1 Kepha thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka babangenamandla singazithokozisi thina.
2 Yilowo nalowo kithi makathokozise umakhelwane, kube kuhle, aze akheke,
3 ngokuba noKristu akazithokozisanga yena, kepha kunjengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukuthuka kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami.”
4 Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kwalotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba.
5 Kepha uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nokuqonda kunye phakathi kwenu ngokukaKristu Jesu,