Isahluko 12
1 Ngakho ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, othandeka kuNkulunkulu, kube ngukukhonza kwenu kokuqonda;
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ningalingisi leli zwe, kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibe ntsha ingqondo yenu, ukuze nibe nokuhlolisisa okuyintando kaNkulunkulu, okuhle, nokuthandekayo, nokupheleleyo.
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Ngokuba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo ngisho kulowo nalowo phakathi kwenu ukuthi angacabangi athi mkhulu kunalokho afanele ukukucabanga, kodwa acabange kube ngokuqonda, njengalokho uNkulunkulu abele lowo nalowo isilinganiso sokukholwa.
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Ngokuba njengalokhu sinezitho eziningi emzimbeni munye, kepha izitho zonke azinamsebenzi munye,
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kanjalo thina esibaningi simzimba munye kuKristu, kepha ngabanye siyizitho, omunye esomunye.
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Sinezipho zomusa ezahlukileyo ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo; uma singesokuprofetha, asiprofethe ngesilinganiso sokukholwa;
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uma singesokukhonza, kube senkonzweni; ofundisayo, kube sekufundiseni,
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oyalayo, ekuyaleni; owabayo, enze ngobuqotho; oholayo, ngenkuthalo; ohawukelayo, ngentokozo.
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Uthando malungabi nakuzenzisa; nenyanye okubi, nibambelele kokuhle;
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thandanani ngenhliziyo ngothando lobuzalwane; ekwazisaneni nandulelane;
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ekukhuthaleni ningenqeni, nivuthe emoyeni, nikhonze iNkosi;
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ethembeni nithokoze; osizini nibekezele; ekukhulekeni niqinisele njalo;
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hlanganyelani nabangcwele ekusweleni kwabo, nikhuthalele ukungenisa izihambi.
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Babusiseni abanizingelayo; busisani, ningaqalekisi.
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Thokozani nabathokozayo, nikhale nabakhalayo.
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Manibe nhliziyonye; ningazindli okuphakemeyo, kodwa yaneliswani ngokuphansi. Ningazishayi abahlakaniphileyo.
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Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi; nakani okuhle phambi kwabantu bonke;
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uma kungenzeka, ngokwenu hlalisanani ngokuthula nabantu bonke;
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ningaziphindiseli nina bathandwa, kodwa dedelani ulaka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngokwami ukuphindisela, ngiyakubuyisela mina,” isho iNkosi.
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Kepha: “Uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe sidle; uma somile, siphuzise, ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakube ufumbela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso.”
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Unganqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle.