1. Isithunywa sebandla elise-Efese, sibhalele uthi:Utsho lowo uzibambileyo iinkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe ngesokunene sakhe, lowo uhambayo phakathi kweziphatho zezibane zosixhenxe zegolide, ukuthi:
2. Ndiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nokubulaleka kwakho, nomonde wakho, nokuba ungenako ukubathwala abanobubi; nokuba wabalinga abathi bangabapostile,* bengengabo, wabafumana bengamaxoki.
3. Ùthwele, unomonde; uthe ngenxa yegama lam wabulaleka, akwadinwa.
4. Noko ke ndinale nto ngakuwe, yokuba uthando lwakho lokuqala walushiyayo.