3 Hlanganyela lami ukuhlupheka njengebutho elihle likaJesu.
3 Hlanganyelana lathi ebunzimeni njengebutho likaKhristu uJesu elifaneleyo.
Kwang’khona abebutho basebemthatha uPawuli njengokulaywa kwabo, bamusa eAntipatri ebusuku.
Uthando lubekezelela izinto zonke, lukholwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela izinto zonke.
Ngubani owake waphuma impi ngezakhe izindleko na? Ngubani ohlanyela isivini, angazidli izithelo zaso, na? Ngubani owalusa umhlambi, angadli uchago lwawo, na?
Uba sihlupheka, kungenxa yokududuzwa lokusiliswa kwenu; uba siduduzeka, kungenxa yokududuzwa kwenu okuvezwa yikubekezelela inhlupheko esihlupheka ngazo lathi.
Lumlayo ngiwunika wena mntanami Timothi, njengamazwi abaprofethi abangitshengisa ngawe ngaphambili ukuze ngokukhuthazwa yiwo ulwe ukulwa okuhle,
Mina Pawuli, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu,
Ngalokhoke ungabi lanhloni lapho ufakazela iNkosi yethu, loba ngami isibotshwa sayo, kodwa hlanganyela ukuhluphekela ivangeli ngamandla kaNkulunkulu.
Ngakhoke ngikhuthazelele konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze labo bazuze ukusiliswa kuKristu Jesu kanye lobukhosi obungapheliyo.
ivangeli engihlupheka ngenxa yalo ngibotshwa njengesigebengu; kanti ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kalibotshwanga.
lokuzingelwa kwami, lezinhlupheko zami, lakho konke okwangehlela eAntiyoki, laseIkoniyuma, laseListra, lezinhlupheko zonke engazithwalayo; kodwa iNkosi yangophula kukho konke.
Kodwa wena zinqande njalo, ubekezelele izinhlupheko, wenze umsebenzi womvangeli, uphelelise inkonzo yakho.
lakuApifiya udadewethu, lakuArkipho owebutho kanye lathi, lakulo ibandla elisendlini yakho:
Khumbulani insuku zakuqala, okwathi ngazo selikhanyisiwe lakhuthazela ebunzimeni obukhulu kanye lezinhluphekweni.
Ngokukholwa wasuka eGibithe, engalwesabi ulaka lwenkosi; ngoba waqinisela kungathi uyambona uNkulunkulu ongabonwayo.
Ngokunjalo kwathi uAbrahama esebekezele, wakuzuza okwathenjiswayo.
Ubusisiwe umuntu obekezelayo ekulingweni; ngoba lapho esehloliwe uzakwamukeliswa umqhele wokuphila othenjiswe nguNkulunkulu kwabamthandayo.
yayiqonde ukufundisa izizukulwana zabakoIsrayeli ezizayo, ikakhulu labo abangafundanga ukulwa esikhathini esingaphambili, ukulwa impi.