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Ukuhamba okungcwele

1 Ngakho, bazalwane, ngiyalincenga ukuthi, ngezihawu zikaNkulunkulu, linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owemukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube yinkonzo yenu yokuqedisisa. 2 Njalo lingalingisi lumhlaba, kodwa liguqulwe ngokwenziwa zibentsha ingqondo zenu, ukuze lihlolisise okuyintando kaNkulunkulu lokulungileyo lokwemukelekayo lokupheleleyo.

Ukuthobeka lempilo yamaKrestu

3 Ngoba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo, ngithi kuwo wonke ophakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi ukuthi mkhulu kulalokho afanele ukukucabanga, kodwa acabange ngokuqonda, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu abele ilowo lalowo isilinganiso sokholo. 4 Ngoba njengoba silezitho ezinengi emzimbeni munye, kodwa izitho zonke kazilamsebenzi ofananayo; 5 kunjalo thina esibanengi singumzimba munye kuKrestu, kodwa siyizitho omunye komunye. 6 Njalo silezipho ezehlukeneyo njengomusa esiwuphiweyo; zingaba yikuprofetha, asiprofethe ngesilinganiso sokholo; 7 kumbe yikukhonza, asisebenze enkonzweni; kumbe ofundisayo, ekufundiseni; 8 kumbe olayayo, ekulayeni; ophanayo, kanike ngobuqotho; obusayo, kabuse ngokukhuthala; olesihawu, kakwenze ngentokozo.

9 Uthando kalube qotho. Zondani ngokupheleleyo okubi, libambelele kokulungileyo. 10 Thandanani kakhulu ngothando lobuzalwane; ekuhloniphaneni phathani abanye ngcono kulani; 11 lingabi ngamavila ekukhuthaleni; livuthe emoyeni; likhonza iNkosi; 12 lithokoza ethembeni; libekezela ekuhluphekeni; liphikelela emkhulekweni; 13 yabelani kunswelo zabangcwele; likhuthalele ukuphana kuzihambi. 14 Babusiseni abalizingelayo; busisani, lingaqalekisi. 15 Thokozani labathokozayo, njalo likhale labakhalayo. 16 Kalibe lenhliziyonye komunye lomunye. Lingakhumbuli ngezinto eziphakemeyo, kodwa lihlangane labathobekileyo. Lingazitshayi abahlakaniphileyo. 17 Lingaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Linakane okudumisekayo phambi kwabantu bonke. 18 Uba kungenzeka, ngokukini, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke; 19 bathandiweyo, lingaziphindiseli, kulalokho nikani ulaka indawo; ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Ngokwami ukuphindisela, mina ngizabuyisela, kutsho iNkosi. 20 Ngakho nxa isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; nxa somile, sinathise; ngoba ngokwenza lokho, usibekela amalahle avuthayo phezu kwekhanda laso. 21 Unganqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle.

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