Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulos,obizweukubaabengumpostilekaYesuKristu ngokuthandakukaThixo,noSosteneumzalwana, 2ubhalelaibandlalikaThixoeliseKorinte, abangcwalisiweyokuKristuYesu,ababiziweyoukubababe ngabangcwele,kunyenabobonkeabalinqulayoezindaweni zonkeigamaleNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,eyaboneyethu; 3bathi,Makubelubabalokuni,noxolooluvelakuThixo uBawowethu,neNkosiyethuuYesuKristu 4NdihlalandibulelakuyeuThixowamngani,ngenxa yobabalolukaThixo,awanibabalangalonikuKristuYesu; 5kubanatyetyiswakuyengezintozonke,ngokuthetha konke,nangokwazikonke; 6njengokubaubungqinabukaKristubaqiniswayokuni; 7ngokokudeningasilelinakwesinyeisipho;nilindeukufika kweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu; 8oyakuniqinisakudekubesekupheleni,ukuzeningabi nakusolekangeminiyeNkosiyethuuYesuKristu
9UthembekileuThixo,enabizelwanguyeebudlelaneni boNyanawakhe,uYesuKristuiNkosiyethu
10Kekaloku,ndiyaniyala,bazalwana,ngaloigama leNkosiyethu,uYesuKristu,ukubanithethento-nyenonke, nokubakungabikhozahlukahlukanokuni;kenibe ngabalungisiweyo,nigqibelelengqiqweni-nye, nasicamangwenisinye.
11Kubandazisiwengani,bazalwanabam, ngabakuloKlowe,ukubakukhoiimpikiswanophakathi kwenu.
12Ukutshokendithikuthiwa,ulowokuniuthi,Mna ndingokaPawulos;omnyekeathi,Mnandingoka-Apolo; omnyekeathi,MnandingokaKefas;mnake ndingokaKristu
13WahlulelenenauKristu?KwabethelelwauPawulosyini naemnqamlezweningenxayenu?Nabhaptizelwaegameni likaPawulosna?
14NdiyabulelakuThixo,ukubandingabhaptizanga namnyekuni,ingenguKrisponoGayo; 15hlezekubekhoothi,ndabhaptizelaegamenilam 16NdabhaptizakenendlukaStefana;ngaphandlekwabo, andaziukubandabhaptizawumbi.
17KubauKristuakandithumangakubhaptiza;wandithuma ukushumayelaiindabaezilungileyo,kungabingabulumko bakuthetha,ukuzeumnqamlezokaKristuungalanjathiswa.
18Kubailizwilomnqamlezolibubudengeokunene kwabatshabalalayo;kekuthi,thinabasindiswayo, lingamandlakaThixo.
19Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ndiyakubutshabalalisa ubulumkobezilumko,Ingqondoyeengqondindiyitshitshise 20Siphinakeisilumko?uphinaumbhali?uphina umcalula-ndabawelihlabathi?UThixoakabenzangababa bubudengenaubulumkobelihlabathi?
21Ekubenikekuthe,ebulumkwenibukaThixo,ihlabathi alamaziuThixongobulumkobalo,kwakholekakuThixo ukusindisaabobakholwayo,ngaboubudengebokuvakalisa iindabaezilungileyo
22KubaamaYudaefunaumqondiso,namaGrikeefuna ubulumko;
23KethinasishumayelauKristu,ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni,isikhubekisokumaYuda,ubudenge kumaGrike;
24kekwabobabiziweyo,amaYudakwanamaGrike, sivakalisauKristuongamandlakaThixo,nobulumko bukaThixo
25NgokubaintokaThixoebubudengeinobulumko kunabantu;nentokaThixoengenamandlayomelele kunabantu
26Kubaluboneniubizolwenu,bazalwana,ukuba azizininziizilumkongokwenyama,ababaninzi abanamandla,akamaninziamanene
27KodwauThixousukewanyulaizintoezibubudenge zehlabathi,ukuzengokwenjenjaloadaniseizilumko; KananjalouThixousukewanyulanezintoezibonakala ngathiazinamandlaehlabathini,ukuzengokwenjenjalo adaniseabanamandla;
28nezintozehlabathiezingenabuntu,nezingentoyanto, wazinyulauThixo,nezingathiazikho,ukubaaziphuthise izintoezikhoyo;
29ukuzekungabikhonyamaingaqhayisiyoebusweni bakhe.
30Keniphumakuye,ninabakuKristuYesu,owathi ngenxayethuwababubulumkoobuvelakuThixo, nobulungisa,nobungcwalisa,nentlawulelo;
31ukuze,njengokokubhaliweyo,Oqhayisayoaqhayise ngeNkosi
ISAHLUKO2
1Mnake,ndakubandizilekuni,bazalwana,andizanga ngabugcisabakuthethanabulumko,ndinazisaubungqina bukaThixo.
2Kubandagqibakwelokubandingazintophakathikwenu, ingenguYesuKristu,nayekeebethelelweemnqamlezweni
3Mnakunindafikandabangothambileyo,onokoyika, onokugubhaokukhulu
4Nokuthethakwam,nokuvakalisakwamuKristukube kungengamazwioyisangabulumkobabantu;
5ukuzeukhololwenulungabisebulumkwenibabantu,lube semandlenikaThixo
6Kesithethaubulumkophakathikwabagqibeleleyo, ubulumkokeobungebuboobeliphakade,nobabaphathi beliphakadeababhangayo;
7SithethakeubulumkobukaThixoobusemfihlekweni,obo kebufihlakeleyo,awathiuThixokwangaphambikwawo amaphakade,wabumiselauzukolwethu;
8ekungabangakhonamnyewabaphathibeliphakade ubaziyo;kuba,ukubababebazi,ngebengayibethelelanga emnqamlezweniiNkosiyozuko
9Kenjengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Izinto ezingabonwangaliso,nezingaviwangandlebe, Nezingathangaqathaentliziyweniyomntu,ZizouThixo awazilungiselaabobamthandayo.
10UThixowazityhilakuthikengoMoyawakhe;kuba uMoyauphengululazonkeizinto,neenzuluzikaThixo 11Kubanguwuphinakubantuozaziyoizintozomntu, ingenguwoumoyawomntuokuye?Ngokunjalonezinto zikaThixoakukhonamnyeuzaziyo,ingenguyeuMoya kaThixo.
12Kethinaasamkelangamoyawehlabathi;ukuzesizazi izintoesazibabalwanguThixo.
13esizithethayonokuzithetha,kungengamazwi anokufundiswabubulumkobabantu,kungawo anokufundiswanguMoyaoyiNgcwele;sithelekisaizinto zoMoyanezoMoya
14OwemvelokeumntuakazamkeliizintozoMoya kaThixo;kubazibubudengekuye;kanjaloakanakuzazi, ngokubaziphicothwangokoMoya
15KeongowoMoyaokuneneuphicothazonkeizinto, kodwayenangokwakheakaphicothwamntu
16KubangubaninaoyaziyoingqiqoyeNkosi,oyakuthi ayifundise?KethinasinayoingqiqokaKristu.
ISAHLUKO3
1Namke,bazalwana,bendingenakuthethakuni njengakwaboMoya;bendinokuthethanjengakwabenyama, njengakwabaziintsanakuKristu.
2Ndanisezaamasi,andaninikakudlakuqinileyo;kubanibe ningekabinakomelela,unangokuanikabinako
3Kubanisengabenyama;okunjekukhoyophakathikwenu umona,neenkani,neembambaniso,aningabenyamana? Anihambingokwabantuna?
4Kubaxauthileathi,MnandingokaPawulos;omnyeke athi,Mnandingoka-Apolo;aningabenyamana?
5UngubaninayenauPawulos?engubaninayenauApolo? Ingabalungiselelinjekuphela,enakholwangabo, njengokubaiNkosiyamnikayoulowonalowo?
6Mnandatyala,uApolowankcenkcesha;kenguThixo owahlumisayo.
