunkulu,

₇kepha wazidela ethabatha isimo senceku, enziwe ngomfanekiso wabantu;

₈wathi efunyenwe enjengomuntu ngesimilo, wazithobisa, elalela kwaze kwabasekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano.

₉Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke,

₁₀ukuze kuthi ngegama likaJesu amadolo onke aguqe, awabasezulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabangaphansi komhlaba,

₁₁nezilimi zonke zivume ngokuthi UJESU KRISTU UYINKOSI, kube-yinkazimulo kuNkulunkulu uYise.

₁₂Ngakho-ke, bathandiweyo bami, njengalokho nilalele ngezikhathi zonke, kungesikho nxa ngikhona kuphela, kodwa ikakhulu manje nxa ngingekho, fezani ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela,

₁₃ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini nokuthanda nokwenza njengentando yakhe.

₁₄Yenzani konke ngokungakhononi nokungangabazi,

₁₅ukuze nibe-ngabangasolekiyo nabangenacala, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangenasici phakathi kwesizukulwane esiyisigwegwe nesiphambeneyo, enikhanya phakathi kwaso njengezinkanyiso ezweni,

₁₆nibambelele ezwini lokuphila, ngize ngibe-nokuzibonga ngosuku lukaKristu ngokuthi angigijimelanga ize, angisebenzelanga ize.

₁₇Yebo, nokuba nginikelwa emhlatshelweni nasenkonzweni yokukholwa kwenu, ngiyathokoza, ngithokoza kanye nani nonke;

₁₈ngokunjalo-ke thokozani nani, nithokoze kanye nami.

₁₉Kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uThimothewu kini masinyane, ukuze nami ngename nxa sengazi izindaba zenu.

₂₀Ngokuba anginamuntu onenhliziyo enjengeyakhe, onganakekela izindaba zenu ngobuqotho;

₂₁ngokuba bonke bafuna okwabo, abafuni okukaJesu Kristu.

₂₂Kepha niyakwazi ukuthembeka kwakhe ukuthi ukhonzile kanye nami ngenxa yevangeli njengomntwana kuyise.

₂₃Yena-ke ngiyethemba ukumthuma masinyane, uma sengibonile ukuthi okuqondene nami kophelelaphi;

₂₄kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini ukuthi nami ngizakuza eduzane.

₂₅Kodwa ngiboné ukuthi kudingekile ukuba ngithume kinina uEphafrodithu, umzalwane nesisebenzi nebutho kanye nami, nesithunywa senu, isikhonzi ekusweleni kwami,

₂₆lokhu wayenilangazelela nonke, eyaluza ngokuba nizwile ukuthi wayegula.

₂₇Ngokuba nempela wayegula ephansi kokufa; kepha uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, kungeyena yedwa, wangihawukela nami, ukuze ngingabi-nalusizi phezu kosizi.

₂₈Ngalokho ngakhuthalela kakhulu ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi nxa senimbona futhi nithokoze, kimi kunciphe usizi.

₂₉Ngakho-ke mamukeleni eNkosini ngokuthokoza konke, abanjalo-ke nibaphathe ngokubatusa,

₃₀ngokuba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu wacishe wafa ezidela amathambo, ukuze agcwalise okusileleyo ekungikhonzeni kwenu.