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Landelani uthando, nithande iziphiwo zomoya, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe. Ngokuba okhuluma ngezilimi akakhulumi kubantu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu; kodwa ngomoya ukhuluma izimfihlakalo. Kepha oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu kube ngukwakha, nokuyala, nokududuza. Okhuluma ngezilimi uyazakha yena; kodwa oprofethayo wakha ibandla. Ngiyathanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe, ngokuba oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi, uma engahumushi, ukuze ibandla lakheke. Manje, bazalwane, uma ngiza kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngiyakunisiza ngani, uma ngingakhulumi kini noma ngokwambulelwa, noma ngokwazi, noma ngokuprofetha, noma ngesifundiso na? Nezinto ezingenakuphila ezikhalayo, noma umtshingo noma ihabhu, uma zingahlukanisi ukukhala, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okubethwayo noma okubethwa ngehabhu na? Ngokuba uma icilongo likhala ngezwi elingaqondakaliyo, ngubani ongazilungisela ukulwa na? Kanjalo nani, uma ningakhulumi ngolimi amazwi aqondakalayo, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okukhulunywayo na? ngoba lizakhulumela emoyeni. Kukhona, noma kungenzeka, imihlobo eminingi kangaka yokukhuluma emhlabeni, futhi akukho neyodwa kuzo engasho lutho. Ngakho uma ngingazi incazelo yezwi, ngiyoba ngowezizwe kokhulumayo, nokhulumayo uyakuba ngowezizweni kimi. Kanjalo nani, lokhu nishisekela iziphiwo zomoya, funani ukuba nibe nabengeziwe, kwakhiwe ibandla. Ngakho-ke okhuluma ngezilimi makakhulekele ukuba ahumushe. Ngokuba uma ngikhuleka ngezilimi, kukhuleka umoya wami, kepha ingqondo yami ayinasithelo. Kuyini pho? ngiyakukhuleka ngomoya, ngikhuleke nangengqondo futhi, ngihube ngomoya, ngihube nangengqondo futhi. Uma kungenjalo, nxa ubonga ngomoya, lowo ohlezi endaweni yongafundile angasho kanjani ukuthi Amen ekubongeni kwakho, lokhu engakwazi okushoyo na? Ngokuba nempela wena ubonga kahle, kepha omunye akakhiwa. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke; Kodwa ebandleni kungcono ngikhulume amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise labanye, kulokukhuluma amazwi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi ngendimi. Bazalwane, ningabi ngabantwana ngokuqonda, nokho ebubini nibe ngabantwana, kepha ekuqondeni nibe ngamadoda. Kulotshiwe emthethweni ukuthi: “Ngabezinye izilimi nangezinye izindebe ngiyakukhuluma kulababantu; kepha nokho konke lokho abayikungizwa, isho iNkosi. Ngakho-ke izilimi ziyisibonakaliso kwabakholwayo, kungesikho kwabakholwayo, kepha ukuprofetha akusikho okwabangakholwayo kodwa okwabakholwayo. Ngakho-ke uma ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, bakhulume bonke ngezilimi, bese kungena abangafundile noma abangakholwayo, abazukusho yini ukuthi niyahlanya na? Kepha uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwayo noma ongafundile, uyovunywa yibo bonke, ahlulelwe yibo bonke; ngokunjalo izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe zibonakaliswa; kanjalo uyakuwa ngobuso bakhe, akhuleke kuNkulunkulu, asho ukuthi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngeqiniso.