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1 Elokucina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukulibhalela izinto ezifananayo, mina kakungidinisi, kodwa lina kuyaliqinisa.
Mu manisa, bakhomba ziama, monanu khini mu Pfumu. Kadi kuandi phasi kuidi minumu kulusonikina mambu momo ndilusonikina vayi didi thomoso kuidi beno.
2 Nanzelelani izinja, linanzelele izisebenzi ezimbi, linanzelele ukusika;
Lulubuka mu diambu di zimbua; mu diambu di bisadi bimbimbi, mu diambu di batu bobo beti kukiluekanga mu zinitu ziawu.
3 ngoba thina siyikusoka, esikhonza uNkulunkulu ngoMoya, siziqhenya kuKristu Jesu, njalo singathembeli enyameni;
Bila beto tuidi batu bobo bazengo mu bukiedika; tunsambilanga mu Pheve yi Nzambi ayi tueti kukiniemisanga mu Klisto Yesu ayi tutulanga ko diana dieto mu mambu ma nsuni,
4 lanxa mina ngilethemba futhi enyameni; uba omunye ecabanga ukuthemba enyameni, mina kakhulu;
ka diambu ko ndilenda baka bila ki tudila diana diama mu nsuni. Enati mutu wunkaka wulenda baka bila ki tudila diana diandi mu nsuni buna minu ndutidi.
5 ngasokwa ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, ngingowohlanga lukaIsrayeli, owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, umHebheru wamaHebheru, ngokomlayo umFarisi,
Bila minu ndizengoso mu lumbu kinana. Minu ndidi muisi Iseli, mu dikanda di Benzami, ndidi Ebelewo wubutu kuidi bambuta ba Baebelewo. Mu matedi Mina minu ndidi Mfalisi.
6 ngokokukhuthala ngazingela ibandla, ngokokulunga okusemlayweni ngingasoleki.
Mu mambu ma bufula, ndiyamisa Dibundu. Mu mambu ma busonga, momometi ba mu khinzukulu yi Mina, kadi bila ki tsembolo kisia monika ko mu minu.
7 Kodwa izinto ezaziyinzuzo kimi, lezo ngazibala njengokulahlekelwa ngenxa kaKristu.
Mambu momo ndiba moninanga mambu ma ndandu, buabu ndieka mamonamambu ma phamba mu diambu di Klisto.
8 Yebo isibili, futhi ngikubala konke njengencithakalo ngenxa yobuhlekazi bolwazi lukaKristu Jesu iNkosi yami; okungenxa yakhe ngilahlekelwe yikho konke, njalo ngakuthatha njengezibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu,
Bika sia ti momo kaka vayi mambu moso ndieka mamona maphamba mu diambu di diambu diodi dilutidi mfunu: zaba Klisto Yesu, Pfumuꞌama. Bila mu diambu diandi ndibikidi mamo. Ayi ndieka mamona meka banga tsobo mu diambu ndibaka ndandu mu Klisto;
9 njalo ngificwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela emlayweni, kodwa lokho okungokholo lukaKristu, ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokholo;
muingi ndiba monika mu niandi bika mu busonga mu minu veka, busongabobo bueti totukila mu Mina. Vayi busonga bobo bueti totukila mu lusadusu minu mu Klisto, buawu busonga bu Nzambi mu nzila yi minu.
10 ukuze ngimazi yena lamandla okuvuka kwakhe, lokuhlanganyela kwenhlupheko zakhe, ngenziwe ngifuze ukufa kwakhe,
Buawu bobo thidi zabila Klisto, lulendo lu mfulukulu andi, kithuadi ki ziphasi ziandi ayi dedakana yandi mu lufua luandi
11 uba kungenzeka ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.
muingi nditula, enati baka bubela, ku mfulukulu yi bafua.
12 Kangitsho ukuthi sengikubambile, kumbe ukuthi sengiphelelisiwe; kodwa ngixotshana lakho, ukuthi futhi ngingakubambisisa lokho engabanjisiselwa khona nguKristu Jesu.
Bika sia ti nditambudi mfutu voti nditudidi ku tezo ki mutu wufuana vayi ndieti zawula thinu muingi ndibaka bu tambudila mfutu sumbudidi ti Klisto Yesu wumbuila.
13 Bazalwane, mina kangibali ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambisisile; kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili,
Zikhomba, minu ndimbanza ti nditambudi ko mfutu beni; vayi diambu dimosi ndieti sadila: ndieti tumbu mana zimbakanamambu momo madi ku mbusa ayi tula zingolo mu mambu momo madi ku ntualꞌama.
14 ngigijimela umzila ngokunxwanela emvuzweni wobizo lwaphezulu lukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu.
Diawu ndilembo zawudila thinu mu diambu di tambula mfutu wu lutelo luba ku diyilu; lutelo lu Nzambi mu Klisto Yesu.
15 Ngakho sonke esesiphelele, kasikhumbule lokhu; njalo uba licabanga ulutho olwehlukeneyo, lalokhu uNkulunkulu uzalembulela khona;
Diawu beto boso tuidi bafuana, bika tuba mayindu momo. Enatimu diambu dinkaka, mayindu meno madi mankaka buna Nzambi wela kulusonga diawu.
16 kodwa kulokhu esesifike kukho, kasihambeni ngesimiso sinye, sikhumbule intonye.
Vayi mu tezo kieki tueka, bika tudiatila mu mayindu mamosi.
17 Banini ngabahlanganyeli abangabalingiseli bami, bazalwane, njalo baqaphelisiseni abahamba ngokunjalo, njengoba lilathi njengesibonelo.
Zikhomba, bika lutsokudila beno boso ayi bika thaluꞌeno yiba mu batu bobo beti sokudila ndiatuluꞌeto, boso buididi kifuani kioki tulumonisa.
18 Ngoba abanengi bahamba, engalitshela kanengi ngabo, lakhathesi ngitsho ngezinyembezi ngithi, bayizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu;
Bila zikhumbu ziwombo ndituama kulukamba ayi ndieka buela vutukila buabu ayi matsuela mu meso ti batu bawombo balembo zingila banga bambeni zi dikulusi di Klisto.
19 abakuphela kwabo kuyikubhujiswa, abankulunkulu wabo uyisisu, lodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abacabanga izinto zomhlaba.
Luzaba ti tsukuluꞌawu zimbala bila vumu kiawu kiawu Nzambi awu; beti kukiniemisa mu mambu momo meti kuba fuisa tsoni; mayindu mawu madi mu bima bi nza.
20 Ngoba ikithi isemazulwini, lalapho esilindele ukuthi uMsindisi avele khona, iNkosi uJesu Kristu;
Vayi beto tuidi basi divula didi ku Diyilu, kuna tulembo vingidila Pfumu Yesu Klisto, banga Mvulusi.
21 ozaphendula umzimba wethu wobuphansi, ukuze ufanane lomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, njengokusebenza elamandla ngitsho okwehlisela ngaphansi kwakhe zonke izinto.
Niandi wela kitula nitu eto yi kiadi mu kuyikitula banga nitu andi yi nkembo mu lulendo lolo luidi yandi lu tudila bima bioso ku tsi luyalu luandi.

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