Eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulos,umpostilekaYesuKristungokuthanda kukaThixo,noTimotiumzalwana,ubhalelaibandla likaThixoeliseKorinte,ndawonyenabobonkeabangcwele abakulolonkeelaseAkaya;
2bathi,Makubelubabalokuni,noxolooluvelakuThixo uBawowethu,neNkosiyethuuYesuKristu
3MakabongweuThixo,uYiseweNkosiyethuuYesu Kristu,uYiseonenceba,noThixowentuthuzeloyonke;
4osithuthuzelayokuyoyonkeimbandezeloyethu,ukuze sibenakoukubathuthuzelaabakwintoyonke eyimbandezelo,ngayointuthuzeloesithuthuzelwangayo nathinguyeuThixo.
5Ngokuba,njengokubaiintlunguzikaKristuziphuphumela kuthi,ngokunjaloithinentuthuzeloyethuiphuphume ngoKristu.
6Ke,nokubasiyabandezelwa,okokungenxayentuthuzelo yenunosindisolwenu,olusebenzayoekunyamezeleni kwaezontlungusizivayonathi;
7Kanjaloithembalethunganiliqinisekile;sisaziukuba, njengokubaningamadlelanenathingazoiintlungu, ngokunjaloniyakubangawonangentuthuzelo.
8Kubaasithandi,bazalwana,ukubaningayazi, imbandezeloyethueyasihlelayokwelaseAsiya,ukuba saxinekangokuncamisileyongokomelela,ngokokude sibuncamekanyenobomi
9Kekalokubesinesigwebosokufangokwethu,ukuze singakholosingokwethu,sithembelekuThixoovusa abafileyo;
10owasihlangulayoekufeniokungaka,ohlangulayo; esithembelekuyeukubausayakusihlangula;
11nakubon'ukubaniyancedisananingokusikhungela, ukuzeisiphoesingokubabalwa,esenzelwesonathina ngabantuabaninzi,sibulelwengabaninzingenxayethu.
12Kubaokokuqhayisakwethukukungqinakwesazela sethu,ukubasitheehlabathiniapha,ngokukodwakekuni, sahlalasingabangenakumbi,sinokungcwengekaokuvela kuThixo,singenabulumkobubobenyama,sinobabalo lukaThixo
13Kubaasinibhalelizimbiizinto,ikwazezonizilesayo, nizaziyokakuhle;kwayendiyathembaukubaniyakuvuma kudekubesekupheleni
14njengokubanasaziyokakuhlengokuyinxenye,ukuba siliqhayiyalenu,kwanjengokubananinilelethungemini yeNkosiuYesu.
15Ndinaloonkolosekoke,ndanqwenelaukungandingeza kunikuqala,ukuzenibabalweokwesibini; 16ndizendicandekuniukuyakwelaseMakedoni,ndibuye, ndivelakwelaseMakedoni,ndizekuni,ndiphelekelelwe niniukuyakwelakwaYuda
17Xangokondandifunaoko,ndandifekethanakanti?
Okanyeizintoendizicebayo,ndizicebangokwenyamayini naukuzenjekubekhokumnje,ukubaubenguewe,ewe; nohayi,hayi?
18EthembekilenjekeuThixo,ilizwilethukunialibanga nguewenohayi
19KubayenaokaThixouNyana,uYesuKristu, owavakaliswayophakathikwenusithi(ndimkenoSilvano noTimoti),akabanganguewenohayi;kuyenguewe kwakanye;
20KubaonkeamadingakaThixoakuyeuewe,ukuye noAmen,ukuzekuzukisweuThixongathi
21OsiqiniselayokendawonyenanikuKristu, osithambisayoke,nguThixo; 22ositywinewasiqinisa,wasinikaisinyanisosoMoya,saba sezintliziywenizethu.
23MnakendibizauThixo,ukubaabelingqina emphefumlweniwam,ukubakungokunivela,endithe ndabaandikezieKorinte.
24Anditshongakulugagamelaukhololwenu;nditsho ngokubasingabasebenzananiuvuyolwenu;kubanimi ngokholo.
ISAHLUKO2
Mnakeokwam,ndagqibakwelilokubandingabuyindize kunindibuhlungu.
2Kubamnaukubandinenzabuhlungu,kusekhobaninake ondenzandibenemihlali,ongenguyelowowenziwe buhlungukwandim?
3Ndanibhalelakekwakonaoku,ukuzendakufikandingabi buhlungungabobendimelwekukuthindivuyengabo; ndikholosenganinonke,ukubauvuyolwamikwalolwenu nonke
4Kubandanibhalelaekubandezelekeninasekuxinezelekeni okukhulukwentliziyoyam,ndineenyembeziezininzi; ndingenzeliukuzenenziwebuhlungu,ndisenzelaukuze nilwaziuthandoendinithandangalongokugqithiseleyo 5Keukubaubaniwenzekwabuhlungu,akenze kwabuhlungumna,wenzengenxenyeninanonke; 6Kumanelelowounjalookokumkhalimelakwabona baninzikuni;
7Ngokokesenithikanyesenimxolela,nimthuthuzele, hlezelowounjaloaselesukaedliwakukubabuhlungu ngokugqithiseleyo.
8Kungokondiyaniyalaukubaniluqinisekiseuthando lwenukuye
9Kubandabhalelakonaoku,ukuzendikwaziukucikideka kwenu,ukubaningábevayonaezintwenizonke
10Enimxolelayokeinto,ndiyamxolelanam; 11hlezeasidlekeuSathana;kubaamaqhingaakhesiyawazi. 12Kananjalo,ndakubandifikileeTrowa,ndishumayela iindabaezilungileyozikaKristu,ndakubandivulelwe nomnyangoweNkosi;
13andibanganakonwabaemoyeniwam, ngokungamfumaniuTito,umzalwanawam;ndesuka ndababulisa,ndandulukandayakwelaseMakedoni.
14MakubulelwekekuThixo,ohlalaesenzangathi sinovuyongoKristu,elibonakalalisangathiivumba lokwaziwakwakheezindawenizonke.
15KubakuyeuThixosilivumbaelimnandilikaKristu, phakathikwabasindiswayonaphakathikwabatshabalalayo; Kwabanyesilivumbalokufaelisaekufeni;kwabanye ilivumbalobomielisaebominiNgubaninake ozilingeneyoezozinto?
17Kubaasithi,njengabaninziabo,silingxengeleleilizwi likaThixo;
ISAHLUKO3
1Xasitshoyo,singabasiyawaqalasiziyalezena?Okanye sifuna,njengabathile,kusinina,iincwadizokuyalezwa kuni,nokubazezokuyalezwanini?
2Incwadiyethuthina,ebhalweezintliziywenizethu,nini, iyaziwa,ileswangabantubonke; 3nibonakalalisiwenjeukubaniyincwadikaKristu, eyalungiselelwasithi,engabhalwangangainki,ebhalwe ngoMoyakaThixoophilileyo;kungekhonakumacwecwe amatye,kusemacwecweniangawenyamaentliziyo
4SinenkolosekoenjalokekuThixongayeuKristu 5Kungekukoukubasikunelengokwethuukucamanganto engathiiphumakuthingokwethu;ukukulinganakwethu okokuphumakuThixo;
6osenzenokusenzasakulinganaukubangabalungiseleli bomnqophisoomtsha;asingowombhalolo,singawomoya; kubaubhaloluyabulala,umoyakeudlisaubomi
7Keukubaulungiselelolokufa,lukrolweematyeni,lwaba lubuqaqawuli,ngokokudeoonyanabakaSirayelibangabi nakuqwalaselaebuswenibukaMoses,ngenxa yobuqaqawulibobusobakhe;uzukoololwaluza kubhangiswa
8lungathininaulungiselelolwakheuMoya,ukungabi nobuqaqawulingokugqithiseleyo?
9Kuba,ukubaulungiseleloolugwebayolunobuqaqawuli, kokukhonaluyakugqithiselangobuqaqawuliulungiselelo lobulungisa.
10Kubakwanokokwenziwekwabanobuqaqawuli, akwenziwangakwabanobuqaqawulingalendawo,ngenxa keyobuqaqawuliobubonabubalaselayo.
11Kubaxaokobekuzakubhangakunobuqaqawuli, kokukhonaokukuhleliyokunobuqaqawuli
12Sinethembaelinjalonjekengoko,kokukhona singafihlisiyoukuthetha;
13singabinjengoMoses,wabekaisigqubutheloebusweni bakhe,ukuzeoonyanabakaSirayelibangaqwalaseli esiphelwenisokobekuzakubhanga
14Zesukanokozaqaqadekiswaiingqiqozabo;kuba nanamhlasisahlelikwaesosigqubutheloekulesweni kwawoumnqophisoomdala,singabhenqwanga isigqubutheloesosibhangiswakuKristu
15Kusukekwadakwabanamhlanje,kusithi,xenikweni kuleswauMoses,kusukekubekhoisigqubuthelo entliziyweniyabo
16KexenikweniithekeyonayabuyelaeNkosinisosuswa kupheleisigqubutheloeso
17INkosikeinguyeuMoya;aphokeakhoyouMoya weNkosi,kubakhoinkululeko
18Thinakesonke,sinobusonjeobubhenqwe isigqubuthelo,sibukhangelanjengokwasesipilini ubuqaqawulibeNkosi,senziwasimiliseokwaloo mfanekiselo,sivelaebuqaqawulinisisingeebuqaqawulini, kwanjengokuvelaeNkosinienguMoya
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngenxayoko,sinalonjeolulungiselelo,sithi,njengoko senzelweinceba,singethimandla;
2sisukesazilahlaizintoezifihlakeleyoeziziintloni, singahambingobuqhetseba,singalikhohlakalisiilizwi
likaThixo;sisukangokuyibonakalalisainyanisosiziyaleze kusosonkeisazelasabantuemehlwenikaThixo.
3Ukubakeiindabaezilungileyozethuzisithele,zifihlakele kwabatshabalalayo;
4atheuthixoweliphakadewazimfamekisangaphakathi kwaboiingqiqozabangakholwayo,ukuzesingabengezeli kuboisikhanyisoseendabaezilungileyozobuqaqawuli bukaKristu,ongumfanekiselokaThixo.
5Kubaasizivakalisithina,sivakalisauKristuYesuukuba uyiNkosi;sibekethinasingabakhonzibenungenxakaYesu 6KubauThixo,yenawathiukhanyisomalukhanye ebumnyameni,okhanyiseleiintliziyozethu,ukuze kukhanyeukwaziwakobuqaqawulibukaThixoebusweni bukaYesuKristu
7Kekalokuobubutyebisibuphethengezityazodongwe, ukuzeincamisayamandlaibeyekaThixo,ingaphumikuthi.
8Siyabandezelwangeenxazonke,singaxineki; siyathingaza,kodwaasincami;
9sitshutshiswa,kodwaasishiywa;sikhahlelwaphantsi, asitshatyalaliswa;
10sihlalasithwelengomzimbaukufakweNkosiuYesu, ukuzenobomibukaYesububonakalaliselweemizimbeni yethu
11Kubathinabadlaubomisimanasinikelwaekufeni ngenxakaYesu,ukuzenobomibukaYesu bubonakalaliselweenyameniyethuenokufa
12Ngokokekusebenzaukufakuthi,kekunikusebenza ubomi.
13Sinawonjekekwaloomoyawokholo,ngokoko kubhaliweyokwathiwa,Ndakholwa,kungokondathethayo; nathikesiyakholwa,kungokosithethayonokuthetha; 14sisaziukubalowowayivusayoiNkosiuYesu,uya kusivusanathingoYesu,asimisephambikwakhe, ndawonyenani.
15Kubakonkeokokungenxayenu,ukuzeluthiubabalo, lwakubalwandilengabonabaninzi,luwuphuphumise umbulelo,useekuzukiseniuThixo.
16Kungokosingethimandla;kubanokubaumntuwethu wangaphandleuyaesonakala,usukayenaowangaphakathi ayeehlaziyekaimihlangemihla.
17Kubaimbandezeloyethu,ekhaphukhaphu, yeyomzuzwana,isisebenzelaubunzimaobuncamisileyo obuncamisileyo,bozukoolungunaphakade;
18sakubon'ukubaasixuneliezintweniezibonwayo, sixunelakwezingabonwayo;kezonaezingabonwayo zezonaphakade.
ISAHLUKO5
1Kubasiyaziukuba,xaitheyachithwaindluyethu esemhlabeni,engulomnquba,sinesakhiwoesiphuma kuThixo,indluyonaemazulwini,engenakwenziwa ngazandla,engunaphakade
2Kubakulosiyancwina,silangazelelaukwambatha,saleke indluyethuyasemazulwini; 3ukubasiyakufunyanwasambetheokunene,singeze 4Kubakwathinaababakulomnqubasiyancwinasisindwa, kungengakubasithandaukuhlutywa; 5KekalokulowousisebenzeleyokwaloontonguThixo, osinikenokusinikaisinyanisosakheuMoya.
6Ngokokesihlalasomelele,sisaziukuba,sikowethunje emzimbeni,sikudekowethueNkosini
7Kubasihambangokholo,asihambingakubona; 8Sikholosekilekengoku,sinolangazelelolokungabikho kuwoumzimba,siyekuhlalaneNkosi
9Kungokosizondelelaukuthi,nokubasisekhaya,nokuba sikudenekhaya,sibengabakholekileyokuyo.
10Kubasonkesimelwekukuthisibonakalephambi kwesihlalosokugwebasikaKristu;ukuzeelowoazuziswe okwenziwengomzimba,ngokoakwenzileyo,nokuba kokulungileyo,nokubakokubi
11SikwazinjalokeukoyikekakweNkosi,sizamelaukuba beyisekeabantu;sibonakalalisiwekekuThixo; ndiyathembakeukubanakuzoizazelazenu sibonakalalisiwe.
12Kubaasibuyisiziyalezekuni; 13Kuba,nokubasiyageza,kungenxakaThixo;nokuba sinengqondoephilileyo,kungenxayenu.
14KubalusifingilenjeuthandolukaKristu;Kubasigqibe kwelokuthi,ukubaufelebonkeemnye,ngokobafilebonke abo;
15wabafelakebonke,ukuzeabobadlaubomibangabi sazidlelaubomi,babudleleowafayowavukangenxayabo 16Ngokokethina,sisuselakwelixesha,asisazinamnye ngokwenyama;nokubakebesimaziuKristungokwenyama, kungokuasisamazingokwenyama
17Ngokoke,ukubaubaniukuKristu,usisidalwaesitsha; izintoezindalazidlule;yabonani,zisukezabantshaizinto zonke
18ZonkeizintokeziphumakuThixo,owasixolelanisanaye ngokwakhengoYesuKristu,wasinikaulungiselelo loxolelaniso;
19olukelokokubauThixowayeekuKristu,elixolelanisa nayengokwakheihlabathi,engazibalelikuboiziphosozabo; enikelekuthiilizwiloxolelaniso
20SizizigidimikengokongenxakaKristu,ngokungathi uThixouniyalangathi;siyanikhungangenxakaKristu, manixolelaniswenayeuThixo; 21kubalowoungazaninasono,wamenzaisonongenxa yethu;ukuzethinasibebubulungisabukaThixokuye
ISAHLUKO6
Sisebenzisananayenjeke,siyaniyala,ukubaubabalo lukaThixoningafumanenilwamkele;
2Kubauthi,Ndakuvangexeshaelamkelekileyo,ndakusiza ngomhlawosindiso;yabonani,lingokuixeshaelamkeleke kakuhle;yabonani,ungokuumhlawosindiso.
