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Usuku LweNkosi

1Bazalwane, mayelana lezikhathi lezinsuku akudingeki ukuba sililobele 2ngoba likwazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku. 3Abantu besathi, “Ukuthula lokuvikeleka,” incithakalo izakwehlela phezu kwabo ngokujuma njengomhelo kowesifazane ozithweleyo njalo kabayikuphunyuka.

4Kodwa lina bazalwane, kalikho emnyameni ukuba lolusuku lulijume njengesela. 5Lonke lingamadodana okukhanya lamadodana emini. Kasisibo bobusuku loba abobumnyama. 6Ngakho-ke, kasingafani labanye abaleleyo kodwa kasiphaphameni njalo sizithibe. 7Ngoba labo abalalayo balala ebusuku, lalabo abadakwayo badakwa ebusuku. 8Kodwa njengoba singabemini, kasizithibeni, sembathe ukukholwa lothando njengesihlangu sesifuba, lethemba lokusindiswa njengengowane. 9Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kodwa ukuba sithole ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 10Wasifela ukuze loba sikhangele kumbe silele, siphile laye. 11Ngakho-ke, qinisanani njalo lakhane njengoba likwenza.

Iziqondiso Zokucina

12Siyalicela bazalwane, ukuba libahloniphe labo abasebenza nzima phakathi kwenu, abalikhathalelayo eNkosini njalo beliqondisa futhi. 13Bahlonipheni kakhulu ngothando ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalisanani ngokuthula. 14Njalo siyalincenga bazalwane, baxwayiseni labo abangamavila, likhuthaze abadele inhliziyo, lisize ababuthakathaka njalo libekezelele umuntu wonke. 15Qaphelani kungabikhona ophindisela okubi ngokubi kodwa lihlale lizama ukwenzelana okuhle kanye lakwabanye abantu.

16Thokozani kokuphela, 17likhuleke kokuphela 18njalo libonge konke okulehlelayo ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ngani kuKhristu uJesu.

19Lingawucitshi umlilo kaMoya; 20lingazeyisi iziphrofethi 21kodwa zihloleni zonke; libambelele kokulungileyo, 22lixwaye konke okubi.

23Sengathi uNkulunkulu uqobo, uNkulunkulu wokuthula angalenza libengcwele ngokupheleleyo. Sengathi umoya wenu wonke lomphefumulo kanye lomzimba kungalondolozwa kungelasici ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 24Lowo olibizayo uthembekile njalo uzakukwenza lokho.

25Lisikhulekele bazalwane.

26Bingelelani abazalwane bonke ngokwangana okungcwele.

27Ngiyalilaya phambi kweNkosi ukuba incwadi le ibalelwe abazalwane bonke.

28Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kawube lani.