Yokuthoma YebeKorinte 1:1-31
1 UPowula owabizelwa bona abe mpostoli+ kaJesu Krestu ngentando kaZimu, noSosithenesi umfowethu,
2 ebandleni lakaZimu eliseKorinte,+ kini enicwengiswe ebunyeni noKrestu Jesu,+ nabizelwa bona nibe ngabacwengileko, kunye nabo boke abakizo zoke iindawo ababiza igama leKosethu uJesu Krestu,+ iKosabo neyethu:
3 Kwanga ningaba nomusa omkhulu nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBabethu neKosini uJesu Krestu.
4 Ngihlala ngithokoza uZimami ngani, ngebanga lomusa omkhulu kaZimu aninikele wona kuKrestu Jesu
5 ngombana kikho koke eninakho ninjingile kuye, ngobukghoni obukhulu bokukhuluma nangelwazi elizeleko,+
6 njengombana ubufakazi ngoKrestu+ benziwe baqina hlangana nani,
7 bona ningatlhayeli kinanyana ngisiphi isipho nakanye njengombana nilindele ngetjiseko ukwambulwa kweKosethu uJesu Krestu.+
8 Godu uzonenza niqine bekube semaswapheleni bona ngelanga leKosethu uJesu Krestu,+ kungabi nomuntu onithwesa umlandu.
9 UZimu uthembekile,+ ngaye nabizelwa ebudlelwaneni* neNdodanakhe, uJesu Krestu iKosethu.
10 Nje-ke ngiyanikhuthaza bafowethu, ngegama leKosethu uJesu Krestu bona noke kufuze nikhulume ngokuvumelana, kungabi nokuhlukana phakathi kwenu+ kodwana ngokupheleleko nibe nobunye emkhumbulweni nendleleni efanako yokucabanga.+
11 Ngombana abanye bendlu kaKlowe bangitjele ngani bafowethu, ukuthi kunokuphikisana phakathi kwenu.
12 Engikutjhoko ngilokhu, ukuthi ngamunye wenu uthi: “Mina ngingewakaPowula,” abanye bathi: “Mina ngingewaka-Apholo,”+ abanye bathi: “Mina ngingewakaKhefasi,”* abanye bathi: “Mina ngingewakaKrestu.”
13 Kghani uKrestu uhlukene phakathi? UPowula akhenge abulawelwe esigodweni ngebanga lenu, akusinjalo? Nabhajadiselwa egameni lakaPowula na?
14 Ngithokoza uZimu ngokuthi akhenge ngibhabhadise namunye wenu ngaphandle kwakaKrisposi+ noGayusi+
15 bona kungabi nothi nabhajadiselwa egameni lami.
16 Iye, godu ngabhabhadisa bomndeni kaStefana.+ Malungana nabo boke abanye, angikhumbuli ngibabhabhadisa.
17 Ngombana uKrestu akhenge angithumele ukuthi ngibhabhadise kodwana wangithuma bona ngifakazele iindaba ezimnandi+ ingasi ngamezwi wokuhlakanipha, bona isigodo sokuhlunguphazwa* sakaKrestu singabi lilize.
18 Ngombana ukukhuluma ngesigodo sokuhlunguphazwa* kubudlhadlha kilabo abatjhabalalako+ kodwana kithi esisindiswako, kumamandla kaZimu.+
19 Ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi: “Ngizokwenza ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileko kutjhabalale begodu ukukhalipha kweemfundiswa ngizokwala.”*+
20 Uphi umuntu ohlakaniphileko? Uphi umtloli?* Uphi umphikisi wephaseli? UZimu akhenge enze ukuhlakanipha kwephasi kube budlhadlha na?
21 Ngombana, ekuhlakanipheni kwakaZimu, iphasi akhenge limazi uZimu+ ngokuhlakanipha kwalo,+ uZimu wathatjiswa budlhadlha+ balokho okutjhunyayelwako bona asindise abakholwako.
22 Ngombana amaJuda afuna iimbonakaliso+ begodu amaGirigi afuna ukuhlakanipha
23 kodwana sitjhumayela uKrestu owabulawelwa esigodweni, emaJudeni lokho kusikhubekiso kodwana eentjhabeni kubudlhadlha.+
24 Nanyana kunjalo, kilabo ababiziweko, kokubili amaJuda namaGirigi, uKrestu umamandla kaZimu nokuhlakanipha kwakaZimu.+
25 Ngombana izinto ezivela kuZimu abantu abazithatha njengezibudlhadlha zihlakaniphe ukudlula abantu begodu izinto ezivela kuZimu abantu abaziqala njengezibogabogako zinamandla ukudlula abantu.+
26 Ngombana niyakubona ukunibiza kwakhe, bafowethu, ukuthi abasibanengi abahlakaniphileko ngokombono wabantu,+ abasibanengi abanamandla, abasibanengi ababelethelwe ebukhosini*+
27 kodwana uZimu ukhethe izinto ezibudlhadlha zephasi bona ahlazise abantu abahlakaniphileko begodu uZimu ukhethe izinto ezibogabogako zephasi bona ahlazise izinto ezinamandla;+
28 uZimu ukhethe izinto ezingakaqakatheki zephasi nezinto eziqalelwa phasi, izinto ezingekho bona aqede izinto ezikhona,+
29 bona kungabi namuntu ozikhakhazisako phambi kwakaZimu.
30 Kodwana kungebanga lakhe nisebunyeni noKrestu Jesu, kithi obe kuhlakanipha okuvela kuZimu, nokulunga,+ nokucwengeka,+ nokutjhatjhululwa ngesihlengo,+
31 ukuze kube njengombana kutloliwe ukuthi: “Loyo ozikhakhazisako, akazikhakhazise ngoJehova.”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ekuhlanganyeleni.”
^ Obizwa nangokuthi nguPitrosi.
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
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