7Ngokokelowoutyalayoakalutho,nalowo unkcenkceshayoakalutho;kenguThixookhulisayo
8Lowoutyalayoke,nalowounkcenkceshayo,banto-nye; kodwaelowouyakwamkelaowakheumvuzo ngokukokwakheukubulaleka
9KubasingabasebenzikunyenoThixo;intsimikaThixo nina,sisakhiwosikaThixo
10NgokobabalolukaThixoendababalwangalo,ndithi, ngokomakhiosisilumko,ndibekeilityelesiseko,athike omnyeakhephezukwalo;Keelowomakakhangeleukuba uthininaukwakhakwakhephezukwalo
11Kubaakukhonamnyeunakoukubekalityelimbi lesiseko,nxamnyenelolibekwekade,linguYesu onguKristu
12Ukubakeumntuwakhaphezukwesisisekoigolide, isilivere,amatyeanqabileyo,imithi,ingca,iindiza; 13umsebenziwalowonalowowobonakalaliswa;kubaloo miniiyakuwazisa,ngokubaiyakuvelainomlilo; nomsebenziwalowonalowo,umlilouyakuwucikida ubunjanibawo;
14Ukubaumsebenziawawakhayoumntuphezukwalo, uthewahlalauhleli,wowamkelaumvuzo
15Ukubaumsebenziwomntuuthewatshiswa, wolahlekelwangumvuzowakhe;kantikungomlilo
16AnazinaukubaniyitempilekaThixo?Anazinaukuba uMoyakaThixoumingaphakathikwenu?
17UkubaumntuuyayonakalisaitempilekaThixo,uThixo womonakalisalowo;kubaitempilekaThixoingcwele, niyitempilekenina.
18MakungabikhonamnyeuzikhohlisayoUkubaubani kuniubausisilumkokwelihlabathi,makabesisidenge, ukuzeabesisilumko
19KubaubulumkobelihlabathibubudengekuyeuThixo; kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Yenauyazibambisaizilumko kubuqhetsebabazo
20kwathiwakananjalo,INkosiiyazaziizicamango zezilumko,ukubaazinto.
21Ngokomakungabikhonamnyeuqhayisangabantu; Ngokubazonkeizintozezenu;
22nokubanguPawulos,nokubanguApolo,nokuba nguKefas,nokubalihlabathi,nokubabubomi,nokuba kukufa,nokubazizintoezingeneyo,nokubazezizayo; zonkezezenu;
23NinakeningabakaKristu;noKristungokaThixo
ISAHLUKO4
1Makenjenjalokeumntuukucingangathi,athi singabakhonzibakaKristu,athisingamagosaeemfihlelo zikaThixo
Kekalokuke,kufunekakuwoamagosa,ukubaulowo kuwoafumanekeethembekile
3Kumkeyeyonantoincinanana,ukubandincinwenini, nayiminiyamatyalayabantu;
4kubaandizazeleli,nto;nokoandigwetyelwe,koko; ondincinayokeyiNkosi
5Ngokoke,musaniukugwebantophambikwelonaxesha, ideifikeiNkosi,eyakuthiizikhanyisenokuzikhanyisa izintoezifihlakeleyozobumnyama,iwabonakalalise amaceboentliziyo;
6Ezizintoke,bazalwana,ndizilinganiselengamnoApolo, ngenxayenu;ukuzenifundekuthina,ukubaningazicingeli ngaphezukokokubhaliweyo,ukuzekungabikhonamnye uzikhukhumalisangakomnyengenxayomnye
7Kubangubaninaokubalulayokwabanye?Yintoninake onayoongayamkeliswanga?Phofuke,ukubawamkelisiwe, uqhayiselanina,ngathiakwamkeliswanga?
8Ngokusenihluthi,senizizityebi,nalawula njengookumkaningaphandlekwethu;akwabake beningabangukumkani,ukuzenathisilawulekunyenani 9Kubangathimna,uThixothinabapostileusivelisemva, sangasingabamiselweukufa;kubasenziwaumbonisokulo ihlabathi,nakwizithunywazezulu,nakubantu
10ThinasiziziyathangenxakaKristu,keninaniziingqondi kuKristu;Thinasibuthathaka,keninanomelele;nizukile, kethinasideliwe
11Unangokunjesilambile,sinxaniwe,sihambaze, siyantlithwa,asinakhaya; 12sibulaleka,sisebenzaezethuizandla;sitshutshiswa, siyanyamezela; 13sithisinyeliswa,sibesiyala;senziweinkunkuma yehlabathi,inkuthuyezintozonke,unanamhla 14Ezozintoandizibhaleliukubanidane;ndiyaniluleka njengabantwanabamabathandekayo
15Kubaningafanelananinabakhaphibemawakaalishumi kuKristu,ababaninzibonaooyihlo;kubakuKristuYesu nizelwendimlo,ngazoiindabaezilungileyo
16Ndiyaniyalangoko,yibaningabaxelisamna 17NgenxayokondinithumeleuTimoti,ongumntwana wamoyintanda,othembekileyo,waseNkosini,oya
kunikhumbuzaiindlelazamezikuKristu,njengoko ndifundisayoezindawenizonke,kuwoonkeamabandla. 18Kekalokuinxenyeitheyakhukhumala,ngathiandiyi kuzakuni.
19Ndiyakuzakekunikamsinya,ukubaiNkosiithe yavuma,ukuzendinganelikukwaziukuthetha kwabakhukhumeleyo,ndaziamandlaabo 20KubaubukumkanibukaThixoabusekuthetheni, busemandleni
21Nithandantonina?Ndozakunindinoswazi,kukoukuza ndinothando,nomoyawobulali?
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwandilekwavakalaukubakukhoumbulophakathi kwenu;ngumbulokelowoongazangaukhankanywe naphakathikweentlanga,owokubauthileabenomfazi kayise
2keninanikhukhumele,asukakanyenenzeisijwili,ukuze asuswephakathikwenulowouyenzileyolento
3Kubamnaokunene,ndingekhonjeokunenengesiqu, ndikhongomoya;
4EgamenileNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,xanithe nahlanganandawonyenomoyawam,ngokwamandla eNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,
5ukunikelwaonjalokuSathana,ukubakutshatyalaliswe inyama,ukuzeumoyausindiswengeminiyeNkosiuYesu 6Ukuqhayisakwenuakulunganga.Anazina,ukubaigwele elincinaneliyayibilisaintlamaiphela?
7Likhupheningokokuthituigweleelidala,ukuzenibe yintlamaentsha,ekubeniningabangenagwele.Kubaipasika yethuubingelelwethinanguKristu;
8Ngokoke,masenzeumthendeleko,kungengagwele elidala,negwelelobubi,nelokungendawo;kodwangezonka ezingenagwelezokunyanisekanenyaniso
9Ndanibhalelaencwadiniukubamaningazidibanisi nabahenyuzi;
10kodwakungekuphelakwaabahenyuzibelihlabathi, namabawa,nabaphangi,nabakhonzibezithixo;kubaoko nimelwekukuthinimkeehlabathini.
11Kungokuke,ndinibhalelaukubamaningazidibanisi nosukubaenegamalokubangumzalwana,ukantiwenza umbulo,nokubaulibawa,nokubaungumkhonziwezithixo, nokubaungumtshabhisi,nokubaulinxila,nokuba ungumphangi;maningatyinonjalo
12Ndinamsebenzimninaukubandigwebe kwanabangaphandle?Anigwebiabangaphakathina?
13KeabangaphandlebagwetywanguThixo.Ize nimnyothulekunininalowoungendawo
ISAHLUKO6
1Ngabakukhomntunakuniothi,xaathewamangalela omnye,makayekumangalaphambikwabangemalungisa, kungabiphambikwabangcwele?
2Anazina,ukubaabangcweleababayakuligweba ihlabathi?Ukubakeihlabathiligwetywaphambikwenu, anikufanelenaukuwathethaawonamancinananaamatyala?
3Anazina,ukubasiyakugwebaizithunywazezulu? Kobekaphinakekwizintozobubomi?
4Xasukubakengokonisiyaematyaleningezintozobu bomi,nimisaabobangentokuloibandla,ukubakugwebe bonana?
5Ndithethaukubanidane;Akukhosilumkonaphakathi kwenu?Akukhonamnyeunakoukugwebaphakathi kwabazalwanabakhe?
6Kodwaumzalwanaumangalelaumzalwana,naloonto ayenzephambikwabangakholwayo.
7ngokukenasolanakuni,ukubaniyamangalelanaYinina ukubaningathikanyenimeneze?Yininaukubaningavumi kanye?
8Nisukaninanoneabanye,nilumkise,nakookonibe nikwenzakubazalwana.
9Anazina,ukubaabangemalungisaabayikubudlailifa ubukumkanibukaThixo?Musaniukulahlekiswa:abenza umbulo,nabakhonzibezithixo,nabakrexezi,nabafeba, nabakrexezi
10namasela,namabawa,namanxila,nabatshabhisi, nabaphangi,abayikubudlailifaubukumkanibukaThixo.
11Nayeninjalokeinxenyeyenu;kulokonahlanjululwayo, kulokonangcwaliswayo,kulokonagwetyelwayoegameni leNkosiuYesu,nangoMoyakaThixowethu.
12Zonkeizintozivumelekilekum,nokoazindilungele zonkeZonkeizintozivumelekilekum,nokoasindimoya kubekwaphantsikwagunyalelayiphi;
13izidlozezesisu,nesisusesezidlo;kodwauThixouya kubhangisakokubini,sonanazoKewonaumzimba asingowombulo,ngoweNkosi;nayoiNkosiyeyomzimba.
14UThixokewayivusayoiNkosi,uyakusivusanathi ngamandlaakhe
15AnazinaukubaimizimbayenungamalungukaKristu? Ndiyakuthinake,ndiwathabatheamalungukaKristulowo, ndiwenzeamalunguehenyukazi?Makubeleeoko
16Yintoni?Anazina,ukubaonamathelekuloihenyukazi, umzimbamnyenalo?Kubababini,utsho,bayakuba nyama-nye
17KeonamatheleeNkosini,umoyamnyenayo.
18Kubalekeniuhenyuzo;Zonkeizonoatheumntu wazenza,zingaphandlekomzimba;keyenaowenza umbulo,wonaowakheumzimba.
19Yintoni?Anazina,ukubaumzimbawenuuyitempile yoMoyaoyiNgcweleongaphakathikwenu,eninayeevela kuThixo;nokubakeaningabenu?
20KubanathengwangexabisoMzukisenikeuThixo ngomzimbawenunangomoyawenu,izintoezizezikaThixo ezo.
ISAHLUKO7
1Kekaloku,ngokubhekiselekwiindawoenandibhalela ngazo,ndithi,Kumlungeleumntuukubaangamchukumisi umntuoyinkazana.
2Kodwake,ngenxayohenyuzo,elowomakabenowakhe umfazi,athielowoabeneyakheindoda
3Indodamayimenzeleokumfaneleyoumfaziwayo; enjenjalokenomfaziendodeni
4Umfaziakanagunyakowakheumzimba,yindodaenalo; kwangokunjaloke,nendodaayinagunyakowayoumzimba, ngumfazionalo
5Musaniukulumkisananomnye,ngaphandlekokuba nivumeleneokomzuzwana,ukuzenizinikeleekuzilaukudla
nasekuthandazeninibuyenihlangane,ukuzeanganihendi uSathanangenxayokungazithibikwenu.
6Ndithethangokuvunyiweyo,andikuwiseleumthetho
7Kubandingabonkeabantubangabanjengamnje;kodwa elowounesakheisipho,asibabalwenguThixo;
8Ndithikekwabangazekanganabangendanga, nakubahlolokazi,kubalungeleukubabathebahlala njengamnje.
9Keukubaabanakuzibamba,mabazeke,mabende,kuba kukhonakulungileyoukubakuzekwe,kwendiwe, kunokutshiseka
10Kekalokuabazekileyonabendileyondiyabathethela, phofuingendim,iyiNkosi;
11Kodwakeukubauthewahlukananayo,makahlale angendi,okanyemakaxolelaniswenendodayakhe; 12Kekalokukwabanyendithimna,akutshoiNkosi, Ukubakukhomzalwanauthileunomfaziongakholiweyo, azeumfazilowoathandeukuhlalanaye,makangamali
13Nomfazionendodaengakholiweyo,izeyonaithande ukuhlalanaye,makangayali
14Kubaindodaleyoingakholiweyoingcwalisiwenguye umfazi,nomfazilowoungakholiweyoungcwalisiweyiyo indoda;okanyeabantwanabenungebebabaziinqambi; kungokunjebangcwele
15Kodwakeukubalowoungakholiweyouyahluka, makahluke;umzalwananokubangudadeakabotshelelwe, xakunjalo;keuThixousibizeleeluxolweni
16Kuba,wazinganina,mfazi,ukubawoyisindisaindoda yakho?Wazinganina,ndoda,ukubawomsindisaumkakho?
17Ke,njengokouThixowamabelayoulowo,njengoko iNkosiimbizileyoulowo,makahambengokunjalo. Ndimisangokunjalokekuwoonkeamabandla
18Kukhomntuwabizwaengowalukileyona?
Makangazenziongalukileyo.Kukhomntuwabizwa engalukangana?makangaluki
19Ukwalukaokuakunto,nokungalukiokuakunto; okuyintokukubambaimithethokaThixo.
20Elowomakahlaleelubizweniabizweekulo
21Wabizwaulikhobokana?ungakukhathalelioko;nokuba unokukhululeka,sebenzisakanyeoko.
22KubalowowabizwayowabaseNkosinielikhoboka, ungumkhululwaweNkosi;ngokunjalonalowowabizwayo engokhululekileyo,ulikhobokalikaKristu.
23Nathengwangexabiso;musaniukubangabakhonzi babantu
24Bazalwana,elowoekubizweniawabizwaekuko, makahlalekukoekuThixo
25Kekaloku,ngazoiintombiandinammiseloweNkosi; ndibonaokumna,njengowenzelweincebayiNkosiukuba athembeke
26Ndibangoko,kulungileokungenxayengxakeko engeneyo,kulungileemntwiniukuthiaselehlalanjengoko anjalo
27Ubotshelelwenaemfazini?musaukufunaukukhululwa Ukhululekilenaemfazini?musaukufunaumfazi
28Kodwakeukubauthewazeka,akonanga;nentombi, ukubaitheyatshata,ayonanga.Kodwakeabanjalobaya kubaneengxakienyameni;
29Nditshoke,bazalwana,ukuthi,ixeshalifinyele,ukuze kwelisaseleyobathinabobanabafazi,babe njengabangenabo;
30Keabalilayo,babenjengabangalili;nabavuyayo, mababenjengabangavuyanga;nabathengayo,babe njengabangenanto;
31bathiabasebenzayongelihlabathi,babe njengabangalixhamliyo;kubaukumilakwelihlabathi kuyadlula
32NdithandaukubaningabinaxhalaOngazekileyo uxhalelaizintozeNkosi,ukubaangathininaukuyikholisa iNkosi;
33Ozekileyokeuxhalelaizintozehlabathi,ukuba angathininaukumkholisaumkakhe
34Kukhoumahlukophakathikomfazinentombi OngendileyouxhalelaizintozeNkosi,ukuzeabengcwele ngomzimbanangomoya;owendileyokeuxhalelaizinto zehlabathi,ukubaangathininaukuyikholisaindodayakhe
35Okukendikuthethandisingiselekokunilungeleyo; ndingenzeliukunirhintyela,kokondiniphose ngokundilisekileyo,nihlalenikhonzaiNkosi, ningenasiphako.
36Kodwakeukubaumntuubauhlazaintombiyakhe,xa itheyegqithaentlahleniyayo,emelwekukwenjenjalo, makenzeakuthandayo;akoni;makuzekwe.
37Nokokeomiyoeqinileentliziyweni,engaxakwento, enegunyakelokwenzangokuthandakwakhe,kananjalo egqibileentliziyweniyakhekwelokubaayigcineintombi yakhe,uyatyaphaukwenjenjalo
38Ngokokelowowendisayouyatyapha;kodwakelowo ungendisiyonguyenaukholisayo.
39Umfaziubotshiwengumthethongalolonkeixesha isaphilileyoindodayakhe;keukubaitheyafaindodayakhe, ukhululekile,angendiselwakwayithandayo;kuphela eNkosini
40Nokokeunoyolongakumbi,ukubauthewahlala enjengokoenjalo,ngokwammnaukubona;ndibake ndinayenamuMoyakaThixo
ISAHLUKO8
Kekaloku,ngeendawozamadinienziwakwizithixo,ndithi, Siyaziukubasinokwazisonke.Ulwaziluyakhukhumalisa, kelonauthandoluyakha
2Ukubakeumntuubawazinto,akakazinentongoko amelwekukwazingako.
3UkubakeumntuuyamthandauThixo,lowouyaziwa nguye
4Ngakokeukudliwakwamadinienziwakwizithixo,siyazi ukubaakukhontoisisithixoehlabathini;siyaziukubamnye kwaphelauThixo,akukhowumbi.
5Kubakambe,nokubakukhoekuthiwabangoothixo, nokubakusezulwini,nokubakusemhlabeni,njengokuba kukhooothixoabaninzi,neenkosiezininzi, 6ThinakemnyeuThixo,uYise,eziphumakuyezonke izinto;neNkosiinye,uYesuKristu,ezingayezonkeizinto; 7KeukwaziokoakubantwinibonkeInxenyekeithi, isenesazelangesithixounangoku,idlengokwedinielenziwe kwisithixo;sisukeisazelasabosisweleamandla 8UkudlaakusithandisikuyeuThixo;kubanokubasithe sadla,asigqithenganto;nokubaasidli,asigqithenganto 9Lumkanike,hlezeelogunyalenulibesisiwiso kwabasweleamandla.
10Kubaxaatheumntuwakubona,wenaunokwazi,uhleli esithebenietempileniyesithixo,asisayikuthinaisazela
salowousweleamandlasibenamandla,ukuzeazidle amadinienziwakwizithixo?
11Azengokwazikwakhoatshabalaleumzalwanaoswele amandla,awathiuKristuwamfela.
12Ke,xanisonangokunjalokuboabazalwana,nisilimaza isazelasaboesisweleamandla,nonakuKristu
13Ngenxayokondithi,Ukubaukudlakuyamkhubekisa umzalwanawam,andisayikudlanyama,lisahleliihlabathi, ukuzendingamkhubekisiumzalwanawam
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Andingompostilena?Andingokhululekileyona? AndimbonanganauYesuKristu,iNkosiyethu? AningumsebenziwamnaninaeNkosini?
2Ukubaandimpostilekwabanye,kunininandinguye;kuba itywinalokuqinisaobamubupostilelininiababaseNkosini 3Okwamukuziphendulelakwabandincinayokukooku, 4Asinagunyanaukudlanokusela?
5Asinagunyana,njengabanyeabapostile,nabazalwana beNkosi,noKefas,ukubasiphelekwengabafazibethu bengamakholwa?
6OkanyendimnoBharnabhassodwa,asinagunyalakuyeka ukusebenza?
7Ngubaninaokhaaphumeumkhosingeyakheindleko? Ngubaninaotyalaisidiliya,azeangadlisiqhamosaso? Ngubaninaowalusaumhlambi,azeangadlikubisi lomhlambi?
8Ndizithethangokomntuyininaezozinto?Awutshonawo naumthetho?
9EmthethwenikaMoseskubhaliwekwathiwa,Uze ungayibophiumlomoinkomoibhulaZiinkomoyinina uThixo?
10Kaneneakatshongenxayethuna?Kambekekubhaliwe ngenxayethu:Lowoulimayoufaneleukulimaenethemba; nalowoubhulayoenethembalokubauyakubelananabanye ngethembalakhe.
11UkubakethinasanihlwayelelaizintoezizezoMoya, yintoenkuluna,ukubasiyakuvunaizintozenu ezizezenyama?
12Ukubaabanyebabelanangokwenzangeligunyakuni, asikukhonasingenjenjalonathinangakumbi?
Asilisebenzisangakeelogunya;sisukesithwaleizinto zonke,ukuzesingazibambezelinganiiindabaezilungileyo zikaKristu
13Anazina,ukubaabobazisebenzayoizintoezingcwele badlaokwetempile?abobahlalabehleliesibingelelweni bahlulelananesibingeleloeso?
14NgokunjaloneNkosileyabamiselaabazazisayoiindaba ezilungileyo,ukubabaphilengeendabaezilungileyoezi
15KemnaandiphathangananyekwezozintoEzizinto andizibhaleliukuzekwenjiwenjalokum;kuba bekungilungelekanyeukubandife,kunokubaubani alilambathiseiqhayiyalam
16Kubaxandithindizishumayeleiindabaezilungileyo, andinaqhayiya;kubandimelwekukuzishumayelaYehake mna,ukubandisukandingazishumayeliiindaba ezilungileyo!
17Kubaxandikwenzayookondinokuzithandela,ndoba ndinomvuzo;kexandikwenzandingenakuzithandela, ndobandingophathisweubugosanje
18Uyintoninakengokoumvuzowam?Okuneneke, ndithindakuzishumayelaiindabaezilungileyo,ndizenze zingabinandlekoiindabaezilungileyozikaKristu,ukuze ndingalisebenzisiigunyalamezindabeniezilungileyoezi.
19Kubandikhululekilenjekubobonke,ndizikhonzisile kubobonke,ukuzendibazuzeabonabaninzi
20KumaYudandabanjengomYuda,ukuzendiwazuze amaYuda;kwabobaphantsikomthethondaba njengophantsikomthetho,ukuzendibazuzeabaphantsi komthetho;
21kwabobangenamthetho,ndabanjengongenamthetho (ndingenguyephofuongenamthethokuThixo, ndingosemthethwenikuKristu),ukuzendibazuze abangenamthetho;
22kwabobangenamandla,ndabanjengongenamandla, ukuzendibazuzeabangenamandla;kubobonkendesuka ndabaziintozonke,ukuzengeendlelazonkendisindise inxenye
23Okokendikwenzangenxayeendabaezilungileyo, ukuzendibelidlelanenabongazo
24Anazina,ukubaabobabalekayoelugqatsweni,babaleka bonkeokunene,kodwakemnyeowamkelayoumvuzo? Balekaningokunjaloke,ukuzenizuze
25Bonkekeabantuabazamayo,babaziingcathuezintweni zonke.Okokeukuzebazuzeisithsabaesinokonakala;ke thina,singenakonakala
26Mnakengokondenjenjaloukubaleka,ndingangi andiqondi;ndenjenjaloukulwa,ndingangindibethaumoya; 27ndisukandiwuqobeumzimbawam,ndiwuxinzelele phantsi,hlezendithi,ndakubandizivakalisileiindaba ezilungileyokwabanye,ndibemnandingumlahlelwa phandle
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Keandithandiukubaningazi,bazalwana,ukubaoobawo babephantsikwaloilifubonke;balucandaulwandlebonke; 2babhaptizelwabonkekuyeuMosesefinielonaselwandle; 3Badlabonkeokokudlakunyekukokomoya;
4baselabonkeololuselolunyelulolomoya;kubababesela kwiliwaelilelomoyaelibelibalandela,iliwaelolalinguye uKristu
5KenokouThixoakakholiswangangabaninzikubo; ngokubabathiwaentlango
6Ezozintokezabeziyimizekelokuthi,ukuzesingabi ngabakhanukibezintoezimbi,njengokubabakhanukayo bonaabo
7Kanjalomusaniukubangababusibezithixo, njengenxenyeyabo;njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa, Abantubahlalaphantsiukubabadle,basele,bazabesuka bemaukubabadlale
8Masingahenyuzi,njengokubainxenyeyaboyenzayo umbulo,kwawangamini-nyeamawakaamashumimabini anamathathu
9KanjalomasingamhendiuKristu,njengokubainxenye yaboyahendayo,yazayatshabalalaziinyoka
10Kanjalomusaniukukrokra,njengokubainxenyeyabo yakrokrayo,yazayatshabalalangumtshabalalisi
11Zonkekeezozinto,zabahlelayobona,beziyimifuziselo; zabhalelwakeukululekathinaaba,bafikelweyoziziphelo zawoamaphakade
12Ngokokelowoubaumi,makalumkeangawi
13Anibanjwangasilingosingesesabantu;owothi,kunye nesilingoeso,aveliseithubalokuphumakuso,nibenako ukuthwala
14Kungokondithi,zintandazam,kubalekeniukubusa izithixo.
15Ndithethanjengakwizilumko;kugwebeni endikuthethayo
16Indebeyentsikelelolesiyisikelelayo,asibubudlelanena begazilikaKristu?Isonkaesisiqhekezayo,asibubudlelane nabomzimbakaKristu?
17Kubathina,sibaninzinje,sisonkasinye,simzimba mnye,kubasonkesabelanangesosonkasinye
18KhangelaniabangamaSirayelingokwenyama.Abo bawadlayoamadini,abadlelaninesibingeleloeso,yinina?
19Ndithininakengoko?Ndithi,isithixosiyintona? Okanyeamadinienziwakwizithixoayintona?
20Ndithi,Amadinieziwenzayoiintlanga,ziwenzela iidemon,aziwenzeliuThixo;andithandikeukubanibe ngamadlelaneneedemonnina.
21AninakoukuselaindebeyeNkosi,nendebeyeedemon; aninakoukubanenxaxhebaesithebeniseNkosi, nasesithebeniseedemon.
22SiyayikhweletisanaiNkosi?Ngabasinamandlakunaye?
23Zonkeizintozivumelekilekum,nokoazindilungele zonke;zonkeizintozivumelekilekum,nokoazakhizonke.
24Makungabikhonamnyeufunaokukokwakhe ukulungelwa;
25Yonkeintoethengelwaendaweniyokuthengainyama, yidleni,ningaphicothintongenxayesazela;
26KubaumhlabalongoweNkosi,nenzalisekoyawo
27Ukubakeubaniwakuboabangakholwayouthianimeme, nithandeukuya;yonkeintoebekwephambikwenuyidleni, ningaphicothintongenxayesazela
28Kodwakeukubaubaniuthekuni,Lentoilidini elenzelweizithixo,musaniukudla,ngenxakeyalowo uyithethuphaloonto,nangenxayesazela;
29Ndithi,isazelake,singesisoesakhowena;sisesomnye lowoKubayininaukubainkululekoyamigwetywe sesazelasomnye?
30Kubaukubamnandidlelanangobabalo,yininaukuba ndinyeliswengenxayokondikubulelayomna?
31Kengokonokubaniyadla,nokubaniyasela,nokuba nenzayiphinainto,zenzeleniuzukolukaThixoizinto zonke
32Musaniukubangabakhubekiso,nokubakumaYuda, nokubaziintlanga,nokubalibandlalikaThixo; 33njengokubanamndikholisabonkeezintwenizonke, ndingafuniokwamukulungelwa,ndifunaokwabaninzi, ukuzebasindiswe
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1Yibaningabaxelisamna,njengokubanamndixelisa uKristu
2Kekalokundiyanidumisa,bazalwana,kuba nindikhumbulangeendawozonke,niyibambileimimiselo, njengokondaninikelayo.
3Kodwandithandaukubanazi,ukubaintlokoyomntu wonkeoyindodanguKristu;intlokoyomfaziyindoda; intlokokekaKristunguThixo.
4Umntuwonkeoyindoda,ethandaza,mhlawumbieprofeta, enentoentloko,uyaintlokoyakhe
5Umntuwonkekeongumfazi,ethandaza,mhlawumbi eprofeta,engenasigqubutheloentloko,uyayihlazaeyakhe intloko;kubaokokunto-nyenokubauchetyiwe
6Kubaumfazi,ukubaakagqubuthele,makaselenquthulwa nokunquthulwa.Keukubakulihlazokumfaziukuba anquthulwe,mhlawumbiachetywe,makabe nesigqubuthelo
7Kubaindodaokuneneayifaneleukubanesigqubuthelo entloko,ekubeniingumfanekiselonozukolukaThixo;ke yenaumfaziluzukolwendoda
8kubaindodaayiphumeemfazini;ngumfazioyindoda 9kubaindodaayidalwangangenxayomfazi;umfazike ngendoda.
10Ngenxayokoumfaziufaneleukubaabenomqondiso wegunyaphezukwentloko,ngenxayezithunywazezulu 11KodwaeNkosiniaphaindodaayingaphandlekomfazi, nomfaziakangaphandlekwendoda;
12kuba,njengokubaumfaziephumekwindoda, ngokunjalonayoindodaingayeumfazi;kodwazonke izintozikaThixo
13Zicaluleningokwenu;kumfanelenaukubaumfazi athandazekuThixo,engagqubuthele?
14Kananjaloimvelongokwayoayinifundisina,ukuba indodaokuneneethiibeneenweleezinde,kulihlazooko kuyo?
15Keyenaumfazi,ukubauthiabeneenweleezinde, kuluzukookokuye;ngokubawazinikwaiinweleezinde endaweniyesigqubuthelo.
16Keukubaubaniubonakalaethandaukuphika,thina asinasikolinjalo,kwanawoamabandlakaThixo
17Kekaloku,ndinithethelalendawonje,andinincomi, ukubaukuhlanganakwenundawonyeakusingisikokhona kulungileyo;
18Kubakuqalake,nakuhlanganaebandleni,ndiyevaukuba kubakhoizahlukahlukanophakathikwenu;namke ndiyakholwayiyo
19Kubakumeleukubakubekhonezahlukanophakathi kwenu,ukuzeabacikidekileyobabonakalephakathikwenu 20Xenikweningokonithenahlanganandawonye,asikuko ukubanidleisidloseNkosi;
21Kubaekudlenikwenuelowoudlaokwakheukudla; 22Yintoni?Aninazindluzokudlelanokuselana?Okanye nidelaibandlalikaThixona,nibadanisanjeabangenanto? Ndithininakuwe?Ndinidumisenakulento?andikuncomi; 23KubamnandakwamkelakuyoiNkosioko ndikunikeleyonokukunikelakuni:OkokubaiNkosiuYesu, ngobusukueyanikelwangabo,yathabathaisonka; 24yazayakubaibulele,yasiqhekeza,yathi,Thabathani, nidle,ngumzimbawamlo,owaphulelwanina;oku kwenzeleniukundikhumbula
25Kwangokunjaloyathabathanayoindebe,emvakokuba kudliwe,isithi,Lendebeingumnqophisoomtshaosegazini lam;ngamaxeshaonkeenisukubaniyisela,okukwenzeleni ukundikhumbula
26Kubangamaxeshaonkeenisukubanisidlaesosonka, niyiseleloondebe,niyakwazisaukufakweNkosi,ideifike 27Ngokoke,osukubaesidlaesosonka,ayiseleindebe yeNkosi,ngokungafanelekileyo,wobanetyalalomzimba negazileNkosi
28Makazicikidekengokwakheumntu,azengokunjalo adlekwisonkaeso,ayiselenendebeleyo;
Eyoku-1KWABASEKORINTE
29kubalowoudlayo,uselayo,ngokungafanelekileyo, uzidlelaaziseleleukugwetywa,engawucalulinjeumzimba weNkosi
30Ngenxayokubaninziphakathikwenuabaswele amandla,nabayimilwelwe,banelenabaleleukufa.
31Kubaxabesizicalula,ngesibaasigwetywa
32Sigwetywanjeke,siyaqeqeshwayiNkosi,ukuze singasingelwaphantsindawonyenehlabathi.
33Ngokoke,bazalwanabam,xanihlangenendawonye ukubanidle,lindanani
34Ukubakeubaniulambile,makadleekhaya;ukuze ningahlanganindawonyeukuzenigwetyweEziseleyoke iindawondozilungisandakufika.
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1KengeziphoezizezoMoya,bazalwana,andithandiukuba ningazi
2Niyaziukubanibeningabeentlanga,nikhukuliselwe ezithixweniezingenakuthetha,njengokonisakuthi nikhokelwengako
3Kungokondinazisayo,okokubaakukhonamnye,ethetha ekuMoyakaThixo,unokuthiungosingelwephantsiuYesu; kanjaloakukhonamnyeunakoukuthiuyiNkosiuYesu, engekuyeuMoyaoyiNgcwele.
4Kekalokukukhoizabelongezabelozezibabalo,kodwa keikwangulooMoyamnye
5Kukhonezabelongezabelozezilungiselelo,phofu ikwayilooNkosiinye
6Kukhonezabelongezabelozeentsebenzo,kodwake ikwangulooThixomnyeuzisebenzayoizintozonkekubo bonke
7ElowokeuphiwaukubonakalalisauMoya,kuzekubekho okulungelebonke;
8KubaomnyeokuneneuphiwangayeuMoyailizwi lobulumko;omnyeke,ilizwilokwazikwangalooMoya; 9wumbikeuphiwaukholokwangalooMoya;omnyeke, izibabalozeziphilisokwangalooMoya; 10omnyekeuphiwaukusebenzakwemisebenziyamandla; omnyeisiprofetoesi;omnyeke,ukucalulaoomoya;wumbi ke,iintlobozeelwimi;omnyeke,ukucaciswakweelwimi; 11ZonkekeezozintozisetyenzwakwangalooMoyamnye; umabelaelowongokwakhenjengokoathandayo.
12Kuba,kwanjengokubaumzimbaumnye,unamalungu amaninzi,abekeonkeamalungualoomzimbamnye, emaninzinje,emzimbamnye,ukwanjalokenoKristu.
13Kubathinasonkesabhaptizelwamzimbenimnye ngaMoyamnye,nokubasingamaYuda,nokuba singamaGrike,nokubasingamakhoboka,nokuba singabakhululekileyo;nokubasasezwaMoyenimnye sonke
14kubanomzimbaloungelungulinye,ungamaninzi.
15Ukubalutheunyawo,Ngokubandingesisoisandla, andingowasemzimbeni;Loasingowasemzimbenina?
16Nokubaitheindlebe,Ngokubandingeliloiliso, andingowasemzimbeni;Loasingowasemzimbenina?
17Ukubaumzimbalouphelaubuliliso,bekuyakubaphina ukuva?Ukubaubukukuvauphela,bekuyakubaphina ukusezela?
18Kungokuke,uThixowawamisaamalungulawo, ngalinyekuwoemzimbeni,njengokoathandileyo
19Ukubakeonkeebelungulinye,ubuyakubaphina umzimba?
20Kungokukemaninziokuneneamalungu,kodwamnye wonaumzimba.
21Alinakokeilisoukuthikwisandla,Akufunekikum; kanjalointlokoayinakuthikwiinyawo,Anifunekikum
22Kodwakewonaamalungulawoabonakalaebuthathaka ngakumbi,asukeayimfuneko.
23Namalunguomzimbaesibangasweleimbeko kunamanye,lawongawonasiwabekaembekweni;aze amalunguethuabekekileyo,abengawonaabekekileyo 24Amalunguethukeabekekileyoakufunekintokuwo UsukeuThixowawumanyaumzimba,wathiilungu elingentowalibekakweyonambekoinkulu;
25ukuzekungabikhokwahlukahlukanaemzimbeni;kodwa amalunguanyamekelane.
26kuthi,nokubalilunguelinyeelivaubunzima,avelane amalunguonke;nokubalilunguelinyeelizukiswayo, avuyisaneamalunguonke.
27NinakeningumzimbakaKristu,ningamalunguomnye elomnye
28WathiinxenyeuThixowayimisaebandleni,kuqala yangabapostile,okwesibiniabaprofeti,okwesithathu abafundisi;kwazakwabayimisebenziyamandla,kwaba zizibabalozeziphiliso,iintsizo,izilawulo,iintlobozeelwimi.
29Bangabapostilebonkena?Bangabaprofetibonkena? Ngabafundisibonke?Bayimisebenziyamandlabonkena?
30Baneziphiwozokuphilisabonke?Bathethangalwimi zimbibonkeyinina?Batolikabonkebephela?
31Zondelelanikeezonazibabalozilungileyo;kantike ndisanibonisaeyonandlelaincamisileyo.
ISAHLUKOSE-13
Ndingafanelanandithethangeelwimizabantu nezezithunywazezulu;uthandokendingenalo,ndisuke ndabayixinaehlokomayo,necangcielikhenkcezayo.
2Ndingafanelanandinabonobuprofeto,ndizaziiimfihlelo zonke,ndinakokonkeukwazi;ndingafanelanandinalo lonkeukholo,ngokokudendisuseiintaba,uthandoke ndingenalo,andintoyanto
3Ndingafanelanandisamkelisaamahlwempungempahla yamyonke,nokubanditheumzimbawamndawunikela ukubautshiswe,uthandokendingenalo,akundincedilutho 4Uthandoluzekakadeumsindo,lunobubele;uthando alunamona;Uthandoalukhukhumali,alukhukhumali; 5alwenziokuziintloni;alufuniokukokwalo;alucaphuki; alucaphuki;
6aluvuyelikungalungisi;luvuyisananenyaniso;
7Luthwalaiintozonke;lukholwaziintozonke;luthemba iintozonke;
8Uthandoaluzelutshitshe;nokubakeziziprofeto,ziya kutshitshiswa;nokubaziilwimi,ziyakupheza;nokuba kukwazi,kuyakuphuthiswa
9Kubasiyazingokuyinxenye,siprofetangokuyinxenye 10Xakuthekekwafikaokuzalisekileyo,kuyakwandula ukuphuthiswaokuyinxenye.
11Okobendingumntwana,bendithethangokomntwana, bendiqondangokomntwana,bendicamangangokomntwana; nditheke,ndakubayindoda,ndazibhangisaizinto zobuntwana
12Kubangokusikhangelaesipiliningokwamanakanibe; okoke,siyakukhangelanaebusweni.Ngokundiyazi ngokuyinxenye;okokendiyakwazi,njengokuba ndaziwayonam.
13Kungokukekuhleliukholo,ithemba,uthando,ezozinto zontathu;eyonainkulukekuzoapholuthando
ISAHLUKOSE-14
Phuthumaniuthandoolo,nibekodwanizizondelelaizipho ezizezoMoya,ngokukodwakeukubaniprofete
2Kubalowouthethangalulwimilumbiakathethibantwini, uthethakuThixo;kantikengomoyauthethaiimfihlelo.
3Keyenaoprofetayouthethaebantwiniulwakheko,noyalo, nokhuzo
4Lowouthethangalulwimilumbiuzakhayena;keyena oprofetayowakhaibandla
5Ndiyathandakeukubanithethengalwimizimbinonke, nokokendithandangokukodwaukubaniprofete;
6Kunjalonjeke,bazalwana,ukubandithendezakuni, ndithethangalwimizimbi,bendiyakunincedantonina,xa ndingathangandithethekunindinesityhilelo,ndinokwazi, ndinesiprofeto,ndinemfundiso?
