1 Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokucela, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke,
2 amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu, ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo.
3 Lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu
4 othanda ukuba abantu bonke basindiswe, bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso.
5 Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu,
6 owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi besikhathi esiyiso,
7 engamiselwa khona mina ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli nomphostoli -- ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga -- yebo, umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni.
8 Ngalokho ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, engenalulaka nokuphikisana.
9 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda, kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, nangegolide, nangamaparele,* nangezambatho ezinemali eningi,
10 kepha njengokufanele abesifazane abashoyo ukuthi besaba uNkulunkulu bahlobe ngemisebenzi emihle.
11 Owesifazane makafunde ukuthula nokuthobeka konke.
12 Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda; kodwa makazithulele.
13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, emva kwalokho u-Eva.
14 Futhi u-Adamu kakhohliswanga, kepha owesifazane wathi ekhohlisiwe, waphambuka;
15 kepha uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda.