15. Kuthe ke kwakubon' ukuba uthiwe hlasi umkhombe, awaba nako ukumelana nomoya, sasesiwuyeka; saqhutywa.
16. Sathi sakubaleka ke, sibetha ngaphantsi kwesiqithana esithile, ekuthiwa yiKlawuda, kwaba ngenkankulu ukuba sibe nako ukuwubamba umkhonjana;
17. abathe bakuwufunqula, basebenza ngezinto zokunceda, bewubhinqisa umkhombe; kananjalo bathi, besoyika ukuba bangeyela esihlabeni, bazifinyeza iiseyile, baqhutywa benjalo.
18. Sithe ke, sakubon' ukuba ke sibandezelwe kakubi liliqhwa, ngomhla olandelayo bawuphungula umthwalo;
19. nangowesithathu sayilahla ngezandla zethu impahla yomkhombe.
20. Kuthe ke, kwakubon' ukuba akubonakali langa nankwenkwezi iintsuku ezininzi, kucinezele neliqhwa elingelincinane, laphela kwathi tu lonke ithemba lokuba singásindiswa.
21. Emva kokuzila ukudla ixesha elide, wesuka wema uPawulos phakathi kwabo, wathi, Hina madoda, ninge naniphulaphule kum, ananduluka eKrete, nizuzane nale nkxwaleko noku konakala.
22. Nangoku ndiyaniluleka ukuba nibe nomxhelo owonwabileyo; kuba kuni aba, akukho uya kulahlekelwa bubomi bakhe, yoba ngumkhombe wodwa.
23. Kuba ngobu busuku bekumi ngakum isithunywa sikaThixo, endingowakhe, endimkhonzayo, sisithi,