Isahluko 4
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Ngakho lokhu sinale nkonzo, njengokuba sahawukelwa, asidangali,
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kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliwe zehlazo, asihambi ngobuqili, asiliphambanisi izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha ngokuveza obala iqiniso sizincoma kunembeza wabantu bonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
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Kepha uma ivangeli lethu lifihlakele, lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo,
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okukubona abangakholwa unkulunkulu waleli zwe uphuphuthekisile ingqondo yabo, ukuze kungasi kubo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
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Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina, kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu.
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Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi: “Akuvele ukukhanya ebumnyameni, kukhanye,” nguyena owakhanyisa ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaKristu.
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Kepha le ngcebo sinayo ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubukhulu bamandla obukhulu kakhulu bube ngobukaNkulunkulu, bungabi ngobuvela kithi.
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Siyacindezelwa nxazonke, kodwa asinyinyekile; siyaxakeka, kodwa asidikibali;
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siyazingelwa, kodwa asidelwa; siwiswa phansi, kodwa asibhujiswa;
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sithwele njalonjalo emzimbeni wethu ukufa kukaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu.
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Ngokuba sisaphila sinikelwa njalo ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo.
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Kanjalo kusebenza ukufa kithina, kepha kinina ukuphila.
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Lokhu sinawo lo moya wokukholwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ngakholwa, ngakho ngakhuluma,” nathi siyakholwa, ngakho-ke siyakhuluma,
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sazi ukuthi yena owavusa iNkosi uJesu uyakusivusa nathi kanye noJesu, asethule kanye nani.
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Ngokuba konke kwenziwa ngenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ngokwandiswa kubo abaningi uvamise ukubonga, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu.
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Ngakho asidangali, kodwa noma kubhubha umuntu wethu wangaphandle, owangaphakathi wenziwa musha imihla ngemihla.
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Ngokuba usizi lwethu olululana olungolomzuzwana luyasisebenzela isilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu senkazimulo emiyo phakade,
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thina esingabheki okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo; ngokuba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana, kepha okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade.