2Korinte
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,umphostolikaKristuJesungentando kaNkulunkulu,noThimothewuumzalwanekuloibandla likaNkulunkulueliseKorintekanyenabobonkeabangcwele abakulolonkeelase-Akhaya.
2MakubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuNkulunkulu uBabawethunaseNkosiniuJesuKristu
3MakabongweuNkulunkulu,uYiseweNkosiyethuuJesu Kristu,uYisewobubele,noNkulunkuluwenduduzoyonke; 4osiduduzaosizinilwethulonke,ukuzesibenamandla okududuzaabasekuhluphekeni,ngenduduzoesiduduzwa ngayonathinguNkulunkulu
5NgokubanjengalokhuizinhluphekozikaKristuzanda kithi,kanjalonenduduzoyethuyevamangoKristu.
6Nomasihlupheka,kungenxayenduduzonensindisoyenu, okusebenzaekukhuthazeleniezinhluphekwenizonalezi esihluphekangazonathi,nomanomasiduduzwa,kungenxa yenduduzonokusindiswakwenu
7Futhiithembalethunganiliqinile,saziukuthinjengoba ningabahlanganyelibezinhlupheko,kanjaloniyakubangabahlanganyelibenduduzo
8Ngokubaasithandi,bazalwane,ukubaningazingosizi lwethuolwasehlelae-Asiya,ukuthisasicindezelekile ngaphezukwamandlaethu,sazesalahlekelwanayithemba lokuphila
9Kephathinasasinesigwebosokufa,ukuzesingazethembi thina,kodwasethembeuNkulunkuluovusaabafileyo; 10owasikhululaekufeniokungaka,njalouyasikhulula, esithembakuyeukuthiusazosikhulula;
11Naninisizakanyenathingokusikhulekela,ukuzeisipho esisiphiwethinangabantuabaningisibongwengabaningi ngenxayethu.
12Ngobaukuzithokozisakwethuyilokhu,ubufakazi bukanembezawethu,ukuthisiyesaziphathangobumsulwa langobuqothobukaNkulunkulungokuhlakanipha kwenyamakodwangomusakaNkulunkulu,kakhulukini
13Ngokubaasinilobeliokunye,kuphelalokho enikufundayonenikuqondayo;futhingiyethembaukuthi niyovumakuzekubesekupheleni;
14njengalokhonasivumanganxanye,ukuthisiyikuzibonga kwenu,njengalokhunaniningabethungosukulweNkosi uJesu
15Kephakulokhukuqinisekangangihloseukuzakini ngaphambili,ukuzenizuzeokwesibili;
16futhingidlulekiningiyeeMakedoniya,futhingibuye ngivelaeMakedoniyakini,futhiningiphelezelengiye eJudiya
17Ngakho-kelaphongicabangakanjalo,ngenzaubuwula na?Nomalokhoengikuhlosileyongihlosengokwenyama yiniukubakimikubeuyebo,yebo,noqhabo?
18KephanjengobauNkulunkulueqinisile,izwilethukini alisiyeuyebonoqhabo.
19NgokubaiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,uJesuKristu, eyashunyayelwakiniyithi,minanoSilvanunoThimothewu, yayingesiyeuyebonoqhabo,kodwakuyoinguYebo. 20NgokubazonkeizithembisozikaNkulunkulukuye zinguyebo,futhikuyenazingu-Amen,kubeinkazimulo kaNkulunkulungathi.
21OsiqinisayokanyenanikuKristu,nosigcobileyo, nguNkulunkulu; 22osibekeuphawufuthi,wasinikaisibambisosikaMoya enhliziywenizethu
23FuthingibizauNkulunkuluabengufakazi emphefumulweniwami,ukuthiukunihawukelaangikafiki eKorinte
24kungesikhoukuthisibusaukhololwenu,kodwa singabasizibokuthokozakwenu,ngobanimingokukholwa.
ISAHLUKO2
1Kodwangazimiselalokhungokwamiukuthingingabuyi ngizekiningidabukile
2Ngokubaumaminanginidabukisa,ngubani-ke ongithokozisayo,umakungesiyelowoengidabukisayona?
3Futhinganibhalelalokhu,ukuzekuthiekufikenikwami ngingabilusiziyilabookufanelengijabulengabo; nginethembanganinonkeukuthiintokozoyamiiyinjabulo yenunonke
4Ngokubangosiziolukhulunobuhlungubenhliziyo ngalibhalelangezinyembezieziningi;kungeyisikhoukuthi lidabuke,kodwaukuzelaziuthandoenginithandakakhulu ngalo.
5Kodwaumaekhonaobangeleusizi,akadabukisangamina, kodwanganxanye,ukuzengingeqisikininonke
6Kumaneleonjalolokhukujeziswaajeziswangabaningi.
