1Korinte
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,owabizelwangentandokaNkulunkuluukuba abengumphostolikaJesuKristu,noSosteneumzalwane, 2kuloibandlalikaNkulunkulueliseKorinte,kubo abangcwelisiwekuKristuJesu,ababizelweukuba ngabangcwele,kanyenabobonkeabakhulekaegameni leNkosiuJesuKristuezindawenizonke,eyaboneyethu; 3MakubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuNkulunkulu uBabawethunaseNkosiniuJesuKristu 4NgihlalangimbongauNkulunkuluwamingani,ngomusa kaNkulunkulueniwuphiweyongoKristuJesu; 5ukuthikukhokonkenicetshisiwekuye,ekukhulumeni konke,nasekwazinikonke; 6njengalokhuubufakazibukaKristubaqiniswakini; 7ukuzeningasilelingesipho;nilindeleukufikakweNkosi yethuuJesuKristu; 8oyakuniqinisakuzekubesekupheleni,ukuzeningabi nacalangosukulweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu 9UNkulunkuluuthembekile,enabizelwangaye ekuhlanganyelenineNdodanayakheuJesuKristuiNkosi yethu
10Ngiyanincenga,bazalwane,ngegamaleNkosiyethu uJesuKristuukubanikhulumento-nyenonke,kungabikho ukwahlukanaphakathikwenu;kodwaukuzenihlanganiswe ngokugcweleemqondwenimunyenasekubonenikunye
11Ngobangitsheliwengani,bazalwanebami,ngabendlu kaKlowe,ukuthikukhonaukuxabanaphakathikwenu 12Kephangisholokhuukuthiyilowonalowokiniuthi: MinangingokaPawulu;minangingoka-Apholo;mina ngingokaKhefase;futhiminangikaKristu
13UKristuuhlukeneyini?UPawuluwabethelwa esiphambanweningenxayenuna?nomanabhapathizwa egamenilikaPawuluna?
14NgiyambongauNkulunkulungokuba ngingabhapathizangamuntukini,kuphelaoKrispunoGayu; 15funakubekhonaothingabhapathizaegamenilami
16NgabhapathizanendlukaStefana;ngaphandlekwalokho angaziukuthingabhapathizaomunye
17NgokubauKristuakangithumangaukubangibhapathize, kodwaukubangishumayeleivangeli,kungabi ngokuhlakaniphakwamazwi,funaisiphambanosikaKristu senziwaize
18Ngobailizwilesiphambanokwababhubhayo liwubuthutha;kodwakithinaesisindiswayokungamandla kaNkulunkulu
19Ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Ngiyakuchitha ukuhlakaniphakwabahlakaniphileyo,nokuqonda kwabahlakaniphileyongikwenzeize
20Uphiohlakaniphileyo?uphiumbhalina?uphiumbangi walomhlabana?UNkulunkulukakwenzangakwaba yibuthuthaukuhlakaniphakwalumhlabayini?
21NgokubakutheekuhlakaniphenikukaNkulunkuluizwe alimazangauNkulunkulungokuhlakanipha,kwabakuhle kuNkulunkuluukusindisaabakholwayongobuwula bentshumayelo.
22NgokubaabaJudabafunaisibonakaliso,namaGreki afunaukuhlakanipha;
23KephathinasishumayelauKristuobethelwe esiphambanweni,isikhubekisokumaJuda,nobuwula kumaGreki;
24kodwakulaboababiziweyo,amaJudanamaGreki, uKristuamandlakaNkulunkulunokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu.
25NgokubaubuwulabukaNkulunkulubuhlakaniphile kunabantu;futhiubuthakathakabukaNkulunkulu bunamandlakunabantu.
26Ngokubabhekaniukubizwakwenu,bazalwane,ukuthi ababaningiabahlakaniphileyongokwenyama,ababaningi abanamandla,kababaningiabayizikhulu,ababiziweyo;
27KodwauNkulunkuluukhethileizintozobuthutha zomhlabaukuzeajabhiseabahlakaniphileyo;futhi uNkulunkuluukhetheizintoezibuthakathakazezweukuze ajabhiseizintoezinamandla; 28nezintoeziphansizezwenezintoezidelelwayo uNkulunkuluuzikhethile,yebo,nezintoezingekho,ukuba achitheokukhona; 29ukuzekungabikhonyamaezibongaphambikwakhe 30KodwangayeninanikuKristuJesu,owenziwekithi ukuhlakaniphaokuvelakuNkulunkulu,nokulunga, nokungcweliswa,nokuhlengwa; 31ukuze,njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:Ozibongayo, makazidumiseeNkosini
ISAHLUKO2
1Nami,bazalwane,ekufikenikwamikiniangifikanga ngobungcwetibokukhulumanobokuhlakanipha, ngimemezelakiniubufakazibukaNkulunkulu
2Ngokubanganqumaukungaziluthophakathikwenu, kuphelauJesuKristu,nayeobethelweesiphambanweni 3Minangangikiningobuthakathaka,nangokwesaba, nangokuthuthumelaokukhulu.
4nokukhulumakwaminokushumayelakwamiakubanga ngamazwiokuhlakaniphaahungayo,kephakwaba ngesibonakalisosikaMoyanamandla;
5ukuzeukhololwenulungabingokuhlakaniphakwabantu, kodwalubesemandlenikaNkulunkulu
6Nokhosikhulumaukuhlakaniphaphakathikwabaphelele, nokhoukuhlakaniphaokungesikhookwalelizwe nokwababusibalesisikhathiababhubhayo
7KodwasikhulumaukuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkulu emfihlakalo,ukuhlakaniphaokufihliweyo,uNkulunkulu akumisangaphambikwezikhathikubeyinkazimuloyethu; 8okungekhonoyedwawababusibalomhlabaokwaziyo, ngokubaukubababekwazi,babengayikuyibethela esiphambanweniiNkosiyenkazimulo
9Kodwakunjengokulotshiweyoukuthi:“Iso elingakubonanga,nendlebeengakuzwanga, okungangenangaenhliziyweniyomuntulokho uNkulunkuluakulungiselaabamthandayo.
10KodwauNkulunkuluuzembulelekithingoMoyawakhe, ngokubauMoyauhlolazonkeizinto,yebo,nokujulileyo kukaNkulunkulu.
11Ngokubangumuphiumuntuowaziokomuntu,kuphela umoyawomuntuokuyena?ngokunjalonezinto zikaNkulunkuluakakhoozaziyo,kuphelauMoya kaNkulunkulu
12Thina-keasamukelangaumoyawezwe,kodwaumoya ovelakuNkulunkulu;ukuzesaziizintoesiphiwengesihle nguNkulunkulu
13Esizikhulumayofuthi,kungengamazwiafundiswa ukuhlakaniphakwabantu,kodwaafundiswanguMoya oNgcwele;siqhathanisaizintoezingokomoya nezingokomoya.
14KodwaumuntuwemvelokazamukeliizintozikaMoya kaNkulunkulu,ngobaziwubuthuthakuye; 15Kodwaongowomoyauyahlolazonkeizinto,kodwa yenangokwakheakahlulelwangumuntu.
16NgokubangubaniowaziumqondoweNkosiukuba ayifundisena?KodwathinasinomqondokaKristu
ISAHLUKO3
1Nami-ke,bazalwane,bengingenakukhulumakini njengakwabomoyakodwanjengakwabenyama, njengakwabayizinganekuKristu.
2Nganondlangobisi,hhayingokudlaokudliwayo, ngokubabeningakakwaziukukuthwala,namanjeanikwazi 3Ngokubanisengabenyama;
4Ngobanxaomunyeesithi:MinangingokaPawuli; omunye:Minangingoka-Apholo;anisiboabenyamana?
