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₁Ngalokho-ke nathi, lokhu sinefu elingaka lawofakazi elisihaqileyo, masilahle konke okusindayo nesono esithandela kangaka kithi, sigijime ngokubekezela kulokhukuncintisana esikumiselweyo,

₂sibhekile kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu, owathi esikhundleni sentokozo ayibekelweyo wathwala isiphambano engalinaki ihlazo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.

₃Yebo, mqondeni yena owakhuthazela ephikwa kangaka yizoni, ukuze ningakhathali, niphele amandla emiphefumulweni yenu.

₄Anikamelani nezono nilwa kuze kube-segazini;

₅senikhohliwe umyalo okhuluma kinina njengakubantwana wokuthi:

₆ngokuba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo,

₇Bekezelani ekulayweni; uNkulunkulu uyaniphathisa okwabantwana, ngokuba yiyiphi indodana engalaywa nguyise na?

₈Kepha uma ningalaywa, abathé bonke benziwa abahlanganyeli kukho, khona-ke ningabesihlahla, anisiwo amadodana.

₉Futhi-ke sasinawobaba bethu benyama abasilayayo, sabazisa; pho, asiyikuthobela uYise wawomoya kakhulu kunalokho, siphile, na?

₁₀Ngokuba bona kambe basilaya izinsukwana njengokubona kwabo, kepha yena kube-yinsizakalo, size sithole ukuhlanganyela ubungcwele bakhe.

₁₁Ukulaya konke okwamanje kungathi akusikho okwentokozo, kepha kungokosizi, kodwa ngasemuva kuyabathelela isithelo esihle sokulunga labo abahlakahliswé yikho.

₁₂Ngakho-ke qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka namadolo axegayo,

₁₃nenzele izinyawo zenu izindlela eziqondileyo ukuba okuqhugayo kungaphinyazeki, kepha kunalokho kuphulukiswe.

₁₄Zamelani ukuthula nabo bonke kanye nokungcweliswa; ongenakho angeyibone iNkosi;

₁₅niqaphelisise kungabikho osilelayo emseni kaNkulunkulu, funa kumile impande imbe ebabayo, inixobise, kungcoliswe abaningi yiyo,

₁₆kungabikho oyisifebe noma odumazayo njengoEsawu owathengisa ubuzibulo bakhe ngesidlo sinye nje.

₁₇Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi, nokuba ngasemuva ethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akalitholanga ithuba lokuphenduka, noma ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi.

₁₈Ngokuba anizanga entabeni ephathekayo nesha umlilo, nasekufiphaleni, nasebumnyameni, nasesivunguvungwini,

₁₉nasekukhaleni kwecilongo, nasekuzwakaleni kwamazwi, abathé ukukuzwa, bancenga ukuba kungabe kusakhulunywa izwi kubo,

₂₀ngokuba babengenakukuthwala lokho abayalwa ngakho kokuthi: Ngisho nesilwane, uma sithinta intaba, siyakukhandwa ngamatshe;

₂₁yebo, umbono wesabeka kangaka, waze wathi uMose: Nginovalo olukhulu, ngiyathuthumela;

₂₂kodwa nizé entabeni yaseSiyoni nasemzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema lasezulwini, nasezigidigidini zezingelosi,

₂₃nasebandleni lamazibulo abhaliwe ezulwini, nakuNkulunkulu, uMahluleli wabo bonke, nakuyo imimoya yabalungileyo abaphelelisiweyo,

₂₄nakuJesu, umlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, nasegazini lokufafaza elikhuluma okukhulu kunelika-Abela.

₂₅Bhekani, ningamali okhulumayo; ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga labo ababemala lowo owabaxwayisa emhlabeni, kakhulu asiyikuphunyuka thina esimfulathelayo oxwayisa esezulwini,

₂₆ozwi lakhe lanyakazisa umhlaba ngalesosikhathi, kepha manje uthembisile wathi: Kusezakuba-kanye ngizamazamise kungabi-ngumhlaba wodwa, kepha nezulu futhi.

₂₇Lokho kokuthi: Kusezakuba-kanye kutshengisa ukuguqulwa kwezinto ezinyakaziswayo, njengokuba zenziwe, ukuze lezo ezinganyakaziswayo zime.

₂₈Ngakho-ke lokhu samukeliswa umbuso ongenakunyakaziswa, masibonge ngesingamkhonza ngakho uNkulunkulu ngokumthokozisa, nangokumhlonipha, nangokuthuthumela,

₂₉ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo.