8. Kuba nisindiswe ngokubabalwa nangalo ukholo; nako oko kungaphumi kuni, kusisipho sikaThixo;
9. akuphumi misebenzini, hleze kubekho bani uqhayisayo.
10. Kuba thina singumsebenzi wakhe, sídalelwe kuKristu Yesu, ukuze senze imisebenzi elungileyo, awayilungisayo uThixo ngenxa engaphambili, ukuze sihambe kuyo.
11. Ngoko ndithi, Khumbulani ukuba nina, enibe nifudule niziintlanga ngokwenyama, kusithiwa ningabangàlukileyo, ngabo kuthiwa ngabolwaluko olwenziwe ngezandla enyameni:
12. okokuba ngelo xesha nibe ningenaKristu, ningazani nawo umzi wakwaSirayeli, ningabasemzini kuyo iminqophiso yalo idinga, ningenathemba, ningenaThixo ehlabathini.
13. Ke ngoku ngoKristu Yesu, nina, enibe nifudula nikude, nithe naba kufuphi ngalo igazi likaKristu.
14. Kuba nguye oluxolo lwethu, yena uthe izinto zombini wazenza zaba nye, waluchitha ke udonga lothango oluphakathi, ubumpi ke obo,
15. akuba ewubhangisile, esenyameni yakhe, umyalelo wemithetho esemimiselweni; ukuze abo babini ábadalele kuye ngokwakhe, babe mntu mnye, mtsha, esenza ke uxolo;
16. nokuze abaxolelanise noThixo abo babini, babe mzimba mnye ngawo umnqamlezo, ebubulalele kuwo ubumpi obo.
17. Weza ke washumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zoxolo kuni abo bakude, nakwabakufuphi;
18. ngokuba kungaye ukungeniswa kwethu sobabini, siMoya mnye kuye uYise.
19. Ngoko ke anisengabasemzini nabaphambukeli; ningamakhaya kubo abangcwele, ningabendlu kaThixo,
20. nakhelwe phezu kwelitye lesiseko sabapostile* nabaprofeti, inguYesu Kristu ngokwakhe ilitye lembombo;