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₁Ngakho wena mntanami, yiba namandla emseni okuKristu Jesu; ₂lokho okuzwileyo kimi phambi kofakazi abaningi, lokho-ke kubeke kubantu abathembekileyo abazakuba namandla okufundisa nabanye. ₃Hlanganyela nami ukuhlupheka njengebutho elihle likaKristu. ₄Akakho osempini olibala izidingo zalokhu kuphila, aze akholeke kulowo abuthwe nguye. ₅Futhi nxa umuntu encintisana, kaqheliswa engancintisananga ngokomthetho. ₆Umlimi osebenzayo kufanele ukuba kwamukele yena izithelo kuqala. ₇Qonda engikushoyo; ngokuba iNkosi iyakukunika ukuqonda ngezinto zonke.

₈Khumbula uJesu Kristu ovukile kwabafileyo, wenzalo kaDavide ngokwevangeli lami, ₉engihlupheka ngalo kuze kube sekuboshweni njengeselelesi; kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu aliboshiwe. ₁₀Ngalokho ngiyakhuthazela kukho konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze nabo bazuze insindiso ekuKristu Jesu, kanye nenkazimulo yaphakade.

₁₁Likholekile leli zwi lokuthi: Ngokuba uma safa naye, siyakuphila naye futhi; ₁₂uma sikhuthazela, siyakubusa naye futhi; uma simphika, naye uyakusiphika; ₁₃uma singathembeki, yena uhlala ethembekile, ngokuba akanakuziphika.

₁₄Bakhumbuze ngalokho, ufakaze phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba bangalwi ngamazwi, okungasizi lutho, okuyincithakalo kwabezwayo. ₁₅Khuthalela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. ₁₆Kepha ukukhuluma kwezwe okuyize ukugweme; ngokuba bayakuqhubekela phambili ekungamesabini uNkulunkulu, ₁₇nezwi labo liyakubhibha njengesilonda esibhucukayo, abaphakathi kwabo ngoHimenewu noFiletu ₁₈abadukileyo mayelana neqiniso, bethi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile, bechitha ukukholwa kwabanye. ₁₉Nokho isisekelo esiqinileyo sikaNkulunkulu simi, sinalolu phawu lokuthi: “INkosi iyabazi abangabayo,” nokuthi: “Yilowo nalowo ophatha igama likaKristu makadede kukho ukungalungi.”

₂₀Kepha endlini enkulu akukho izitsha zegolide nezesiliva kuphela kodwa nezemithi nezebumba, ezinye ezihloniphekayo, ezinye ezingahloniphekiyo; ₂₁ngalokho uma umuntu ezihlanza kulezo zinto, uyakuba yisitsha esihloniphekayo, esingcwelisiwe, esinosizo kumninindlu, esilungiselwe umsebenzi wonke omuhle.

₂₂Kepha balekela izinkanuko zobusha, ujonge ukulunga, nokukholwa, nothando, nokuthula kanye nabakhuleka eNkosini ngenhliziyo ehlambulukileyo. ₂₃Kepha ukuphikisana kobuwula nokokungazi ukunqabe, wazi ukuthi kuzala ukulwa; ₂₄inceku kaKristu ayifanele ukulwa, kodwa mayibe mnene kubo bonke, inesu lokufundisa, ibekezela, ₂₅ibalaya ngomoya omnene abamelene nayo, kumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphenduka, baze balazisise iqiniso, ₂₆basanguluke, baphume ogibeni lukaSathane ababanjwe nguye ukuba benze intando yakhe.