1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, lowabitwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumphostoli waKhristu Jesu, kanye nakuSostene, umzalwane.
2 Iya ebandleni laNkulunkulu leliseKhorinte, kubo labangcwelisiwe kuKhristu Jesu, babitelwa kuba ngulabangcwele kanye nabo bonkhe, etindzaweni tonkhe, labakhuleka egameni laJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo neyetfu.
3 Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu longuBabe wetfu, naseNkhosini yetfu Jesu Khristu.
4 Ngibonga Nkulunkulu wami ngato tonkhe tikhatsi. Ngimbonga ngani ngenca yemusa wakhe leniwuphiwe kuKhristu Jesu,
5 kutsi nicetjiswe ngetindlela tonkhe kuye, ekukhulumeni konkhe naselwatini lonkhe.
6 Ngisho nebufakazi ngaJesu Khristu baciniswa kini,
7 khona ningetiwusilalelwa nangusinye sipho semusa ngesikhatsi nisemele kubonakaliswa kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
8 Yena uyawunicinisa nani, kudzimate kube ngusekupheleni, nitfolakale nite licala mzukwana welilanga leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
9 Wetsembekile Nkulunkulu lowanibitela ebudlelwaneni neNdvodzana yakhe Khristu iNkhosi yetfu.
10 Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, ngiyanincenga ngelibito leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu kutsi nivumelane ngantfo yinye nonkhe; kubete kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, kodvwa nipheleliswe emcondvweni munye nasembonweni munye.
11 Loku ngikusho ngobe sengivile ngani, bazalwane bami, ngitjelwe bendlu yakaKlowe, kutsi kukhona siphitsiphitsi sekwehlukana emkhatsini wenu.
12 Ngisho loku kwekutsi lomunye utsi: “Mine ngiwakaPawula,” lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwaka-Apolosi,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhefase,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhristu.”
13 Khristu wehlukene yini? NguPawula yini lowabetselwa ngenca yenu? Nabhajatiselwa egameni laPawula yini?
14 Noko ngibonga Nkulunkulu nje kutsi angizange sengibhabhatise muntfu emkhatsini wenu, ngaphandle kwaKhrispu naGayusi;
15 ngako kute longatsi nabhajatiselwa egameni lami.
16 Labanye lengababhabhatisa bakaStefanasi. Ngaphandle kwalabo angisho kutsi ukhona lomunye lengambhabhatisa.
17 Ngobe mine Khristu akangitfumelanga kona kuyawubhabhatisa, kodvwa wangitfumela kutsi ngiyewushumayela liVangeli, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwemavi, funa sentiwe lite siphambano sakhe.
18 Livi lesiphambano libulima kulababhubhako, kodvwa kitsi tsine lesisindziswako lingemandla aNkulunkulu.
19 Ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngiyawucitsa kuhlakanipha kwalabahlakaniphile, nekucondza kwetati ngikwente kube lite.”
20 Siphi sihlakaniphi? Siphi sati semtsetfo? Uphi umphikisi walesikhatsi? Nkulunkulu akakwenti bulima yini kuhlakanipha kwalelive?
21 Ngobe phela ekuhlakanipheni kwaNkulunkulu live alizange limati Nkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha kwalo. Kwaba kuhle kuye kusindzisa labakholwako ngenshumayelo lebulima.
22 Ngobe emaJuda afuna tibonakaliso, kantsi emaGriki wona afuna kuhlakanipha.
23 Kodvwa tsine sishumayela Khristu abetselwe esiphambanweni, losikhubekiso kumaJuda nebulima kubetive.
24 Kodvwa kulabo lababitiwe, kumaJuda nakumaGriki, sishumayela Khristu longemandla aNkulunkulu nekuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu.
25 Ngobe bulima baNkulunkulu buhlakaniphile kunekuhlakanipha kwebantfu, nebutsakatsaka baNkulunkulu bunemandla kunemandla ebantfu.
