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₁Ngakho lokhu sinale nkonzo, njengokuba sahawukelwa, asidangali, ₂kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliwe zehlazo, asihambi ngobuqili, asiliphambanisi izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha ngokuveza obala iqiniso sizincoma kunembeza wabantu bonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu. ₃Kepha uma ivangeli lethu lifihlakele, lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo, ₄okukubona abangakholwa unkulunkulu waleli zwe uphuphuthekisile ingqondo yabo, ukuze kungasi kubo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. ₅Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina, kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu. ₆Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi: “Akuvele ukukhanya ebumnyameni, kukhanye,” nguyena owakhanyisa ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaKristu.

₇Kepha le ngcebo sinayo ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubukhulu bamandla obukhulu kakhulu bube ngobukaNkulunkulu, bungabi ngobuvela kithi. ₈Siyacindezelwa nxazonke, kodwa asinyinyekile; siyaxakeka, kodwa asidikibali; ₉siyazingelwa, kodwa asidelwa; siwiswa phansi, kodwa asibhujiswa; ₁₀sithwele njalonjalo emzimbeni wethu ukufa kukaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu. ₁₁Ngokuba sisaphila sinikelwa njalo ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo. ₁₂Kanjalo kusebenza ukufa kithina, kepha kinina ukuphila.

₁₃Lokhu sinawo lo moya wokukholwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ngakholwa, ngakho ngakhuluma,” nathi siyakholwa, ngakho-ke siyakhuluma, ₁₄sazi ukuthi yena owavusa iNkosi uJesu uyakusivusa nathi kanye noJesu, asethule kanye nani. ₁₅Ngokuba konke kwenziwa ngenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ngokwandiswa kubo abaningi uvamise ukubonga, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu.

₁₆Ngakho asidangali, kodwa noma kubhubha umuntu wethu wangaphandle, owangaphakathi wenziwa musha imihla ngemihla. ₁₇Ngokuba usizi lwethu olululana olungolomzuzwana luyasisebenzela isilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu senkazimulo emiyo phakade, ₁₈thina esingabheki okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo; ngokuba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana, kepha okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade.