3 Ngithi esisokileko, iye, thina esilotjha ngoMoya kaZimu. Sizikhakhazisa ngoKrestu Jesu, asinathemba enyameni,
Zikhakhaziseni ebizweni lakhe elicwengileko; azithabe iinhliziyo zabafuna uSomnini.
Yoke imbewu ka-Israyeli izakulungisiswa nguSomnini begodu izakuvuma iingoma zokudumisa.
Zisokeni kube kuSomnini, nisuse amajwabu weenhliziyo zenu nina bantu bakwaJuda nebeJerusalema! Nakungasinjalo itukuthelwami izakuqubuka ngebanga lobumbi enibenzileko bese itjhise njengomlilo kungabi nomcimi.”
okutjho iGibhide, iJuda, i-Edomu, ama-Amoni, iMowabi nabo boke abahlala erhalawumbeni abagude iinhloko zabo eenhlafunyweni. Njengayo yoke ikumba ka-Israyeli, zoke izizwezi azikasokwa ehliziyweni.”
“Ngambala ibizo lami likhulu ephasini loke hlangana nezizwe. Eendaweni ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, kulethwa imihlatjelo; iye, imihlatjelo enganaburhole ngombana ibizo lami likhulu ezizweni.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
UZimu engimlotjha ngommoyami nengitjhumayela ivangeli leNdodanakhe, ungufakazami bonyana ngihlala nginikhumbula njalo emthandazwenami,
Yeke ngiyazigqaja kuKrestu Jesu emsebenzinami engiwenzela uZimu.
Kodwana kwanjesi sitjhatjhululiwe emthethweni, safa kilokho ebekusibophile ukuze sibe makhoboka angasi ngaphasi komthetho wakade otloliweko kodwana angaphasi kwepilo etja yakaMoya.
Azange namukeliswe ummoya onenza bona nibe makhoboka godu benesabe, kodwana namukele uMoya onenza nibe bantwana bakaZimu. Yeke ngaye siyabiza sithi: “Aba, Baba!”
kuphakama, kuzika, nanyana kungaba yini edaliweko ezasihlukanisa nethando lakaZimu kuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
Akusingathi ilizwi lakaZimu lihlulekile ngombana akusiwo woke ama-Israyeli angewakwa-Israyeli mbala.
Njengombana abanengi bazikhukhumeza ngokwephaseli nje, nami-ke ngizozikhukhumeza
Nakube siphila ngoMoya, khona-ke asikhambe ngoMoya.
Akube kuthula nomusa kibo boke abakhamba ngomthetho lo, ngitjho naku-Israyeli kaZimu!
Thandazani nikuMoya ngeenkhathi zoke ngayo yoke imihlobohlobo yemithandazo kanye neembawo. Nisakhumbule lokho, yelelani begodu ngeenkhathi zoke hlalani nithandazela boke abacwengileko.
Ngalokho sokani amajwabu weenhliziyo zenu, ningasabi nekani.
USomnini uZimenu uzakusoka iinhliziyo zenu nezeenzukulwana zenu ukuze nimthande ngeenhliziyo zenu ezipheleleko nangemiphefumulwenu yoke. Nanenza njalo nizakuphila.
UPowula noThimothi, iinceku zakaKrestu Jesu, kibo boke abacwengileko kuKrestu Jesu abaseFilipi, bakanye nabaphathi namagosa:
Ingasi bona sele ngikufumene lokho namkha sele ngifikile emnqopheni, kodwana ngihlabela phambili kobana ngikwenze kube ngekwami ngombana uKrestu Jesu ungenze ngaba ngewakhe.
Yeke ngihlabela phambili nginqophe esiphethweni kobana ngizuze umvuzo wokubizwa kwezulwini okungekwakaZimu ngoKrestu Jesu.
Kuye godu nasokwa ngokusokwa kwakaMoya, ngokuhlubula imvelo yokona, ingasi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngezandla zomuntu kodwana ngokusoka okwenziwa nguKrestu.
Kodwana nina bathandekako, zakheni ekukholweni kwenu okucwengileko, nithandaze ngoMoya oCwengileko.