26 Bazalwane bami, khumbulani kubitwa kwenu, kutsi ababanyenti labahlakaniphile ngekwasemhlabeni, ababanyenti nalabanemandla, ababanyenti nalabahloniphekile ngekutalwa kwabo.
27 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wakhetsa lokubulima emhlabeni, kuze ajabhise labahlakaniphile, wakhetsa lokubutsakatsaka, kuze ajabhise lokunemandla.
28 Nkulunkulu wakhetsa lokubukeleka phansi nalokwedzelelekile emhlabeni; wakhetsa netintfo letingekho, khona atewucitsa letikhona,
29 kuze kubete muntfu lotibongako embikwaNkulunkulu.
30 Yena ungumtfombo wemphilo yenu kuJesu Khristu, lamenta waba kuhlakanipha kwetfu, nekulunga, nekungcweliswa, kanye nekuhlengwa.
31 Ngako-ke: “Lotibongako, akatibonge ngeNkhosi,” njengobe kusho umBhalo.
1 Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami, indzaba yaNkulunkulu leyimfihlakalo, angizange ngiyimemetele ngebungcweti nangenhlakanipho.
2 Ngobe ngatimisela kutsi angiyikwati lutfo lolunye emkhatsini wenu ngaphandle kwaJesu Khristu, naye ngimati abetselwe esiphambanweni.
3 Ngangihleti nani nginebutsakatsaka nekwesaba nekutfutfumela lokukhulu.
4 Kukhuluma kwami nekushumayela kwami akuzange kube ngemavi ekuhlakanipha lokuhunganako, kodvwa kwaba sibonakaliso saMoya nesemandla.
5 Ngentela kutsi kukholwa kwenu kungasimi ekuhlakanipheni kwebantfu, kepha kusime emandleni aNkulunkulu.
6 Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho kubantfu lasebakhulile eNkhosini. Kepha lenhlakanipho akusiyo yalesikhatsi nome yebabusi lababhubhako balesikhatsi.
7 Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho yaNkulunkulu leyimfihlo lefihlekile, Nkulunkulu layimisa umhlaba ungakasekelwa, kutsi ibe ludvumo lwetfu.
8 Ayatiwa ngisho nangumunye webaholi balesikhatsi salamuhla. Ngobe kube bebayati ngabe abayibetselanga iNkhosi yenkhatimulo.
9 Kodvwa njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Loko liso lelingazange selikubone, nendlebe lengazange seyikuve, lokungazange kuphume enhlitiyweni yemuntfu, Nkulunkulu wakulungiselela labamtsandzako.”
10 Nkulunkulu ukwembulile kitsi ngaMoya wakhe; ngobe Moya Longcwele uhlolisisa konkhe, ngisho nalokujulile kwaNkulunkulu.
11 Empeleni kute umuntfu lowati kwalomunye umuntfu, ngaphandle kwemoya wakhe lokuye. Kuyafanana-ke, nekwaNkulunkulu akwatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwaMoya waNkulunkulu.
12 Kodvwa tsine asikanikwa wona umoya welive; kepha sinikwe Moya lovela kuNkulunkulu, khona sitekwati lesikuphiwe nguNkulunkulu ngemusa wakhe.
13 Lesikhuluma ngako futsi akusiwo emavi lafundziswa bantfu ngekuhlakanipha, kodvwa afundziswa nguMoya, ngobe sichaza emaciniso aMoya ngaMoya kubantfu labanaMoya.
14 Umuntfu wemvelo akakwemukeli lokukwaMoya, ngobe kubulima kuye, futsi angeke akuve, ngobe kuphenyisiswa ngaMoya.
15 Kepha umuntfu lonaMoya waNkulunkulu uphenyisisa konkhe, kantsi kute muntfu longamphenyisisa yena.
16 UmBhalo utsi: “Ngubani lowati umcondvo weNkhosi? Ngubani longayifundzisa?” Kodvwa tsine sinawo umcondvo waKhristu.
1 Nami-ke, bazalwane, ngangehluleka kukhuluma kini njengakubantfu baMoya; kodvwa ngangikhuluma kini njengakubantfu bemhlaba, tinswane kuKhristu.
2 Nganondla ngelubisi. Anginiphanga kudla lokucinile; ngobe nanisengakakulungeli kukudla, ngisho nanyalo nisengakakulungeli.
3 Nine nisebantfu benyama; ngobe nangabe nisenemona nekubangisana, anisibo yini benyama? Anilingisi bantfu bemvelo yini?
4 Ngobe nangabe lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwaPawula,” lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwa-Apolosi,” anisibo yini bantfu bemvelo?
5 Pho, uyini Apolosi? Uyini Pawula? Batisebenti nje taNkulunkulu lenakholwa ngato, letisebenta njengekwaba kweNkhosi kuleso nakuleso sato.
6 Mine ngahlanyela nje, Apolosi yena wafike wanisela, kepha nguNkulunkulu lokhulisile.
7 Kepha lohlanyelako nome loniselako akasilutfo, kuphela nguNkulunkulu lokhulisako.
8 Lohlanyelako ulingana naloniselako, kodvwa ngulowo uyakwemukela umvuzo longangemsebenti wakhe.
9 Ngobe tsine sitisebenti nje taNkulunkulu letibambisene naye, nine niyinsimi yakhe. Nine futsi niyindlu yaNkulunkulu.
10 Ngemusa waNkulunkulu lengiwuphiwe, nanjengachwephesha wetekwakha, ngabeka sisekelo sendlu, lomunye wakha etikwaso. Kodvwa akube ngulowo nalowo acaphelisise kahle kutsi wakhela njani etikwaso.
11 Ngobe kute lomunye longabuye abeke lesinye sisekelo, ngaphandle kwaleso lesibekiwe lesinguJesu Khristu.
12 Umuntfu angakha etikwalesisekelo ngegolide, nome ngesiliva, nome ngematje ladule kakhulu, nome ngetingodvo, nome ngetjani, nome ngetinhlanga.
13 Kepha umsebenti walowo nalowo uyawuvela ebaleni; ngobe lilanga leNkhosi liyakuwuhlakata liwembule ngemlilo. Yebo, kuyawuhlolwa ngemlilo kutsi umsebenti walowo nalowo unjani.
14 Nangabe umsebenti wemuntfu lawakhe esisekelweni ungashi, uyakwemukela umvuzo.
15 Nangabe-ke umsebenti wemuntfu usha, uyawube ulahlekelwe, kepha yena lucobo lwakhe uyawusindziswa, noko kuyawuba shangatsi uphunyule emlilweni.
16 Anati yini kutsi nine nilithempeli laNkulunkulu nekutsi Moya waNkulunkulu uhlala ekhatsi kini?
17 Nangabe umuntfu abhidlita lithempeli laNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu, uyakumbhidlita naye. Ngobe lithempeli laNkulunkulu lingcwele, nine-ke ningilo lelithempeli.
18 Akubete lotiyengako, nangabe umuntfu atsi uhlakaniphile emkhatsini wenu kulesikhatsi, akabe silima, khona atewuba ngulohlakaniphile.
19 Ngobe kuhlakanipha kwalomhlaba kubulima kuNkulunkulu; futsi kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ubamba labahlakaniphile ebucilini babo,”
20 nekutsi: “INkhosi iyayati imicabango yalabahlakaniphile kutsi ilite.”
21 Ngaloko-ke akubete lotigabatisako atibonge yena ngebantfu, ngobe konkhe kwenu.
22 Nome nguPawula, nome ngu-Apolosi, nome nguKhefase, nome live, nome kuphila, nome kufa, nome ngulokukhona, nome ngulokusetawuba khona, konkhe kwenu.
23 Nine-ke nibaKhristu, Khristu waNkulunkulu.
1 Kufanele satiwe kutsi sitikhonti taKhristu nebaphatsi betimfihlakalo taNkulunkulu.
2 Futsi-ke baphatsi kufuneka kutsi batfolakale betsembekile.
3 Kodvwa-ke mine kimi kuyintfo lencane kutsi ngehlulelwe ngini nome ngekwehlulela kwebantfu, ngobe nami angitehluleli.
4 Ngobe angitikhobosi ngalutfo ngekwami, noko-ke akusho kutsi loko kungenta ngemukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi ngilungile. Kodvwa yiNkhosi lengehlulelako.
5 Ngako-ke ningacali kwehlulela lutfo sikhatsi singakefiki, neNkhosi ingakefiki. Ngiyo leyawuveta ekukhanyeni lokufihlakele ebumnyameni, ivete ebaleni imicabango yetinhlitiyo. Lapho-ke ngulowo nalowo muntfu uyawutfola kubongwa lokuvela kuNkulunkulu.
6 Loku-ke, bazalwane, ngikucondzise kimi naku-Apolosi ngenca yenu. Fundzani kitsi kutsi ningengcisi kulokubhaliwe, ningagungubali ngalomunye umuntfu nidzele lomunye.
7 Vele kambe ngubani lokwenta ube ncono kunalabanye? Yini lonayo longazange uyiphiwe? Nangabe-ke waphiwa, utigabatiselani wente shangatsi awuzange uphiwe?
8 Senenele! Seninjingile! Senitente emakhosi ngaphandle kwetfu! Maye, ngifisa shangatsi ngabe ningemakhosi sibili, sitewuhlephunelana nani lokubusa!
9 Ngiyabona kutsi Nkulunkulu usimisile tsine baphostoli kutsi sibe bekugcina, sifanane nalabagwetjwe intsambo. Ngobe sentiwe saba ngumbukiso kuyo yonkhe indalo, etingilosini, nakubantfu.
10 Tsine sitilima ngenca yaKhristu, kodvwa nine nihlakaniphile kuKhristu. Tsine sibutsakatsaka ngenca yaKhristu, kepha nine ninemandla. Nine niyadvunyiswa, kepha tsine siyanyembenywa.
11 Kudzimate kube ngulesikhatsi siyalamba, some, sidzikite, simuklutwe, sibe ngimihambima lete emakhaya.
12 Siyaphishaneka sisebente ngetandla tetfu. Sitsi setfukwa sibe sibusisa; sitsi sitingelelwa kuhlushwa, sibe sicinisela.
13 Sitsi sinyembenywa, sibe sikhuluma ngemoya lomuhle. Kuze kube ngulamuhla sentiwa tibi temhlaba, nekungcola kwetintfo tonkhe.
14 Anginibhaleli loku ngobe ngicondze kunidlisa ngemahloni, kodvwa ngiyaneluleka njengebantfwabami lengibatsandzako.
15 Nome nine ningaba nebeluleki labati-10 000 kuKhristu, nite boyihlo labanyenti; ngobe mine nganitala kuKhristu Jesu ngeliVangeli.
16 Ngako-ke ngiyanincenga kutsi nilingise mine.
17 Ngaloko-ke sengitfumele kini Thimothi, longumntfwanami lengimtsandzako nalowetsembekile eNkhosini. Nguye-ke lotanikhumbuta ngekuhamba kwami lokukuKhristu Jesu, njengobe ngifundzisa etindzaweni tonkhe nasemabandleni onkhe.
18 Kepha labanye sebayatikhukhumeta, shangatsi angiseyikuta lapho kini.
19 Kodvwa ngitawufika lapho kini masinyane, iNkhosi nayivuma, ngitetibonela, hhayi emavi alabo labatikhukhumetako, kodvwa emandla abo.
20 Ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu awuyi ngemagama ekutjelwa, kodvwa uya ngemandla.
