15 Nabani na ke omthiyileyo uwabo sisigwinta, ibe ke niyazi ukuba akukho sigwinta sinabo ubomi obungunaphakade.
16 Inkqu yothando siyibona kule nto yokuba uKrestu anikele ubomi bakhe ngenxa yethu. Ngokunjalo ke nathi sifanele ukuba sibunikele ubomi bethu ngenxa yamawethu.
17 Ukuba umntu omi kakuhle ngezinto zobu bomi ubona uwabo eswele, aze amvimbe into engamncedayo, angatsho njani loo mntu ukuba unalo uthando lukaThixo entliziyweni yakhe?
18 Bantwana bam, uthando lwethu malungabi lolomlomo nje kuphela, koko malube lolungahanahanisiyo, lubonakaliswa ngezenzo.
19 Nantso ke into ebonakalisa ukuba singabenyaniso, yaye asinasazela phambi koThixo.
20 Kanti ke, nokuba siyalahlwa sisazela sethu, yena uThixo osaziyo ngokupheleleyo, unenceba kunesazela sethu.
21 Ewe, zihlobo zam, xa singalahlwa sisazela asibi naxhala phambi koThixo.