5PhouyiniuPawulu,ungubaniu-Apholo,uma kuyizikhonzienakholwangazo,njengalokhoiNkosi yamnikayilowonalowo?
6Minangatshala,u-Apholowanisela;kodwauNkulunkulu wakhulisa
7Ngakho-keotshalayokalutho,noniselayoakalutho; kodwauNkulunkuluokhulisayo.
8Otshalayononiselayobamunye,kephayilowonalowo uyakwamukeliswaowakheumvuzongokomshikashika wakhe.
9NgobathinasiyizisebenzikanyeloNkulunkulu,lina liyinsimukaNkulunkulu,liyisakhiwosikaNkulunkulu
10NgokomusakaNkulunkuluengiwuphiweyo, njengomakhiohlakaniphileyongabekaisisekelo,omunye wakhaphezukwasoKodwayilowonalowomakaqaphele ukuthiwakhakanjaniphezukwaso.
11Ngokubaakakhoongabekaesinyeisisekelo,kuphela lesoesibekiweyo,esinguJesuKristu
12Kephaumaumuntuakhaphezukwalesisisekelo ngegolide,nesiliva,namatsheanenani,nemithi,notshani, nezinhlanga;
13umsebenziwalowonalowouyakubonakaliswa,ngokuba usukuluyakuwudalula,ngokubauyakwambulwangomlilo; futhiumlilouyovivinyaumsebenziwalowonalowoukuthi unjani.
14Umaumsebenziwomuntuawakhileyophezukwalokho umi,uyakwamukelaumvuzo.
15Umaumsebenziwomuntuusha,uyakulahlekelwanguye, kephayenangokwakheuyakusindiswa;nokhokungathi ngomlilo
16AnaziyiniukuthiniyithempelilikaNkulunkulunokuthi uMoyakaNkulunkuluuhlalakinina?
17UmaumuntuengcolisaithempelilikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkuluuyakumchithalowo;ngobaithempeli likaNkulunkululingcwele,eliyilolina
18Makungabikhoozikhohlisayo.Umaumuntuphakathi kwenuethiuhlakaniphilekulelizwe,akabeyisiwula,ukuze ahlakaniphe
19Ngokubaukuhlakaniphakwalelizwekungubuwula kuNkulunkuluNgokubakulotshiweukuthi:Ubamba abahlakaniphileyoebuqilinibabo
20Futhifuthi:INkosiiyayaziimicabango yabahlakaniphileyoukuthiiyize.
21NgakhomakungabikhoozibongangabantuNgokuba konkekungokwakho;
22nomauPawulu,nomau-Apholo,nomauKhefase,noma izwe,nomaukuphila,nomaukufa,nomaokukhona,noma okuzayo;konkekungokwakho;
23NinaningabakaKristu;futhiuKristuungokaNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO4
1UmuntumakasibhekekanjalonjengezikhonzizikaKristu nabaphathibezimfihlakalozikaNkulunkulu.
2Futhikuyadingekakubaphathi,ukubaumuntuafunyanwe ethembekile
3Kodwakiminakuyintoencanekakhuluukuthi ngigwetshweyininakumbengokwahlulelakwabantu, kodwakangizahlulelimina
4Ngokubaangaziluthongokwami;nokhoangilungisiswa ngalokho,kephaongahlulelayoyiNkosi
5Ngakho-keningahluleliluthosingakafikiisikhathi,ize ifikeiNkosieyakukuvezaekukhanyeniokufihliweyo kobumnyama,ivezeobalaamaceboezinhliziyo,khona-ke yilowonalowouyakubanodumokuNkulunkulu
6Lezizinto,bazalwane,ngizifanisenamino-Apholo ngenxayenu;ukuzenifundekithiukuthiningacabangi abantungaphezukokulotshiweyo,ukuzekungabikho ozikhukhumezayongenxayomunye.
7Ngobangubaniokwenzawehlukekomunye?futhiyini onayoongayamukelanga?manjeumawamukele, uzibongelanikungathiawukayamukeliswangana?
8Manjesenisuthi,manjesenicebile,nabusanjengamakhosi ngaphandlekwethu;
9NgokubangithiuNkulunkuluusimisilethinabaphostoli ekugcineninjengabamiselweukufa,ngokubasenziwe ukubukwaezweni,nasezingelosini,nakubantu 10ThinasiyizithuthangenxakaKristu,kodwalina lihlakaniphilekuKristu;thinasibuthakathaka,kodwanina ninamandla;niyadunyiswa,kephathinasidelelekile 11Kuzekubeyilesisikhathisilambile,somile,sihambaze, siyashaywa,futhiasinandawoyokuhlala;
12sikhandleka,sisebenzangezethuizandla;sithi sizingelwa,sibekezelela;
13sithisihlanjalazwa,siyancenga; 14Kangibhalelilezizintoukuzelibelenhloni,kodwa njengamadodanaamiathandekayongiyalixwayisa.
15Ngokubanomaninabafundisiabayizinkulungwane eziyishumikuKristu,nokhooyihloababaningi,ngokuba minanganizalakuKristuJesungevangeli
16Ngakhongiyalincengaukuthilibengabalingisibami 17NgenxayalokhongithumelekiniuThimothewu, oyindodanayamiethandekayonethembekileeNkosini, oyakunikhumbuzaizindlelazamiezikuKristu,njengokuba ngifundisaezindawenizonkekuwowonkeamabandla 18Kephaabanyebakhukhumelengokungathiangiyikuza kini;
19Kodwangizakuzakinimasinyane,umaiNkosiithanda, njalongizakwazi,kungeyisikhoinkulumo yabazikhukhumezayo,kodwaamandla
20NgokubaumbusokaNkulunkuluawukhongezwi, kodwausemandleni
21Lithandani?Ngizekiningendukunomangothando nangomoyawobumnenena?
ISAHLUKO5
1Kuzwakaleukuthikukhonaubufebephakathikwenu, lobufebeobungabizwangangishonaphakathikwabezizwe, ukuthiumuntuabenomkayise.
2Ninanizikhukhumezile,kunalokhoanililalanga,ukuze asuswephakathikwenuowenzelesisenzo
3Ngokubamina,njengokubangingekhongomzimba, kephangikhonangomoya,sengahluleleowenzelesisenzo njengokungathingikhona;
4EgamenileNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,laphonibuthene ndawonyenomoyawaminamandlaeNkosiyethuuJesu Kristu, 5ukuzeanikeleonjalokuSathaneukuzekubhujiswe inyama,ukuzeumoyausindiswengosukulweNkosiuJesu 6Ukuzigqajakwenuakukuhle.Anaziyiniukuthiimvubelo encaneibilisainhlamayonkena?
7Khiphaniimvubeloendala,ukuzenibeyinhlamaentsha, njengalokhuningabangenamvubelo.Ngokubaiphasika lethulihlatshelweuKristu;
8Ngakhokasiwugcineniumkhosi,kungabingemvubelo endala,kungabingemvubeloyobubinokubi;kodwa ngesinkwaesingelamvubelosobuqotholeqiniso
9Ngalibhalelaencwadiniukuthilingahlanganileziphingi; 10Nokhohhayingokupheleleneziphingizalomhlaba, nomanabahahayo,nomanabaphangi,nomanabakhonza izithombe;ngokubaumakunjalonimelweukuphuma emhlabeni.
11Kodwakhathesi-kengilibhalelaukuthilingahlanganyeli lobangubaniothiwangumzalwaneeyisifebe,kumbe ohahayo,kumbeokhonzaizithombe,kumbeisithuki, kumbeisidakwa,kumbeumphangi;onjalolingadli 12Ngobangilaniukuzengahlulelelabangaphandle? Anibahluleliyiniabangaphakathina?
13KodwauNkulunkuluuyabahlulelaabangaphandle Ngakhosusaniphakathikwenulowomuntuomubi
ISAHLUKO6
1Ukhonayinikini,othienendabanomunye,olokothayini ukuyaenkantolokwabangalungile,kungabikwabangcwele na?
2Anaziyiniukuthiabangcwelebayakwahlulelaizwena? futhiumaizwelahlulelwayinina,anifaneleukwahlulela amacalaamancanena?
3Anaziyiniukuthisiyakwahlulelaizingelosina?kakhulu kangakananiizintozalokhukuphila?
4Ngakho-keumaninezahlulelozalokhukuphila,nibabeke abehluleliabancaneebandleni;
5NgikhulumakubelihlazokiniKambekakhoyini ohlakaniphileyophakathikwenu?Hhayi,akekhonoyedwa ozokwaziukwahlulelaphakathikwabafowabona?
6Kodwaumzalwaneumangalelaumzalwane,lalokho phambikwabangakholwayo.
7Ngakho-kekukhonaicalaimpelaphakathikwenu, ngokubanimangalelana;Kunalokhokunganiningenzi okubina?Kunalokhokunganiningavumiukuphanjwana?
8Hhayi-ke,niyayona,niyaphamba;
9Anaziyiniukuthiabangalungileabayikulidlaifalombuso kaNkulunkuluna?Ningadukiswa:nazifebe,nabakhonza izithombe,naziphingi,nazifebe,nazifebe,nazifebe 10namasela,nabahahayo,nabadakwa,nabazithuki, nabaphangiabayikulidlaifalombusokaNkulunkulu.
11Babenjaloabanyekini,kodwasenagezwa, senangcweliswa,senalungisiswaegamenileNkosiuJesu KristunangoMoyakaNkulunkuluwethu.
12Zonkeizintozivunyelwekimi,kodwaakusizikonke; 13Ukudlangekwesisu,lesisungesokudla,kodwa uNkulunkuluuzakuchithakokubilisonakanyelalokho Kephaumzimbaawusiwoowobufebe,kodwa ungoweNkosi;leNkosiingeyomzimba.
14UNkulunkuluwayivusaiNkosi,nathiuyakusivusa ngamandlaakhe
15AnaziyiniukuthiimizimbayenuiyizithozikaKristuna? ngiyakuthathaizithozikaKristu,ngizenzeizithozesifebe na?UNkulunkuluakakuvumeli
16Yini?Anaziyiniukuthiohlangenenesifebe ungumzimbamunyenasona?ngokubaababili,uthi, bayakubanyamanye
17KephaohlanganisweneNkosiungumoyamunye.
18BalekelaniubufebeZonkeizonoazenzayoumuntu zingaphandlekomzimba;kodwaowenzaubufebewona owakheumzimba.
19Yini?Anaziyiniukuthiumzimbawenuuyithempeli likaMoyaoNgcweleokinina,enimamukelekuNkulunkulu, nokuthianisiboabenuna?
20Ngokubanathengwangenanielikhulu;
ISAHLUKO7
1Maqondananezintoenalobangazokimi,kuhlekumuntu ukubaangamthintiowesifazane.
2Nokho,ngenxayokugwemaubufebe,yilowonalowo makabenowakheumfazi,nalowowesifazaneabeneyakhe indoda.
3Indodamayimnikeokumfaneleumkayo,kanjalonomfazi endodeni
4Umfazikanamandlaphezukowakheumzimba,kodwa yindodayakhe;
5Ningagodlelani,ngaphandlekokuthikubengemvume okwesikhashana,ukuzenizinikeleekuzileni nasekukhulekeni;nibuyenihlangane,ukuzeuSathane anganilingingokungazithibikwenu
6Kodwalokhungikutshongemvume,kayisikhongomlayo.
7Ngobangithandaukuthibonkeabantubabenjengami; Kephayilowonalowounesiphiwosakheesivela kuNkulunkulu,omunyekanje,omunyekanje
8Ngakhongithikwabangashadilenakubafelokazi:Kuhle kuboumabehlalanjengami
9Kodwaumabengenakuzibamba,mabashade,ngoba kungconoukuganwakunokushiswa
10Kephaabashadilengiyabayala,kungeminakodwa yiNkosi,ukuthiumfazimakangahlukaninendoda; 11Kephaumaehlukananayo,akahlaleengaganile,noma abuyisanenendodayakhe,nendodaingamlahliumkayo.
12Kephakwabanyengithimina,akushoiNkosi:Uma umzalwaneenomfaziongakholwayo,yena-keevuma ukuhlalanaye,angamlahli.
13Nowesifazaneonendodaengakholwayo,futhiuma ivumaukuhlalanaye,angayishiyi
14Ngokubaindodaengakholwayoingcwelisiwengomfazi, nomfaziongakholwayoungcwelisiwengendoda;kodwa manjebangcwele
15Kodwaumaongakholwayoehlukananaye,makamuke; Umzalwanenomaumzalwanekaziakaboshiweezimweni ezinjalo,kephauNkulunkuluusibizeleekuthuleni 16Ngobawaziniwenamfazi,ukuthiungeyisindisaindoda yakho?Wazikanjaniwenandoda,ukuthiuyakumsindisa umkakhona?
17kodwanjengalokhouNkulunkuluemabeleyilowo nalowo,njengalokhoiNkosiimbizileyilowonalowo, makahambekanjaloNgibekakanjaloemabandlenionke 18Ukhonayiniobizweesokile?makangabingongasoki. Ukhonayiniobizweengasokilena?makangasoki 19Ukusokaakulutho,nokungasokiakulutho,kodwa ukugcinaimiyalokaNkulunkulu.
20Akubeyilowonalowoahlaleekubizweniabizwekukho 21Ubizweuyincekuna?ungakhathazeki,kephauma ungakhululwa,kusebenzisekakhulu.
22NgobalowoowabizwaeNkosinieyisigqili, ungokhululekileyoweNkosi; 23Nithengwengenani;ningabiyizincekuzabantu.
24Bazalwane,yilowonalowomakahlalekuNkulunkulu kulokhoabizweekukho
25Kephamaqondananezintombianginawoumyalo weNkosi,nokhongikhiphaumbonowaminjengomuntu ohawukelweyiNkosiukubaathembeke
26Ngakho-kengithilokhukuhlengenxayokucindezeleka okukhona,ngithikuhlekumuntuukubaabekanjalo
27Uboshelweemfazinina?ningafuniukuthukululwa Ukhululiweemfazinina?ungamfuniumfazi.
28Kodwaumauganwa,akonanga;futhiumaintombi igana,ayoniNokhoabanjalobayakubanenkathazo enyameni,kephaminangiyaniyeka.
29Kodwangikutsholokhu,bazalwane,ukuthiisikhathi sifitshane;
30Abakhalayobabenjengabangakhaliyo;nabathokozayo babenjengabangathokozi;nabathengayo,babe njengabangenalutho;
31nabasebenzisalelizwe,babenjengabangalisebenzisi kabi,ngokubaisimosalelizwesiyadlula
32Kodwangithandaukuthilingabilakukhathazeka OngashadileukhathalelaokweNkosi,ukuthi angayithokozisakanjaniiNkosi;
33Kodwaoshadileyoukhathalelaizintozezwe,ukuthi angamjabulisakanjaniumkakhe.
34Kukhonaumehlukophakathikomfazinentombi OwesifazaneongashadileukhathalelaokweNkosi,ukuze abengcweleemzimbeninasemoyeni;
35Lalokhungikutshokubeyinzuzoyenu;kungeyisikho ukuthinginiphoseleugibe,kodwakubengokufaneleyo, nokuzenikhonzeiNkosingaphandlekokuthikamezeka.
36Kodwaumaumuntuecabangaukuthiuziphatha ngokungafaneleentombiniyakhe,umaisikhulile,futhi kudingekeukubakubenjalo,makenzeakuthandayo,akoni;
37Nokhoomieqinileenhliziyweniyakhe, engacindezelwangalutho,kodwaenamandlaphezu kwentandoyakhe,futhiesenqumileenhliziyweniyakhe ukuthiuzogcinaintombiyakhe,wenzakahle
38Ngakho-keowendisayowenzakahle;kodwa ongendisiyowenzaokungconokakhulu
39Umfaziuboshiwengomthethongesikhathiindodayakhe isekhona;kephaumaindodaisifile,ukhululekileukuba aganenendodaayithandayo;kuphelaeNkosini
40Kodwauyajabulakakhuluumaehlalakanjalo ngokombonowami,futhingicabangaukuthinami nginoMoyakaNkulunkulu
ISAHLUKO8
1Ngokuqondenenokuhlatshelweizithombesiyaziukuthi sonkesinolwaziUlwaziluyakhukhumeza,kephauthando luyakha
2Umaumuntuecabangaukuthiwaziutho,akakazi njengalokhukufaneleukubaazi
3KodwaumaumuntuethandauNkulunkulu,yenauyaziwa nguye.
4Ngakho-kemayelananokudlaokuhlatshelweizithombe, siyaziukuthiisithombeasiluthoezweninokuthiakakho omunyeuNkulunkulungaphandlekoyedwa.
5Ngokubanomakukhonaokuthiwaonkulunkulu,nokuba kusezulwininomaemhlabeni,njengokubakukhona onkulunkuluabaningi,namakhosiamaningi,
6KodwakithikukhonauNkulunkuluoyedwa,uYise, okuvelakuyezonkeizinto,nathisikuye;neNkosieyodwa uJesuKristu,okungayezonkeizinto,nathisingaye.
7Nokhoulwazialukhokubobonkeabantu;nonembeza waboobuthakathakaungcolile
8KodwaukudlaakusisondezikuNkulunkulu;futhi,uma singadli,asibi
9Kodwaqaphelanihlezilelilungelolenulibe yisikhubekisokwababuthakathaka.
10Ngokubaumaumuntuekubonawenaonokwaziuhlezi ekudleniethempelinilesithombe,unembezawalowo obuthakathakaakayikudungekayiniukubaadle okuhlatshelweizithombe;
11Ngokwazikwakhoumzalwaneobuthakathakaamfelayo uKristuuyakubhubhana?
12Kephanxanonakanjalokubazalwane,nilimaza unembezawaboobuthakathaka,nonakuKristu 13Ngakho-keumaukudlakumkhubekisaumzalwane wami,angisozengadlanyamakusesekhona,funa ngimkhubekiseumzalwanewami
ISAHLUKO9
1Angisuyeumphostolina?angikhululekilena? AngimbonangauJesuKristuiNkosiyethuna?Nina anisiwoumsebenziwamieNkosinina?
2Umangingesiyeumphostolikwabanye,nokhokinina nginguye,ngokubauphawulobuphostolibamieNkosini
3Impenduloyamikwabangihlolayoyilena, 4Kasilamandlayiniokudlalokunatha?
5Asinagunyalokuhambanodadewenu,umkakho,nabanye abaphostoli,nabafowabobeNkosi,noKhefase?
6KumbeyiminakuphelaloBarnabasiesilamandla okuyekelaukusebenza?
7Ngubanioyaempiningezindlekozakhena?Ngubani otshalaisivini,angadliizithelozaso,na?Ngubaniowalusa umhlambi,angadliubisilomhlambi,na?
8Lezizintongizishonjengomuntuna?Nomthethoawusho okufanayona?
9NgokubakulotshiweemthethwenikaMoseukuthi: “Ungayifakiisifonyoinkabilaphoibhula;UNkulunkulu uyazinakekelaizinkabina?
10Kumbekambeukutshongenxayethu?Lokhu kulotshiwengenxayethuukuthi:Olimayokufanelealime enethemba;nokuthiobhulayoenethembakufanele ahlanganyeleethembenilakhe
11Umathinasahlwanyelakiniokomoya,kuyintoenkulu yiniumasizovunaokwenuokwenyama?
12Umaabanyebehlanganyelalawomandlaphezukwenu, thinaasinamandlaphezukwenuna?Nokho asiwasebenzisangalamandla;kodwaubekezelengakho konke,ukuzesingalithiyiivangelilikaKristu.
13Anaziyiniukuthiabakhonzaizintoezingcwelebadla okwethempelina?nabakhonzae-altarebahlanganyelanealtarena?
14NgokunjaloiNkosiilayileukuthiabatshumayela ivangelibaphilengevangeli
15Kodwaminaangisebenzisangalutholwalezizinto; 16Ngokubanomangishumayelaivangeli, anginakuzibonga,ngokubakubeyimpoqophezukwami; yebo,mayekimi,umangingalishumayeliivangeli!
17Ngokubaumangikwenzalokhungokuzithandela, nginomvuzo;
18Uyini-keumvuzowami?Yebo,ukuzenxa ngishumayelaivangeli,ngenzeivangelilikaKristulingabizi lutho,ukuzengingasebenzisiamandlaamievangelini
19Ngokubanomangikhululekilekubobonke,nokho ngizenzeisigqilasabobonke,ukuzengizuzeabaningi
20KumaJudangabanjengomJuda,ukuzengizuzeamaJuda; kwabaphansikomthethongabanjengophansikomthetho, ukuzengizuzeabaphansikomthetho;
21Kwabangenamthethongabanjengongenamthetho, (ngingesiyeongenamthethokuNkulunkulukodwa ngiphansikomthethokaKristu),ukuzengizuze abangenamthetho
22Kwababuthakathakangabanjengobuthakathaka,ukuze ngizuzeababuthakathaka;
23Lokhungikwenzangenxayevangeli,ukuzenamingibe nomhlanganyelikulo.
24Anaziyiniukuthiabagijimangokuncintisanabagijima bonke,kephamunyeowamukelaumklomelo?Gijimani kanjalo,ukuzenizuze.
25Wonkeumuntuoncintisanayouyazithibaezintweni zonkeManjebakwenzelaukutholaumqheleowonakalayo; kodwathinaesingaboliyo.
26Ngakho-keminangigijimangokunjalo, kungenjengokungaqondi;ngilwakanjalo, kungenjengalowooshayaumoya;
27Kodwangiyawutubaumzimbawami,ngiwenzaisigqila, funamhlawumbe,laphosengishumayelekwabanye,mina ngokwamingilahlwe.
ISAHLUKO10
1Kephaangithandiukubaningazi,bazalwane,ukuthi obababonkebabephansikwefu,badabulaulwandlebonke; 2bonkebabhapathizwakuMoseefwininaselwandle; 3Futhibonkebadlaukudlaokufanayokokomoya; 4baphuzabonkeisiphuzoesifanayosomoya,ngokuba baphuzaedwalenilomoyaelabalandela,leloDwala lalinguKristu
5KodwauNkulunkuluwayengathokozingabanengibabo, ngobabachithwaenkangala.
6Lezozintozabayizibonelokithi,ukuzesingafisiokubi, njengalokhobonababefisa.
