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1 Mayelana-ke lokuqoqelwa okwabangcwele, njengoba ngalaya amabandla eGalathiya, yenzani ngokunjalo lani.

2 Ngalo lonke usuku lokuqala lweviki kakube ngulowo lalowo wenu azibekele aqogelele loba yini aphumelela ngayo, ukuze kungabi yisikhathi sokuqoqwa nxa ngifikayo.

3 Njalo loba nini ekufikeni kwami, loba ngobani elibakhethileyo, ngezincwadi, laba ngizabathuma ukuze base isipho senu somusa eJerusalema;

4 njalo uba kufanele ukuthi lami ngihambe, bazahamba lami.

5 Kodwa ngizakuza kini, nxa sengidabule eMakedoniya; ngoba ngizadabula eMakedoniya;

6 futhi ngingahle ngihlale lani, loba ngiqede lobusika, ukuze lina lingidlulisele loba ngaphi lapho engiya khona.

7 Ngoba kangifisi ukulibona khathesinje ekwedluleni; kodwa ngithemba ukuhlala lani isikhathi esithile, uba iNkosi ivuma.

8 Kodwa ngizahlala eEfesu kuze kufike iPentekoste;

9 ngoba ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu lolamandla, labaphikisayo banengi.

10 Nxa-ke uTimothi engafika, bonani ukuthi ulani engelakwesaba; ngoba usebenza umsebenzi weNkosi njengami futhi.

11 Ngakho kakungabi khona omdelelayo; kodwa mdluliseni ngokuthula, ukuze eze kimi; ngoba ngimlindele kanye labazalwane.

12 Njalo mayelana lomzalwane uApolosi, ngamkhuthaza kakhulu ukuze eze kini kanye labazalwane; kodwa kwakungeyisiyo intando yakhe lakanye ukuthi eze khathesi, kodwa uzakuza nxa eselethuba.

13 Lindani, lime ekholweni, liziphathe njengamadoda, libe lamandla.

14 Izinto zenu zonke kazenziwe ngothando.

15 Futhi ngiyalincenga bazalwane, liyayazi indlu kaStefana, ukuthi iyisithelo sokuqala seAkaya, lokuthi bazimisele ukusebenzela abangcwele;

16 ukuze lani lehliselwe ngaphansi kwabanjalo, labo bonke abasebenza kanye lathi, betshikatshika.

17 Sengithokoza ngokufika kukaStefana loFortunatu loAkayiko, ngoba bona bagcwalisile ukusilela kwenu;

18 ngoba bawuvuselele umoya wami lowenu. Ngakho bananzeleleni abanjalo.

19 Amabandla eAsiya ayalibingelela; bayalibingelela kakhulu eNkosini oAkwila loPrisila, kanye lebandla elisemzini wabo.

20 Bonke abazalwane bayalibingelela. Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele.

21 Isibingelelo ngesami isandla esikaPawuli.

22 Uba umuntu engayithandi iNkosi uJesu Kristu, kabe yisithuko. Woza Nkosi!

23 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lani.

24 Uthando lwami kalube lani lonke kuKristu Jesu. Ameni.