4. Makangathi elowo axunele kwezakhe izinto zodwa, elowo makaxunele nakwezabanye.
5. Yibani nale ngcinga kuni, wayenayo kuye uKristu Yesu:
6. yena wàthi, esebumeni bukaThixo, akathi ukulingana kwakhe oku noThixo kulixhoba;
7. usuke wazihluba, wathabatha ubume bomkhonzi, enziwe wafana nabantu;
8. wathi ngemo efunyenwe enjengomntu, wazithoba, waba ngolulamileyo, wada wesa ekufeni, ukufa ke kwasemnqamlezweni.
9. Kungoko athe uThixo wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama elingaphezu kwawo onke amagama;
10. ukuze ngegama likaYesu onke amadolo agobe, awabasemazulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabaphantsi komhlaba;
11. zithi zonke iilwimi zixele ukuba uYesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kuze kuzukiswe uThixo uYise.
12. Ngoko ke, zintánda zam, njengokuba nahlala ninokuva, lusebenzeni nilufeze olwenu usindiso, ninokuzoyikela nokungcangcazela; ningangi nenjenjalo xa ndikhoyo kodwa, manibe kukhona nenjenjalo xa ndingekhoyo.
13. Kuba nguThixo okusebenzayo ngaphakathi kwenu ukuthanda oko, kwanokusebenza oko, ngenxa yenkolelo yakhe.