Izicelo nezifiso neziluleko zikaPawulu
1Elokugcina, bazalwane, sikhulekeleni ukuba izwi leNkosi likhawuleze, lidunyiswe, njengalokhu kunjalo nakini,
2nokuba sikhululwe kubantu abadukileyo nababi; ngokuba ukukholwa akusikho okwabo bonke.
3Kepha iNkosi ithembekile, eyakuniqinisa, inilondoloze komubi.
4Siyethemba eNkosini ngani ukuthi lokhu esiniyala ngakho niyakwenza nokuthi nizakukwenza.
5Kepha iNkosi mayiqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasekubekezeleni kukaKristu.
6Kodwa siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu ukuba nizahlukanise nabazalwane bonke abahamba ngokungafanele, bengahambi ngomyalo eniwamukele kithina.
7Ngokuba nani niyazi ngokwenu ukuthi kufanele ukuba nisilingise kanjani, ngokuba asihambanga ngokungafanele phakathi kwenu,
8asidlanga-sinkwa samuntu ngesihle, kodwa sadla ngokukhandleka nangokukhathazeka, sisebenza ubusuku nemini ukuba singasindi-muntu kini,
9kungengokuba singenalo ilungelo, kodwa ukuze sizinikele sibe-yisibonelo kini sokuba nisilingise.
10Ngokuba nalapho sisekini, saniyala ngalokhu ukuthi: Uma umuntu engathandi ukusebenza, makangadli.
11Ngokuba sizwa ukuthi abanye phakathi kwenu bahamba ngokungafanele, bengasebenzi-lutho, kepha benza okuyize nje;
12abanjalo siyabayala sibaluleka eNkosini uJesu Kristu ukuba basebenze ngokuthula, badle esabo isinkwa.
13Kepha nina-bazalwane, ningadinwa ngukwenza okuhle.
14Uma ekhona ongalaleli izwi lethu kulencwadi, mphawuleni lowo, ningahlanganyeli naye, ukuze abe-namahloni;
15kepha ningamphathisi okwesitha, kodwa mlulekeni njengomzalwane.
16Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke nangezindlela zonke. INkosi mayibe-nani nonke.
Isigcino
17Ngiyakhonza ngesandla sami minaPawulu, okuluphawu ezincwadini zonke; ngiloba kanjalo.
18Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube-nani nonke.
