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3 Kodwana yazi ukuthi emihleni yokuphela+ kuzakufika iinkhathi ezibudisi okubudisi ukuqalana nazo. 2 Ngombana abantu bazakuba ngabazithandako, abathanda imali, abazikhakhazisako, abazibona bangcono kunabanye, abahlambalazi, abangalaleli ababelethi, abangathokoziko, abangakathembeki, 3 abanganalo ithando lemvelo, abangafuni isivumelwano, abarhwayeli, abangazibambiko, abanelaka, abangakuthandi okuhle, 4 abathengisa abanye, abanekani, abakhukhumele ngokuzigqaja, abathanda ukuzithabisa kunokuthanda uZimu, 5 ababonakala bazinikele kuZimu kodwana bawaphika amandla wokuzinikelokho;+ ubafulathele laba. 6 Kilaba kuvela abantu abakhukhuthela imizi bathumbe abafazi ababogabogako abadisibezwe zizono, abadoswa ziinkanuko ezihlukahlukeneko, 7 bahlala bafunda kodwana abafiki elwazini elinembileko leqiniso.
8 Nje-ke ngendlela uJanesi noJambresi abaphikisa ngayo uMosi nalaba baragela phambili nokuphikisa iqiniso. Abantu abanjalo bonakele ngokupheleleko emkhumbulweni, abamukeleki ngokuphathelene nokukholwa. 9 Nanyana kunjalo, angekhe basathuthuka ngombana ubudlhadlha babo buzokuba semtarini kibo boke njengombana kwenzeka emadodeni amabili lawa.+ 10 Kodwana wena wayilandela ngokuseduze ifundiswami, indlela yokuphila kwami,+ umnqophwami, ukukholwa kwami, ukubekezela kwami, ithando lami, ukukghodlhelela kwami, 11 ukuhlunguphazwa nokutlhaga engaqalana nakho e-Anthiyokiya,+ e-Ikhoniyo+ neListra.+ Ngakukghodlhelela ukuhlunguphazokhu begodu iKosi yangihlangula kikho koke.+ 12 Kuhlekuhle, boke abafisa ukuphila ngokuzinikela kuZimu njengabafundi bakaKrestu Jesu nabo bazokuhlunguphazwa.+ 13 Kodwana abantu abambi nabazenzisi bazokuthuwelela basuka kokumbi baye kokumbi khulu, bakhohlisa begodu bakhohliswa.+
14 Kodwana wena, ragela phambili ezintweni owazifundako begodu wanikelwa ubufakazi obukholwekako bona uzikholelwe,+ wazi ukuthi uzifunde kubani 15 nokuthi wayazi useselisana+ imitlolo ecwengileko,+ ekghona ukukuhlakaniphisela isindiso ngokukholwa kuKrestu Jesu.+ 16 Zoke izinto ezitlolwe emiTlolweni eCwengileko zivela kuZimu,+ ziyasiza ekufundiseni,+ ekusoleni, ekunqophiseni izinto nangokuyala ngokulunga+ 17 bona umuntu kaZimu abe nobukghoni obuzeleko, akulungele ngokupheleleko ukwenza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi omuhle.