7Futhiningabiabakhonzaizithombe,njengabanyekubo; njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:Abantubahlalaphansiukuba badle,baphuze,basukumaukubabadlale
8Futhimasingaphingi,njengabanyekubobenzaubufebe, bafangalusukulunyeizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabilinantathu
9FuthimasingamlingiuKristu,njengabanyekubo bamlinga,babulawayizinyoka
10Futhiningabubulinjengabanyekubobakhonona, babhujiswangumbhubhisi
11Zonkelezizintozabehlelabonakubeyizibonelo,futhi zilotshiweukuzezibeyisixwayisokithiesesifikelwe ukuphelakwezwe
12Ngakho-keocabangaukuthiumilemakaqapheleangawi
13Anifikelwangaukulingwaokuvamilekubantu,kepha uNkulunkuluuthembekile,ongayikuvumaukubanilingwe ngokungaphezukwamandlaenu;kephakanyenesilingo uyakunenzanendlelayokuphunyuka,nizenibe-namandla okukuthwala
14Ngakho-ke,bathandekayobami,kubalekeleni ukukhonzaizithombe.
15Ngikhulumanjengabahlakaniphileyo;yahluleleni engikushoyo
16Inkezoyesibusisoesiyibusisayo,kayisiyoyini inhlanganyeloyegazilikaKristu?Isinkwaesisihlephulayo, asiyiyoinhlanganyeloyomzimbakaKristuna?
17Ngokubathinaesibaningisiyisinkwasinye,simzimba munye,ngokubathinasonkesihlanganyelalesosinkwa sinye
18Bhekaniu-Israyelingokwenyama;abadlaimihlatshelo abahlanganyelii-altarena?
19Pho-kengithini?ukuthiisithombesiyinto,nomalokho okuhlatshelweizithombekuyizintona?
20Kodwangithi:Lokhookuhlatshwangabezizwe bakuhlabelaamademoni,hhayiuNkulunkulu;
21AninakuphuzaindebeyeNkosinendebeyamademoni; anikwaziukuhlanganyelaetafulenileNkosinasetafuleni lamademoni
22SiyayivuselaumonaiNkosina?sinamandlakunayena?
23Zonkeizintozivunyelwekimi,kodwaakusizizonke; 24Makungabikhoozifunelaokwakhe,kodwakubeyilowo nalowoinothoyomunye.
25Konkeokuthengiswaesilawinikudleni,ningabuzilutho ngenxakanembeza;
26NgokubaumhlabaungoweNkosi,nokugcwalakwawo
27Umaomunyekwabangakholwayoenimema,nithanda ukuya;kudlenikonkeokubekwaphambikwenu,ningabuzi luthongenxakanembeza.
28Kephaumaumuntuethikini:‘Lokhukuhlatshelwe izithombe,ningadlingenxayalowoukubonisileyo nangenxakanembeza,ngokubaumhlabaungokaJehova nokugcwalakwawo;
29Unembezakangishoowakhokodwaowomunye; 30Ngokubaumangihlanganyelangomusa,kungani ngithukwangalokhoengikubongayona?
31Ngakho-kenomanidla,nomaniphuza,nomanenzani, konkekwenzeleniudumolukaNkulunkulu
32NingabakhubekisiamaJuda,nabezizwe,nebandla likaNkulunkulu;
33njengalokhunamingithokozisabonkeezintwenizonke, ngingadingiinzuzoyami,kodwaeyabaningi,ukuze basindiswe.
ISAHLUKO11
1Yibaningabalingisibami,njengokubanamingilingisa uKristu
2Ngiyanidumisa,bazalwane,ngokuthiningikhumbula ezintwenizonke,nigcinaizimiso,njengalokhonganinika zona.
3Kodwangithandaukuthilazi,ukuthiinhlokoyawo wonkeamadodanguKristu;nenhlokoyowesifazane yindoda;lenhlokokaKristunguNkulunkulu.
4Yilowonalowoowesilisaokhulekayonomaoprofethayo, enekhandaelimboziwe,uhlazisaikhandalakhe
5Kephayilowonalowowesifazaneokhulekanoma oprofethaikhandalakhelingagutshuzelwe,uhlazisa ikhandalakhe,ngokubalokhokufananokuthiuphuciwe
6Ngokubaumaowesifazaneengagqokile,akagundwe; 7Ngokubanempelaindodaayifaneleukumbozaikhanda, lokhuingumfanekisonodumolukaNkulunkulu,kepha owesifazaneuludumolwendoda.
8Ngokubaindodaayivelikowesifazane;kodwaumfazi endodeni
9nendodaayidalelwangaowesifazane;kodwaowesifazana ngendoda
10Ngenxayalokhuowesifazanaufaneleukuthiabe legunyaekhandalakhengenxayezingilosi.
11LanxakunjaloeNkosinikayisikhoindodangaphandle kowesifazana,lomfazingaphandlekwendoda
12Ngokubanjengalokhuowesifazaneevelaendodeni, kanjalonendodaivelangowesifazane;kodwazonkeizinto zikaNkulunkulu
13Zibonelenininangokwenu;kuyafanelekayiniukuba owesifazaneakhulekekuNkulunkuluengagubuzelena?
14Ngishonemvelongokwayoayinifundisiyiniukuthiuma indodainezinweleezinde,kuyihlazokuyo?
15Kephaumaowesifazaneenezinweleezinde,kuludumo kuye,ngokubaizinwelezakheuzinikiwezibeyisimbozo
16Kephaumaumuntuebonakalaephika,asinawo umkhubaonjalothina,namabandlakaNkulunkuluasinawo
17Manjekulokhuenginitshelakhonaanginibongi, ngokubanibuthanakungekonaokuhlekodwakukhookubi.
18Ngokubaokokuqala,nxanibuthanaebandleni,ngizwa ukuthikukhonaukwahlukanaphakathikwenu;futhi ngiyakukholwangokwengxenye
19Ngobakumelekubekhonaukuhlukanaphakathikwenu, ukuzeabathembekileyobabonakalephakathikwenu
20Ngakhonxanibuthanaendawenieyodwa,lokhu akusikhoukudlaisidloseNkosi;
21Ngokubaekudleniyilowonalowouphathakuqala owakheisidlosakusihlwa,omunyeulambile,omunye udakiwe
22Yini?Aninazoizindluzokudlelanokuphuzelana? KumbeniyadelelaibandlalikaNkulunkulu,nijabhise abangenaluthona?Ngizothinikuwe?ngikudumisekulokhu na?angikubongi.
23NgobaminangakwamukelaeNkosinilokhoenganinika khona,ukuthiiNkosiuJesungalobobusukueyanikelwa ngaboyathathaisinkwa;
24Esebongile,wasihlephula,wathi:“Thabathani,nidle; 25Kanjalowathabathanesitshaemvakokudla kwakusihlwa,wathi:“Lendebeiyisivumelwanoesisha egazinilami;
26Ngokubanjalo,nxanidlalesisinkwa,niphuzalesisitsha, nimemezelaukufakweNkosiizeifike
27Ngakho-kelowoodlalesisinkwa,anathelesisitsha seNkosingokungafanele,unecalalomzimbanegazileNkosi 28Kodwaumuntuakazihlolisise,khona-keakadleleso sinkwa,aphuzelesisitsha.
29Ngokubaodlayoanathengokungafanele,uzidlela aziphuzeleukulahlwa,engawahlukanisiumzimbaweNkosi 30Ngenxayalokhobaningiphakathikwenu ababuthakathakanabagulayo,nabaningibalele
31Ngobaubabesizahlulelathina,besingayikwahlulelwa
32Kodwanxasahlulelwa,siyalaywayiNkosi,ukuze singalahlwakanyelelizwe
33Ngakho-ke,bazalwanebami,nxanibuthanaukubanidle, lindanani.
