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3 Kwekugcina bazalwane bami, chubekani nijabula eNkhosini.+ Akungikhatsati kunibhalela intfo yinye, futsi loku kutawuphephisa nine.
2 Caphelani tinja; caphelani labo labenta tintfo letimbi; nicaphele nalabo labasoka inyama.+ 3 Ngobe tsine sisoke mbamba,+ senta umsebenti longcwele ngemoya waNkulunkulu, sitigabatisa ngaKhristu Jesu+ futsi asilibeki litsemba kuloko bantfu labetsembela kuko, 4 kepha nangabe kukhona lonetizatfu tekwetsembela kuloko bantfu labetsembela kuko, loyo muntfu ngimi.
Nangabe akhona lomunye locabanga kutsi unetizatfu tekwetsembela kuloko bantfu labetsembela kuko, mine-ke nginato kakhulu: 5 Ngobe ngasokwa ngelilanga lesi-8,+ futsi ngingum-Israyeli, ngiwesive sakaBhenjamini, ngingumHebheru lotalwa ngemaHebheru;+ bengingumFarisi+ logcina umtsetfo; 6 ngenca yekutsi bengishiseka ngahlupha libandla;+ futsi bengikwenta ngekucophelela loko lobekufunwa ngumtsetfo. 7 Kodvwa tintfo lebetiyinzuzo kimi sengititsatsa njengaletilite* ngesizatfu saKhristu.+ 8 Ngetulu kwaloko, tonkhe tintfo ngititsatsa njengaletilite ngesizatfu selwati lolukhulu lolumayelana naKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yami. Ngenca yakhe ngilahlekelwe ngito tonkhe tintfo futsi ngititsatsa njengencumbi yetibi,* kuze ngemukelwe nguKhristu, 9 futsi ngibe sebunyeni naye, hhayi ngekulunga kwami ngoba ngilandzela uMtsetfo, kodvwa ngekulunga lokuletfwa kukholwa+ kuKhristu,+ lokukulunga lokuvela kuNkulunkulu nalokusekelwe ekukholweni.+ 10 Inhloso yami kutsi ngimati yena kanye nekuvuswa kwakhe,+ ngihlupheke njengaye,+ futsi nami ngife njengaye,+ 11 ngibone nekutsi ngingakhona yini kuba semkhatsini walabo labatawuvuswa kucala.+
12 Akusho kutsi sengivele ngiwutfolile umvuzo nome sengivele ngiphelelisiwe, kodvwa ngichubeka ngekutimisela+ kuze ngitobona kutsi ngingakhona yini kukutfola loko Khristu Jesu langikhetsela* kona.+ 13 Bazalwane, angititsatsi njengalosawutfolile umvuzo, kodvwa ngiciniseka ngentfo yinye: Kutsi ngiyatikhohlwa tintfo letingemuva+ futsi ngilwela kutfola tintfo letitako,+ 14 ngichubeka ngekutimisela emgomeni wekutfola umvuzo+ welubito lwasezulwini+ loluvela kuNkulunkulu ngaKhristu Jesu. 15 Ngako tsine lesivutsiwe+ asicabangeni ngalendlela, nangabe nicabanga ngalenye indlela kunobe ngukuphi, Nkulunkulu utanisita kutsi nicabange ngendlela lekahle. 16 Ngelizinga lesesitfutfuke ngalo, asichubekeleni embili ngendlela lefanako.
17 Bazalwane, ngebunye lingisani mine,+ futsi ninake labo labahamba ngendlela levumelana nesibonelo lesinibekela sona. 18 Ngobe banyenti lesebatitsa telugodvo* lokwabetselwa kulo Khristu, futsi bengivame kukhuluma ngabo, kodvwa nyalo sengikhuluma ngabo ngetinyembeti. 19 Siphetfo sabo kubhujiswa, nkulunkulu wabo sisu sabo, batigabatisa ngetintfo lokufanele ngabe banemahloni ngato, netingcondvo tabo tisetintfweni talapha emhlabeni.+ 20 Kodvwa tsine sitakhamuti+ tasezulwini+ futsi simlindzele ngekulangatelela umsindzisi lovela khona, iNkhosi Jesu Khristu,+ 21 lotawusebentisa emandla akhe lamakhulu kuze agucule umtimba wetfu lobutsakatsaka kutsi ufane* nemtimba wakhe lokhatimulako,+ abeke nato tonkhe tintfo ngephansi kwakhe.+