7Ngalokho-kekufanelenimthethelele,nimduduze,funa onjaloagwinyweukudabukaokukhulu
8Ngakhongiyalincengaukuthiliqiniseuthandolwenu kuye
9Ngobafuthingabhalelangenxayalokhu,ukuzengazi ubufakazibenu,ukuthilingabalalelayoezintwenizonke yini
10Enimthethelelautho,namingiyamthethelela; 11funauSathaneasidle,ngokubaasibonaabangenalwazi ngamaceboakhe
12FuthilaphongifikaeTrowaukushumayelaivangeli likaKristu,futhingavulelwaumnyangoeNkosini 13angibanganakuphumulaemoyeniwami,ngokuba angimfumanangauThithuumzalwanewami;
14MakabongweuNkulunkuluosiholanjaloukunqoba kuKristu,ebonakalisangathiiphungalokwazikwakhe ezindawenizonke.
15NgokubakuNkulunkulusiyiphungaelimnandi likaKristuphakathikwabasindiswayonakuboababhubhayo; 16Kwabanyesiyiphungalokufakubengukufa;futhi kwabanyeiphungalokuphilakubengukuphilaFuthi ngubaniowanelelezizinto?
17Ngokubaasinjengabaningiabonakalisaizwi likaNkulunkulu,kephanjengabaqotho,njengabavela kuNkulunkuluphambikukaNkulunkulusikhuluma sikuKristu.
ISAHLUKO3
1Siqalafuthiukuzincomana?Sidinga,njengabathile, izincwadizokusifakazakini,nomaizincwadizokusincoma ezivelakini?
2Ninaniyincwadiyethuelotshweezinhliziywenizethu, eyaziwaifundwangabantubonke; 3njengalokhunibonakalisiweukuthiniyincwadikaKristu esiyikhonzayo,ilotshiwekungengoyinkikodwangoMoya
kaNkulunkuluophilayo;hhayiezibhebhenizamatshe, kodwaezibhebhenizenhliziyozenyama.
4IthembaelinjalosilalongoKristukuNkulunkulu;
5Akusikuthisiyenelisangokwethuukucabangautho njengoluvelakithi;kodwaukwenelisakwethukuvela kuNkulunkulu;
6osenzelafuthiukuthisibeyizikhonzizesivumelwano esitsha;hhayiokombhalo,kodwaokukamoya,ngokuba okulotshiweyokuyabulala,kephaumoyauyaphilisa
7Kephaumainkonzoyokufa,ilotshiwe,iqoshwe ematsheni,yayinenkazimulo,kangangokuthiabantwana bakwa-IsrayelibabengenakububhekaubusobukaMose ngenxayenkazimuloyobusobakhe;okuyinkazimulo eyayizakuqedwa;
8InkonzokaMoyaayiyikubanenkazimulokakhulu kunalokhuna?
9Ngokubaumainkonzoyokulahlwaiyinkazimulo, kakhulukangakananiinkonzoyokulungaidlulainkazimulo 10Ngobalalokhookwakhazinyuliswa kwakungelankazimulongalokhu,ngenxayenkazimulo eyedlulazonke
11Ngokubaumalokhoobekuzakuphelakwaba nenkazimulo,kakhulukangakananilokhookuhlalayo kunenkazimulo
12Ngakho-kelokhusinethembaelinjalo,sisebenzisa ukukhululekaokukhulukokukhuluma;
13futhikungabinjengoMoseowafakaisihenqoebusweni bakheukuzeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibangagxili ekuphelenikwalokhoobekuchithwa;
14Kephaizingqondozabozaphuphuthekiswa,ngokuba kuzekubenamuhlasisalokhukufundwaisivumelwano esidalasingambulwaokuyindwanguechithwakuKristu
15Kodwakuzekubelamuhla,nxakufundwauMozisi, isimbombozosisezinhliziywenizabo.
16NokhonxaiphendukelaeNkosini,isimbombozo siyasuswa
17KephaiNkosiinguyeuMoya;kephalaphouMoya weNkosiekhona,kukhonainkululeko
18Kodwathinasonke,ngobusoobembuliwesibuka inkazimuloyeNkosinjengasesibukweni,siyaguqulwa sifanenayesisukaenkazimulwenisiyeenkazimulweni, njengalokhusikuyeuMoyaweNkosi
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngakholokhusinalenkonzo,njengokubasenzelwe umusa,asidangali;
2kodwasizilahlileizintoezifihliweyozehlazo,kasihambi ngobuqili,singaphambanisiilizwilikaNkulunkulu;kodwa ngokuvezaiqinisosizincomakunembezawabantubonke phambikukaNkulunkulu
3Kephaumaivangelilethulifihlakele,lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo;
4okukubounkulunkuluwalelizweuphuphuthekisile ingqondoyabangakholwayo,ukuzekungasikubo ukukhanyakwevangelilenkazimulokaKristu ongumfanekisokaNkulunkulu.
5Ngobaasizishumayelithina,kodwauKristuJesuiNkosi; futhithinasiyizincekuzenungenxakaJesu
6NgokubauNkulunkuluowathiukukhanyakukhanye ebumnyameni,nguyenaokhanyisileezinhliziywenizethu,
ukuzekukhanyeukwaziinkazimulokaNkulunkulu ebuswenibukaJesuKristu.
