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1 ⲁ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ

Ngakho banini ngabalandeli bakaNkulunkulu, njengabantwana abathandekayo;

2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ

njalo lihambe ethandweni, njengalokhu uKristu laye wasithanda, wazinikelela thina abe ngumnikelo lomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu ukuba luqhatshi olumnandi.

3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ

Kodwa ubufebe lakho konke ukungcola kumbe umhawu kakungaphathwa lakanye phakathi kwenu, njengoba kufanele abangcwele;

4 ⲇ̅ ⲏ ⲟⲩϣⲗⲟϥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϣϫⲥⲟϭ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲗⲗⲏⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟϥ

lamanyala, lokukhuluma okuyize, kumbe ukusoma okulenhlamba, okuyizinto ezingafanelanga; kodwa kulalokhu, ukubonga.

5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲏ ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

Ngoba lokhu liyakwazi, ukuthi sonke isifebe, kumbe ongcolileyo, kumbe olomhawu, ongumkhonzi wezithombe, kalalifa embusweni kaKristu lokaNkulunkulu.

6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ

Kakungabi lamuntu olikhohlisayo ngamazwi ayize; ngoba ngenxa yalezizinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli.

7 ⲍ̅ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ

Ngakho lingabi ngabahlanganyeli labo.

8 ⲏ̅ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ

Ngoba lake laba ngumnyama, kodwa khathesi liyikukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya,

9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ

ngoba isithelo sikaMoya sikubo bonke ubuhle lokulunga leqiniso,

10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

lihlolisise okuthokozisayo eNkosini;

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ

njalo lingahlanganyeli lemisebenzi yobumnyama engelazithelo, kodwa-ke kulalokho solani;

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲡⲕⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ

ngoba kuthelela inhloni lokukhuluma ngezinto ezenziwa yibo ekusithekeni.

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ

Kodwa konke okusolwayo yikukhanya kuyabonakaliswa; ngoba konke okubonakaliswayo kuyikukhanya,

14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ

ngakho uthi: Phaphama wena oleleyo uvuke kwabafileyo, njalo uKristu uzakukhanyisela.

15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲉ

Ngakho qaphelani ukuthi lihamba njani ngonanzelelo, kungabi njengezithutha, kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo,

16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲟⲩ

lihlenga isikhathi, ngoba insuku zimbi.

17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Ngakho lingabi yizithutha, kodwa liqedisisa okuyintando yeNkosi.

18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϯϩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ

Njalo lingadakwa liwayini, okukulo umsindo, kodwa gcwaliswani nguMoya,

19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲱⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲁⲗⲗⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

likhulumisana ngezihlabelelo langamahubo okudumisa langezingoma zomoya, lihlabelele licule eNkosini enhliziyweni yenu,

20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ

limbonga njalo uNkulunkulu loBaba ngazo zonke izinto ebizweni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,

21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ

lizehlisela ngaphansi omunye komunye ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu.

22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda, njengeNkosini,

23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ

ngoba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengoba uKristu laye eyinhloko yebandla, njalo yena unguMsindisi womzimba.

24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ

Kodwa njengoba-ke ibandla lehliselwe ngaphansi kukaKristu, ngokunjalo labafazi kwawabo amadoda kuyo yonke into.

25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ

Madoda, thandani abenu abafazi, njengoKristu laye walithanda ibandla, wasezinikelela lona;

26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲱⲕⲙ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ

ukuze azingcwelisele lona, eselihlambulule ngesihlambo samanzi ngelizwi,

27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲱϩⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲏ ⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲏ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ

ukuze azimisele lona, ibandla elilenkazimulo, elingelachatha, kumbe umxhele kumbe okunye nje, kodwa ukuze libe ngcwele lingelacala.

28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ϣϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ

Ngokunjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda abawo abafazi njengeyawo imizimba. Othanda owakhe umfazi, uyazithanda yena;

29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛϥⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

ngoba kakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama, kodwa uyayondla ayiphathe kuhle, njengalokhu leNkosi isenza kubandla;

30 ⲗ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ

ngoba siyizitho zomzimba wakhe, okwenyama yakhe lokwamathambo akhe.

31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ

Ngenxa yalokhu umuntu uzatshiya uyise lonina anamathele kumkakhe, njalo laba ababili bazakuba nyamanye.

32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

Inkulu le imfihlo; kodwa mina ngikhuluma ngoKristu lebandla.

33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ

Ngalokho lonke ngokukhethekileyo lani-ke, ngulowo lalowo kathande ngokunjalo owakhe umfazi njengaye; lomfazi ukuze ahloniphe indoda.