21 Manje-ke nifunani? Nifuna ngite kini nendvuku, nome ngite nelutsandvo nemoya lomuhle?
1 Kubikiwe ngempela kimi kutsi kukhona bugwadla nebuphingi emkhatsini wenu, futsi buphingi lobungazange sebubekhona ngisho nakulabangakholwa, ngobe kutsiwa umuntfu ushenda nemkayise.
2 Kodvwa ngulapho niyatikhukhumeta! Anikhali ngani, kutsi lowo lowente lentfo lembi nimkhiphe emkhatsini wenu?
3 Ngobe nome ngingekho emkhatsini wenu ngemtimba, kodvwa ngikhona ngemoya; lowo lowente loko sengivele ngimlahle ngelicala,
4 ngimlahle egameni leNkhosi yetfu Jesu. Nanihlangana nine, nami nginani ngemoya, nangemandla eNkhosi yetfu Jesu,
5 lowo muntfu mnikeleni kuSathane ekufeni kwemtimba wakhe, khona kuyawusindziswa umoya wakhe ngelilanga leNkhosi Jesu.
6 Kutibonga kwenu kubi. Kantsi anati yini kutsi imbiliso lencane ibilisa inhlama yonkhe?
7 Khiphani imbiliso lendzala, khona nitewuba yinhlama lensha. Nine senivele nite imbiliso, ngobe liWundlu leliPhasika letfu lelinguKhristu selahlatjwa.
8 Ngako-ke asigubhe umkhosi wetfu, hhayi ngembiliso lendzala yekushinga nebubi, kodvwa ngesinkhwa lesite imbiliso, lesinebucotfo neliciniso.
9 Nganibhalela encwadzini yami kutsi ningahlanganyeli netingwadla netiphingi.
10 Angisho bona bantfu labangakholwa labatingwadla netiphingi, nome lababukhali, nebaphangi, nome labakhonta tithico. Loko bekungasho kutsi kufanele nisuke ningabikho emhlabeni.
11 Kepha manje nginibhalele ngatsi ningahlanganyeli nemuntfu lekutsiwa ungumzalwane kantsi uyingwadla, nome siphingi, nome ngulobukhali, nome ngulokhonta tithico, nome ngulowetfukanako, nome sidzakwa, nome sigebengu; ningete nadla ngisho nekudla nemuntfu lonjalo.
12 Kodvwa vele ngabe nginandzabani nekwehlulela labangephandle? Akusilaba labangekhatsi yini labamele kwehlulelwa?
13 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyabehlulela labo labangephandle; nemBhalo utsi: “Mcosheni lomubi emkhatsini wenu!”
1 Nangabe lomunye wenu anelicala nalomunye, pho, angabe sewuyammangalela yini kubantfu labangakholwa? Yini angayi kulabangcwele?
2 Anati yini kutsi labangcwele bayakwehlulela umhlaba? Nangabe-ke umhlaba uyakwehlulelwa ngini, ningehlulwa yini kwehlulelana emacaleni enu lamancane kangaka?
3 Anati yini kutsi siyakwehlulela ngisho netingilosi? Kanganani-ke emacala alokuphila kwalamuhla!
4 Nangabe ninalawo macala enu, niwayiselani kubantfu labangakabalwa nekubalwa ebandleni?
5 Loku ngikusho khona nitewubona lihlazo lenu. Senisho kutsi sekute namunye lapho emkhatsini wenu longaba nekuhlakanipha lokwenele kutsi ehlulele bazalwane bakhe?
6 Umzalwane uyammangalela yini umzalwane, nekwenta kubantfu labangakholwa?
7 Kwakona loko nje kutsi nibe niloku nimangalelana, kukhomba kona kwehluleka. Yini kungabi ncono kini kutsi noniwe? Yini kungabi ncono kini kutsi nidlelelwe?