34Umaumuntuelambile,akadleekhaya;ukuze lingabuthaniekulahlweniOkuseleyongizakulungisanxa ngifika.
ISAHLUKO12
1Mayelananeziphozomoya,bazalwane,angithandiukuba ningazi
2Niyaziukuthibeningabezizwe,nakhushulelwakulezi zithombeeziyizimungulu,njengokubanaholwa
3Ngakhongiyanazisaukuthiakukhomuntuokhuluma ngoMoyakaNkulunkuluongathiuJesuuqalekisiwe;
4Kukhona-keiziphiwoizinhlobonhlobo,kodwauMoya munye
5Kukhonaizinhlobonhlobozezinkonzo,kephaiNkosi yinye
6Kukhonaizinhlobonhlobozemisebenzi,kepha nguNkulunkuluoyedwaosebenzakonkekubobonke.
7Kodwanayilowonalowouphiwaukubonakalisa kukaMoyakubeyinzuzokubobonke
8NgokubakomunyeuphiwangoMoyaizwi lokuhlakanipha;omunyeizwilokwazingayelowoMoya; 9omunyeukholongayelowoMoya;omunyeizipho zokuphulukisangayelowoMoya;
10omunyeukwenzaizimangaliso;komunyeisiprofetho; omunyeukuhlukanisaimimoya;omunyeizinhlobozezilimi; omunyeukuhunyushwakwezilimi
11KodwakonkelokhukusebenzalowoMoyamunye, ebabelayilowolalowongokuthandakwakhe
12Ngokubanjengalokhuumzimbaumunye,kepha unezithoeziningi,nezithozonkezalowomzimbamunye, nakubaziziningi,zingumzimbamunye,unjalonoKristu 13NgokubangaMoyamunyethinasonkesabhapathizwa sibemzimbamunye,nomasingabaJudanoma singamaGreki,nomasiyizigqilanomasikhululekile;futhi sonkesinathiswauMoyamunye
14Ngokubaumzimbaawusiwoisithosinye,kepha maningi.
15Umaunyawoluthi:Ngokubangingesisoisandla, angisikhookomzimba;Ngakhokayisiyoyiniingxenye yomzimba?
16Umaindlebeithi:“Ngokubangingesiloiso,angisikho okomzimba;Ngakhokayisiyoyiniingxenyeyomzimba?
17Umaumzimbawonkeubuliso,ukuzwangabekuphi? Umawonkeubuwukuzwa,ukuhogelangabekuphi?
18KodwakalokhuuNkulunkuluumisileizitho,yileso nalesoemzimbeninjengokuthandakwakhe
19Umazonkebeziyisithosinye,umzimbangabeuphina?
20Kodwakalokhuizithozinengi,kodwaumzimbamunye
21Futhiisoalinakushoesandleniukuthi:Angikudingi, futhifuthiikhandaezinyaweniezinyaweniukuthi: Anginidingi
22Cha,ikakhululawomalunguomzimbaabonakala ebuthakakakhuluayadingeka; 23Lalezozithozomzimbaesicabangaukuthiazihlonitshwa kancane,yizonaesizinikaudumoolukhulukakhulu; nezithozethuezingafanelekiyozinobuhleobengeziwe.
24Ngokubaizithozethuezinhleazidingi,kepha uNkulunkuluuwuhlanganisileumzimba,esiphaudumo olukhulukakhululesoesintulayo;
25ukuzekungabikhoukwahlukanaemzimbeni;kodwa ukuzeamalunguanakekelanengokufanayo
26Futhinomakuhluphekaisithosinye,izithozonke zihluphekakanyenaso;nomakuhlonishweisithosinye, athokozeamalunguonkekanyenalo
27KephaninaningumzimbakaKristunezithongabanye.
28UNkulunkuluumisileabanyeebandleni,kuqala abaphostoli,okwesibiliabaprofethi,okwesithathu abafundisi,besekubayizimangaliso,besekubaizipho zokuphulukisa,nokusiza,nokubusa,nezilimingezilimi
29Bonkebangabaphostolina?Bonkebangabaprofethina? Bonkebangabafundisina?Bonkebenzaizimangalisona?
30Bonkebaneziphiwozokuphulukisana?Bonke bakhulumangezilimina?Bonkebayahumushana?
31Kodwazondelelaniiziphoezinhlekakhulu,kodwa ngilitshengisaindlelaenhlekakhulu
ISAHLUKO13
1Nomangikhulumangezilimizabantunezezingelosi, kephangingenalouthando,ngiyithusielikhencezayo nensimbiencencethayo
2Nomanginesiphiwosokuprofetha,ngiqonda izimfihlakalozonkenokwazikonke;nomanginokukholwa konke,ngangokubangingagudluzaizintaba,kepha ngingenalouthando,angiyintoyalutho.
3Nomangabelaabampofukonkeenginakho,noma nginikelangomzimbawamiukubaushiswe,kepha ngingenalouthando,akungisizingalutho
4Uthandoluyabekezela,lunomusa;uthandoalunamhawu; uthandoaluzikhukhumezi,aluzikhukhumezi;
5aluziphathiokungafaneleki,aluzifuneliokwalo, alucunuki,alunagqubu;
6aluthokozingokubi,kephaluthokozelaiqiniso;
7Lubekezelelaizintozonke,lukholwayizintozonke, luthembaizintozonke,lukhuthazelelaizintozonke
8Uthandoalusozelwaphela;nomakukhonaizilimi, ziyakunqamuka;nomakukhonaukwazi,kuyakunyamalala. 9Ngobasiyaziingxenye,futhisiprofethaingxenye
10Kephanxaokupheleleyosekufikile,okuyinxenye kuyakuqedwa.
11Laphongisengumntwana,ngakhulumaokomntwana, ngaqondisaokomntwana,ngazindlaokomntwana; 12Ngobakhathesisibonaesibukwenikalufifi;kepha ngalesosikhathiubusonobuso;manjengaziinxenye; kodwangalesosikhathingizakwazinjengobalamingaziwa 13Manje-kekumiukukholwa,nokwethemba,nothando, lokhokokuthathu;kodwaokukhulukukhokonkeuthando
ISAHLUKO14
1Landelaniuthando,nifiseiziphiwozomoya,kepha kakhuluukubaniprofethe
2Ngokubaokhulumangezilimiakakhulumikubantu, kodwakuNkulunkulu;kodwangomoyaukhuluma izimfihlakalo
3Kephaoprofethayoukhulumakubantukubengukwakha, nokuyala,nokududuza.
4Okhulumangezilimiuyazakhayena;kodwaoprofethayo wakhaibandla
5Ngithandaukuthilonkelikhulumengendimi,kodwa ikakhuluukuthiliprofethe,ngobaoprofethayomkhulu kulalowookhulumangendimi,ngaphandlekokuthiatolike, ukuzeibandlalakheke.
6Manje,bazalwane,umangizakiningikhulumangezilimi, ngiyakunisizangani,umangingakhulumikininoma ngokwambulelwa,nomangokwazi,nomangokuprofetha, nomangokufundisana?
7Nezintoezingenakuphilaezikhalayo,nomaumtshingo nomaihabhu,umazingahlukanisiukukhala,kuyokwaziwa kanjaniokubethwayonomaokubethwangehabhuna?
8Ngokubaumaicilongolikhalangezwielingaqondakaliyo, ngubaniongazilungiselaukulwana?
9Kanjalonani,umaningakhulumingolimiamazwi aqondakalayo,kuyokwaziwakanjaniokukhulunywayona? ngobalizakhulumelaemoyeni.
