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Teluleko ngekushada
1Mayelana naloko lenangibhalela ngako, ngitsi kuhle kutsi lomdvuna angalali nalomsikati. 2 Kodvwa-ke ngenca yebuphingi, akube nguleyo naleyo ndvodza ibe newayo umfati, nalowo mfati abe neyakhe indvodza. 3 Indvodza ayenelise umfati wayo, nemfati ente njalo endvodzeni yakhe. 4Umfati ute emandla etikwemtimba wakhe, kepha yindvodza yakhe lenawo; nendvodza ite emandla etikwemtimba wayo, kepha ngumfati wayo lonawo. 5Ningagodlelani, kuphela kube kwesikhatsi lesitsite nje, kuye ngekuvumelana kwenu kutsi nitfole litfuba lekuthandaza kahle, nibuye nihlangane futsi, kuze Sathane anganilingi ngekwehluleka kwenu kutibamba.
6Ngiyaniyala, anginishayeli umtsetfo. 7 Noko bengitsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu babe njengami. Kepha-ke ngulowo nalowo muntfu unesakhe siphiwo semusa lesehlukile lasiphiwa nguNkulunkulu; lomunye unesaloluhlobo lolu, lomunye unesaloluhlobo lolwa.
8Kodvwa kulabasengakashadi nakubafelokati ngitsi kuhle kubo nabangahlala babe njengami. 9 Kodvwa-ke nabangenako kutibamba, kuncono kutsi bashade, ngobe kuhle kutsi umuntfu ashade kunekutsi ashiswe yinkhanuko.
10 Kepha labashadile ngiyabayala, kungesimi kodvwa kuyiNkhosi, kutsi umfati angehlukani nendvodza yakhe. 11Kepha nangabe ehlukana nayo, akahlale angendzi, nome-ke abuyisane nendvodza yakhe; nendvodza ingamlahli umfati wayo. 12Kepha kulabanye kusho mine, akusho yona iNkhosi, kutsi nangabe umzalwane anemfati longakholwa, yena-ke lomfati avuma kuhlala naye, angabomlahla. 13Nemfati nangabe anendvodza lengakholwa, kodvwa ivuma lendvodza kuhlala naye, naye-ke angaboyilahla. 14Ngobe indvodza lengakholwa ingcwelisiwe ngemfati wayo, nemfati longakholwa ungcwelisiwe ngendvodza yakhe lengumKhristu. Kube bekungenjalo ngabe bantfwabenu bangcolile, kepha njengamanje bangcwele. 15 Kepha nangabe longakholwa afuna kwehlukana naye, akehlukane naye. Umzalwane nome-ke umzalwanekati ukhululekile kulokunjalo. Nkulunkulu unibitele kutsi nibe nekuthula. 16 Wena mfati, wati ngani kutsi utayisindzisa indvodza yakho? Wena ndvodza, wati ngani kutsi utamsindzisa umkakho?
Manini kuloko lenabitwa ningiko
17Kuphela nje kutsi ngulowo nalowo akachubeke njengobe Nkulunkulu amabele, kube ngulowo njengobe Nkulunkulu ambitile. Yebo, ngiyala kanjalo emabandleni onkhe. 18Ukhona yini lowabitwa asasokile? Akasiwuba njengalongakasoki. Ukhona yini lowabitwa angakasoki? Akasitihlupha ngekufuna kusoka. 19 Kusoka akusho lutfo, nekungasoki akusho lutfo. Lokusho lutfo kugcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu. 20Akube ngulowo nalowo eme kuloko labitwa anguko: 21 Ubitwe usigcili yini? Ungakhatsateki. Nome ungakhululeka, ungamane usebentise lelo tfuba lonalo. 22 Ngobe lowabitwa yiNkhosi asigcili, ungulokhululekile weNkhosi. Ngalokufananako, nalowo lowabitwa akhululekile, usigcili saKhristu. 23 Nine nitsengwe nguNkulunkulu ngelinani lelikhulu; ningabi tigcili tebantfu! 24Bazalwane, akube ngulowo ahlale naNkulunkulu kuloko labitwe anguko.
Teluleko ngalabasengakashadi nangebafelokati
25Macondzana nalabasengakashadi ngite umyalo weNkhosi, kepha ngitanitjela lengikubonako njengemuntfu lowetsembekile ngekuhawukelwa yiNkhosi.
26 Ngicabanga kutsi ngenca yekubandzeteleka lokukhona kuhle umuntfu ahlale anjengaloku anjalo. 27Uboshelwe yini kumfati? Ungafuni kukhululeka. Ukhululekile yini kumfati? Ungamfuni umfati. 28 Kodvwa-ke nangabe ushada, awoni; nentfombi nayishada, ayoni. Kepha labashadile bayawuhlupheka emhlabeni, ngifisa kuniphephisa kuloko.
29 Bazalwane, ngitsi: Sikhatsi sesinciphile; kusukela nyalo nalabanebafati ababe njengalabate bafati, 30nalabakhalako babe njengalabangakhali, nalabatfokotako babe njengalabangatfokoti, nalabatsengako babe njengalabangenalutfo, 31 nalabasebentisa lelive babe njengalabangalisebentisi, ngobe simo salelive siyendlula.
32Angifuni kutsi nikhatsateke. Longakashadi ukhutsalela kweNkhosi, kutsi angayitfokotisa ngani iNkhosi. 33 Kodvwa loshadile ukhatsalela kwelive, kutsi angamtfokotisa ngani umfati wakhe, 34iminako yakhe yehlukene ekhatsi. Nalongakendzi nome intfombi ikhutsalela kweNkhosi, kuze ibe ngcwele emtimbeni nasemoyeni. Kepha lowendzile ukhutsalela kwemhlaba, kutsi angayijabulisa ngani indvodza yakhe.
35Loku ngikusho kuze kusitakale nine, hhayi kutsi ngicondze kunibopha ngentsambo kepha kuze nihambe ngalokufanelekile, nibambelele eNkhosini ngalokuphelele.
36Kepha umuntfu nakabona kutsi angeke akhone kutibamba entfombini lasayetsembisile, nangabe inkhanuko imehlula, ingekho lenye indlela, akente loko lakufunako: abashade; akusiso sono loko. 37Kepha lomile acinile enhlitiyweni yakhe angacindzetelwa lutfo, angenta lakubonako; nangabe nje sewutimisele enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi agcine lowo letsembisene naye ayintfombi, wenta kahle. 38Ngako-ke loshada lowo letsembisene naye wenta kahle; kepha longashadi wenta kahle kakhulu.
39 Ngekwemtsetfo umfati uboshelwe endvodzeni nayisaphila; kepha nangabe indvodza seyifile, sewukhululekile, angendza nome ngukubani, kuye ngekubona kwakhe, kuphela nje kutsi kube ngusentsandvweni yeNkhosi. 40Uyetsaba nakahlala anjalo. Lowo-ke ngumbono wami, futsi-ke ngicabanga kutsi ngihambisana naMoya waNkulunkulu.
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