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9 Malungana nomsebenzi owenzelwa abacwengileko,+ akutlhogeki bona nginitlolele 2 ngombana ngiyakwazi ukuzimisela kwenu engizikhakhazisa ngakho ebantwini beMasedoniya, ukuthi i-Akhaya sekumnyaka izilungiselele begodu ukukhuthala kwenu kukhuthaze inengi labo. 3 Kodwana ngithumela abafowethu, bona ukuzikhakhazisa kwethu ngani kungabonakali kulilize endabeni le nokuthi nikulungele kwamambala njengombana ngatjho ukuthi nizokulungela. 4 Nakungasinjalo, beMasedoniya nabeza nami banifumane ningakakulungeli, thina nani sizokuphathwa ziinhloni ngokunithemba kwethu. 5 Nje-ke ngicabange bona kuyatlhogeka ngikhuthaze abafowethu bona beze kini kusesenesikhathi, balungise isipho senu esikhulu somusa enisithembise kusesengaphambili, ukuthi isiphwesi sibe sesilungile njengesipho somusa ingasi njengokuthileko okudlelezelweko.
6 Malungana nalokhu, loyo otjala kancani uzokuvuna kancani, naloyo otjala okunengi uzokuvuna okunengi.+ 7 Omunye nomunye akenze njengombana aquntile ehliziywenakhe, ingasi ngokuzikhuja namkha ngokukatelelwa+ ngombana uZimu uthanda umuphi othabileko.+
8 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uZimu ukghona ukwenza bona umusakhe omkhulu wande kini bona nihlale naneliseke ngokupheleleko kikho koke, nibe nokunengi kiwo woke umsebenzi omuhle.+ 9 Kutloliwe ukuthi: “Wabe ngesihle, uphe abatlhagileko. Ukulunga kwakhe kuhlala ngokungapheliko.”+ 10 Loyo onikela umtjali imbewu enengi noburotho bokudla uzoninikela imbewu begodu anandisele yona bona niyitjale, uzokwandisa nesivuno sokulunga kwenu.) 11 Ninjingiswa kikho koke ngebanga layo yoke imihlobo yokuphana, okuveza amezwi wokuthokoza uZimu ngathi 12 ngombana umsebenzi watjhatjhalazi lo awuphi abacwengileko abakutlhogako kwaphela+ kodwana uba mthombo wobunjinga emezwini amanengi wokuthokoza uZimu. 13 Ngobufakazi obunikelwa msebenzi lo, baphazimulisa uZimu ngombana niyazithoba eendabeni ezimnandi ezimalungana noKrestu njengombana namemezela tjhatjhalazi begodu ninesandla esivulekileko emnikelweni eniwenzele bona nabo boke abanye.+ 14 Ngokunincengela, batjengisa indlela abanithanda ngayo ngebanga lomusa omkhulu kaZimu ophezu kwenu.
15 Akathokozwe uZimu ngesipho sakhe sesihle esingahlathululekiko.