1 Kalume njalo uthando lobuzalwane.
1 Qhubekani lithandana njengabazalwane.
Khangela, kuhle kangaka kumnandi ukuba abazalwane bahlale ndawonye babe munye.
Ngililaya ngalokhu ukuze lithandane.
Kwathi selufikile usuku lwePentekoste, babebuthene ndawonye bonke.
Ixuku labakholwayo lalinhliziyonye lomoya munye; kungekho loyedwa owathi impahla zakhe zingezakhe, kodwa bahlanganyela izinto zonke.
Lina, bazalwane, labizelwa ekukhululekeni; lingenzi inkululeko yenu ibe lithuba lokukholisa umzimba kodwa ngothando sizanani omunye lomunye.
Kodwa izithelo zikaMoya ziluthando, lokuthokoza, lokuthula, lokubekezela, lobubele, lokulunga, lokuthembeka,
Ngoba kuKristu kakusizi lutho ukusoka lokungasoki, kodwa kuphela ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando.
likhuthalele ukuqinisa ngezibopho zokuthula ubunye obuvela kuMoya.
lihambe ngothando, njengalokhu uKristu wasithanda, wazinikela ngenxa yethu, abe ngumnikelo lomhlatshelo olephunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu.
Simele ukumbonga njalo uNkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane, njengoba kufanele, ngoba ukukholwa kwenu kuyanda kakhulu, lothando lwenu lonke omunye komunye luyakhula.
Kasiqaphelisise ukuba singavuselelana kanjani ekuthandaneni lemisebenzini emihle,
Ngokulalela iqiniso selihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ukuthanda abazalwane ngobuqotho; ngakhoke thandanani ngokupheleleyo ngenhliziyo yonke.
Hloniphani abantu bonke, lithande abazalwane, limesabe uNkulunkulu, lihloniphe inkosi enkulu.
Okokucina, wobani lanhliziyonye lonke, lizwelane, lithande abazalwane, libe lobubele lokuthobeka,
Kulakho konke thandanani ngokungapheliyo, lokhu uthando luyasibekela izono ezinengi.
lasekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu ukuthanda abazalwane, lasekuthandeni abazalwane uthando.
Yilo umlayo wakhe, ukuba sikholwe ebizweni leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu, lokuba sithandane, njengalokhu esilayile.
Uba umuntu esitsho ukuthi: Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu; kodwa ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambi wamanga. Ngoba ongamthandiyo umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo, angemthande uNkulunkulu angazanga ambone.
Kodwa ngilalokhu ngawe ukuthi udelile uthando lwakho lwakuqala.