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1 ⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
Ngakho-ke, bafowethu abangcwele, abahlanganyela ekubizweni ezulwini, bekani imicabango yenu kuJesu, umpostoli lomphristi omkhulu esimvumayo.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
Wathembeka kulowo owambekayo, njengoMosi owayethembekile kuyo yonke indlu kaNkulunkulu.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ.
UJesu ufunyenwe efanele udumo olukhulu kuloMosi njengomakhi wendlu elodumo olukhulu kulendlu yona ngokwayo.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
Ngoba yileyo laleyondlu yakhiwa ngumuntu othize kodwa uNkulunkulu ungumakhi wezinto zonke.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
“UMosi wayethembekile njengenceku kuyo yonke indlu kaNkulunkulu,” efakaza lokho okwakuzatshiwo ensukwini ezizayo.
6 ⲋ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Kodwa uKhristu uthembekile njengendodana endlini kaNkulunkulu. Njalo thina siyindlu yakhe nxa sibambelela ngesibindi langethemba lethu esizincoma ngakho.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ.
Ngakho, njengoba uMoya oNgcwele esithi: “Lamuhla nxa lisizwa ilizwi lakhe,
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.
lingazenzi zibe lukhuni inhliziyo zenu, njengelakwenza ekuhlamukeni, ngesikhathi sokulingwa enkangala,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
lapho okhokho benu abangihlola khona bangilinga, babona engakwenzayo okweminyaka engamatshumi amane.
10 ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
Yikho-nje ngasithukuthelela isizukulwane leso, njalo ngathi, ‘Inhliziyo zabo zihlezi ziduka, njalo kabazazanga izindlela zami.’
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ.
Ngakho ngamemezela ngesifungo ekuthukutheleni kwami ngathi, ‘Kabayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.’”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.
Bonani bazalwane ukuthi kakho omunye wenu olenhliziyo yokona lokungakholwa, ephambukayo kuNkulunkulu ophilayo.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϣⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
Kodwa khuthazanani insuku zonke kusabizwa ngokuthi lamuhla, ukuze angabikhona owenu oba lukhuni ngenxa yokukhohliswa yisono.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
Ngoba sesingabahlanganyelayo kuKhristu nxa sibambelele ngokuqina kuze kuphele ithemba esasilalo kuqala.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯⲉⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ.
Njengoba kutshiwo ukuthi: “Lamuhla nxa lisizwa ilizwi lakhe, lingazenzi zibe lukhuni inhliziyo zenu njengelakwenzayo ekuhlamukeni.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲩϯ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.
Babengobani labo abezwayo basebehlamuka na? Akusibo yini bonke labo uMosi abakhupha eGibhithe na?
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲓ ϩⲉⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.
Njalo ngobani ayebathukuthelele okweminyaka engamatshumi amane na? Akusibo yini labo abonayo, abazidumbu zabo zawela enkangala na?
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
Ngobani uNkulunkulu abafungela ukuthi kabayikungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe nxa kungayisibo labo abangalalelanga na?
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ
Ngakho siyabona ukuthi babengeke bangene ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.