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Ngalokho kwathi singasenakubekezela , sathi kuhle ukuba sisale sodwa e- Athene,
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sathuma uThimothewu umzalwane wethu , isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu evangelini likaKristu , ukuba aniqinise , anivuse maqondana nokukholwa kwenu
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ukuba kunganyakaziswa muntu ngalezo zinhlupheko ; ngokuba niyazi nina ukuthi simiselwe lokho.
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Ngokuba kuthe sisekhona kini , sanitshela ngaphambili ukuthi siyakuhlushwa, njengokuba kwaba njalo, nani nikwazi.
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Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. Esebuyile uThimothewu, uPawulu uyathokoza; uyabakhulekela
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Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini , esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu , nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo , nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona , njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina,
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ngalokho, bazalwane, saduduzeka ngani ngokukholwa kwenu ekusweleni nasosizini lwethu lonke,
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ngokuba kalokhu siyaphila, uma nina nimi niqinile eNkosini.
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Ngokuba ngukubonga okunjani esingakubuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngani ngokuthokoza konke esithokoza ngakho ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
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Ubusuku nemini sinxusa nokunxusa ukuba sibone ubuso benu , siphelelise okusileleyo ekukholweni kwenu.
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Sengathi uNkulunkulu noBaba wethu uqobo neNkosi yethu uJesu angayiqondisa indlela yethu yokuza kini,
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iNkosi ininike ukwanda nokuchichima othandweni , omumye komunye nakubo bonke, njengokuba sinjalo kinina,
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ukuze iqi nise izinhliziyo zenu , zingabi nakusoleka ebungcweleni phambi kukaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu kanye nabangcwele bakhe bonke.