KuThithu Chapter 1
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UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngokokukholwa kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu nangokokwazi iqiniso elingokokukhonza uNkulunkulu,
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ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade uNkulunkulu ongaqambi amanga akwethembisa phambi kwezikhathi zaphakade,
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kepha ngesikhath i esifaneleyo ubonakalisile izwi lakhe entshumayelweni engayiphathiswayo ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu,
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kuThithu, umntanami ngempela ngokokukholwa esikuhlanganyele sonke : Makube kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu uMsindisi wethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThithu ngomsebenzi eKrethe wokuhlela amabandla nokulwa nabafundisi bamanga
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Ngakushiya eKrethe ngenxa yalokhu ukuba uhlele okusaseleyo , umise amalunga emizini yonke, njengokuba ngakuyala,
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uma kukhona ongasolekiyo , indoda emfazi munye , enabantwana abakholwayo abangenakusolwa ngokushinga nabangalaleliyo.
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Ngokuba umbonisi umelwe ukuba abe ngongasolekiyo njengomphathimuzi kaNkulunkulu, ongaziqhenyi, ongesiso isififane , ongesiso isiphuzi , ongesiso isilwi, ongesiye ohahela inzuzo embi,
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kepha ophatha kahle izihambi , othanda okuhle , oqondileyo, olungileyo, ongcwele, ozithibayo,
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obambelele ezwini elithembekileyo ngokwesifundiso, aze abe nakho nokuyala ngesifundiso esiphilileyo nokwahlula abaphikayo.
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Ngokuba baningi abangal aleliyo abakhuluma ize , nabakhohlisayo, ikakhulu abokusoka,
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abamelwe ukuthuliswa , abachitha indlu iphela , befundisa okungafanele ngenxa yenzuzo embi.
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Omunye kubona , umprofethi wakubo , washo wathi : AbaseKrethe bangabaqambimanga njalo, izilwane ezimbi, iziminzi ezivilaphayo.
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Lobo bufakazi buqinisile . Ngalokho-ke ubayalisise , ukuze baphile ekukholweni,
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benganaki izinganekwane zabaJuda nemiyalo yabantu abafulathela iqiniso.
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Kwabahlanzekileyo konke kuhlanzekile ; kepha kwabangcolileyo nabangakholwayo akukho lutho oluhlanzekileyo , kodwa kungcole ingqondo yabo nonembeza wabo.
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Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu, kepha bayamphika ngemisebenzi yabo bengabenyanyekayo , nabangalaleliyo, nasemisebenzini yonke emihle kabasizi lutho.