10Kukhona,nomakungenzeka,izinhloboeziningi zezinkulumoemhlabeni,futhiakukhoneyodwayazo engasholutho.
11Ngakhoumangingaziincazeloyezwi,ngiyoba ngowezizwenikokhulumayo,nokhulumayoabe ngowezizwenikimi.
12Kanjalonani,lokhunishisekelaiziphiwozomoya, funaniukubanibenabengeziwe,kwakhiweibandla
13Ngakho-keokhulumangezilimimakakhulekeleukuba ahumushe
14Ngokubaumangikhulekangezilimi,kukhulekaumoya wami,kephaingqondoyamiayinasithelo
15Kuyini-ke?ngiyakukhulekangomoya,ngikhuleke nangengqondofuthi,ngihubengomoya,ngihube nangengqondofuthi.
16Umakungenjalo,laphoubongangomoya,lowoohlezi endaweniyongafundileangashokanjaniukuthiAmen ekubongenikwakho,lokhuengakwaziokushoyo?
17Ngokubanempelawenaubongakahle,kephaomunye akakhiwa.
18NgiyambongauNkulunkuluwami,ngokubangikhuluma ngezilimikakhulukunaninonke;
19Nokhoebandlenikungconongikhulumeamazwi amahlanungengqondoyami,ukuzengifundisenabanye,
kunokubangikhulumeamazwiayizinkulungwane eziyishumingezilimi.
20Bazalwane,ningabiabantwanaekuqondeni,nokho ebubininibengabantwana,kephaekuqondeninibe ngamadoda.
21Emthethwenikulotshiweukuthi:“Ngabezinyeizilimi nangezinyeizindebengiyakukhulumakulababantu;kepha nokhokonkelokhoabayikungizwa,ishoiNkosi.
22Ngakhoizilimiziyisibonakaliso,hhayikwabakholwayo, kodwakwabangakholwayo,kephaukuprofethaakusikho okwabangakholwayokodwaokwabakholwayo
23Ngakho-keumaibandlalonkelibutheneendaweni eyodwa,bonkebakhulumengezilimi,besekungena abangafundilenomaabangakholwayo,abazukushoyini ukuthiniyahlanyana?
24Kodwaumabonkebeprofetha,besekungena ongakholwayonomaongafundile,uyolahlwayibobonke, ahlulelweyibobonke;
25ngokunjaloizimfihlozenhliziyoyakhezibonakaliswa; kanjalouyakuwangobusobakhe,akhulekekuNkulunkulu, ashoukuthiuNkulunkuluphakathikwenungeqiniso
26Kunjani-ke,bazalwane?Laphonibuthana,yilowo nalowounehubo,nomaisifundiso,unolimi,nomaisambulo, unokuhumushaKonkemakwenziwekubengukwakha
27Umaumuntuekhulumangezilimi,kakubengababili, bangadlulikwabathathu,badedelane;omunyeatolike
28Kephaumakungekhoumhumushi,makathuleebandleni; futhimakakhulumeyedwa,futhinoNkulunkulu.
29Abaprofethimabakhulumeababilinomaabathathu, abanyebahlulele
30Umaokwambulelwaomunyeohlezikhona,makathule owokuqala
31Ngokubaningaprofethanonkengabanyengabanye, ukuzebonkebafunde,futhibonkebaduduzwe.
32Imimoyayabaprofethiithobelaabaprofethi
33NgokubauNkulunkuluakasiyeowesiphithiphithi, kodwangowokuthula,njengakuwowonkeamabandla abangcwele
34Abesifazanebenumabathuleemabandleni,ngokuba abavunyelweukubabakhulume;kephabayalwaukuba balalele,njengokubaushonomthetho
35Uma-kebethandaukufundautho,mababuzeemadodeni aboemakhaya,ngokubakuyihlazokwabesifazane ukukhulumaebandleni
36Yini?izwilikaNkulunkululaphumakinina?noma lafikakininanodwana?
37Umaumuntuethiungumprofethi,nomaethi ungowomoya,makavumeukuthilokhuenginilobelakhona kuyimiyaloyeNkosi
38Kodwaumaumuntuengazi,makangazi
39Ngakho,bazalwane,fisaniukuprofetha,ningakuvimbeli ukukhulumangezilimi.
40Konkekakwenziwengemfanelolangokulandelana
ISAHLUKO15
1Phezukwalokho,bazalwane,ngimemezelakiniivangeli engalishumayelakini,enalamukelafuthi,enimikulo; 2enisindiswangakhofuthi,umanikhumbulalokho enganishumayezakhona,ngaphandlekokuthinikholweize.
3Ngokubaokokuqalanganinikalokhoengakwamukela nami,ukuthiuKristuwafelaizonozethu njengokwemibhalo;
4nokuthiwembelwa,nokuthiwavukangosukulwesithathu njengokwemibhalo;
5nokuthiwabonwanguKhefase,kwasekulandela kwabayishuminambili;
6Emvakwalokhowabonwangasikhathisinye kubazalwaneabangaphezukwamakhuluamahlanu;iningi labolisekhonanamanje,kephaabanyebalele
7EmvakwalokhowabonwanguJakobe;kwasekusithikubo bonkeabaphostoli
8Ekugcinenikwabobonkewabonakalanakiminje, njengozelwengaphambikwesikhathi
9Ngokubaminangingomncinyanekubaphostoli, engingafaneleukubizwangomphostoli,ngokuba ngazingelaibandlalikaNkulunkulu
10KodwangomusakaNkulunkulungiyikhoengiyikho, lomusawakhephezukwamiawubangayize;kepha ngasebenzakakhulukunabobonke;nokhoakumina,kodwa ngumusakaNkulunkuluokimi
11Ngakho-kenomakuyiminomakuyibo,sishumayela kanjalo,nakholwakanjalo
12KephaumauKristueshunyayelwaukuthiuvusiwe kwabafileyo,bashokanjaniabanyephakathikwenuukuthi akukhoukuvukakwabafileyona?
13Kephaumakungekhoukuvukakwabafileyo,noKristu akavuswanga;
14KephaumauKristuengavuswangakwabafileyo, ukushumayelakwethukuyize,nokukholwakwenukuyize 15Yebo,futhisifunyanwasingofakazibamanga bakaNkulunkulu;ngobasafakazangoNkulunkuluukuthi wamvusauKristu,angamvusanga,ubakambeabafileyo bengavuki.
16Ngokubaumaabafileyobengavuswa,noKristu akavuswanga;
17FuthiubauKristuengavuswanga,ukukholwakwenu kuyize;nisesezonwenizenu
18Khona-kenalaboasebalalabekuKristubabhubhile
19UmasinethembakuKristukulokhukuphilakuphela, singabokudabukakakhulukunabantubonke
20KodwakalokhuuKristuuvusiwekwabafileyo,engulibo lwabaleleyo.
21Ngobanjengobaukufakwezangomuntu,langomuntu ukuvukakwabafileyokweza
22NgobanjengalokhukuAdamubonkebayafa, ngokunjalokuKristubonkebazakwenziwabaphile
23Kodwangulowolalowoesigabenisakhe:UKristuulibo; ngasemuvaabangabakaKristuekufikenikwakhe
24Khona-kekufikaukuphela,laphoeyonikelaumbuso kuNkulunkuluuBaba;laphoesechithilekonkeukubusa labobonkeubukhosilamandla.
