ngokuba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkulu kuyalinqoba izwe ; lokhu kuyinqobo enqobe izwe: ukukholwa kwethu.

enikholwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye , owamvusa kwabafileyo nowamnika inkazimulo, ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kube nethemba kuNkulunkulu.

banokulahlwa, ngokuba bechithile ukukholwa kwabo kokuqala.

Kepha-ke uma umuntu engabondli abakubo, kakhulu abakwakhe, ukulahlile ukukholwa, mubi kunongakholwayo.

Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho ko nke okubi ; abanye ngokuyifisa badukelwa ukukholwa, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngesiminya; ukufundisa izicebi nokuxwaya isifundiso samanga

omunye ukukholwa kuye lowo Moya, omunye iziphiwo zokuphulukisa kuye uMoya munye,

Manje-ke kumi ukukholwa , nokwethemba, nothando, lokho kokuthathu ; kepha okukhulu kulokho luthando.

Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga , ukukholwa kwenu akusizi lutho , nisesezonweni zenu.

nenisindiswa ngalo , nxa nibambelela ezwini enganishumayeza lona , uma kambe ukukholwa kwenu kungabanga yize.

ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kungemi ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu , kume ngamandla kaNkulunkulu.

Ngokuba udumo lwezwi leNkosi lwaphuma kinina , lwafika, angisho eMakedoniya nase -Akhaya kuphela , kepha ezindaweni zonke lapho ukukholwa kwenu nguNkulunkulu kuphumele khona ; ngakho asisadingi ukukhuluma lutho.

Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. Esebuyile uThimothewu, uPawulu uyathokoza; uyabakhulekela

USimeyoni Petru , inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu , kubo abazuzile ukukholwa okuyigugu ngokufana nokwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu:

abadukileyo mayelana neqiniso , bethi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile , bechitha ukukholwa kwabanye.

Ngikulwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiqedile ibanga, ngigcinile ukukholwa;

Kepha njengalokho nivamile kukho konke : ukukholwa, namazwi, nokwazi, nokukhuthala konke, nothando enisithanda ngalo , manivame nakuwo lowo msebenzi womusa.

nokuba sikhululwe kuban tu abadukileyo nababi ; ngokuba ukukholwa akusikho okwabo bonke.

Bazalwane bami , ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi nokukhetha abantu.

Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyaku mehlela ongenzi isihawu ; isihawu sizigabisa ekwahlulelweni. Ukukholwa kufanele kube nezenzo

Kusizani, bazalwane bami , uma umuntu ethi unokukholwa , kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kungamsindisa na?

Kepha omu nye uyakuthi : Wena unokukholwa , mina nginemisebenzi , ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi , nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa ngemisebenzi yami.

Kepha wena muntu ongelutho uyathanda ukuqonda ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize na?

Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi ya khe nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi,

Khona samuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi , saqonda eSamotrake , ngangomuso safika eNeyapholi. UPawulu ushumayela eFilipi; ukukholwa kukaLidiya

Khona uPetru ebona lokho wathatha wathi kubantu: Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangalelani ngalona, nisigqolozelelani ngokungathi simenze ukuba ahambe ngawethu amandla nangokwethu ukukholwa na?

Leli zwi laba lihle kulo lonke ibandla ; base bekhetha uStefanu , umuntu owayegcwele ukukholwa noMoya oNgcwele , noFiliphu, noProkhoro, noNikanori, noThimoni, noPharmena, noNikolawu, iproselite lase-Antiyokiya,

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubabaza ukukholwa kukaFilemoni

Kepha ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka ngezin to ezithenjwayo , kuyiqiniso ngezinto ezingabonwayo.

kepha-ke ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa ; ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo.

Bakhumbuleni ababenihola bekhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu kini , niqonda ukuphela kokuhamba kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo.

Ngokuba ngenxa kaKristu nina nabelwa ngomusa, angisho ukukholwa kuye kuphela kepha nokuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe,

abesezwile nje ukuthi : Lowo okade esizingela useshumayela ukukholwa akade ekuchitha.

Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa , sasigcinwa phansi komthetho , sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa.

Kepha-ke sekufikile ukukholwa, asisephansi komlayi.

Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu akusizi lutho ukusoka nokungasoki , kepha kuphela ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando.

kubo abaseKolose , abangcwele nabazalwane abakholwayo kuKristu ; makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu. UPawulu ubonga ukukholwa nothando lwabaseKolose

Ngalokho-ke ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa , ukuzwa kuvela ngezwi likaKristu.

Yenzani lokhu, njengokuba nazi isikhathi ukuthi sekuyihora lokuba nivuke ebuthongweni; ngokuba manje insindiso isisondele kithi kunaleso sikhathi esaqala ukukholwa ngaso.

Ukukholwa onakho , yiba nakho ngokwakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu . Ubusisiwe ongazahluleli ngalokho akukhethayo;

Kuqala-ke ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngoJesu Kristu ngani nonke , ngokuba ukukholwa kwenu kunconywa ezweni lonke.

Ngokuba uma izindlalifa ziyizo ngawo umthetho, ukukholwa kwenziwe ize, nesithembiso asiselutho;

kepha kongasebe nziyo, kodwa ekholwa nguye olungisisa ongamesabi uNkulunkulu, ukukholwa kwakhe kubalelwa yena ukuthi kungukulunga,

Ngakho-ke lokhu kubusiswa kuqondene nabasokile noma nabangasokile na ? Ngokuba sithi: Ukukholwa kwabalelwa u-Abrahama ukuthi kungukulunga.

Wayesethi kuye: Sukuma uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu; ukubuya kweNdodana yomuntu

Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.

UJesu wathi kuyo: Bona! Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.

Ngithi kini: Uzakubezwela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu , imbala iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na? UmFarisi nomthelisi ethempelini

kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli ; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.

Ebona ukukholwa kwawo wathi: Mngane, uthethelelwe izono zakho.

Kepha wathi kowesifazane : Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile ; hamba, ube nokuthula.

UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala ngayo , waphenduka, wathi esixukwini esimlandelayo: Ngithi kini : Angizange ngifumane ukukholwa okungaka nakwa-Israyeli.

Wayesethi kubo : Kuphi ukukholwa kwenu na ? Besaba; bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: Ungubani lo ukuba ayale nomoya namanzi, kumlalele? Ukukhishwa kwamademoni (Math. 8:28; Mark. 5:1-20)

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.

UJesu wathi kuyo : Hamba-ke; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile . Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela endleleni.

UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi : Ndodana, uthethelelwe izono zakho.

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.

Khona uJesu waphendula , wathi kuye : O mame , kukhulu ukukholwa kwakho; makube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasinda kusukela kuleso sikhathi. UJesu uphulukisa iziguli; usuthisa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine (Mark. 7:31; 8:1)

UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala , wathi kwabamlandelayo : Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Angizange ngifumane kwa -Israyeli ukukholwa okungaka kumuntu.

Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni . UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: Yima isibindi , ndodana; uthethelelwe izono zakho.

UJesu ephenduka wambona , wathi: Yima isibindi , ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Wasinda owesifazane, kusukela kuleso sikhathi.

Wayesethi: Ngiyakubafihlela ubuso bami , ngibone ukugcina kwabo ukuthi kuyakuba yini ; ngokuba bayisizwe esiphambeneyo , abantwana okungekho kubo ukukholwa.