8 Kodvwa nine niyona nidlelele, nekwenta kubazalwane.
9 Anati yini kutsi labangakalungi abayikulidla lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu? Ningayengeki: Tingwadla, nalabakhonta tithico, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako,
10 nemasela, nalababukhali, netidzakwa, nalabetfukako, netigebengu, bangeke balidle lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu.
11 Babenjalo labanye emkhatsini wenu. Kodvwa-ke nyalo senagezwa, nangcweliswa, nemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi nilungile egameni leNkhosi Jesu Khristu nangaMoya waNkulunkulu wetfu.
12 Kutsiwa: “Konkhe kuvumelekile kimi,” kodvwa akusiko konkhe lokulusito. Yebo, “konkhe kuvumelekile kimi,” kodvwa kute nakunye lokunekungigcilata.
13 Labanye batsi: “Kudla kwentelwe sisu, nesisu sentelwe kudla,” kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyawukubhubhisa kokubili. Umtimba awukentelwa bugwadla, nekujuma, nebuphingi, ngobe umtimba weNkhosi, neNkhosi yemtimba.
14 Nkulunkulu wayivusa iNkhosi, natsi uyawusivusa ngemandla akhe.
15 Anati yini kutsi imitimba yenu ititfo taKhristu? Pho, ngingatsatsa titfo taKhristu ngitente titfo tengwadla nome tesiphingi? Cha, ngeke!
16 Anati yini kutsi lotihlanganisa nengwadla uba mtimba munye nayo? Ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Labo bobabili sebayawuba nyamanye.”
17 Kepha lotihlanganisa neNkhosi uyawuba moya munye nayo.
18 Balekelani bugwadla nebuphingi. Tonkhe tono latentako umuntfu tingephandle kwemtimba wakhe; kodvwa logwadlako nome lophingako wona umtimba wakhe.
19 Anati yini kutsi umtimba wenu ulithempeli laMoya Longcwele lohlala kini, lenamemukela kuNkulunkulu, nekutsi futsi anisibo benu? Nine nibaNkulunkulu,
20 natsengwa ngelinani lelikhulu. Ngako-ke mdvumiseni Nkulunkulu emitimbeni yenu.
1 Mayelana naloko lenangibhalela ngako, ngitsi kuhle kutsi lomdvuna angalali nalomsikati.
2 Kodvwa-ke ngenca yebuphingi, akube nguleyo naleyo ndvodza ibe newayo umfati, nalowo mfati abe neyakhe indvodza.
3 Indvodza ayenelise umfati wayo, nemfati ente njalo endvodzeni yakhe.
4 Umfati ute emandla etikwemtimba wakhe, kepha yindvodza yakhe lenawo; nendvodza ite emandla etikwemtimba wayo, kepha ngumfati wayo lonawo.
5 Ningagodlelani, kuphela kube kwesikhatsi lesitsite nje, kuye ngekuvumelana kwenu kutsi nitfole litfuba lekuthandaza kahle, nibuye nihlangane futsi, kuze Sathane anganilingi ngekwehluleka kwenu kutibamba.
6 Ngiyaniyala, anginishayeli umtsetfo.
7 Noko bengitsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu babe njengami. Kepha-ke ngulowo nalowo muntfu unesakhe siphiwo semusa lesehlukile lasiphiwa nguNkulunkulu; lomunye unesaloluhlobo lolu, lomunye unesaloluhlobo lolwa.
8 Kodvwa kulabasengakashadi nakubafelokati ngitsi kuhle kubo nabangahlala babe njengami.
9 Kodvwa-ke nabangenako kutibamba, kuncono kutsi bashade, ngobe kuhle kutsi umuntfu ashade kunekutsi ashiswe yinkhanuko.
10 Kepha labashadile ngiyabayala, kungesimi kodvwa kuyiNkhosi, kutsi umfati angehlukani nendvodza yakhe.
11 Kepha nangabe ehlukana nayo, akahlale angendzi, nome-ke abuyisane nendvodza yakhe; nendvodza ingamlahli umfati wayo.
12 Kepha kulabanye kusho mine, akusho yona iNkhosi, kutsi nangabe umzalwane anemfati longakholwa, yena-ke lomfati avuma kuhlala naye, angabomlahla.
