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3 Emaswapheleni bafowethu, ragelani phambili nisithandazela+ bona ilizwi lakaJehova* liragele phambili nokurhatjheka msinyana+ begodu liphazinyuliswa njengombana kwenzeka kini 2 nokobana sisindiswe ebantwini abalimazako nabambi+ ngombana ukukholwa akusiyinto yabo boke abantu.+ 3 Kodwana iKosi ithembekile, izoniqinisa beyinivikele komumbi. 4 Ngaphezu kwalokho, siyaqiniseka ngani eKosini ukuthi niyazilalela begodu nizokuragela phambili nizilalela iinqophiso zethu. 5 Kwanga iKosi ingaragela phambili inqophisa iinhliziyo zenu ngokuphumelelako ethandweni lakaZimu+ nekukghodlheleleni+ ngebanga lakaKrestu.
6 Nje-ke sininikela iinqophiso bafowethu, ngegama leKosethu uJesu Krestu bona nitsomuke kinanyana ngimuphi umfowethu okhamba ngokungakahleleki,+ ongakhambi ngokuvumelana neenqophiso enizifumene* kithi.+ 7 Ngombana nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi kufuze nisilingise njani+ ngombana azange siziphathe ngendlela engakahleleki hlangana nani, 8 azange sidle nokudla kwamuntu simahla.+ Kunalokho, ngokusebenza budisi nokuzikhandla besisebenza ubusuku nemini bona singathwesi nanyana ngubani wenu umthwalo obudisi.+ 9 Ingasi bona asinalungelo lokwenza lokho+ kodwana kungebanga lokuthi besifuna ukuba sibonelo ekufuze nisilingise.+ 10 Kuhlekuhle, ngesikhathi sinani, besijayele ukuninikela umyalo othi: “Nangabe umuntu akafuni ukusebenza nokudla angadli.”+ 11 Ngombana siyezwa ukuthi abanye bakhamba ngokungakahleleki hlangana nani,+ abasebenzi nakancani kodwana bacabhela eendabeni ezingabafuniko.+ 12 Ebantwini abanjalo sinikela isiyalo nesikhuthazo ngeKosi uJesu Krestu bona basebenze ngokuthula begodu badle ukudla abakusebenzeleko.+
13 Nina-ke bafowethu, ningadinwa kukwenza okuhle. 14 Kodwana nangabe kukhona ongalilaleli ilizwi lethu eliza ngencwadi le, akahlale atshwayiwe begodu nilise ukuzihlanganisa naye+ ukuthi abe neenhloni. 15 Kodwana ningamqali njengenaba, ragelani phambili nimkhuthaza+ njengomfowethu.
16 Nje-ke kwanga iKosi yokuthula ingahlala ininikela ukuthula ngazo zoke iindlela.+ Kwanga iKosi ingaba nani noke.
17 Nakhu ukulotjhisa kwami, mina Powula, ngesami isandla+ okulitshwayo kizo zoke iincwadi, le yindlela engitlola ngayo.
18 Umusa omkhulu weKosethu uJesu Krestu awube nani noke.