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5 Ngiyabancenga-ke* abadala abaphakathi kwenu njengoba lami ngingumdala njengabo lofakazi wenhlupheko zikaKhristu futhi ngizahlanganyela enkazimulweni ezavezwa,+ ngithi kubo: 2 Yelusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu+ eliwugcinisiweyo, libe ngababonisi bawo.* Lokho kwenzeni ngenhliziyo yonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu,+ hatshi ngokubanjwa ngamandla njalo lingakwenzeli ukuthola inzuzo yokungathembeki+ kodwa lizimisele. 3 Lingazenzi amakhosi phezu kwalabo abalilifa likaNkulunkulu+ kodwa libe yizibonelo emhlambini.+ 4 Lapho umelusi omkhulu+ esebonakalisiwe, lizakwamukela umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo.+

5 Lani majaha zehliseni emadodeni amadala.*+ Lanxa kunjalo, lonke gqokani ukuthobeka, lithobeke* komunye lomunye ngoba uNkulunkulu umelana labaziphakamisayo kodwa ulomusa omkhulu kwabathobekileyo.+

6 Ngakho zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla ukuze aliphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo,+ 7 liphosele kuye konke okulikhathazayo+ ngoba yena ulendaba lani.+ 8 Zisebenziseni kuhle ingqondo zenu, liqaphele!+ Isitha senu uDeveli siyahambahamba njengesilwane esibhongayo esidinga esingamudla.+ 9 Kodwa melanani laye+ liqinile ekukholweni, lisazi ukuthi inhlupho eliphakathi kwazo zehlela bonke abazalwane benu abasemhlabeni.+ 10 Loba kunjalo, lizakuthi selihlupheke okwesikhatshana, uNkulunkulu ogcwele umusa omkhulu futhi owalibizela enkazimulweni yakhe engapheliyo+ limanyene loKhristu, yena ngokwakhe uzaqedisa ukuqeqetshwa kwenu. Uzaliqinisa+ alenze libe lamandla+ njalo alimise phezu kwesisekelo esiqinileyo. 11 Amandla kawabe ngawakhe kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni.

12 Ngilibhalele amazwi amalutshwana ngisebenzisa uSilivanu*+ umfowethu engimbona ethembekile, ukuze ngilikhuthaze njalo ngilinike ubufakazi obuliqiniso bokuthi lo yiwo sibili umusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu. Manini kuwo liqine. 13 Uyalibingelela owesifazana oseBhabhiloni okhethiweyo njengani. Lendodana yami uMakho+ iyalibingelela. 14 Bingelelanani ngokuqabuzana kothando.

Ukuthula akube kini lonke elimanyene loKhristu.