3singabakhubekisinanyeinto,ukuzeubulungiseleli bungabinakubekwabala.
4sithike,ezintwenizonkesibonakalalisa njengabalungiselelibakaThixo,sinokuzekakadeumsindo, sibandezelekile,sisezingxalweni,sibandezelekile; 5ngemivumbo,ngokubasezintolongweni,ngokuba seziphithiphithi,ngokubulaleka,ekuphandeni,ngokuzila ukudla;
6ebunyulu,ngolwazi,ukuzekakadeumsindo,ngobubele, ngoMoyaoyiNgcwele,ngothandoolungenaluhanahaniso; 7Ngelizwilenyaniso,ngamandlakaThixo,ngesikrweqe sobulungisangasekunenenangasekhohlo; 8sikuzukonakwintswela-mbeko,sikudumoolubi nakudumooluhle;
9ngathisingabangaziwayo,ukantisaziwakakuhle;ngathi singabafileyo,nankusidlaubomi;singabohlwaywa, singabulawa;
10ngathisibuhlungu,ukantisihlalasivuya;ngathi singamahlwempu,ukantisingabatyebisaabaninzi; ngokungathisingenanto,ukantisinezintozonke
11Umlomowethuuvulekilekuni,baseKorinte; 12Anibandezangantokuthi,nibandezelekileezibilinizenu. 13Umbuyekezokelowo(ndithethanjengakubantwana bam),ndithiyibanibanzinani
14Musaniukunxulumananabolunyeuhlobo, abangakholwayoke;kubakunakwabelanakunina ubulungisanokuchasaumthetho?Kunabudlelanebunina keukukhanyanobumnyama?
15UnakuvumelanakuninakeuKristunoBheliyali? Unasabelosininakeokholwayokunyenongakholwayo?
16InakudibanakuninakeitempilekaThixonezithixo? KubaninaniyitempilekaThixoophilileyo;njengokuba watshoyouThixoukuthi,Ndiyakuhlalaphakathikwabo, ndihambephakathikwabo;ndibenguThixowabo,bona babengabantubam
17Kungokondithi,Phumaniphakathikwabo,nizahlule, itshoiNkosi,nentoengcolileyoningayichukumisi;kwaye ndiyakunamkela;
18Ndiyakubanguyihlo,ninanibengoonyananeentombi kum;ItshoiNkosiuSomandla
ISAHLUKO7
1Sinawonjengokolamadinga,zintanda, masizihlambululekukokonkeukudyobhekakwenyama nokomoyasibufezaubungcwele,sisoyikauThixo 2Samkeleni;asonangamntu,asonakalisangamntu, asonakalisangamntu.
3Anditshongakunigweba;kubasendithengaphambili, nisezintliziywenizethuukubasifenani,sidleubominani 4Ndinokungafihlisiokukhulukuni,ukuzingcakwamngani; ndizeleyintuthuzelo,ndinovuyoolugqithileyokuyoyonke imbandezeloyethu
5KubasithesakufikakwelaseMakedoni,ayaba nakuphumlanakanyeinyamayethu;ngaphandleikukulwa, ngaphakathikunkwantya
6Kelowoubathuthuzelayoabathobekileyo,uThixoke, wasithuthuzelangokufikakukaTito;
7akwabangakufikakwakhekekuphela,kwabangayo intuthuzeloawathuthuzelekangayokuni,esityela ulangazelelolwenu,isijwilisenu,nokuzohlwayakwenu ngam;kangangokubandabanemihlalingakumbi.
8Kubanakubandikhendanenzabuhlungungencwadi, andizohlwayi,nakubandikhendazohlwaya;
9Ngokukendiyavuya,ndingavuyelikubaneenziwa buhlungu,ndivuyelaukubanenziwabuhlungu ngokwasingaenguqukweni;
10KubaukubabuhlungungokukaThixokusebenza inguqukoesingisaelusindisweniekungekhokuzohlwaya ngayo;keukubabuhlungukwehlabathikusebenzaukufa 11Kuba,yabonanikwaloonto,yokubanenziwabuhlungu ngokokukaThixo,yakwenzakuniukunyameka okungakanana;ewe,yimpindezeloenjani!Ngeendawo zonkeniziqondakalisile,ukubanimsulwakulomcimbi.
12Ngokoke,nokondanibhalelayo,andikwenzangaoko ngenxayalowowamonayoomnye,kanjaloandikwenzanga
ngenxayalowowoniwayo;ndakwenzelaukuze kubonakalaliswekuniukuninyamekelakwethuemehlweni kaThixo
13Ngenxayoko,sithuthuzelekilengenxa yokuthuthuzelekakwenu;kananjalosakuvuyela ngokugqithiseleyongakumbiukuvuyakukaTito; 14Ngokubaukuqhayisaendaqhayisangakongani, andidaniswangangako;njengokubasazithethakuniizinto zonkesinyanisile,ngokunjalonokuqhayisakwethuoko phambikoTitokwabayinyaniso
15Imfesaneyakheisenkulungakuningokugqithiseleyo, akukhumbulaukumvakwenunonkenokokuba namamkelayoninokoyikanokugubha.
