Ngoku Lusuku Losindiso
UPawulos ubeka iziqinisekiso zakhe, zaye zizo ezi: ukubethwa, iintolongo, ubusuku bokungalali, nentlebendwana. Aze awuyeke umpikiswano, abongoze nje: intliziyo yakhe ivulekile kakhulu, eyabo ivaliwe. Ubacela ukuba baphume kwizithixo, baphile njengoonyana neentombi zikaBawo wethu.
6 1Njengabasebenza kunye naye, siyanibongoza ukuba ningalwamkeli ngelize ubabalo lukaBawo wethu.
2Kuba uthi: “Ngexesha elifanelekileyo ndakuva; ngosuku losindiso ndakunceda.” Yabona, ngoku lixesha elifanelekileyo; yabona, ngoku lusuku losindiso.
3Asibeki sithintelo endleleni yomntu, ukuze kungabikho mposiso efunyanwa elungiselelweni lwethu. 4Kodwa kuzo zonke izinto sizibonakalisa njengabakhonzi bakaBawo wethu: ngonyamezelo olukhulu, ezintlungwini, ekusweleni, ekuxinzelelweni, 5ekubethweni, ekuvalelweni entolongweni, ezidubedubeni, ekusebenzeni nzima, ebusuku bokungalali, ekulambeni; 6ngobunyulu, ngokwazi, ngomonde, ngobubele, ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, ngothando olunyanisekileyo, 7ngentetho enyanisileyo, ngamandla kaBawo wethu, ngezikhali zobulungisa ezisesandleni sokunene nakwesokhohlo, 8ngembeko nangocukucezo, ngentlebendwana nangendumiso. Siphathwa njengabakhohlisi, kanti sinyanisile; 9njengabangaziwayo, kanti saziwa kakuhle; njengabafayo, nanko siphile; njengabohlwaywayo, kanti asibulawa; 10njengabalusizi, kanti sihlala sivuya; njengamahlwempu, kanti sityebisa abaninzi; njengabangenanto, kanti sineento zonke.
11Sithethe nani ngokukhululekileyo, maKorinte; intliziyo yethu ivulekile kakhulu kuni. 12Anithintelwanga thina, kodwa nithinteleke ezintliziyweni zenu. 13Ukubuyisela oku—ndithetha njengakubantwana bam—vulani nani iintliziyo zenu.
Buyela Ekhaya Kusapho LukaBawo
14Musani ukumanyana nabangakholwayo. Kuba yintoni ekwabelwana ngayo bubulungisa nokungenamthetho? Okanye bunobudlelwane buni na ukukhanya nobumnyama? 15Kukho mvumelwano mni na phakathi koKrestu nomtyholi? Okholwayo wabelana ngantoni nongakholwayo?
16Bunjani na ubudlelwane phakathi kwetempile kaBawo wethu nezithixo? Kuba thina siyitempile kaBawo ophilileyo, njengokuba watshoyo: “Ndohlala phakathi kwabo, ndihambe phakathi kwabo; ndibe nguBawo wabo, babe ngabantwana bam.” 17Ngenxa yoko, “Phumani phakathi kwabo nahlukane nabo, utsho uBawo wethu, ningachukumisi nto iyinqambi; ndandule ke ndinamkele, 18ndoba nguBawo kuni, nani nibe ngoonyana neentombi kum, utsho uBawo wethu, uSomandla.” a a v18 Isithembiso awakha wasinika sona uBawo wethu kunyana kaDavide osebukhosini, apha usivulela wonke umntu okholwayo — uba nguBawo kubo bonke abeza kuye, size thina sibe ngoonyana neentombi zakhe.
