KUTHITHU 1

₁UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngokokukholwa kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu nangokokwazi iqiniso elingokokukhonza uNkulunkulu,

₂ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade uNkulunkulu ongaqambi amanga akwethembisa phambi kwezikhathi zaphakade,

₃kepha ngesikhathi esifaneleyo ubonakalisile izwi lakhe entshumayelweni engayiphathiswayo ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu,

₄kuThithu, umntanami ngempela ngokokukholwa esikuhlanganyele sonke: Makube-kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu uMsindisi wethu.

₅Ngakushiya eKrethe ngenxa yalokhu ukuba uhlele okusaseleyo, umise amalunga emizini yonke, njengokuba ngakuyala,

₆uma kukhona ongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, enabantwana abakholwayo abangenakusolwa ngokushinga nabangalaleliyo.

₇Ngokuba umbonisi umelwe ukuba abe-ngongasolekiyo njengomphathimuzi kaNkulunkulu, ongaziqhenyi, ongesiso isififane, ongesiso isiphuzi, ongesiso isilwi, ongesiye ohahela inzuzo embi,

₈kepha ophatha kahle izihambi, othanda okuhle, oqondileyo, olungileyo, ongcwele, ozithibayo,

₉obambelele ezwini elithembekileyo ngokwesifundiso, aze abe-nakho nokuyala ngesifundiso esiphilileyo nokwahlula abaphikayo.

₁₀Ngokuba baningi abangalaleliyo abakhuluma ize, nabakhohlisayo, ikakhulu abokusoka,

₁₁abamelwe ukuthuliswa, abachitha indlu iphela, befundisa okungafanele ngenxa yenzuzo embi.

₁₂Omunye kubona, umprofethi wakubo, washo wathi:

₁₃Lobobufakazi buqinisile. Ngalokho-ke ubayalisise, ukuze baphile ekukholweni,

₁₄benganaki izinganekwane zabaJuda nemiyalo yabantu abafulathela iqiniso.

₁₅Kwabahlanzekileyo konke kuhlanzekile; kepha kwabangcolileyo nabangakholwayo akukho-lutho oluhlanzekileyo, kodwa kungcolé ingqondo yabo nonembeza wabo.

₁₆Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu, kepha bayamphika ngemisebenzi yabo bengabenyanyekayo, nabangalaleliyo, nasemisebenzini yonke emihle kabasizi-lutho.