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14 Yamukelani umuntu obogabogako ekukholweni kwakhe+ kodwana ningahluleli ngebanga lemibono engafaniko.* 2 Omunye umuntu ukholelwa ekudleni yoke into kodwana umuntu obogabogako udla imirorho kwaphela. 3 Loyo odlako angamqaleli phasi ongadliko, kuthi loyo ongadliko angamahluleli odlako+ ngombana uZimu umamukele. 4 Ungubani wena bona ungahlulela isisebenzi somunye?+ Sijama namkha sikhothame ekosinaso.+ Sizokwenziwa sijame ngombana uJehova* angasenza sijame.
5 Omunye umuntu wahlulela elinye ilanga njengeliqakatheke ukudlula elinye;+ omunye wahlulela ilanga linye njengawo woke amanye;+ omunye nomunye kufuze aqiniseke ngokupheleleko emkhumbulwenakhe. 6 Loyo ogidinga ilanga uligidingela uJehova.* Godu loyo odlako, udlela uJehova* ngombana uthokoza uZimu;+ kuthi loyo ongadliko akadleli uJehova* begodu nanyana kunjalo uthokoza uZimu.+ 7 Eqinisweni, akakho namunye wethu oziphilela yena kwaphela+ begodu akakho ofako, ozifela yena kwaphela. 8 Ngombana nasiphilako, siphilela uJehova*+ nasifako sifela uJehova.* Nje-ke, nasiphilako nalokha nasifako, singebakaJehova.*+ 9 Ngombana ngomnqopho lo uKrestu wafa begodu waphila godu bona abe yiKosi phezu kwabafileko nabaphilako.+
10 Alo-ke kubayini wahlulela umfowenu?+ Namkha kubayini umqalela phasi umfowenu? Ngombana soke sizokujama phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sakaZimu.+ 11 Ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi: “‘Ngokuqinisekileko njengombana ngiphila,’+ kutjho uJehova,* ‘Woke amadolo azokuguqa phambi kwami begodu boke abantu bazokuvuma tjhatjhalazi kuZimu.’”+ 12 Ngalokho-ke, ngamunye wethu uzoziphendulela kuZimu.+
13 Nje-ke, singasahlulelani+ kunalokho, asizimiseleni ukungabeki isiqabo namkha into engabangela umfowethu awe ekukholweni.+ 14 Ngiyazi begodu ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi eKosini uJesu akunanto esilapheleko ngokwayo;+ kwaphela umuntu nakacabanga ukuthi into ethileko isilaphele, kuye isilaphele. 15 Ngombana nangabe umfowenu uyahlabeka ngebanga lokudla, awusakhambi ngokuvumelana nethando.+ Ngokudla kwakho ungonakalisi* loyo uKrestu amfelako.+ 16 Nje-ke, ungavumeli okuhle okwenzako kukhulunywe kumbi ngakho. 17 Ngombana umBuso kaZimu awutjho ukudla nokusela+ kodwana utjho ukulunga, ukuthula nokuthaba ngommoya ocwengileko. 18 Ngombana nanyana ngubani osigqila sakaKrestu ngendlela le uyamukeleka kuZimu begodu wamukelwa nababantu.
19 Nje-ke yenzani koke okusemandlenenu bona nibe nokuthula nabanye+ nenze nezinto eziqinisa abanye.+ 20 Lisani ukugiriza umsebenzi kaZimu ngebanga lokudla+ nje kwaphela. Eqinisweni zoke izinto zihlwengile kodwana ukugoma kuyamlimaza umuntu* nangabe kuzokubangela ukuwa ekukholweni.+ 21 Kungcono ukungayidli inyama namkha ukungaseli iwayini namkha ukwenza nanyana yini engakhuba umfowenu.+ 22 Ukukholwa onakho kwenze kube yindabakho noZimu. Uyathaba umuntu ongazahluleli ngalokho akwamukelako. 23 Kodwana nangabe uyazaza, sekamlandu nakangadla ngombana akadli ngokusekelwe ekukholweni. Eqinisweni koke okungakasekelwa ekukholweni kusisono.