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2 Bazalwane, nani niyati kutsi kunivakashela kwetfu kwaba nemiphumela.+ 2 Njengobe nati, ngemuva kwekuhlupheka nekuphatfwa kabi eFiliphi,+ Nkulunkulu wetfu wasisita saba nesibindzi* sekunitjela ngetindzaba letimnandzi takhe+ nangetulu kwekuphikiswa lokukhulu.* 3 Ngobe sikhutsato lesininika sona asikasekelwa emangeni, ekungcoleni nome ekukhohliseni, 4 kodvwa njengobe sivunyelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi siphatsiswe tindzaba letimnandzi, siyakhuluma, hhayi kuze sijabulise bantfu, kodvwa kuze sijabulise Nkulunkulu lohlola tinhlitiyo tetfu.+
5 Ecinisweni niyati kutsi asikaze siyisebentise inkhulumo leyengako nobe sitentise ngekuchutjwa bukhali;+ futsi Nkulunkulu angasifakazela! 6 Asizange sifune kudvunyiswa bantfu, kungaba ngini nobe ngulabanye. Kodvwa njengobe sibaphostoli baKhristu, besingaba ngumtfwalo lomkhulu kini.+ 7 Esikhundleni saloko, saniphatsa kahle njengalapho make lomunyisako anakekela luswane lwakhe ngemusa. 8 Ngenca yekutsi sinitsandza kakhulu, satimisela* kuninika tindzaba letimnandzi taNkulunkulu, hhayi tona kuphela, kepha nekuphila kwetfu,+ ngobe natsandzeka kitsi.+
9 Bazalwane, kufanele kutsi niyakhumbula kutsi besisebenta kamatima futsi sitikhandla. Besisebenta busuku nemini kuze singabi ngumtfwalo lomkhulu kunobe ngubani kini,+ ngesikhatsi sishumayela tindzaba letimnandzi taNkulunkulu kini. 10 Nine nibofakazi bekutsi saba ngulabetsembekile, labalungile, nalabamsulwa kini makholwa, futsi naNkulunkulu angasifakazela. 11 Nati kahle kutsi besichubeka sinikhutsata, sinidvudvuta futsi sifakaza kumuntfu ngamunye kini,+ njengobe nababe+ enta kubantfwana bakhe, 12 kuze nichubeke nihamba ngendlela lefanele kuNkulunkulu+ lonibitela eMbusweni+ nasenkhatimulweni yakhe.+
13 Kungako simbonga singacedzi Nkulunkulu,+ ngobe ngesikhatsi nemukela livi lakhe lenaliva kitsi, anilemukelanga njengelivi lebantfu, kodvwa nalemukela njengelivi laNkulunkulu, njengobe lingilo sibili, futsi lokungilo lelisebenta kini nine makholwa. 14 Bazalwane, nalingisa emabandla aNkulunkulu aseJudiya lasebunyeni naKhristu Jesu, ngobe nani nahlushwa bantfu belive lakini+ njengobe nabo bahlushwa ngemaJuda. 15 LamaJuda ngiwo labulala iNkhosi Jesu+ kanye nebaphrofethi, futsi natsi asiphatsa kabi.+ Ngetulu kwaloko, awamjabulisi Nkulunkulu kodvwa enta tintfo letingabasiti labanye, 16 njengobe etama kusivimba kutsi sikhulume nebantfu betive kuze nabo basindziswe.+ Ngaleyo ndlela achubeka andzisa tono tawo. Kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu selugcine luwafikele.+
17 Bazalwane, ngesikhatsi sehlukanisiwe nani* sikhashana (buso nebuso, hhayi etinhlitiyweni tetfu), senta imetamo lemikhulu kakhulu yekunibona ngenca yesifiso setfu lesikhulu. 18 Ngesizatfu saloko besifuna kuta kini; mine Pawula ngetama kuta kini, hhayi kanye kuphela kodvwa kabili, kepha Sathane wasivimba. 19 Ngesikhatsi sekuba khona kweNkhosi Jesu, ngubani lotawuba litsemba letfu, lotawuba yinjabulo yetfu nobe umchele wetfu wekujabula? Akusini yini?+ 20 Ecinisweni, nine niyinkhatimulo yetfu nenjabulo yetfu.