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₁Kuyezwakala ngempela ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu, futhi ubufebe bohlobo olungekho ngisho nakwabezizwe, okungukuthi omunye kini uya kumkayise. ₂Kepha nina nikhukhumele kunokuba nga nilila, ukuze akhishwe phakathi kwenu owenze leso senzo. ₃Ngokuba mina ngokwami, noma ngingekho ngomzimba, nokho ngikhona ngomoya, senginqumile ngokungathi ngikhona ngalowo muntu owenze okunjalo ukuba ₄egameni leNkosi uJesu nihlangane nina nomoya wami kanye namandla eNkosi yethu uJesu, ₅onjalo anikelwe kuSathane kukho ukubhubha kwenyama, ukuze umoya usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu.

₆Akukuhle ukuzibonga kwenu. Anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke na? ₇Khiphani imvubelo endala ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengalokhu ningabangenamvubelo. Ngokuba nelethu iphasika lihlatshiwe, elinguKristu. ₈Njalo-ke masigubhe umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, kungabi ngemvubelo yokushinga neyobubi, kodwa kube ngesinkwa esingenamvubelo sobuqotho neseqiniso.

₉Nganilobela encwadini yami ukuba ningahlangani nezifebe; ₁₀angisho izifebe zalo mhlaba, nokuba abahahayo nabaphangi, nokuba abakhonza izithombe, ngokuba phela ngabe nimelwe ukuphuma ezweni; ₁₁kepha manje nganilobela ukuba ningahlangani nomuntu obizwa ngokuthi ungumzalwane, uma eyisifebe, noma engohahayo, noma engokhonza izithombe, noma eyisithuki, noma eyisidakwa, noma engumphangi; ningaze nadla nokudla nonjalo.

₁₂Ngokuba nginandabani nokwahlulela abangaphandle na? Nani anahluleli abangaphakathi na? ₁₃Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakwahlulela abangaphandle. Xoshani omubi phakathi kwenu.