Ukuhamba Ngendlela Ejabulisa uBaba wethu
Okokuqala ubungcwele obusebenzayo: ukuhlanzeka ezocansini, ukungoni umzalwane, ukunaka okwakho, nokusebenza ngezandla zakho ukuze ungathembeli kumuntu. Bese kuba yimpendulo osizini lwabo: abafileyo ngeke basale emuva, kodwa uBaba wethu ubabuyisela ekhaya kuqala lapho iNkosi ifika.
4 1Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, siyanicela futhi siyanikhuthaza eNkosini uJesu ukuthi, njengoba namukela kithi indlela okufanele nihambe ngayo nijabulise uBaba wethu—futhi njengoba nikwenza nje—nikwenze nakakhulu. 2Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi yimiphi imiyalo esaninika yona ngeNkosi uJesu. 3Ngokuba yilena intando kaBaba wethu: ukungcweliswa kwenu—ukuba nikugweme ukuziphatha kabi ngokocansi, 4ukuba yilowo nalowo kini azi ukuzithathela umfazi ngobungcwele nangenhlonipho, 5kungabi ngokulawulwa yinkanuko enamandla njengezizwe ezingamazi uBaba wethu, 6ukuba kungabikho muntu oweqa noma adlelezela umfowabo kule ndaba, ngokuba iNkosi ingumphindiseli kukho konke lokhu, njengoba sanitshela ngaphambili sanixwayisa ngokuqinileyo. 7Ngokuba uBaba wethu akasibizelanga ekungcoleni, kodwa ebungcweleni. 8Ngakho-ke lowo oweyisa lokhu akeyisi muntu kodwa weyisa uBaba wethu, onipha uMoya wakhe oNgcwele. a a v8 Lapha uBaba wethu upha uMoya wakhe oNgcwele — uBaba noMoya babizwa ndawonye, kudonsela umfundi othandweni olusenza sibe ngcwele.
9Manje mayelana nothando lobuzalwane, anidingi muntu ukuba anibhalele, ngokuba nina ngokwenu nifundiswa uBaba wethu ukuba nithandane. 10Futhi impela nikwenza lokhu kubo bonke abazalwane kulo lonke elaseMakedoniya. Kodwa siyanikhuthaza, bazalwane, ukuba nikwenze nakakhulu, 11nokuba kube yisifiso senu ukuphila ngokuthula, ukuzinaka izindaba zenu, nokusebenza ngezandla zenu, njengoba sanilayezela, 12ukuze nihambe ngokufaneleyo phambi kwabangaphandle, ningabi nokuncika kumuntu.
uBaba Ubuyisela Abantwana Bakhe Ekhaya
13Asifuni ukuba ningazi, bazalwane, ngalabo asebalala ebuthongweni bokufa, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. 14Ngokuba njengoba sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa wavuka futhi, ngokunjalo noBaba wethu uyakubaletha kanye naye, ngoJesu, labo asebalala ebuthongweni bokufa. 15Ngokuba lokhu sinitshela ngezwi elivela eNkosini: thina esiphilayo, esisele kuze kufike ukuza kweNkosi, asisoze sabandulela labo asebalala ebuthongweni bokufa. 16Ngokuba iNkosi ngokwayo iyakwehla ezulwini ngesimemezelo somyalo, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaBaba wethu, abafileyo kuKhristu bayakuvuka kuqala. 17Khona-ke, thina esisaphila, esiseleyo, siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba neNkosi njalo. 18Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawa mazwi.