7Khonakwizintoezihlokomayoezingenamphefumlo, ezinjengembande,nohadi,ukubaazithangazahlule ukuhlokomakwazo,bekungathiwaninaukwaziwaoko kubethwayongembande,nokokubethwayongohadi?
8Kubakanjalo,xaixilongolithelalilangezwi elingaqondakaliyo,ngubaninaowoyixhobelaimfazwe?
9Ngokunjalonani,ukubaanithanganithethengaloulwimi intethoeqondekakakuhle,yothiwaninaukwaziwainto enithethayona?kubanothethelaesibhakabhakeni
10Nokubazingabasezingakananinaukubazininzikwazo iintlobozeentethoehlabathini,akukhonalunyekuzo olungenantoluthethayona
11Ukubangokoandithangandiyaziintsingiseloyentetho, ndobangumbharbharikothethayo,nothethayowoba ngumbharbharikum
12Ngokunjalonani,ekubenikalokunizondelelaizipho ezizezoMoya,zifuneleniukubanibenazo ngokugqithiseleyo,ukuzelakhekeibandla
13Ngenxayokondithi,othethayongalwimizimbi, makathandazeleukubaicaceintethoyakhe.
14Kubaxandithandazangalulwimilumbi,umoyawam uyathandazaokunenewona,keyonaingqiqoyam ayinasiqhamo.
15Kuthininakengoko?Ndiyakuthandazangomoya, ndithandazenangengqiqo;ndiyakuvumangomoya, ndivumenangengqiqo
Okanye,ukubauthewasikelelangomoyawodwa,wothini nalowouhleliyoendaweniyongenakwaziukuthi,Amen, ekubulelenikwakho,ekubenikalokuintooyithethayo engayazi?
17Kubaokunenewenauyatyaphaukubulela,kodwa onguwumbiakakheki
18NdiyabulelakuThixowam,kubandithethangalwimi zimbingaphezukwenunonke; 19kodwakeebandlenindithandaukuthethaamazwiabe mahlanungayoingqiqoyam,ukuzendibafundisenabanye, kunokubandithetheamazwiangamawakaalishumi, ngalulwimilumbi
20Bazalwana,musaniukubangabantwanaengqondweni; ebubiniyibaniziintsana,engqondwenikeyibaningabantu abakhulu
21Emthethwenikubhaliwekwathiwa,Ndiyakuthetha kwababantungalwimizimbinangamlomowumbi;noko kunjalo,abayikundiva,itshoiNkosi
22Ngokokeiilwimiezizikhoukubazibengumqondiso kwabobangakholwayo,kungekuboabakholwayo:kesona isiprofetoasisesabangakholwayo,sesabakholwayo 23Ukubangokolithelahlanganandawonyeibandlaliphela, bathethabonkengalwimizimbi,kwazakwangena abangenakwazi,nokubangabangakholwayo,abasayikuthi na,niyageza?
24Keukubabathibonkebaprofete,kuzekekungene umntuongakholwayo,nokubangongenakwazi, uyohlwaywangabobonke,adane,adane; 25zizengokunjaloizintoezifihlakeleyozentliziyoyakhe zibonakalaliswe;wothingokunjalo,esiwangobuso, amnquleuThixo,exelaukubauThixouphakathikwenu okwenyaniso
26Kuthininakengoko,bazalwana?Xasukubanihlangene, uthielowokuniabenengoma,abenemfundiso,abe nalulwimilumbi,abenesityhilelo,abenokuchazaintetho Zonkeizintomazenzekeukuzezakheke
27Kanjaloukubaumntuuthethangalulwimilumbi, makuthethebabini,mhlawumbibathathu,bangegqithi, kubengokulandelelana;azeomnyeatolike
28Kexakungekhomchazi-ntetho,makathicwaka ebandleni;makathethekuyengokwakhenakuThixo
29Abaprofetike,makuthethebabini,mhlawumbibathathu, abanyebacalule.
30Ukubakekuthewatyhilelwaintoomnyeehlelikhona, owokuqalamakathicwaka
31Kubaninakoukuprofetangabanyenonke,ukuze bafundebonke,bavuselelwebonke
32Oomoyababaprofetibayabathobelaabaprofeti
33kubauThixoakangowesiphithiphithi,ngowoxolo; njengokubakunjalokuwoonkeamabandlaabangcwele
34Abafazibenumabathituemabandleni;kuba abavunyelwabonaukubabathethe.Bakubabethobela, njengokubausitshonomthetho
35Ukubakebangabangaqondainto,mabayibuzeekhaya kwawaboamadoda;kubalihlazokubafaziukuthetha ebandleni
36Yintoni?KaneneilizwilikaThixolaphumalivelakuni na?Ngabalizekuninedwa?
37Ukubaumntuubaungumprofeti,nokubauba ungowoMoya,makazazikakuhleizintoendinibhalelazona, ukubayimithethoyeNkosi
38Keukubaumntuakazi,makangazi
39Ngokoke,bazalwana,kuzondeleleniukuprofeta, ningakwaleliukuthethangalwimizimbi.
40Zonkeizintomazenziwengokubekekileyo, nangolungelelwano
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1Kekaloku,bazalwana,ndiyanazisaiindabaezilungileyo, ezondazishumayelakuni,nazamkelayonokuzamkela, nimiyokuzo;
2enisindiswayonokusindiswangazo,ukubanizibambile ngelizwiendazishumayelangalokuni;ukubaanithe nafumananakholwa
3Kubandaninikelakweziyintlokoizintooko ndakwamkelayonokukwamkela:okokubauKristuwazifela izonozethu,ngokwezibhalo; 4nokokubawangcwatywa,nokokubauvukilengomhla wesithathungokwezibhalo;
5nokokubawabonwanguKefas,emvakokokwabalishumi elinababini;
6Emvenikukowabonwangaxeshalinyengabazalwana abangaphezukwamakhuluamahlanu;abasahleliyo nangokuabonabaninzikubo;inxenyekeyalalaukufa.
7EmvakokowabonwanguYakobi;emvakokokubo bonkeabapostile
8Ekugqibelenikekwabobonke,kwangakukwintoezelwe lingekabililixalayo,wabonwanandim
9Kubamnandingoyenamncinananakubapostile, endingafanelekubizwangokubangumpostile,ngenxa enokubandalitshutshisaibandlalikaThixo
10KengobabalolukaThixondiyintoendiyiyo,nobabalo lwakhekumalubanganakulambatha;ndesukandabagqitha bonkengokubulaleka;ingendimke,ilubabalolukaThixo olunam
11Kengoko,nokubandim,nokubangabo,senjenjalothina ukushumayela;nenjenjalokeninaukukholwa
12Ke,ukubauKristuuyashunyayelwaukubauvukile kwabafileyo,batshonganinaabathilephakathikwenu ukuthi,akukholuvukolwabafileyo?
13Ke,ukubaakukholuvukolwabafileyo,woba akavukanganoKristu; 14ukubakeuKristuakavukanga,kobaakunto ukushumayelakwethu,lobaluyalambathanokhololwenu 15SofunyanwakesingawonamangqinaamxokayouThixo; ngokubasangqinayongoThixoukubawamvusauKristu, angamvusanga,ukubakekantiabafileyoabavuki
16Kuba,ukubaabafileyoabavuki,noKristuwoba akavukanga
17UkubakeuKristuakavukanga,lobaluyintoengeyanto ukhololwenu;nisesezonwenizenu.
18ngokonabaleleukufabekuKristu,bobabatshabalele
19UkubasingabathembelekuKristukobubomibodwa, sobasizezonantsizanakubantubonke.