25Ngokubaumelweukubusa,azeabekeizithazonke phansikwezinyawozakhe
26Isithasokugcinaesizachithwangukufa
27Ngokubaubekezonkeizintophansikwezinyawozakhe Kodwanxaethizonkeizintozithotshiswengaphansi kwakhe,kusobalaukuthiungekhoyenaowabekazonke izintongaphansikwakhe
28Futhinxazonkeizintosezithotshiselwephansikwakhe, khonanayoiNdodanaiyakuzithobaphansikwalowo
1Korinte
owabekazonkeizintophansikwayo,ukuzeuNkulunkulu abeyikhokonkekukhokonke.
29Umakungenjalo,bazokwenzaniababhapathizwa ngenxayabafileyo,umaabafileyobengavukinakanye? pho-kebabhabhathizelwaningenxayabafileyo?
30Futhikunganisizifakaengoziniihorangalinye?
31Ngifaimihlangemihlangokuzibongaenginakho kuKristuJesuiNkosiyethu.
32Umangokwabantungalwaneziloe-Efesu, ngiyakungisizanganiumaabafileyobengavukina?masidle, siphuze;ngobakusasasizakufa
33Ningakhohliswa;ukujwayelananababikonakalisa ukuziphathaokuhle.
34Phaphamaniekulungeni,ningoni;ngobaabanye kabamaziuNkulunkulu;ngikhulumalokhuukuzelibe lenhloni.
35Kodwaomunyeuzakuthi:Abafileyobavuswanjani? bezangamuphiumzimba?
36Siphukuphuku,lokhookuhlanyelayokakwenziwa kuphile,ngaphandlekokuthikufe;
37Futhilokhookuhlwanyelayo,awuhlwanyeliumzimba oyobakhona,kodwauhlamvuoluze,nomamhlawumbe lukakolweninomaolunyeuhlamvu
38KodwauNkulunkuluulunikaumzimbanjengoba ethandayena,lembewuyonkeumzimbawayo.
39Inyamayonkeayinyamanye,kodwakukhonainyama yabantu,nenyeyezilwane,nenyeyezinhlanzi,nenye yezinyoni.
40Ikhonanemizimbayasezulwini,nemizimba yasemhlabeni,kephainkazimuloyeyasezulwiniiyodwa, nenkazimuloyasemhlabeniiyodwa.
41Iyodwainkazimuloyelanga,nenkazimuloyenyanga iyodwa,nenkazimuloyezinkanyeziiyodwa,ngokuba inkanyeziiyahlukakwenyeinkanyezingobukhosi.
42KunjalofuthinokuvukakwabafileyoKuhlwanyelwa kunokonakala;livuswalinokungonakali;
43Kuhlwanyelwaekudeleni;kuhlwanyelwa kunobuthakathaka;livuswalinamandla; 44Kuhlwanyelwakungumzimbawemvelo;kuvuswa kungumzimbawomoya.Kukhonaumzimbawemvelo,futhi kukhonaumzimbawomoya
45Kanjalokulotshiweukuthi:Umuntuwokuqalau-Adamu wabangumphefumuloophilayo;uAdamuwokugcinawaba ngumoyaophilisayo
46Kephaokokuqalaakusikhookomoyakephaokwemvelo; futhikamuvalokhookomoya.
47Umuntuwokuqalauvelaemhlabeni,ungowomhlaba; umuntuwesibiliyiNkosievelaezulwini.
48Njengobaenjaloowomhlaba,banjalonalabo abangabenhlabathi;futhinjengobaenjaloowasezulwini, banjalonabasezulwini
49Futhinjengalokhusilesithombesowomhlaba, sizawuthwalafuthiumfanekisowowasezulwini
50Kephangisholokhu,bazalwane,ukuthiinyamanegazi akunakulidlaifalombusokaNkulunkulu;nokubolaakulidli ifalokungonakali
51Bhekani,nginitshelaimfihlakalo;Asiyikulalasonke, kephasiyakuguqulwasonke;
52Ngokuphazimakweso,ngokucwayizakwelihlo, ekukhalenikwecilongolokucina,ngobaicilongolizakhala, labafileyobazavuswabengelakubola,njalothina sizaguqulwa
53Ngobalokhuokonakalayokumeleukwembatha ukungaboli,lalokhuokufayokumeleukwembathaukungafi.
54Ngakhonxalokhuokubolayosekwembethe ukungonakali,lalokhuokufayosekwembetheukungafi, kuzagcwalisekailizwielilotshiweyoelithi:Ukufa kuginyiweekunqobeni
55Kufa,luphiudosilwakhona?Thuna,kuphiukunqoba kwakhona?
56Udosilokufayisono;lamandlaesonongumthetho
57KodwamakabongweuNkulunkuluosinikaukunqoba ngeNkosiyethuuJesuKristu
58Ngakho-ke,bazalwanebamiabathandekayo,yibani ngabagxilile,abangaxegiyo,abavamenjaloemsebenzini weNkosi,naziukuthiumshikashikawenuawulonaize eNkosini
ISAHLUKO16
1Maqondananokuqoqwakweminikeloyabangcwele, njengokubangayalaamabandlaaseGalathiya,yenzani kanjalonani
2Ngosukulokuqalalwevikiyilowonalowokinimakabeke ecelenikwakhe,njengalokhoephumeleleuNkulunkulu, ukuzekungabikhoukubuthwa,laphongifika
3Laphongifika,laboenibagunyazangezincwadi, ngiyobathumaukubabaletheiziphozenueJerusalema 4Futhiumakufaneleukuthinamingihambe,bayohamba nami.
5Ngiyakuzakini,nxangidabulaiMakedoniya,ngokuba ngiyakudabulaiMakedoniya 6futhimhlawumbengizahlalalani,yebolobusika,ukuze lingihambiselobangaphilaphoengiyakhona
7Ngokubaangithandiukunibonamanjengidlula;kodwa ngiyethembaukuhlalakiniisikhathi,umaiNkosiivuma.
8KodwangizahlalaeEfesukuzekufikeiPhentekoste 9Ngobangivulelweumnyangoomkhuluophumelelayo, futhibaningiabamelenenami.
10UmauThimothewuefika,bhekaniukubaabekini engesabi,ngokubausebenzaumsebenziweNkosinjengami 11Ngakhokakungabilamuntuomdelelayo,kodwa mkhokheleningokuthula,ukuzeezekimi,ngoba ngimlindelekanyelabazalwane
12Mayelananomfowethuu-Apholo,ngamncengakakhulu ukubaezekinikanyenabazalwanekodwauyezanxa enethuba
13Lindani,nimeniqinileekukholweni,nibengamadoda, nibenamandla
14Konkekwenumakwenziwengothando.
15Ngiyanincenga,bazalwane,(niyayaziindlukaStefana ukuthiiyilibolase-Akhayanokuthibazinikeleenkonzweni yabangcwele;
16ukuzenizithobekwabanjalo,nakubobonkeabasizayo nabakhandlekayokanyenathi
17NgiyathokozangokufikakukaStefananoFortunatunoAkhayiku;
18Ngokubabawuqabulileumoyawaminowenu;
19Amabandlaase-Asiyaayakhonzakini.U-Akwila noPrisilabayakhonzakinikakhulueNkosinikanye nebandlaelisendliniyabo
20Bonkeabazalwanebayakhonzakini.Bingelelanani ngokwangaokungcwele
21Yilokhuukukhonzakwamingesandlasamimina Pawulu.
22UmaumuntuengayithandiiNkosiuJesuKristu,makabe ngoqalekisiweyo.
23UmusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristumawubenani.
24UthandolwamimalubelanilonkekuKristuJesuAmen (IncwadiyokuqalaeyakwabaseKorinteyabhalwa nguStefananoFortunatuno-AkhayikunoThimothewu eseFilipi)