8 Kodwa ukuba kukho umntu, nokuba ndim, nokuba sisithunywa sezulu, oshumayela iindaba ezinxamnye nezo ndanishumayeza zona: uqalekisiwe lowo.
9 Besenditshilo, nangoku ndiyaphinda, ndithi: Ukuba kukho bani onishumayeza iindaba ezingathi zimnandi eziphikisana nezo senizamkele, loo mntu makaqalekiswe!
10 Ngaba ndivakala ngathi ndifuna abantu babe ngakwicala lam na? Hayi, nguThixo kuphela endifuna abe ngakum. Niba ngaba ndizicengezela ebantwini? Ukuba bendizicengezela ebantwini, ngendingesiso isicaka sikaKrestu.
11 Mandiyithethe ngokuphandle, mawethu, into yokuba ezi ndaba ndizishumayelayo aziyonto nje equlunqwe ngumntu.
12 Nam andizinikwanga mntu, futhi ndingazifundiswanga mntu; ndazityhilelwa nguYesu Krestu.
13 Ndiyacinga ukuba senivile ngobomi bam ngokuya ndandingekaguquki ekulandeleni izithethe zonqulo lwamaJuda. Okuya ndandilitshutshisa ngokungenanceba ibandla likaThixo, ndifunzele ukulitshabalalisa.
14 Kwezonqulo ndandigalawele kuneentanga zam ezininzi. Ndandibalasele ngenzondelelo kwizithethe zamanyange.