Thandazelani iLizwi ukuba Libaleke Likhululeke
UPawulos ucela ukuba kuthandazwe ukuze ilizwi ligidime phambili, waza waphethukela kwingxaki: abanye ebandleni bayekile ukusebenza baba ngabazingenisi kwezinye izinto, bephila ngabanye. Ubonisa umsebenzi wakhe wobusuku nemini. Mphawule onjalo, ungahlangani naye, kodwa mlumkise njengomzalwana, hayi njengotshaba.
3 1Okokugqibela, bazalwana, sithandazeleni ukuze ilizwi leNkosi yethu uYesu ligidime phambili, lizukiswe, njengoko kwenzeka phakathi kwenu, 2size sihlangulwe ebantwini abagwilikileyo nabangendawo; kuba asingabo bonke abakholwayo. 3Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, eya kunomeleza ininqande kokhohlakeleyo. 4Sikholose ngeNkosi ukuba niyakwenza, yaye niya kuhlala nikwenza, oko sikuwiselayo umthetho. 5Ngamana iNkosi ingazikhokela iintliziyo zenu eluthandweni lukaBawo wethu, nasekunyamezeleni kukaKrestu.
Isilumkiso Ngobuvila
6Bazalwana, egameni leNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu siyaniwisela umthetho othi: zahluleni kuye wonke umzalwana ophila ngobuvila, ngokuchasene nesiko enasamkela kuthi. 7Nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuba nifanele ukusixelisa, kuba sasingengomavila phakathi kwenu. 8Asidlanga kudla kwamntu simahla; endaweni yoko sasebenza ubusuku nemini, ngomsebenzi nangobunzima, ukuze singabi ngumthwalo nakomnye wenu. 9Kungekuba singenalo ilungelo, kodwa ukuze sizenze umzekelo kuni ukuba nisixelise. 10Kwanaxa besikhona kuni, sanimisela sisithi: ukuba umntu akavumi ukusebenza, makangadli. 11Kuba sivile ukuba bakho abanye phakathi kwenu abaphila ngobuvila, bengasebenzi kodwa bezingenisa ezintweni zabanye. 12Abo bantu sibawisela umthetho, sibayala eNkosini uYesu Krestu, ukuba basebenze ngokuzolileyo, badle isonka sabo. 13Ke nina, bazalwana, musani ukudinwa ekwenzeni okulungileyo. 14Ukuba umntu akaliphulaphuli ilizwi lethu kule ncwadi, mphawuleni, ningahlangani naye, ukuze adane. 15Kodwa ningambaleli njengotshaba, koko nimyale njengomzalwana.
Uxolo, Umbuliso, noBabalo
16Ngamana iNkosi yoxolo ngokwayo ininike uxolo ngamaxesha onke, ngeendlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani nonke.
17Mna, Pawulos, lo mbuliso ndiwubhala ngesandla sam—nguwo umqondiso wokuba yonke incwadi evela kum iyinyaniso; kungolu hlobo endibhala ngalo. 18Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani nonke.