7Kodwalengcebosinayoezitshenizebumba,ukuze ubukhulubamandlaobumangalisayobube obukaNkulunkulu,bungabibuvelakithi.
8Siyacindezelwanxazonke,kodwaasicindezelwe; siyaxakeka,kodwaasidangali;
9siyashushiswa,kodwaasidelwa;siphonswaphansi, kodwaasibhujiswa;
10sithwelenjalonjaloemzimbeniwethuukufakweNkosi uJesu,ukuzelempilokaJesuibonakalisweemizimbeni yethu
11Ngobathinaesiphilayosihlalasinikelwaekufeningenxa kaJesu,ukuzeukuphilakukaJesukubonakalisweenyameni yethuefayo
12Ngakhoukufakusebenzakithi,kodwakiniukuphila.
13Thinasilomoyawokukholwa,njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi:Ngakholwa,ngakhongakhuluma;nathisiyakholwa, ngakhosiyakhuluma;
14sisaziukuthiyenaowavusaiNkosiuJesuuzasivusalathi ngoJesu,asethulekanyelani
15Ngobazonkeizintozingenxayenu,ukuzeumusa omkhulungokubongakwabanengiungezelelekubeludumo lukaNkulunkulu
16Ngakhokasidangali;kephanomakubhubhaumuntu wethuwangaphandle,owangaphakathiwenziwamusha imihlangemihla
17Ngokubausizilwethuolulula,olungolomzuzwana, lusisebenzelaisisindoesimiphakadesenkazimulo; 18singabhekiokubonwayokodwaokungabonwayo, ngokubaokubonwayokungokwesikhashana;kodwa okungabonwayokungokwaphakade
ISAHLUKO5
1Ngokubasiyaziukuthiumaindluyethuyasemhlabeni eyidokodoidilizwa,sinesakhiwoesivelakuNkulunkulu, indluengenziwangangezandla,engunaphakade,esezulwini
2Ngokubakulokhusiyabubula,silangazelelaukwembeswa indluyethuevelaezulwini;
3Uma-kesembethe,asiyikufunyanwasinqunu
4Ngokubathinaesikulelidokodosiyabubula,sisindwa, kungesikhoukuthisifunaukwembulwakodwa ukwembeswa,ukuzeokufayokugingwengukuphila
5KephaosisebenzelekhonalokhonguNkulunkulu, osinikezeisibambisosikaMoya.
6Ngakhosihlalasinesibindi,saziukuthi,nxasisekhaya emzimbeni,sikudeneNkosi;
7(Ngobasihambangokukholwa,hatshingokubona;)
8Sinesibindi,ngithi,futhisithandakakhuluukubakude nomzimba,sibekhonaneNkosi
9Ngalokhosishikashikekaukubasamukelekekuye,noma sisekhaya,nomasikude
10Ngobasonkesimelweukubonakalaphambikwesihlalo sokwahlulelasikaKristu;ukuzeyilowonalowoamukele izintoezenziwengomzimbawakhe,njengalokho akwenzileyo,nomakuhlenomakubi.
11Ngakho-kenjengobasisaziukwesabekakweNkosi, siyabancengaabantu;kodwasibonakalisiwekuNkulunkulu; futhingiyethembaukuthinakunembezawenu sibonakalisiwe
12Ngokubaasizincomifuthikini,kodwasininikaithuba lokuzibongangathi,ukuzenibenakhoukuphendula abazibongayongokusemehlwenikungeyisikhongenhliziyo 13Ngobanomasiyahlanya,kungenxakaNkulunkulu; nomasisangulukile,kungenxayenu.
14NgobauthandolukaKristuluyasiqhubezela;ngoba sibonakanje,ukuthimunyewafelabonke,ngakhobonke bafile;
15Wafelabonke,ukuzeabaphilayobangabebesaziphilela bona,kodwabaphileleyenaowabafelayo,wabuyewavuka 16Ngakhokusukelakhathesikasazimuntungokwenyama; 17NgakhoumaumuntuekuKristu,uyisidalwaesisha; bheka,sekuveleokusha.
18FuthizonkeizintozivelakuNkulunkulu,owasibuyisela kuyengoKristu,futhiwasinikainkonzoyokubuyisana; 19okuwukuthiuNkulunkuluekuKristu,enzaizwe libuyisanenaye,engababaleliiziphambekozabo;futhi ubekekithiizwilokubuyisana
20NgakhosingamanxusakaKristungokungathi uNkulunkuluunxusangathi; 21Ngobayenaowayengaziisonowamenzaisonongenxa yethu;ukuzesenziweukulungakukaNkulunkulukuye.
ISAHLUKO6
1Ngakho-ke,njengabasebenzakanyenaye,siyanincenga ukubaningawamukeliizeumusakaNkulunkulu 2Ngokubauthi:“Ngikuzwilengesikhathiesamukelekayo, nangosukulwensindisongakusiza;bheka,manjeyiso isikhathiesamukelekayo; 3singakhubekisingalutho,ukuzeinkonzoingasoleki; 4kodwakukhokonkesizibonakalisanjengezikhonzi zikaNkulunkulungokubekezelaokukhulu, ezinhluphekweni,ekusweleni,ekucindezelweni, 5ngemivimbo,etilongweni,esiphithiphithini, ekukhandlekeni,nasekulindeni,nasekuzilaukudla; 6ngobumsulwa,ngolwazi,ngokubekezela,ebubeleni, ngoMoyaoNgcwele,ngothandoolungazenzisiyo, 7Ngezwileqiniso,ngamandlakaNkulunkulu,ngezikhali zokulungangakwesokunenenangakwesokhohlo; 8ngokudunyiswanehlazo,ngemibikoemibinodumo oluhle;
9njengabangaziwa,nokhobaziwakakhulu;njengabafayo, futhi,bheka,siyaphila;njengabalaywayo,njalo abangabulawanga;
10njengabadabukileyo,kodwaabahlezibethokoza; njengabampofu,kephasenzaabaningibacebe; njengabangenalutho,kantisinezintozonke.
11OninabaseKorinte,umlomowethuuvulekelekini, inhliziyoyethuyandisiwe
12Anicindezelwekithi,kodwanixinekileezibilininizenu 13Ngakho-kekubeyimbuyiselo(ngikhuluma njengakubantwanabami),yandiswaninani
14Maningaboshelwaejokenilinyenabangakholwayo, ngokubakunakuhlanganyelakuniukulunganokungalungi na?Kunakuhlanganyelakuniukukhanyanobumnyamana?
15FuthiunakuvumelanakuniuKristunoBheliyali? Unasabelosiniokholwayonongakholwayona?
16LinakuvumelanakuniithempelilikaNkulunkulu nezithombe?ngokubaninaniyithempelilikaNkulunkulu ophilayo;njengalokhuuNkulunkulueshiloukuthi:
Ngiyakuhlalaphakathikwabo,ngihambephakathikwabo; ngizakubanguNkulunkuluwabo,bonababengabantubami.
17“Ngakho-kephumaniphakathikwabo,nahlukanenabo, ishoiNkosi,ningathintiokungcolileyo;futhi ngizokwamukela, 18NjalongizakubanguBabakini,linalizakuba ngamadodanalamadodakaziami,itshoiNkosiuSomandla
ISAHLUKO7
1Ngakho-kenjengobasilalezizithembiso,bathandekayo, masizihlanzekukhokonkeukungcolakwenyama nokomoya,siphelelisaubungcwelengokwesaba uNkulunkulu
2Samukeleni;asonangamuntu,asonakalisangamuntu, asiphangamuntu.
3Angikhulumilokhuukuzenginilahle;
4Sikhuluisibindisamisokukhulumakini,ngizibonga kakhulungani;ngigcweleinduduzo,ngithokozakakhulu osizinilwethulonke
5NgokubaekufikenikwethueMakedoniya,inyamayethu ayibanganakuphumula,kephasakhathazekanxazonke; ngaphandlekwakukhonaukulwa,ngaphakathikukhona ukwesaba
6NokhouNkulunkuluoduduzaabadanileyo,wasiduduza ngokufikakukaThithu;
7futhikungeyisikhongokufikakwakhekuphela,kodwa nangenduduzoaduduzwangayongani,esitshela ukulangathakwenu,ukulilakwenu,nokushisekelakwenu kimi;ngazengathokozakakhulu
8Ngokubanomangalidabukisangencwadi,angizisoli, nakubangiphendukile;
9Manjengiyathokoza,kungesikhoukuthinadabukiswa, kodwaukuthinadabukiswakwazekwabasekuphendukeni; 10NgokubaukudabukaokuyangokukaNkulunkulukuveza ukuphendukelaekusindisweniokungaphendukikukho, kephaukudabukakwezwekuvezaukufa.
11Ngokubabhekanikhonayonalento,ukuthi nadabukiswangokukaNkulunkulu,ukuthikwakwenzakini ukukhuthalaokungaka,yebo,ukuzikhulula,yebo, ukuthukuthela,yebo,ukwesaba,yebo,ukushisekela okukhulu,yebo,nokushisekelaokukhulu,yebo, ukuphindiselaokungaka!Kuzozonkeizinto nizibonakalisileninaukuthinimsulwakulendaba
12Ngakho-kenomanganibhalela,angikwenzangangenxa yalowoowonayo,nomangenxayowoniwa,kodwaukuze kubonakalekiniukunikhathalelakwethuphambi kukaNkulunkulu.
13Ngakhosaduduzekaekududuzenikwenu,yebo, sathokozakakhulukazingentokozokaThithu,ngobaumoya wakhewavuselelwayininalonke
14Ngokubaumangiziqhayisengothokuyengani, anginamahloni;kephanjengalokhosakhulumakinizonke izintongeqiniso,kanjalonokuzibongakwethuphambi kukaThithukwabayiqiniso
15Uthandolwakheolungaphakathikinilukhulukakhulu laphoekhumbulaukulalelakwenunonke,ukuthi namamukelakanjaningokwesabanangokuthuthumela 16Ngakhongiyathokozaukuthiezintwenizonke ngiyalithemba;
ISAHLUKO8
1Kephasiyanazisa,bazalwane,ngomusakaNkulunkulu ophiweamabandlaaseMakedoniya;
2ukuthiekulingweniokukhulukosizi,ukuchichima kwentokozoyawo,nobumpofubawoobukhulu, kwaphumelaengcebweniyokuphanakwawo
3Ngokubangokwamandlaabongiyafakaza,yebo, nangaphezukwamandlaabobazinikelangokuzithandela; 4besinxusangokunxusaokukhuluukubasamukeleisipho, sihlanganyeleekukhonzeniabangcwele
5Futhilokhuabakwenzanganjengokuthembakwethu, kodwabazinikelakuqalaeNkosininakithingentando kaNkulunkulu
6KangangobasacelauThithuukuthi,njengobaeseqalile, ngokunjaloagcwalisekinilowomusawomusa.
7Ngakho-kenjengalokhunivamekukhokonke, ekukholweni,nasekukhulumeni,nasekwazini, nasekukhuthalelenikonke,nasothandwenilwenukithi, bhekaniukubanivamenakuloumusa
8Kangikhulumingomlayo,kodwangenxayenkuthalo yabanye,ngivivinyaubuqothobothandolwenu.
9NgokubaniyawaziumusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu, ukuthinakubaecebile,wabampofungenxayenu,ukuze ngobumpofubakheninanicebe.
10Kulokhunginikezaiseluleko:ngobalokhukunilungele ninaenaqalanyakenye,kungesikwenzakuphela,kodwa nokubanokulangazelela.
11Ngakho-keqedaniukwenzakwakho;ukuze njengalokhukwakukhonaukufisa,kanjalokubekhona nokufezangalokhoeninakho.
12Ngokubaumaukuvumakukhonakuqala,kwamukeleka ngokwalokhoumuntuanakho,kungenjengalokho angenakho.
13Ngokubaangishoukuthiabanyeabantubakhululeke, ninanisindwe;
14kodwangokulingana,ukuzekuthikhathesiinalayenu igcwaliseukuswelakwabo,ukuzelokunalakwabo kugcwaliseukuswelakwenu,ukuzekubelokulingana;
15njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:Owayebutheokunengi kazangeasale;nowayebutheokuyingcosanaakaswelanga
16KodwamakabongweuNkulunkuluofakeinkuthalo efanayoenhliziywenikaThithungani.
17Ngobangempelawasamukelaisiyalo;kodwaetshiseka kakhulu,wayakiningokuthandakwakhe
18Futhisithumelekanyenayeumzalwaneokudumisa kwakhengevangelikuwowonkeamabandla;
19Akusikholokhokuphela,kodwanayeowakhethwa ngamabandlaukubaahambenathingalolomusa esiwuphathayokubeudumokuyonaiNkosi,nokufakazele kokushisekelakwenu;
20sigwemalokhu,funakubekhonaosisolayokulenala esisethwayithi;
21sinakekelaokuhle,kungephambikweNkosikuphela, kodwalasemehlweniabantu
22Futhisithumelekanyenaboumzalwanewethu esimbonisekaningiukuthiukhutheleezintwenieziningi, kephamanjeukhuthelekakhulungenxayokuqiniseka okukhuluenginakhongani
23NomaubaniobuzangoThithu,ungumhlanganyeli nesisebenzikanyenamikini;nomakubuzwangabazalwane bethu,bayizithunywazamabandlanenkazimulokaKristu
24Ngakhobonakalisanikubonaphambikwamabandla ubufakazibothandolwenunolokuzincomakwethungani.
ISAHLUKO9
1Ngokubamaqondananokusizaabangcwele akusadingekileukubanginibhalele;
2Ngokubangiyakwaziukushisekelakwenu,engizibonga ngakhonganikwabaseMakedoniya,ukuthii-Akhaya yayisilungisilenyakenye;nokushisekelakwenukucunule abaningi
3Nokhongithumileabazalwane,ukuzeukuzibonga kwethunganikubeyizekulokhu;ukuze,njengokutsho kwami,libeselilungile;
4funakuthi,umaabeMakedoniyabezanami,banifumane ningakalungi,sijabhethina(ukubasingashonina)kulokhu kuziqhayisangakho
5Ngakho-kengibonekudingekileukubangikhuthaze abazalwane,ukubabahambekuqalabezekini,futhi balungisekusengaphambiliisiphosenuenasibikelangaso ngaphambili,ukuzesonasilungiswe,sibenjengesibusiso, kungabinjengesokuhaha..
6Kephangisholokhu:Ohlwanyelaingcosanauyakuvuna ingcosana;nohlwanyelakakhuluuyakuvunakakhulu
7Yilowonalowomakenzenjengalokhoazinqumele enhliziyweniyakhe;kungabingokudabuka,noma ngokucindezelwa,ngokubauNkulunkuluuyamthanda umuphionamileyo.
8FuthiuNkulunkuluunamandlaokuniphaumusawonke uvame;ukuzenihlaleninokwanelakonkeezintwenizonke, nivameemisebenziniyonkeemihle;
9(njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:“Uhlakazekile,wapha abampofu;ukulungakwakhekumiphakade
10Kephaophaimbewukumhlanyeliokhonzaisinkwa sokudlakwenu,andiseimbewuyenu,andiseizithelo zokulungakwenu;
11licetshisweezintwenizonkekukhokonkeukuphana okuvezangathiukubongauNkulunkulu
12Ngokubaukukhonzakwalokukhonzaakugcwalisi ukuswelakwabangcwelekuphela,kodwafuthikuvame ukubongaokuningikuNkulunkulu;
13Ngobufakazibalokhukukhonzabayakhazimulisa uNkulunkulungenxayokuthobelakwenuisivumosenu evangelinilikaKristu,nangokuphakwenuokuhlekubo nakubobonkeabantu;
14nangokukhulekakwabongani,benilangazelelangenxa yomusaomkhulukaNkulunkuluphakathikwenu
15MakabongweuNkulunkulungesiphosakhe esingakhulumekiyo
ISAHLUKO10
1Mina-ke,minaPawuluuqobongiyanincenga ngobumnenenangobubelebukaKristu,engithobekileyo phakathikwenulaphongikhona,kephangingekho nginesibindingani;
2Kodwangiyalincenga,ukuthinxangikhona,ngingabi lesibindingesibindiengicabangaukuthingilesibindi ngakhokwabanyeabacabangangathingokungathisihamba ngokwenyama.
3Ngobalanxasihambasisenyameni,kasilwi ngokwenyama;
4(Ngokubaizikhalizempiyethuazisizoezenyama,kodwa ngayeuNkulunkuluzinamandlaokubhidlizaizinqaba;)
5siwisaimicabango,nakhokonkeokuphakemeyo oziphakamisayookuphambenenolwazilukaNkulunkulu, sithumbayonkeimicabangoekumlaleleniuKristu; 6futhisikulungeleukujezisakonkeukungalaleli,lapho ukulalelakwenusekugcwalisekile
7Nibhekaokusemehlweniangaphandlena?Umaumuntu ezithembaukuthiungokaKristu,makabuyeacabangelokhu ngokwakhe,ukuthinjengobayenaengokaKristu,kanjalo nathisingabakaKristu
8Ngokubanomangingazibongakakhulungamandlaethu, esinikewonaiNkosiukubasinakhe,ingasiukunibhidliza, angiyikujabha;
9ukuzengingabonakalisengathingingethusengezincwadi 10Ngokubabathi,izincwadizakhezinesisindo, zinamandla;kodwaukubakhonakwakhengomzimba ubuthakathaka,nokukhulumakwakhekudelelekile
11Onjalomakacabangelokhu,ukuthi,lokhoesiyikho ngezwingezincwadilaphosingekho,siyakubanjalo nangesenzolaphosikhona
12Ngobakasinasibindisokuzilinganisakumbe siziqhathaniselabanyeabazincomayo;
13Kodwathinakasiyikuzibongangaphezukwesilinganiso, kodwangokwesilinganisosesimisouNkulunkuluasibekele sona,isilinganisosokuthisifinyelelenakini
14Ngobakasizeluliokwedlulaisilinganisosethu ngokungathikasifikangakini,ngobasesifikilelakini ngokutshumayelaivangelilikaKristu
15singazincomingaphezukwesilinganisosethu, okungukuthi,ngemisebenziyabanye;kodwasinethemba, nxaukhololwenulukhula,sizakwandiswakini ngokwesimisosethukakhulu;
16ukubasishumayeleivangeliezindaweniezingaphesheya kwenu,singazincomingesigabasomunyengezinto esezilungiselweesandlenisethu
17Kodwaozibongayo,makazincomeeNkosini.
18Ngobaakusiyeozincomayoowamukelekayo,kodwa lowoiNkosiemncomayo
ISAHLUKO11
1Sengathiningangibekezelelakancaneebuwulabami; 2NgokubangiyanishisekelangesikhwelesikaNkulunkulu, ngokubanganandiselaendodenieyodwa,ukuzenginethule kuKristuniyintombiemhlophe.
3Kodwangiyesabaukuthinjengalokhoinyoka yamkhohlisau-Evangobuqilibayo,kanjaloizingqondo zenuzonakaliswe,zisukeebuqothweniobukuKristu
4NgokubaumaozayoeshumayelaomunyeuJesu esingamshumayelanga,nomanamukelaomunyeumoya eningawemukeliyo,nomaelinyeivangeli eningalamukelanga,ningambekezelelakahle
5Ngobangithikangisilelengaluthokubaphostoliabakhulu kakhulu
6Nokhonomangiyisihlakaniphiekukhulumeni,nokho hhayingokwazi;kodwasibonakaliswephakathikwenu ezintwenizonke
7Ngenzaisonoyiningokuzithobaukuzeniphakanyiswe nina,ngokubangishumayeleivangelilikaNkulunkulu ngesihle?
8Ngaphangaamanyeamabandla,ngithathaiholokuwo, ukuzengikhonzenina.
9Nalaphongikhonakiningiswele,angibangamthwalo kumuntu,ngokubalokhoengangikusweleabazalwane abavelaeMakedoniyabakunikezile;ngizozigcina.
10NjengobaiqinisolikaKristulikimi,ukuthilokhu kuzincomaakusozekwavinjwamuntuemazweniaseAkhaya.
11Nganina?ngobanginganithandi?UNkulunkuluuyazi 12Kodwaengikwenzayongizakwenza,ukuzengiqume ithubakulaboabafunaithuba;ukuzekulokhoabaziqhayisa ngakho,baficwebenjengathi
13Ngobaabanjalobangabaphostolibamanga,izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo,beziguqulaabaphostolibakaKristu 14Futhiakumangalisi;ngobauSathaneuqobouziguqula ingilosiyokukhanya.
15Ngakhokakuyonaintoenkuluumanezikhonzizakhe ziziguqulaizikhonzizokulunga;abakuphelakwabo kuyakubanjengokwemisebenziyabo.
16Ngiyaphindangithi:Makungabikhomuntuothi ngiyisiwula;umakungenjalo,ngamukeleninjengesiwula, ukuzengizibongeingcosana.
17Lokhuengikukhulumayo,angikukhulumingokweNkosi, kodwanjengokungathikungathingobuwulakulokhu kuqinisekakokuzibonga.
18Njengobaabanengibezincomangokwenyama,lami ngizazincoma
19Ngokubanibekezelelaiziwulangokuthokoza, njengokubanihlakaniphilenina
20Ngokubaniyabekezela,umaumuntuenenzaizigqila, umaumuntuenidla,umaethathakini,umaeziphakamisa, umaenishayaebusweni
21Ngikhulumanjengehlazo,kungathisasibuthakathaka Kephanomayikuphilaphoumuntuanesibindingakho (ngikhulumangobuwula)nginesibindinami
22BangamaHebheruyini?naminginjaloBangamaIsrayelina?naminginjalo.Bayinzaloka-Abrahamana? namifuthi
23BayizikhonzizikaKristuna?(Ngikhulumanjengesiwula) minakakhulu;ekukhandlekeniokuchichimakakhulu, ngemivimboengaphezukwesilinganiso,ematilongweni kaningi,nasekufenikaningi
24KumaJudangatholakahlanuimivimboengamatshumi amanekusalaowodwa
25Ngashaywakathathungezinduku,ngakhandwakanye ngamatshe,kathathungaphukelwaumkhumbi,ngaba semanziniolwandleubusukubunyenemini;
26ekuhambeninjalo,ezingozinizamanzi,ezingozini zabaphangi,ezingoziningabakithi,ezingoziningabezizwe, engoziniemzini,engozinienkangala,engoziniolwandle, engoziniphakathikwamangabazalwane;
27ekukhandlekeninasebuhlungwini,ekulindenikaningi, endlaleninasekomeni,nasekuzileniukudlakaningi, emakhazeninasekuhambenize
28ngaphandlekwalokhookungehlelayoimihlangemihla, ukutshwenyekakwawowonkeamabandla
29Ngubaniobuthakathaka,ngingabibuthakathakamina? ngubaniokhubekiswayo,ngingashina?
30Umakufanelengizidumise,ngizoziqhayisangezinto eziphathelenenobuthakathakabami.
31UNkulunkulunoYiseweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu, obongekakuzekubephakade,uyaziukuthiangiqambi amanga
32EDamasekuumbusiwenkosiu-Arethawayelindaumuzi wamaDamasekuefunaukungibamba;
33Ngehliswangefasitelakubhasikidiodongeni, ngaphunyukaezandlenizakhe
ISAHLUKO12
1Ukuzibongaakungifanelenezengizakuzaemibonweni lezambulwenizeNkosi
2NgangaziumuntuokuKristueminyakenieyishuminane edlule(nomawayesemzimbeniangazi,noma wayengaphandlekomzimba,angazi,uNkulunkuluuyazi), onjalowahlwithwawayiswakwelesithathuizulu.
3Futhingiyamaziumuntuonjalo,nomawayesemzimbeni, nomawayengaphandlekomzimba,angazi;nguNkulunkulu owaziyo;
4ukuthiwahlwithwawasiwaeParadisi,wezwaamazwi angakhulumekiyo,okungavunyelweukubaumuntu awakhulume.
5Onjalongizazincoma,kodwaminangokwami kangiyikuzincoma,kodwangobuthakathakabami
6Ngokubanomabengingathandaukuzibonga,angiyikuba yisiwula;ngokubangizokhulumaiqiniso,kephamanje ngiyayeka,funakubekhonaocabangangamingaphezu kwalokhoangibonangiyikho,nomalokhoakuzwakimi.
7Futhifunangiphakanyiswengaphezukwesilinganiso ngobuningibezambulo,nganikwaivaenyameni,ingelosi kaSathaneukubaingishaye,ukuzengingaziphakamisi kakhulu
8NgalokhungayincengakathathuiNkosiukuthiisukekimi 9Yathikimi:“Umusawamiukwanele,ngokubaamandla amiapheleliswaebuthakathakeniNgakho-kengizathokoza ngokuthokozaokukhulungobuthakathakabami,ukuze amandlakaKristuahlalephezukwami.
10Ngakho-kengiyathokozaebuthakathakeni, nasekuthukweni,nasekusweleni,nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezelweni,ngenxakaKristu,ngokubalapho ngibuthakathaka,kulapho-kenginamandla
11Ngibeyisiwulangokuzibonga;ningiphoqilenina, ngokubaminabekufaneleukubanginconyweyinina, ngokubaangisilelengaluthokubaphostoliabakhulukunabo bonke,nomangingelutho
12Ngempelaizibonakalisozomphostolizenziwaphakathi kwenungokubekezelakonke,ngezibonakaliso, lezimangaliso,lamandla.
13Ngobakuyinielibangaphansingakhokwamanye amabandla,ngaphandlekokuthiminangokwami kangibangangumthwalokini?ngithetheleleokubi
14Bhekani,sengilungeleukuzakiningokwesithathu;njalo kangiyikubangumthwalokini,ngobakangifuniokwenu, kodwalina;
15Mina-kengizathokozakakhuluukusebenzisanjalo ngisetshenziswengenxayenu;lanxanginithandakakhulu, ngithandwakancinyane.
16Kodwamakubenjalo,angizangenginithwalisenzima; 17Ngabengalizuzayiningomunyewalaboengabathuma kinina?
18NgacelauThithu,futhingathumakanyenaye umzalwane.UTitosiwanizuzana?asihambangangamoya munyena?asihambangangezinyatheloezifanayo?
19Futhinithisiyazithethelelakinina?sikhulumaphambi kukaNkulunkulusikuKristu,kephakonkesikwenzela ukwakhiwakwenu,bathandekayo
20Ngobangiyesabaukuthi,nxangifika,kangizalifica linjengengikuthandayo,njalongifunyanwekini nginjengemibango,umhawu,ulaka,ukuxabana,ukuhleba, ukuhleba;ukuvuvukala,iziyaluyalu:
21futhifuna,laphongibuyafuthi,uNkulunkuluwami angithobisephakathikwenu,futhingikhalengenxa yabaningiasebevelebonilefuthiabangaphendukanga ekungcoleni,nasebufebeni,nasebubiniababenzayo
ISAHLUKO13
1SekungokwesithathungizakiniNgomlomowawofakazi ababilinomaabathathuwonkeamazwiayakuqiniswa.
2Ngalitshelangaphambili,futhingalitshelangaphambili, ngokungathingikhonangokwesibili;njalongingekho khathesi,ngibhalelalaboabonilengaphambililakubo bonkeabanye,ukuthi,nxangibuya,kangiyikubayekela; 3NjengobanifunaubufakazibokuthiuKristuokhuluma kimi,ongebuthakathakakini,kodwaunamandlakini.
4Ngobalanxawabethelwaesiphambanweni ngobuthakathaka,kodwauphilangamandlakaNkulunkulu Ngokubanathisibuthakathakakuye,kephasiyakuphila nayengamandlakaNkulunkulukini
5Zihlolenininaukuthinisokholweniyini;zibonakaliseni nina.AnaziyiningokwenuukuthiuJesuKristuukinina, umaningabakwaliwana?
6Kodwangiyethembaukuthilizakwaziukuthithina kasisiboabokwaliwa.
7ManjengiyakhulekakuNkulunkuluukubaningenziokubi; kungeyisikhoukuthithinasibonakalesingabadunyiswayo, kodwaukuzelinalenzeokulungileyo,lanxathinasingaba njengabaliwayo
8Ngokubaasinakwenzaluthooluphambeneneqiniso, kodwasilwenzelaiqiniso.
9Ngokubasiyajabula,nxathinasibuthakathaka,nina ninamandla;
10Ngakhongibhalalezizintongingekho,ukuzekuthinxa ngikhonangingenzikabukhalingokwamandlaiNkosi enginikewona,ukwakha,kungabiawokubhidliza
11Ekugcineni,bazalwane,salanikahle.niphelele, niduduzeke,nibenhliziyonye,nihlalengokuthula;futhi uNkulunkuluwothandonokuthulauyakubanani.
12Bingelelananingokwangaokungcwele
13Bonkeabangcwelebayakhonzakini
14UmusaweNkosiuJesuKristu,nothando lukaNkulunkulu,nokuhlanganakukaMoyaoNgcwele makubenaninonkeAmen(Incwadiyesibilieya kwabaseKorinteyabhalwauThithunoLucaseFilipi,umuzi waseMakedoniya)