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UPawuli utshumayela ivangeli ngesibindi
4Ngakho-ke, lokhu silenkonzo lea, njengoba senzelwa umusab, kasidinwac; 2 kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliweyo zehlazo, singahambi ebuqilinid, singaphambanisi ilizwi likaNkulunkulue, kodwa ngokwenza obalaf iqinisog siyazibukah kuso sonke isazelai sabantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 3 Kodwa uba futhi ivangeli lethu lembesiwej, lembesiwe kulabo ababhubhayok; 4 okubo unkulunkulul walelilizwem uphumputhekisilen ingqondo zabangakholwayoo, ukuze kungakhanyi kubo ukukhanyap kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristuq, ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulur. 5 Ngoba kasizitshumayelis, kodwa uKristu Jesu iNkosi; njalo thina sizincekut zenu ngenxa kaJesu. 6 Ngoba uNkulunkulu owathi ukukhanya kukhanya kuvela ebumnyameniu, ukhanyisilev ezinhliziyweni zethu, ukupha ukukhanya kolwazi lwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaJesu Kristuw.
Amandla avela kuNkulunkulu ayaqinisa ezinhluphekweni
7 Kodwa silalo leligugu ezitsheni zebumbaxy, ukuze ubuhlekaziz bamandla bube ngobukaNkulunkulu, njalo bungaveli kithi; 8 siyaminyezelwaa inhlangothi zonke, kodwa kasibandezelekib; siyadidekac, kodwa kasilahli ithemba; 9 siyazingelwad, kodwa kasihlanyukwae; siwiselwa phansif, kodwa kasibhujiswa; 10 sithwele njalonjalog ukufa kweNkosi uJesu emzimbeni, ukuze lempilo kaJesuh ibonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu. 11 Ngoba thina esiphilayo sinikelwa njalonjaloi ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze lempilo kaJesu ibonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo. 12 Ngakho ukufaj kusebenza kithi, kodwa impilo kini. 13 Ngakho silalowomoyak wokholol, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ngakholwam, ngakho ngakhuluma; lathi siyakholwa, ngakho lathi siyakhuluman; 14 sisazi ukuthi lowo owayivusayoo iNkosi uJesu uzasivusa lathip ngoJesu, asivezeq kanye lani. 15 Ngoba zonke izintor zingenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ovamileyo, ngokubonga kwabanengis, wengezelelwe kube ludumo lukaNkulunkulut.
Ukulangathela ikhaya lezulwini
16 Ngakho-ke kasidinwau, kodwa lanxa umuntu wethu wangaphandle ebhujiswa, kube kanti owangaphakathiv wenziwa abe mutshaw insuku ngensuku. 17 Ngoba inhlupheko yethu elulax engeyomzuzwana iyasisebenzela isisindo sobukhosi esilaphakade esingelakulinganiswa isibiliy, 18 singakhangeli okubonwayoz kodwa okungabonwayo; ngoba okubonwayo kungokwesikhathia; kodwa okungabonwayo ngokulaphakade.
a 3.6. Seb. 1.17.
b 1 Kor. 7.25.
c 4.16. Luka 18.1.
d Luka 20.23.
e 2.17.
f 5.11; 11.6. Seb. 23.1.
g 6.7; 7.14.
h 6.4. Roma 16.1.
i 5.11; 11.6. Seb. 23.1.
j 3.7,14,18.
k 2.15.
l Joha. 12.31.
m 1 Kor. 2.6.
n 3.14.
o 2.11.
p 3.8,9,11,18. 4.6. Seb. 26.18.
q 1 Tim. 1.11.
r Kol. 1.15. Fil. 2.6. Heb. 1.3. Joha. 14.9.
s 1 Kor. 1.23.
t 1.24. 1 Kor. 9.19.
u Gen. 1.3.
v 2 Pet. 1.19.
w 2.10.
x 5.1. 2 Tim. 2.20.
y 1 Thes. 4.4. Luka 8.16.
z 1 Kor. 2.5.
a 7.5. Hlab. 129.2.
b 6.12. Roma 2.9.
c Gal. 4.20.
d 1 Kor. 4.12. Joha. 15.20.
e Heb. 13.5.
f Hlab. 37.24.
g 6.9. 1.5,9. 1 Kor. 4.9; 15.31.
h 2 Tim. 2.11. Roma 5.10; 6.8; 8.17. 1 Pet. 4.13.
i Roma 8.36.
j 13.9.
k 1 Kor. 12.9.
l Roma 1.12.
m Hlab. 116.10.
n 3.12.
o Seb. 2.24.
p 1.9.
q 11.2.
r 1.6. Roma 8.28. 1 Kor. 3.21.
s 1.11.
t 8.19.
u 4.1. Seb. 20.24.
v Roma 7.22.
w Roma 12.2.
x Hlab. 30.5. Roma 8.18. 1 Pet. 5.10.
y 1.8. Roma 7.13. 1 Kor. 12.31. Gal. 1.13.
z 5.7. Heb. 11.13. Roma 8.24.
a Mat. 13.21.