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3 Nangabe-ke navuswa naKhristu,+ chubekani nifuna tintfo letisezulwini, lapho Khristu ahleti khona ngesekudla saNkulunkulu.+ 2 Tingcondvo tenu atihlale tinake tintfo letisezulwini,+ hhayi letisemhlabeni.+ 3 Ngobe nafa, futsi kuphila kwenu kukuKhristu ebunyeni naNkulunkulu. 4 Kutawutsi lapho Khristu, lokuphila kwetfu,+ entiwa abonakale, nani-ke nitawentiwa nibonakale kanye naye enkhatimulweni.+
5 Bulalani emalunga emitimba yenu+ asemhlabeni kuze ningaweli ebugwadleni,* ekungcoleni, enkhanukweni lengalawuleki,+ esifisweni lesibi, kanye nasekubeni bukhali, lokukukhonta tithico. 6 Lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lutawufika ngenca yetintfo letinjalo. 7 Nani benitiphatsa* kanjalo ekucaleni.*+ 8 Kodvwa nyalo kufanele nikulahle konkhe loku: lulaka, intfukutselo, bubi,+ kuhlambalata+ nenkhulumo leyenyanyekako.+ 9 Ningakhulumi emanga kulomunye nalomunye.+ Khumulani buntfu* lobudzala+ kanye nemikhuba yabo, 10 nigcoke buntfu lobusha,+ lokutsi ngelwati lolungulonalona bentiwe bube busha ngekwemfanekiso waLoyo lowabudala,+ 11 futsi kuba bete umehluko kumGriki nobe kumJuda, kulosokile nome kulongakasoki, kumuntfu wetive, kumSikithi,* kulosigcili, nome kumuntfu lokhululekile; kodvwa Khristu ungito tonkhe tintfo futsi ukubo bonkhe.+
12 Ngako-ke, njengobe nibantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetsiwe,+ labangcwele nalabatsandzekako, gcokani luvelo,+ umusa, kutfobeka,+ umoya lophansi,*+ nekubeketela.+ 13 Chubekani nibeketelelana futsi nitsetselelana ngekukhululeka+ ngisho nobe umuntfu anesizatfu sekukhonona ngalomunye.+ Njengobe nje Jehova* anitsetselele ngekukhululeka, nani yentani kanjalo.+ 14 Kodvwa ngetulu kwato tonkhe letintfo, gcokani lutsandvo+ ngobe lusibopho lesiphelele sebunye.+
15 Vumelani kuthula kwaKhristu kubuse* tinhlitiyo tenu,+ ngobe ecinisweni nabitelwa kulokuthula emtimbeni munye, futsi banini ngulababongako. 16 Livi laKhristu aliphuphume kini futsi linente nihlakaniphe. Chubekani nifundzisana futsi nikhutsatana* ngetingoma,+ nihlabele tingoma tekudvumisa, netingoma tekukhonta Nkulunkulu letihlatjelwa ngekubonga, futsi nihlabelele Jehova* etinhlitiyweni tenu.+ 17 Nobe yini leniyikhulumako nobe leniyentako, konkhe kwenteni egameni leNkhosi Jesu, ngayo nibonge Nkulunkulu longuBabe.+
18 Bafati, tfobelani emadvodza enu+ ngobe loku kuhle eNkhosini. 19 Madvodza, chubekani nitsandza bafati benu+ futsi ningabatfukutseleli kakhulu.*+ 20 Bantfwana, lalelani batali benu kuto tonkhe tintfo,+ ngobe loku kuyayijabulisa iNkhosi. 21 Bobabe, ningabatfukutselisi* bantfwana benu+ kuze bangapheli emandla. 22 Tigcili, balaleleni kuto tonkhe tintfo labo labaniphetse emhlabeni,+ hhayi kuphela nabanibukile kuze nje nijabulise bantfu,* kodvwa nibalalele ngenhlitiyo lecotfo nangekwesaba Jehova.* 23 Konkhe lenikwentako kwenteni ngemphefumulo* wonkhe kube shengatsi nentela Jehova,*+ hhayi bantfu, 24 ngobe niyati kutsi lifa lelingumvuzo wenu nitalitfola kuJehova.*+ Sebentelani iNkhosi, lenguKhristu. 25 Loyo lowenta lokubi utawutfola umvuzo walokubi lakwentile,+ ngobe Nkulunkulu akakhetsi.+