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4 Khristu wahlupheka enyameni,+ ngako-ke nani tilungiseleleni kuze nicabange* njengaye, ngobe umuntfu lohlupheke enyameni akasatenti tono,+ 2 kuze sikhatsi lesisele asesenyameni angasasisebentiseli kwenta lokufiswa bantfu,+ kodvwa asisebentisele kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.+ 3 Ngobe sikhatsi lesengcile besenele kutsi nente lokutsandvwa bantfu balelive+ ngesikhatsi nichubeka nekona lokuhambisana nekwedzelela,* tinkhanuko letingalawulwa, kunatsa kakhulu, imicimbi lengalawulwa,* kucudzelana ngekunatsa, kanye nekukhonta tithico lokungakavumeleki.+ 4 Bayamangala ngobe anisahambi nabo endleleni yekutitika ngekutiphatsa lokubi, ngako banikhuluma kabi.+ 5 Kodvwa labantfu batawulandzisa kuloyo lolungele kwehlulela labaphilako nalabafile.+ 6 Ecinisweni kungako tindzaba letimnandzi tamenyetelwa nakulabafile,*+ kuze kutsi nanobe behlulelwa enyameni njengabo bonkhe bantfu, baphile ngekucondziswa ngumoya waNkulunkulu.

7 Kuphela kwato tonkhe tintfo sekusondzele. Ngako-ke, banini nengcondvo lebhadlile,+ futsi nikuphaphamele* kuthantaza.+ 8 Ngetulu kwako konkhe, tsandzanani kakhulu,+ ngobe lutsandvo lumbonya tono letinyenti.+ 9 Nibowemukelana* ngaphandle kwekukhonona.+ 10 Ngekwelizinga umuntfu ngamunye lemukele ngalo sipho, akasisebentise kuze asite labanye njengenceku lekahle lephatsiswe umusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu lokhonjiswa ngetindlela letehlukahlukene.+ 11 Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akube shengatsi ukhuluma emavi lavela kuNkulunkulu; nangabe lotsite asita labanye, loko akakwente etsembele emandleni lavela kuNkulunkulu;+ kuze kuto tonkhe tintfo kukhatinyuliswe Nkulunkulu+ ngaJesu Khristu. Ludvumo kanye nemandla kwakhe phakadze naphakadze. Amen.

12 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, tinganimangalisi tilingo letimatima* lenihlangabetana nato,+ kube shengatsi nehlelwa yintfo lengakavami. 13 Kunaloko, chubekani nijabula+ ngobe nihlanganyela ekuhluphekeni kwaKhristu,+ kuze nitojabula kakhulu nasekwembulwa inkhatimulo yakhe.+ 14 Niyajabula nangabe nihlanjalatwa* ngenca yelibito laKhristu,+ ngobe umoya wenkhatimulo, lokungumoya waNkulunkulu, usetikwenu.

15 Kodvwa akube bete kini lohlupheka ngobe angumbulali, alisela, enta lokubi, nobe atsandza tindzaba tebantfu.+ 16 Kepha nangabe umuntfu ahlupheka ngenca yekutsi ungumKhristu, akabe bete emahloni,+ kunaloko akachubeke akhatimulisa Nkulunkulu njengobe abitwa ngalelibito. 17 Ngobe nyalo sesikhatsi sekutsi kwehlulela kucale endlini yaNkulunkulu.+ Nangabe-ke kucala ngatsi,+ kutawentekani kulabo labangatilaleli tindzaba letimnandzi taNkulunkulu?+ 18 “Nangabe kumatima ngemuntfu lolungile kutsi asindziswe, kutawentekani-ke kumuntfu longamhloniphi Nkulunkulu nalosoni?”+ 19 Ngako-ke labo labahlupheka ngenca yentsandvo yaNkulunkulu, abachubeke babeka kuphila kwabo kuMdali lowetsembekile, babe benta lokuhle.+