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12 Yikho bafowethu ngiyalincenga ngesisa sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi linikele imizimba yenu+ ibe yimihlatshelo ephilayo, engcwele+ njalo eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, inkonzo engcwele eliyenza ngezingqondo zenu.+ 2 Yekelani ukubunjwa ngumumo lo wezinto,* kodwa guqulwani litshintshe indlela elicabanga ngayo+ ukuze lihlolisise+ lizibonele intando kaNkulunkulu enhle, eyamukelekayo lepheleleyo.
3 Ngomusa omkhulu engiwuphiweyo ngitshela wonke umuntu phakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi ukuthi ungcono kulalokho ayikho khona,+ kodwa acabange ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi usebenzisa kuhle ingqondo, kusiya ngokholo ngamunye aluphiwe* nguNkulunkulu.+ 4 Silezitho ezinengi emzimbeni munye+ kodwa zonke zilemisebenzi etshiyeneyo. 5 Ngakho lanxa thina sibanengi, singumzimba owodwa omanyene loKhristu, kodwa ngamunye wethu unjengesitho esibambane lezinye.+ 6 Njengoba silezipho ezitshiyeneyo kusiya ngomusa omkhulu esiwunikiweyo,+ nxa kuyisipho sokuphrofetha kasiphrofetheni kusiya ngokholo esiluphiweyo. 7 Nxa kuyimisebenzi yebandla asiyenzeni leyomisebenzi. Ofundisayo kafundise,+ 8 okhuthazayo kakhuthaze.+ Owabela abanye* kakwenze ngenhliziyo emhlophe,+ okhokhelayo kakukhuthalele* ukukhokhela,+ lalowo owenzela abanye isihawu kabenzele ethokoza.+
9 Uthando lwenu alungabi ngolwamanga.+ Yenyanyani okubi,+ libambelele kokuhle. 10 Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane, lithandane ngenhliziyo yonke. Khokhelani ekuhlonipheni abanye.*+ 11 Khuthalani* lingabi ngamavila.*+ Vuthani emoyeni.+ Wobani yizigqili zikaJehova.*+ 12 Jabulani ngenxa yethemba lenu. Qiniselani ebunzimeni.+ Phikelelani ekuthandazeni.+ 13 Phanini abangcwele elilakho kusiya ngalokho abakuswelayo+ njalo libe lomkhuba wokwamukela kuhle abanye.+ 14 Qhubekani libusisa abalihlukuluzayo,+ busisani lingaqalekisi.+ 15 Jabulani labajabulayo, likhale labakhalayo. 16 Bonani abanye ngendlela elizibona ngayo. Lingahlali licabanga ngezinto eziphakemeyo* kodwa thandani izinto eziphansi.+ Lingaziboni angani lihlakaniphile.+
17 Lowo oliphatha kubi lingambuyiseli ngokubi.+ Qalani licabange ukuthi kuyini okuhle emehlweni abantu bonke. 18 Nxa kungenzeka futhi kusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke.+ 19 Lingaziphindiseleli bathandekayo kodwa nikani ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ithuba,+ ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “‘Ukuphindisela ngokwami, yimi engizabuyisela,’ kutsho uJehova.”*+ 20 Ngakho “nxa isitha sakho silambile sinike ukudla. Nxa somile sinike okunathwayo ngoba nxa ungenza njalo uyabe ubuthelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso.”*+ 21 Lingavumi ukunqotshwa ngokubi kodwa qhubekani linqoba okubi ngokuhle.+