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1 Kodwa ngezikhathi langemizuzu, bazalwane, kalisweli ukuthi libhalelwe, 2 ngoba lina uqobo liyazi kuhle kakhulu ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luzafika ngokunjalo njengesela ebusuku; 3 ngoba nxa besithi: Ukuthula lokuhlala kuhle, khona ukubhujiswa okujumayo kuzabehlela, njengomhelo kowesifazana okhulelweyo, njalo kabasoze baphunyuke. 4 Kodwa lina, bazalwane, kalikho emnyameni, ukuze lolosuku luliphuthume njengesela; 5 lina lonke lingabantwana bokukhanya labantwana bemini; kasisibo abobusuku loba abobumnyama; 6 ngakho-ke asingalali njengabanye labo, kodwa asilinde siqonde. 7 Ngoba abalalayo balala ebusuku; labadakwayo badakwa ebusuku. 8 Kodwa thina esingabemini, asiqonde, sifake isivikelo sesifuba sokholo lothando, lethemba losindiso libe likhowa, 9 ngoba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka, kodwa ukuzuza usindiso ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 10 owasifelayo, ukuze loba siphapheme loba silele, siphile kanye laye. 11 Ngakho khuthazanani, lakhane, njengoba lani likwenza. 12 Kodwa siyalincenga, bazalwane, ukuthi libazi labo abasebenza nzima phakathi kwenu, labaliphathayo eNkosini, labalelulekayo, 13 njalo libahlonipha kakhulu okwedlula amalawulo ethandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalisanani ngokuthula. 14 Kodwa siyalikhuthaza, bazalwane, yelulekani abangelamthetho, liduduze abadanileyo, lisekele ababuthakathaka, libekezelele bonke. 15 Qaphelani ukuthi kungabi khona ophindisela omunye okubi ngokubi; kodwa dingisisani ngesikhathi sonke okuhle lomunye komunye lakibo bonke. 16 Thokozani njalonjalo; 17 khulekani lingaphezi; 18 bongani kukho konke; ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani. 19 Lingamcitshi uMoya; 20 lingadeleli iziprofetho; 21 hlolisisani konke; libambelele kokuhle; 22 dedani kukho konke ukubonakala kobubi. 23 Kungathi uNkulunkulu wokuthula uqobo angalenza libe ngcwele ngokupheleleyo; njalo kungathi umoya wenu wonke lomphefumulo lomzimba kungalondolozwa kungasoleki ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 24 Uthembekile yena olibizayo; laye oza kw enza lokhu. 25 Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni. 26 Bingelelani abazalwane bonke ngokwanga okungcwele. 27 Ngiyalifungisa ngeNkosi, ukuthi lincwadi ifundwe kubo bonke abazalwane abangcwele. 28 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lani. Ameni.

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