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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲣⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ

Bakhumbuze ukuthi bazehlisele ngaphansi kwababusi leziphathamandla, babalalele, balungele wonke umsebenzi omuhle,

2 ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ

bangahlebi muntu, bangabi yizilwi, babekezele, batshengise bonke ubumnene ebantwini bonke.

3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ

Ngoba lathi kade sasiyiziphukuphuku, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sisebenzela inkanuko lentokozo ezinenginengi, siphila ebubini lemoneni, sizondeka, sizondana.

4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ

Kodwa lapho sekubonakele umusa lothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu,

5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲕⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ

kungeyisikho okuvela ezenzweni zokulunga esazenzayo thina, kodwa njengokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa kokuzalwa kutsha lokuvuselelwa koMoya oNgcwele,

6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ

owamthulula ngokwengezelelweyo phezu kwethu, ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu,

7 ⲍ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)

ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)

8 ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ

Lithembekile ilizwi, njalo ngithanda ukuthi uqinise isibili ngalezizinto, ukuze abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukuma emisebenzini emihle. Lezi yizinto ezinhle ezilosizo ebantwini;

9 ⲑ̅ ⲛⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓϣϫⲱⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ

kodwa xwaya imibuzo yobuthutha lendaba zosendo olokuzalana lombango lokuphikisana ngomlayo; ngoba kazisizi futhi ziyize.

10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ

Umuntu obhazukayo emva kwesilayo sokuqala lesesibili, mdele,

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ

usazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyona, uyazilahla yena.

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ

Nxa ngizathuma uArtema kuwe loba uTikiko, khuthala uze kimi eNikapoli; ngoba ngizimisele ukuhlala khona ebusika.

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲍⲏⲛⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ

Khuthala uncedise uZena isazumthetho loApolosi ekuhambeni kwabo, ukuze kungabi lalutho oluswelakalayo kubo.

14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϫⲛ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ

Abakithi-ke labo kabafunde ukuma emisebenzini emihle yokudingekayo kusweleka, ukuze bangabi ngabangelazithelo.

15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ

Bonke abalami bayakubingelela. Bingelela abasithandayo ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani lonke. Ameni.