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₁Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokucela, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke, ₂amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu, ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo. ₃Lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ₄othanda ukuba abantu bonke basindiswe, bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso. ₅Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu, ₆owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi besikhathi esiyiso, ₇engamiselwa khona mina ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli nomphostoli – ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga – yebo, umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni.

₈Ngalokho ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, engenalulaka nokuphikisana.

₉Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda, kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, nangegolide, nangamaparele,* nangezambatho ezinemali eningi, ₁₀kepha njengokufanele abesifazane abashoyo ukuthi besaba uNkulunkulu bahlobe ngemisebenzi emihle.

₁₁Owesifazane makafunde ukuthula nokuthobeka konke. ₁₂Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda; kodwa makazithulele. ₁₃Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, emva kwalokho u-Eva. ₁₄Futhi u-Adamu kakhohliswanga, kepha owesifazane wathi ekhohlisiwe, waphambuka; ₁₅kepha uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda.