1 UPITROSI 4
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Ipilo etja
1Njengombana uKrestu wahlupheka enyameni, nani hlomani ilemuko elinjalo ngombana ohluphekileko enyameni ukulisile ukona. 2Ngalokho esikhathini sokuphila kwakhe asesenyameni, akasaphili eenkanukweni zabantu, kodwana sele aphila ngentando kaZimu. 3Iye, isikhathi esidlulileko besanele ukwenza okuthandwa ngabatjhili, niphila emanyaleni, eenkanukweni, ebudakweni, ekurhiribideleni, ematjhadeni nekulotjheni abosingazimu ekuyinto esinyenyiso. 4Bayarareka ngokungasahlanganyeli nabo ematjhadeni wokuziphatha ngameswe kwabo nokuthukana. 5Kodwana kuzakufanela bona baziphendulele kiloyo osele alungele ukugweba abaphilako nabafileko. 6Ngilokho okwabangela bona ivangeli litjhunyayelwe nakabafileko ukuze bagwetjwe enyameni njengabantu boke kodwana baphile kuZimu ngokommoya.
Abaphathi abalungileko bezipho zakaZimu
7Ukuphela kwezinto zoke kubandamele, yeke ncamani nizikhuze ukuze nikwazi ukuthandaza. 8Kikho koke lokhu, thandanani ngombana ithando lisibekela izono ezinengi. 9Yamukelanani ngaphandle kokurhonona. 10Loyo naloyo owamukele isipho somusa, akasisebenzise ukusiza abanye njengenceku elungileko yomusa owandileko wakaZimu. 11Okhulumako akakhulume kube njengokwamezwi kaZimu, osebenzako kube njengokwamandla uZimu amuphe wona ukuze kikho koke kudunyiswe uZimu ngoJesu Krestu. Kuye akube lidumo namandla nini nanini. Amen.
Ukuhlupheka komKrestu
12Bazalwana, ningarareki ngokulingwa okubuhlungu kangaka enikuzwako, kube sengathi nehlelwa ziziga. 13Kodwana thokozani njengabahlanganyele noKrestu eenhlungwini ukuze nani nisase mhlana iphazimulwakhe yembulwako. 14Nibusisiwe nabanithukako ngebanga lebizo lakaKrestu ngombana uMoya wephazimulo newakaZimu uphezu kwenu. 15Akungabikhona kini ohlupheka ngombana ambulali, alisela, iselelesi namkha osibhidlamnyanya; 16kodwana nangabe nihlupheka ngombana nibalandeli bakaKrestu, ningabi neenhloni ngalokho, kodwana dumisani uZimu ngombana nibizwa ngebizwelo.
17Sekusikhathi sokobana ukugwetjwa kuthome endlini kaZimu. Alo, nakube kuthoma ngathi sizokuba yini isiphetho salabo abangalaleli ivangeli lakaZimu? 18Umtlolo uthi:
“Nakube kulikhuni bona
umuntu olungileko asindiswe,
alo, kangangani-ke
kokhohlakeleko nosisoni na?”
19Yeke akuthi labo abahlupheka ngentando kaZimu, bathembele kuMdali othembekileko, baragele phambili ngokwenza okuhle.
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