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Ukuphathana kwabathatheneyo

1Ngokunjalo a bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda b, ukuze kuthi, uba-ke bekhona abangalaleli ilizwi c, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwelizwi d , e , f ngokuziphatha kwabafazi, 2enanzelela ukuhamba kwenu g okuhlambulukileyo ekwesabeni h. 3Okuceca kwenu kakungabi ngokwangaphandle okokweluka inwele i, lokokugqiza igolide j, kumbe okokugqoka izembatho k; 4kodwa umuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo l, entweni engagugiyo yomoya omnene lokuthula, oligugu elikhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5Ngoba kudala bazicecisa ngokunjalo labesifazana abangcwele ababethemba uNkulunkulu m, bezehlisela ngaphansi kwawabo amadoda n; 6njengoSara owamlalela uAbrahama, wambiza ngokuthi nkosi o, eselingamadodakazi
 amadodakazi: Gr.,  abantwana.
akhe, uba lisenza okuhle njalo lingesatshiswa q langokukodwa okwesabekayo.

7Ngokunjalo madoda r, hlalisanani s ngokolwazi t, limhloniphe owesifazana u njengesitsha esibuthakathaka v, njengoba labo beyizindlalifa zomusa wempilo kanye lani w, ukuze imikhuleko yenu ingavinjelwa x.

Ukuhamba ngokubekezela ekuhluphekeni

8Okokucina-ke, banini nhliziyonye lonke y, lizwelane z, lithande abazalwane, libe lobubele, lilomusa aa; 9lingaphindiseli okubi ngokubi ab, kumbe ukuthuka ngokuthuka ac; kodwa esikhundleni salokhu busisani ad, lisazi ukuthi labizelwa lokho, ukuze lidle ilifa lesibusiso ae. 10Ngoba lowo ofuna ukuthanda impilo, lokubona insuku ezinhle, kanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, lendebe zakhe ukuze zingakhulumi inkohliso af; 11kaphambuke kokubi, abesesenza okuhle ag; adinge ukuthula, njalo akunxwanele. 12Ngoba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, lendlebe zayo zingasemkhulekweni wabo ah; kodwa ubuso beNkosi bumelana labenza okubi.

13Pho ngubani ongalilimaza ai, uba lingabalingisi bokuhle? aj 14Kodwa ak uba lani lihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga al, libusisiwe am; njalo lingesabi ukwethusa kwabo an, njalo lingakhathazeki ao; 15kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni zenu ap; beselihlala lizilungisele aq ukuphendula wonke olibuza isizatho ngethemba elikini ar, kanye lobumnene as lokwesaba at ,
 ukwesaba: kumbe,  ukuhlonipha.
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16lilesazela esihle av , aw, ukuze kuthi kulokho abalihleba ngakho ax njengabenzi bobubi ay bayangeke, labo abathuka az ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristu ba. 17Ngoba kungcono ukuhlupheka lisenza okuhle, uba intando kaNkulunkulu ikuthanda bb, kulokuhlupheka lisenza okubi. 18Ngoba loKristu wahlupheka kanye bc , bd ngenxa yezono, olungileyo esikhundleni sabangalunganga be, ukuze asise kuNkulunkulu bf; owabulawa bg enyameni bh, kodwa wenziwa waphila bi ngoMoya bj, 19ayesehambe ngawo laye watshumayela bk kumimoya esentolongweni bl, 20eyababekade bengalaleli bm, lapho bn ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu bo kwakukade kulindele, ensukwini zikaNowa lapho umkhumbi wawusakhiwa bp, okwasindiswa kuwo abalutshwana, okuyikuthi imiphefumulo eyisificaminwembili bq , br, ngamanzi bs. 21Umfuziselo wawo bt lubhabhathizo bu olusisindisayo bv lathi khathesi, kungeyisikho ukususwa kwengcekeza yenyama bw, kodwa ukucela bx kwesazela esihle kuNkulunkulu by, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu bz, 22oseye ezulwini, ekhona ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu ca, izingilosi cb leziphathamandla cc , cd , ce lamandla cf , cg , ch sekwehliselwe ngaphansi kwakhe ci.

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