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1 Itungele ung'wang'welu ukulambula ng'walye ng'walyee kina imatungo napembilye iantu ang'wi akuleka uuhueli nukutula ekisa kutegeelya inkolo niekongelana nuumanyisi nuakehing'wi
UMoya-ke utsho ngokucacileyo ukuthi ngezikhathi zokucina abanye bazahlehlela nyovane ekholweni, balalele omoya abaduhisayo lemfundiso zamadimoni,
2 neikamayisigwa kuuteele. Nuumeli. Imasigo ao akukailwa.
ekuzenziseni kwabaqambimanga, betshiswe kwezabo izazela ngensimbi etshisayo,
3 Akumugilya kutena nukusingilya indya ni Tunda auiumbile itumilwe mung'wao kilumbi niahuee nawamelengile itai.
besalela ukuthathana, bezila ukudla uNkulunkulu akudalileyo ekwemukelweni lokubonga ngabakholwayo labazi iqiniso;
4 Kunsoko kila ikintu Itunda nukiumbile kiza. Kulile iki nehuusingilya kilumbi kegombilwe kuhitwa.
ngoba sonke isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu sihle, kakulahlwa lutho, uba lwemukelwa kanye lokubonga;
5 Kunsoko kikogigwa kukiila lukani lang'wi Tunda nukunzila amalompi.
ngoba luyangcweliswa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu langomkhuleko.
6 Ang'wi ukumaika imakani aya ntongeela aalune, ukutula wemitumi numuza nuang'wa Yesu Kilisto. Kunsoko uginile kulukani lauhueli nukuumanyisigwa nuuza nuutyatile.
Uba ubeluleka lezizinto abazalwane uzakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaJesu Kristu, wondliwe emazwini okholo, lawemfundiso enhle oyilandelayo ngokunanzelela.
7 Kuite mahite imahuumo namilie aya niamaloilwa iasungu niakombi. Kuleka ite, wimanyise uewe nuuhueli.
Kodwa wale inganekwane ezimbi lezezalukazi. Uzejwayeze ukukhonza uNkulunkulu;
8 Kundogoilyo uwigemi nuamuile unonee inino, inge uuhueli unonee kukila imakani ehi. Ikendegeela ilago kulikalo litugo ile nulikalo nuluzile.
ngoba ukwejwayeza umzimba kulokusiza okuncinyane; kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kulesithembiso sempilo yalamuhla lezayo.
9 Ulukani ulu lakuhuelwa hange lulu lugombwe ekulu.
Lithembekile ilizwi njalo lifanele konke ukwemukelwa.
10 Kunsoko eye kuaga nukituma mulimo kugulu nukukila. Kunsoko kukete ugimya kung'wi Tunda numuupanga numuguni waantu ehi, kuite kuahueli.
Ngoba ngalokho lathi siyasebenza nzima futhi siyathukwa ngoba sithembele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo onguMsindisi wabo bonke abantu, ikakhulu wabakholwayo.
11 Umatambule nukumamanyisa imakani aya.
Laya ngalezizinto ufundise.
12 Umuntu wehi waleke kuumela uhumbe wako, Badalakwe, utule wiakuegwa niantu ehi niahueli, kuntambu, mulugendo, muulowa, muuhueli, nuwelu.
Kungabi lamuntu odelela ubutsha bakho, kodwa woba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo elizwini, ekuhambeni, ethandweni, emoyeni, ekholweni, ekuhlambulukeni.
13 Singa niniikiza, saga muusomi, nemuulangi, nukumanyisa.
Ngize ngifike, nanzelela ekubaleni, ekulayeni, ekufundiseni.
14 Uleke kukimela ikipegwa nikikole mukati ako, naiupegilwe kukiile kidagu, kuekiiligwa imekono nianyampala.
Ungadeleli isiphiwo esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngesiprofetho kanye lokubekwa izandla zobudala.
15 Umakele imakani aya. Wikale mumo kukula kung'waako itule wigele kuantu ehi. Amba kukila mulugendo lako nukumanyisa.
Nakana ngalezizinto, ube kulezizinto, ukuze ukuqhubeka kwakho kubonakale phakathi kwabo bonke.
16 Saga mumakani yaya. Indogoilyo akituma ite ukiguna uewe nawaniakutegeeye.
Zinanzelele wena lemfundiso. Hlala kulezizinto; ngoba ngokwenza lokho uzazisindisa wena kanye lalabo abakuzwayo.