16Ndiyavuyangoko,kubandomelezekilekuniezintweni zonke
ISAHLUKO8
1Kekaloku,bazalwana,siyanazisaubabalolukaThixo oluhlakaziweyophakathikwamabandlaakwelaseMakedoni; 2okokubaekucikidwenikwawookukhuluyimbandezelo, kutheukuphuphumakovuyolwawo,nobuhlwempubawo obendeleyo,kwaphuphumelaekutyebiseniukunyanisa kwawo
3Kubandiyangqina,ewe,nangaphezukwamandlaabo, banikelengokuqhutywayintliziyo;
4besikhungakakhulu,besikhunga,ukubasilwamkele ubabaloolo,nobudlelanekeobobokulungiselela abangcwele
5Abakebenzanjengokosathembayo,bathikuqala bazinikelaeNkosini,nakuthi,ngokuthandakukaThixo. 6ngokokudesimyaleuTito,ukubaathi,njengokuba ebeqalile,alufezelekuningokunjalonololubabalo
7Ke,kwanjengokubaniphuphumaiintozonke,ukholo, nokuthetha,nokwazi,nokunyamekakonke,nokusithanda kwenu,maniphuphumenakuloolulubabalo
8Anditshongakwammiselo;ukutsho,ndenziwa kukunyamekakwabanye,ndicikidanenyanisoyolwenu uthando;
9kubaniyalwaziubabalolweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu, okokubayathi,ibisisityebinje,yabalihlwempungenxa yenu,ukuzeninanibezizityebingobuhlwempubayoobo 10Ngalendawokendiniphaokwamukubona;kubaoko kunilungeleninaabanayiqalayokwanyakenyelento; 11Kungokunjeyenzeni;ukuze,kwanjengokubabekukho intumekeleloyokuthanda,kwangokunjalokubekho nokuyifezangeninako
12Kubaintumekelelo,ukubaselikho,yamkelekakakuhle ngokokoasukubaenakoumntu,kungabingokoko angenako
13Kubaandithimabaphumleabanyeabantu, nibandezelekenina; 14ndithi,ukuzekubekhoukulinganangexeshalakalokunje, ukuphuphumakwenumakufikeleleekusilelenikwabo, ukuzenokuphuphumakwabokufikeleleekusilelenikwenu; 15njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Lowowabutha kakhuluakabanganakusalelayo;nowabuthakancinane akabanganakusilela
16MakubulelwekekuThixo,ongenisekwaoko kuninyamekelaentliziywenikaTito.
17Ngokubawasamkelaokuneneisiyalo;keuthe, enyamekile,uthengokuqhutywayintliziyo,wayakuni
18Sathumakekunyenayeumzalwanaodumephakathi kwawoonkeamabandla,ngokuvakalisaiindaba ezilungileyo
19Asikukuphelakeoko; 20siphepha,ukuzekungabikhobaniusigxekayokobubu butyebibulungiselelwasithi; 21sinyamekelaizintoezilungileyo,kungekuphelanje emehlwenieNkosi,kodwanasemehlweniabantu.
22Sithumekekunyenaboumzalwanawethu,esimcikide futhingeendawoezininzi,samfumanaekhuthele; 23NokubakuthethwantoningoTito,yaziniukuba ulidlelanenam,nomsebenzisiwamkuni;nokuba kuthethwangabazalwanabethu,yaziniukuba bangabathunywabamabandlakaThixo,baluzuko lukaKristu
24Lombonakalalisongokowothandolwenu, nowokuzingcakwethungani,wubonakalalisenikubo, naphambikwamabandla
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Kubaokunenengakoukulungiselelaabangcwele, okuneneakufunekiukubandinibhalele;
2Kubandiyakwaziukuthumekelelakwenu,endiqhayisa ngakonganikwabelaseMakedoni,ndisithielaseAkaya beliselilungekwanyakenye;nokuzondelelakwenu kwaxhokonxaabaninzi
3Kekalokundithumeabazalwana,ukuzeiqhayiyalethu nganilingalanjathiswangalendawo;ukuzenithi, njengokubabenditshilo,nibesenilungile;
4hlezekuthi,ukubabathebafikanamabelaseMakedoni, banifumananingekalungi,sidaniswethina(ukubaasingethi, kudanenina)kokokukholosakokuqhayisa
5Ngokokendibekuyafunekaukubavuselelaabazalwana, ukubabaqaleukuzakuni,bayilungisengaphambiliisisa senu,enixelelwengenxaengaphambilingaso,ukuzesona sihlalesilungile,sibesinjengesibabalo,singabi sesokubawa
6Nditshokeukuthi,Lowouhlwayelangokuvimbawovuna kwangokuvimba;nalowouhlwayelangesisawovuna kwangesisa
7Elowomakanikenjengokoagqibengakoentliziyweni; kungabingokuphumakabuhlungu,nangokunyanzelwa; kubauThixouthandaumphiochwayithileyo
8UnakokeuThixoukuphuphumiselakuniubabalolonke; ukuzenithi,nihlalaninakonjeukwanelakonkengeendawo zonke,niphuphumeleemsebenziniwonkeolungileyo; 9njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Wasasaza,wapha abasweleyo,ubulungisabakhebuhlalabuhleli
10Lowounikaimbewuumhlwayeliwokulungiselela isonkasokudlakwenu,azeayandiseimbewuyenu, akhuliseisiqhamosobulungisabenu;
11nithingeendawozonkenityetyiselweekunyaniseni konke,konakusebenzayongathiumbulelokuThixo
12Ngokubaulungiselelolwalombusoalwanelikuzalisela iintsilelozabangcwele;lusukakananjaloluphuphume imibuleloemininzikuyeuThixo;
13bathi,ngakoukucikidekakololulungiselelo,bamzukise uThixongenxayokulululamelakwenuuvumolwenu kwiindabaezilungileyozikaKristu,nangenxayokunyanisa kokudlelanakwenungokusingiselekubonakubantubonke;
14bakubon'ukubabanikhungangenxayenu, benilangazelelangenxayobabalolukaThixo oluncamisileyokuniaba
15MakubulelwekekuThixongenxayesiphosakhe esingenakuthethwa.
