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₁Maqondana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi sonke sinokwazi. Ukwazi kuyakhukhumeza, kepha uthando luyakha. ₂Uma umuntu ethi wazi utho, kakazi njengokuba kufanele ukuba azi; ₃kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye.

₄Ngakho-ke maqondana nokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi asikho isithombe ezweni nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu, munye kuphela. ₅Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, nokuba kusezulwini nokuba kusemhlabeni, njengokuba bakhona onkulunkulu abaningi namakhosi amaningi, ₆nokho kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye, uYise, okuvela kuye konke, nathi sikhonela yena, nenkosi inye, uJesu Kristu, okungaye konke, nathi sikhona ngaye.

₇Kepha lokho kwazi akukho kubo bonke. Kodwa abanye, lokhu bejwayelene nezithombe kuze kube manje, bakudla njengokuhlatshelwe isithombe, nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka uyangcola. ₈Kepha ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba noma singadli, asilahlekelwa lutho; noma sidla, asizuzi lutho. ₉Qaphelani kodwa, funa leli lungelo lenu libe yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka. ₁₀Ngokuba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, unembeza walowo osebuthakathaka akayikududeka yini, aze adle okuhlatshelwe isithombe, na? ₁₁Khona obuthakathaka useyabhubha ngenxa yokwazi kwakho, engumzalwane amfelayo uKristu. ₁₂Kanjalo uma nona kubazalwane, nilimaza unembeza wabo obuthakathaka, niyona kuKristu. ₁₃Ngalokhu uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngadla nyama kuze kube phakade, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.