20UKristuyenakunjeuvukilekwabafileyo,waba yintlahlelayabaleleukufa
21Kubaekubenikalokukungomntuukufa,kukwangomntu ukuvukakwabafileyo
22Kuba,njengokubakuyeuAdambafabonke,ngokunjalo nakuyeuKristubayakudliswaubomibonke
23elowokekolwakheuluhlu;kamvaabakhe bangabakaKristuekufikenikwakhe
24kwandulekeukubakhoisiphelo,xaathewabunikela ubukumkanikuyeuThixouYise;xaathewabubhangisa bonkeubulawuli,nalolonkeigunya,namandla
25Kubaumelweyenakukuthialawule,adeazibeke phantsikweenyawozakhezonkeiintshaba
26Olokugqibelautshabaoluyakubhangiswakukufa; 27kubaizintozonkewazithobelaphantsikweenyawo zakheKexaathi,zonkeizintozithotyiwe,kuyabonakala ukubaakabalwalowowazithobelaphantsikwakhezonke izinto
28Xakezithezathotyelwaphantsikwakhezonkeizinto, uyakwandulanoNyanangokwakheathotyelwephantsi kwalowowazithobelaphantsikwakhezonkeizinto,ukuze uThixoabezizintozonkekubobonke.
29Okanyebayakuthininaabobabhaptizelwaabafileyo, ukubaabafileyoabavuki?yininakeukubababhaptizelwe abafileyo?
30Nathi,yininaukubasibesemngciphekweniamaxaonke?
31Ndisekufeniimihlangemihla;qondaningokuzingca kwamngani,endinakondikuKristuYesu,iNkosiyethu 32UkubandithengokwabantundalwanamarhamncwaeEfese,kundincedantonina?masidle,sisele;kubangomso siyakufa.
33MusaniukulahlekiswaIncokoembiyonakalisaizimilo ezilungileyo
34Vukaninilungiseubulungisa,ningoni;kubainxenye inentswela-kumaziuThixo;nditshoukubanidane Wosukaubaniathi,Bathininaukuvukaabafileyo?beza benamzimbamnina?
36Msweli-kuqondawena,intooyihlwayelayoayenziwa iphile,ukubaayikhangaife;
37Kanjaloloontouyihlwayelayo,akuhlwayelisonaisiqu sentoesiyakubakho;
38uThixokeulunikaisiqu,njengokoathandileyo;iyileyo imbewuuyinikaesisesayoisiqu.
39Yonkeinyamaayinyama-nye;enyeyinyamayabantu, enyeyinyamayeenkomo,enyeyeyeentlanzi,enye yeyeentaka.
40Ikhonemizimbayasezulwini,nemizimbayasemhlabeni; 41Bubodwaubuqaqawulibelanga,bubodwaubuqaqawuli benyanga,bubodwaubuqaqawulibeenkwenkwezi;kuba inkwenkweziiyahlukakwenyeinkwenkwezi ngobuqaqawuli
42Lunjalokekanyenovukolwabafileyo.Uhlwayelwa unokonakala;luvuswalungenakonakala; 43Uhlwayelwausweleimbeko;Uhlwayelwauswele amandla,uvukaunobuqaqawuli;luvukalusemandleni; 44Uhlwayelwaumzimbawemvelo;kuvukaumzimba womoyaKukhoumzimbaongowemvelo,kukho nomzimbaongowomoya.
45Ngokunjalokubhaliwekwathiwa,Owokuqalaumntu uAdamwabangumphefumloodlaubomi;owokugqibela uAdamwabangumoyaodlisaubomi.
46Keakuqaliokomoya;kuqalaokwemvelo;kwanduleke okookomoya
47Owokuqalaumntuuphumeemhlabeni,ungowomhlaba; owesibiniumntuke,iNkosi,uphumeemazulwini
48Njengokoenjaloowomhlaba,bakwayiyoabomhlaba; kanjalonentoayiyoosemazulwini,bakwayiyo abasemazulwini
49njengokubasawambathayoumfanekiselowowomhlaba, siyakuwambathanomfanekiselowosemazulwini.
50Ke,bazalwana,nditshoukuthi,inyamanegaziazinako ukubudlailifaubukumkanibukaThixo;nokonakala akunakukudlailifaukungonakali
51Yabonani,ndinibonisaimfihlelo:Okuneneasiyikulala ukufasonke;Asiyikulalasonke,kodwasiyakwenziwa ngakumbisonke; 52ngesiquphe,ngephanyazo,ngexilongolokugqibela; kubaliyakukhalaixilongo,bavukeabafileyo bengenakonakala,senziwengakumbikethina
53Kubakumeleokukonakalayoukwambatha ukungonakali,nokukufayoukwambathaukungafi.
54Xakeokukonakalayokuthekwambathaukungonakali, nokukufayokuthekwambathaukungafi,liyakwandula ukwenzekailizwielibhaliweyolokuthi,Ukufakufincelwe eloyisweni
55Luphina,kufa,ulwamvilalwakho?luphina,bethuna, uloyisolwakho?
56Ulwamvilalokufasisono;amandlaesonongumthetho
57MakubulelwekekuThixoosinikayouloyisongayo iNkosiyethuuYesuKristu
58Ngokoke,bazalwanabambaziintanda,qinani,ningabi nakushukuma;nihlaleniphuphumaumsebenziweNkosi, nisazinjeukubaukubulalekakwenuakulambathieNkosini
ISAHLUKOSE-16
1Kekaloku,ngokubuthwakwemaliyokusizaabangcwele, njengokubandawamiselayoamabandlakaThixo akwelaseGalati,yenzaningokunjalonani
2Ngolokuqalausuku,iivekingeeveki,elowokuni makabekeekhaya,eqweba,intoasukubaesikelelwengayo; 3Ndakubandifikile,enisukubanibacikidilenakholwa ngabo,ndobathumabonabenencwadi,baseisiphosenu eYerusalem.
4Keukubakuthekwabonakalaukubanamndiye, bohambakunyenam
5Ndiyakuzakekuni,xandithendacanda kwelaseMakedoni,kubandiyakwanelaukucandanje kwelaseMakedoni
6Kekunimhlawumbindingathindihlalendidlulise nobusika,ukuzeninanindiphelekeleleaphondisukuba ndisiyakhona
7Kubaandithandiukubandinibonengokundidlulayo; kodwandithembaukubandokhandihlalekuniixesha elithile,ukubaiNkosiitheyavuma
8Ndiyakuhlalakee-Efesekudekubekhoipentekoste; 9Kubandivulelweumnyangoomkhuluonamandla, bebaninzinabachasi
10Kekaloku,ukubauTimotiuthewafika,izenikhangele ukubaangabinakoyikaphakathikwenu; 11Makungabikhomntungokoumenzaintoengento; mphelekelelenikeninoxolo,ukuzeezekum;kuba ndimlindilekunyenabazalwana
12Kekaloku,ngayenApoloumzalwana,ndamvuselela kakhulu,ukubaezekunikunyenabazalwana.Kuye akubangakhokanyeukuthandaukuzaokwakalokunje; wozake,xaathewanethubaelilungileyo.
13Phaphani,yimanielukholweni;yibaningamadoda, yomelelani
14Zonkeizintozenumazenziwengothando
15Ndiyanivuselelakenina,bazalwana,niyayaziindlu kaStefana,ukubaiyintlahlelayelaseAkaya,yazinikela ekulungiseleleniabangcwele;
16ukubanibalulameleabanjalo,nakubobonke abancedisayonathi,nababulalekayo
17NdiyavuyakengokufikakukaStefananoFortunato noAkayiko;ngokubabakwenzelelelebonaukungabikho kwenu;
18kubabawuphumzileumoyawamnowenu.Bazini kakuhlengokoabanjalo
19AyanibulisaamabandlaaseAsiyaBayanibulisakunene eNkosiniuAkwilanoPrisila,kunyenebandlaelisendlwini yabo
20Bayanibulisaabazalwanabonke.Bulisananingolwango olungcwele.
21Umbulisoungesamisandla,mnaPawulos 22UkubaubaniakayithandiiNkosiuYesuKristu, makasingelwephantsi.
23UbabalolweNkosiyethuuYesuKristumalubenani 24UthandolwammalubenaninonkebakuKristuYesu Amen(IncwadiyokuqalaeyakwabaseKorinteyabhalwa nguStefanonoFortunatonoAkayikonoTimotieFilipi)