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Kekaloku,ndiyaniyalangaboubulalinokuthantamisa kukaKristu,mnaPawulosngokwam,ndingothobekileyo kambephakathikwenu,ndakubandingekhondiba nobugangangakuni;
2Ndiyakhungake,ukuzendingathi,ndakubandikho,ndibe nobugagungokokukholosa,ndibandobanobugangangako kuboabathile,ababasihambangokwenyama;
3Kubanokosihambasisenyameni,asiphumimkhosi ngokwenyama;
4Kubazonaiintongaesiphumangazoumkhosi, azizezenyama;ngayeuThixozinamandlaokuwisaiinqaba; 5siwisangazonjeamabhongo,nayoyonkeinto ephakamileyo,eziphakamisayongokuchasaukwaziuThixo; 6sikulungeleukuphindezelakonkeukungathobeli, kwakubakuzalisekileukululamakwenu
7Izintonizikhangelangokwembonakalona?Ukubaumntu ukholosengokuthiungokaKristu,makabuyeacingeoku ngokwakhe,ukubanjengokubaengokaKristuyena, ngokunjalosingabakaKristuthina
8Kuba,naxabendingathindigqithiseleukuqhayisangalo igunyalethu,esalinikwayoyiNkosiukubasinakhe, singanichithi,bendingedaniyo; 9ukuzendingangindifunaukunoyikisangazoiincwadiezi; 10Kubakuthiwa,iincwadizakhezinzima,zinamandla; kodwakeukubonakalakwakhengokomzimba kubuthathaka,nokuthethakwakheakuntoyanto.
11Onjalokemakacingelento:njengokosinjalongako ukuthethangeencwadi,sakubasingekho,sikwanjalongawo umsebenzi,sakubasikho.
12Kubaasinabugangabakuzibalelanakuzifanisanabo abathileabaziyalezayo;
13Kethinaasisayikuqhayisasigqithiseemlinganiselweni; 14Kubaasizolulingokugqithiseleyo,ngathiasifikanga kuni;
15singaqhayisisigqithiseemlinganiselweni,sise emisebenziniyabanye;kesinethembalokuba,lwakukhula ukhololwenu,siyakwenziwabakhuluphakathikwenu ngokomdawethu,ngokugqithiseleyo;
16sidesizishumayeleiindabaezilungileyoezindaweni ezingaphayakwenu;singaqhayisingesilinganiselosomnye, ngezintokeesezilungisiwe
17OqhayisayokemakaqhayisengeNkosi
18Kubaoyenaucikidekileyoasingoziyalezayo, ngoyalezwayiNkosi.
ISAHLUKOSE-11
Akwabaningandinyamezelakancinaneekusweleni kuqondakwam!
2KubandiyanikhweletelangekhwelelikaThixo;kuba ndanendisandodeni-nye,ukuzendinimisephambikoKristu niyintombienyulu.
3Ndiyoyikake,hlezekuthi,njengokubainyoka yamlukuhlayouEvangobuqhetsebabayo,zonakaliswe
ngokunjalonaniiingqiqozenu,zimkeekunyanisenikuye uKristu.
4KubaxalowouzayoavakalisaomnyeuYesu, esingamvakalisangathina,nokubanamkelamoyawumbi enaningamkelangawona,nokubaziindabaezilungileyo ezizimbienaningamkelangazona,beningabakambe niyatyaphaukumnyamezela
5Kubandibaandisilelengantokwabonabapostile baziincamisa
6Nakubakendiliyilongentetho,andinjalongokwazi; sabonakalaliswakuningeendawozonke
7Ndenzaisononangokuzithoba,ukuzeniphakanyiswe nina,ngokubandanishumayezayongesisaiindaba ezilungileyozikaThixo?
8AmanyeamabandlakaThixondawabhunyula, ndisamkelaumvuzoukuzendilungiselelenina.
