1Ngenxa yoko mna Pawulos, mbanjwa kaYesu Kristu ngenxa yenu zintlanga,
2Ukuba nikuvile ulungiselelo lobabalo lukaThixo, endababalwa ngalo kuni;
3okokuba wandazisa imfihlelo leyo ngokotyhilelo; (njengoko ndibhale ngaphambili ngamafutshane),
4enothi ngoko, nakulesa, nibe nokuqiqa ukwazi kwam kwimfihlelo kaKristu;
5ababengathanga kuzimbi izizukulwana bayaziswe oonyana babantu, njengoko bayityhilelweyo ngoku abapostile bakhe abangcwele, nabaprofeti bakhe, ngaye uMoya;
6ukuze iintlanga zibe ziindlalifa kunye naye, zibe zimzimba mnye, zibe ngamadlelane ngedinga lakhe elikuKristu, ngazo iindaba ezilungileyo;
7endabamiselayo mna ngokwesipho sobabalo lukaThixo, endasibabalwa ngalo ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe.
8Mna lo ungoyena mncinanana kubo bonke abangcwele, ndababalwa ngolo lubabalo, lokuba ndishumayele phakathi kweentlanga iindaba ezilungileyo zobutyebi obungalandekiyo bukaKristu;
9ndibakhanyisele bonke abantu, bayibone into obuyiyo ubudlelane bemfihlelo ebifihliwe kwasemaphakadeni, ikuye uThixo owazidalayo zonke izinto ngoYesu Kristu;
10ukuze ngoku izilawuli namandla, kwezasezulwini iindawo, zaziswe ngalo ibandla ubulumko bukaThixo obuziintlobo ezininzi;
11ngokwengqibo yaphakade, awayenzayo ngoKristu Yesu, iNkosi yethu;
12Esikuye ke sinokungafihlisi, nokungeniswa kwethu sikholosile, ngokukholwa kuye;
13Kungoko ndicelayo ukuba ningethi amandla ziimbandezelo zam, ezingenxa yenu, zona ezi ziluzuko lwenu.
14Ngenxa yoko ndiguqa ngamadolo am kuye uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu;
15Ekuthiywe ngaye yonke imizalwane esemazulwini nesemhlabeni,
16ukuze aninike, ngokobutyebi bozuko lwakhe, ukomelezwa ngamandla ngaye uMoya wakhe, ngokusingisele emntwini ongaphakathi;
17ukuze uKristu ahlale ngokholo ezintliziyweni zenu; ukuze nina, nimiliselwe nisekelwe eluthandweni;
18ninako ke ukubuqiqa into obuyiyo ububanzi, nobude, nobunzulu, nokuphakama;
19kwanokulwazi uthando lukaKristu oluncamise ukwazi, ukuze niye nizala ngako konke ukuzala kukaThixo.
20Kuye ke onako ukwenza okungaphezu kweento zonke ngokugqithiseleyo kakhulu, ngaphezu kwesikucelayo nesinokukuqiqa, ngokokwamandla asebenzayo ngaphakathi kwethu;
21kuye malubekho uzuko ebandleni elikuKristu Yesu, kuse kuzo zonke izizukulwana zalo iphakade lasemaphakadeni. Amen.
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