Mayelana lokulalela amakhosi

13Wonke umphefumuloa awuzehlisele ngaphansi kwamandla aphezulub; ngoba kakukho amandla ngaphandle kwavela kuNkulunkuluc; lamandla akhona amiswe nguNkulunkulud. 2 Ngakho omelana lamandla, umelana lesimiso sikaNkulunkulue; lalabo abamelana lawo bazazithathela ukulahlwaf. 3 Ngoba ababusi kabesabeki emisebenzini emihleg, kodwa kwemibi. Njalo uyathanda yini ukungesabi amandla? Yenza okuhle, njalo uzakuba lodumo kuwoh; 4 ngoba uyinceku kaNkulunkulu ukuze kube kuhle kuwe. Kodwa nxa usenza okubi, yesaba; ngoba inkemba kayiphatheli ize. Ngoba uyinceku kaNkulunkulu, ungumphindiseli wolaka kulowo owenza okubi. 5 Ngakho kumele ukuthi uzehlise, kungabi ngenxa yolaka kuphelai, kodwa langenxa yesazelaj. 6 Ngoba ngenxa yalokho lithela lomthelok; ngoba bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu, ezikhuthalela khona lokho. 7 Ngakho phanini bonke okufaneleyol; umthelo kofanele umthelom; inkokhelo kofanele inkokhelo; ukwesatshwa kofanele ukwesatshwa; udumo kofanele udumon.

Ukuthanda abazalwane

8 Lingabi lamlandu kumuntu, ngaphandle kowokuthandana; ngoba othanda omunye, ugcwalisile umlayoo. 9 Ngoba lokhu ukuthi: Ungafebi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amangap, ungabi lomhawuq; loba-ke kukhona lawuphi umlayo, kuhlanganiswa kulelilizwi, kulokhur: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wenas. 10 Uthando kalwenzi okubi kumakhelwane; ngakho uthando luyikugcwaliseka komlayotu.

Ukuhamba ekukhanyeni

11 Njalo lokhu, lisazi isikhathiv, ukuthi sekuliholaw lokuthi sivuke ebuthongwenix; ngoba usindiso selusondele kithi kulesikhathi esakholwa ngasoy. 12 Ubusuku budlulile, usuku selusondelez; ngakho asikhuphe imisebenzi yobumnyamaa, sihlomeb izikhali zokukhanyac. 13 Asihambe ngokufaneleyo, njengaseminid, kungabi ngokuminza langokudakwae, kungabi semacansinif lokungcolag, kungabi ngokuxabana langomonah. 14 Kodwa yembathani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, linganakekeli inyamai, ngezinkanukoj.