9Kanjaloxandandikhokunindiswele,andibangamthwalo mntwini;kubaukuswelakwambakwenzelelaabazalwana, ababevelakwelaseMakedoni;ndizakuzigcina.
10IkumnjeinyanisokaKristu,ndithiololuqhayisoaluyi kuvingcwamlomomayelanam,mna,kwimimandla yelaseAkaya.
11Kuthenina?ngokubandinganithandina?UThixouyazi 12Endikwenzayokendiyakukwenza,ukuzendibahluthe ithubalokujindaabafunaithuba;ukuzeentweni abaqhayiselangayo,bafunyanwebekwanjengathi
13Kubaabanjalongabapostileababuxoki,ngabasebenzi abakhohlisayo,bezimilisaokwabapostilebakaKristu.
14Keakummangalisooko;kubanoSathanangokwakhe uzimilisaokwesithunywasokukhanya
15Akuntoinkulukengoko,ukubaabalungiselelibakhe bazimiliseokwabalungiselelibobulungisa;abasiphelosiya kubangokwemisebenziyabo
16Ndibuyandithi,Makungabikhomntuubandingoswele ukuqonda;okanyekekambe,ndamkeleninjengoswele ukuqonda,ukuzekendiqhayisekancinanenam
17Okundikuthethayo,andikuthethingokweNkosi; ndikuthethangokosweleukuqonda,ndinokokukholosa koqhayiso
18Ekubenibebaninzikeabaqhayisangokwenyama, ndoqhayisanam
19Kubaniyabanyamezelangovuyoabasweleukuqonda, niziingqondinjenina.
20Kubakalokuniyanyamezela,ukubaumntuunenza amakhoboka,ukubaumntuuyanidla,ukubaumntu uyanibambisa,ukubaumntuuyaziphakamisa,ukubaumntu uyanibethaebusweni
21Ndithethangokwengcikivo,ngathisisweleamandla thinaEntwenikeasukubaumntuenobuganga(ndithetha ndinokuswelaukuqonda),ndinobuganganam
22BangamaHebherena?NdinguyenamBangamaSirayeli na?namndinjalo.Bayimbewuka-Abrahamna?nam kunjalo
23BangabalungiselelibakaKristuna?(Ndithetha ndisisidenge)Ndingaphezulu;ngokubulaleka okugqithiseleyo,ngemivumboegqitheemgceni,ngokuba sezintolongweningokugqithiseleyo,ngokubasekufeni futhi
24KumaYudandafumanaizihlandloezihlanuimivumbo emashumimane,kwasalamnye.
25Kukathathundibethwangeentswazi,okunye ndaxulutywangamatye,ndaphukelwangumkhombe kathathu,ndenzeubusukuneminienzulwini;
26ngokuhambaokufuthi,ngeengozizamanzi,ngeengozi zezihange,ngeengozingabakowethu,ngeengozingenxa yeentlanga,ngeengoziphakathikomzi,ngeengozientlango, ngeengozielwandle,ngeengozingobubuxokibazalwana; 27Ekubulalekeninasekubulalekeni,ngokuphaphaokufuthi, ngokulambanokunxanwa,ngokuzilaukudlaokufuthi, ngengqelenobuze
28Ndingasazibalizonaizintoezingaphandlekwezo, ndingungelweimihlangemihlakukuwaxhalelaonke amabandlakaThixo.
29Ngubaninaokhaasweleamandla,ndingaswelimandla nam?Ngubaninaokhaakhutyekiswe,ndingatshi?
30Ukubandimelwekukuqhayisa,ndoqhayisangezinto zokuswelaamandlakwam
31UThixo,uYiseweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu, ongowokubongwangonaphakade,uyaziukubaandixoki.
32EDamaskoirhulunelika-Areta,ukumkani,yayiwugcina umziwaseDamasko,ifunaukundibamba; 33ndazangekrobandathotywangomnyazieludongeni, ndasindaezandlenizakhe
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1Ukuqhayisaokuneneakundilungele;Ndiyakuza kwimibononezityhilelozeNkosi.
2NdaziumntuokuKristu,ekusekuyiminyakaelishumi elinamine(nokubaubesemzimbeninaandazi,nokuba ubengekhonaemzimbeni,andazi;kwaziwanguThixo), ethelowowaxwilwa,wadawasiwanakwelesithathuizulu 3Bendimazikeumntuonjalo(nokubaubesemzimbenina, nokubaubengekhonaemzimbeni,andazi;kwaziwa nguThixo);
4okokubawaxwilwawasiwaeParadisi,wevaamazwi angenakuthethwa,ekungavumelekileyoukubaumntu awathethe
5Onjalokendiyakuqhayisangaye,kodwaandiyi kuqhayisangokwamngantoikum;ingabakungokuswela kwamamandlakodwa
6Kubaxabendingathindithandeukuqhayisa,bendingayi kubandisweleukuqonda,kubabendiyakubandithetha inyaniso;kubandiyakuthethainyaniso;kodwandiyayeka, ukuzekungabikhobaniucingangamngaphezukokoabona ndikuko,athimhlawumbiakuvekum.
7Kwathi,ukuzendingaziphakamisingokungaphezulu ngenxayezityhileloeziyincamisa,ndanikwauviko enyameni,isithunywasikaSathana,ukuzesindintlithe, ukuzendingaziphakamisingokungaphezulu 8NdayibongozakathathuiNkosingasoisithunywaeso, ukubasisukekum.
9Itheyonakum,Ubabalolwamlukwanele;kubaamandla amazalisekiswaekuswelekenikwamandlaNgokoke sendiyakuqhayisakamnandikakhulungokuswelakwam amandla,ukuzeahlalephezukwamamandlakaKristu 10Kungokondikholisiweyokukuswelaamandla, kukuphathwakakubi,ziingxakeko,ziintshutshiso, ziingxinano,ngenxakaKristu; 11Ndisukendabasisidengengokuqhayiseka; Nindinyanzelilenina;kubamnandibendifanele
ukuyalezwanini;kubaandisilelangangantokwabona bapostilebaziincamisa,nakubandingentoyanto.
12Imiqondisoyokubangumpostile,inene,yasetyenzwa phakathikwenungokunyamezelakonke,ngemiqondiso, nezimanga,nemisebenziyamandla.
13Kubayintoninaenasilelangayokwamanyeamabandla kaThixo,ingekukubamnangokwamndingabangamthwalo kuni?Ndixoleleningobugwenxabam.
14Yabonani,sendilungeleukuzakuniokwesithathu;ndaye ndingayikubamthwalokuni;kubaandifunizintozenu, ndifunanina;kubaasingabantwanaabafaneleukuqwebela abazali,ngabazaliabafaneleukuqwebelaabantwana
15Mnake,kuyakubamnandikakhuluukubandichithe, ndidlekekuphele,ngenxayemiphefumloyenu;nokuba okukhonandinithandakakhulu,kokukhonandithandwa kancinane.
16Kungadekubekunjalo,mnakambeandibangamthwalo kuni;mandibe,ndinobuqhetsebanje,ndisuke ndanibambisangenkohliso.
17Kukhomntunakekwabondabathumayokuni, endanidlayongaye?
18NdamyalauTito,ndathumaumzalwanalowokunye nayeWanidlanakeuTito?asihambangangamoyamnye na?Asihambangangamanyathelomnyena?
19Niyawasenibasiyaziphendulelakusininakuni?sithetha phambikukaThixo,sikuKristu;sisukesenzeizintozonke, zintanda,ngenxayokwakhekakwenu
20Kubandiyoyika,hlezendithindakufika,ndinifumane ningenjengendikuthandayo,ndifunyanwekuni ndingenjengenikuthandayo;ukudumba,iziphithiphithi: 21hlezendithi,ndakubandifikile,andithobeuThixowam phakathikwenu,ndizendikhedamengenxayabaninzi asebebonile,abaguqukaekungcoleni,nasembulweni, naseburheletyweniababenzayo.
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1OkukokwesithathundisizakuniOnkeamazwiaya kumiswangomlomowamangqinaamabini,nokuba mathathu.
2Sendixelekade,ndixelangenxaengaphambili,njengoko ndandikhookwesibini;naxandingekhoyongoku, ndibhalelaabobonengenxaengaphambili,nabanyebonke, ukubaxandithendabuyandeza,andiyikubaconga; 3ekubeninifunaubungqinabokubauKristuuthethakum, ongebuthathakakuni,unamandlakuni.
4Kuba,nakubawabethelelwayoemnqamlezweni ngokwasekusweleniamandla,udlaubomi ngokwasemandlenikaThixoKubanathisisweleamandla kuye,nokosiyakudlaubominayengokwasemandleni kaThixo,ngokubhekiselekuni
5Zivavanyeniukubaniselukholwenikusinina;zicikideni ngokwenuAnazinangokwenuukubauYesuKristu ungaphakathikwenu?
6Ndiyathembakeukubaniyakwazi,ukubaasingaboabo bangenakucikidekathina
7NdiyathandazakekuThixo,ukubaningenzinanyeinto embi;kungekukoukuzesibonakalesicikidekilethina, ikukuzenenzeintoentlenina,kethinasibe njengabangenakucikideka.
8Kubaasinakwenzantongokuchasainyaniso; sinokwenzelainyaniso
9Kubasiyavuya,xasukubasingenamandlathina,nibe ninaninamandla;
10Ngenxayokondibhalaezizintondingekho,ukuze ndingathi,ndakubandikho,ndenzekabukhali ngokwegunya,endalinikwayiNkosiukubalibelelokwakha, lingabilelokuchitha
11Elokugqiba,bazalwana,ndithi,salanikakuhleYibani ngabafezekileyo,thuthuzelekani,cinganinto-nye,hlalani ngoxolo;wayeuThixowothandonoxolouyakubanani
12Bulisananingolwangoolungcwele
13Bayanibulisabonkeabangcwele
14UbabalolweNkosiuYesuKristu,nothandolukaThixo, nodlelanoloMoyaoyiNgcwele,malubenaninonke.Amen. (IncwadiyesibinieyakwabaseKorinteyabhalwaeFilipi, isixekosaseMakedoni,nguTitonoLucas)