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1 ⲁ̅ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ.

Sesilazisa, bazalwane, umusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe emabandleni eMakedoniya;

2 ⲃ̅ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲀⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ.

ukuthi ekulingweni okukhulu kwenhlupho, ukwengezelelwa kwentokozo yabo lobuyanga babo obujulileyo bengezelela enothweni yokuphana kwabo.

3 ⲅ̅ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.

Ngoba babekhululekile njengokwamandla abo, ngiyafakaza, langaphezu kwamandla abo,

4 ⲇ̅ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ.

ngesicelo esikhulu basincenga, ukuthi semukele isipho, lokuhlanganyela koncedo olungolwabangcwele;

5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

njalo kakubanga njengoba sathemba, kodwa bazinikela kuqala eNkosini, lakithi ngentando kaNkulunkulu.

6 ⲋ̅ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

Kwaze kwathi sakhuthaza uTitosi ukuthi, njengalokhu wayeseqalile phambili, ngokunjalo awuqede futhi kini lumusa.

7 ⲍ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ.

Kodwa njengalokhu lisengezelela kukho konke, ekholweni, lelizwini, lelwazini, lekukhuthaleni konke, lethandweni lwenu kithi, ukuze lakulumusa lengezelele.

8 ⲏ̅ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.

Kangikhulumi njengokulawula, kodwa ngokutshiseka kwabanye, njalo ngihlola ubuqotho bothando lwenu.

9 ⲑ̅ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ.

Ngoba liyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi lanxa wayenothile, waba ngumyanga ngenxa yenu, ukuze ngobuyanga bakhe lina linothe.

10 ⲓ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϤ.

Lakulokhu ngipha umbono; ngoba lokhu kuluncedo kini, abaqala phambili nyakenye, kungeyisikwenza kuphela, kodwa lokufisa;

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ.

kodwa khathesi-ke qedani futhi ukwenza, ukuze, njengalokhu kukhona ukukhuthalela ukufisa, ngokunjalo kukhona lokuqedisa ngalokho elilakho.

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ϤϢⲎⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲀⲚ.

Ngoba uba kukhona ukufisa, umuntu uyemukeleka ngalokho alakho, kungeyisikho ngalokho angelakho.

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ

Ngoba kungeyisikuthi abanye babe lenkululeko, lina-ke libe lohlupho; kodwa ngokulingana, okwalesisikhathi isengezo senu sibe ngesenswelo yabo,

14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲠϬⲢⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.

ukuze kuthi lesengezo sabo sibe ngesenswelo yenu, ukuze kube khona ukulingana,

15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.

njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Owabutha okunengi, kabanga lokusalayo; lowabutha okuncinyane kasilelanga.

16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ.

Kodwa kabongwe uNkulunkulu ofaka inkuthalo efananayo ngani enhliziyweni kaTitosi,

17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈϤⲒⲎ ⲤⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.

ukuthi isibili wemukela isikhuthazo, kodwa etshiseka kakhulu, wasuka waya kini ngesifiso sakhe.

18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.

Njalo sithuma kanye laye umzalwane, odumo lwakhe evangelini ludabule emabandleni wonke;

19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.

kungeyisilokhu kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwe futhi ngamabandla ukuthi asiphelekezele lalo umusa owasetshenzwa yithi kube ludumo lwale iNkosi, lekubonakalisweni kokukhuthala kwenu;

20 ⲕ̅ ⲈⲚⲰⲢϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲞϢⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ.

sivikela lokhu, hlezi umuntu asisole kulesisengezo esisetshenzwe yithi;

21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲦⲈⲚϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.

sinakekela okuhle kungekho phambi kweNkosi kuphela kodwa laphambi kwabantu.

22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲈⲞⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.

Sasesithuma kanye labo umzalwane wethu, esimfice ezintweni ezinengi kanengi ekhuthele, kodwa khathesi ukhuthele kakhulukazi ngenxa yokulithemba okukhulu.

23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

Kumbe ngoTitosi, ungumhlanganyeli lesisebenzi kanye lami kini; loba abazalwane bethu, bayizithunywa zamabandla, bayinkazimulo kaKristu.

24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲪⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.

Ngakho bonakalisani kubo ubufakazi bothando lwenu labokuzincomela kwethu lina, laphambi kwamabandla.