13 Nemfati nangabe anendvodza lengakholwa, kodvwa ivuma lendvodza kuhlala naye, naye-ke angaboyilahla.
14 Ngobe indvodza lengakholwa ingcwelisiwe ngemfati wayo, nemfati longakholwa ungcwelisiwe ngendvodza yakhe lengumKhristu. Kube bekungenjalo ngabe bantfwabenu bangcolile, kepha njengamanje bangcwele.
15 Kepha nangabe longakholwa afuna kwehlukana naye, akehlukane naye. Umzalwane nome-ke umzalwanekati ukhululekile kulokunjalo. Nkulunkulu unibitele kutsi nibe nekuthula.
16 Wena mfati, wati ngani kutsi utayisindzisa indvodza yakho? Wena ndvodza, wati ngani kutsi utamsindzisa umkakho?
17 Kuphela nje kutsi ngulowo nalowo akachubeke njengobe Nkulunkulu amabele, kube ngulowo njengobe Nkulunkulu ambitile. Yebo, ngiyala kanjalo emabandleni onkhe.
18 Ukhona yini lowabitwa asasokile? Akasiwuba njengalongakasoki. Ukhona yini lowabitwa angakasoki? Akasitihlupha ngekufuna kusoka.
19 Kusoka akusho lutfo, nekungasoki akusho lutfo. Lokusho lutfo kugcina imiyalo yaNkulunkulu.
20 Akube ngulowo nalowo eme kuloko labitwa anguko:
21 Ubitwe usigcili yini? Ungakhatsateki. Nome ungakhululeka, ungamane usebentise lelo tfuba lonalo.
22 Ngobe lowabitwa yiNkhosi asigcili, ungulokhululekile weNkhosi. Ngalokufananako, nalowo lowabitwa akhululekile, usigcili saKhristu.
23 Nine nitsengwe nguNkulunkulu ngelinani lelikhulu; ningabi tigcili tebantfu!
24 Bazalwane, akube ngulowo ahlale naNkulunkulu kuloko labitwe anguko.
25 Macondzana nalabasengakashadi ngite umyalo weNkhosi, kepha ngitanitjela lengikubonako njengemuntfu lowetsembekile ngekuhawukelwa yiNkhosi.
26 Ngicabanga kutsi ngenca yekubandzeteleka lokukhona kuhle umuntfu ahlale anjengaloku anjalo.
27 Uboshelwe yini kumfati? Ungafuni kukhululeka. Ukhululekile yini kumfati? Ungamfuni umfati.
28 Kodvwa-ke nangabe ushada, awoni; nentfombi nayishada, ayoni. Kepha labashadile bayawuhlupheka emhlabeni, ngifisa kuniphephisa kuloko.
29 Bazalwane, ngitsi: Sikhatsi sesinciphile; kusukela nyalo nalabanebafati ababe njengalabate bafati,
30 nalabakhalako babe njengalabangakhali, nalabatfokotako babe njengalabangatfokoti, nalabatsengako babe njengalabangenalutfo,
31 nalabasebentisa lelive babe njengalabangalisebentisi, ngobe simo salelive siyendlula.
32 Angifuni kutsi nikhatsateke. Longakashadi ukhutsalela kweNkhosi, kutsi angayitfokotisa ngani iNkhosi.
33 Kodvwa loshadile ukhatsalela kwelive, kutsi angamtfokotisa ngani umfati wakhe,
34 iminako yakhe yehlukene ekhatsi. Nalongakendzi nome intfombi ikhutsalela kweNkhosi, kuze ibe ngcwele emtimbeni nasemoyeni. Kepha lowendzile ukhutsalela kwemhlaba, kutsi angayijabulisa ngani indvodza yakhe.
35 Loku ngikusho kuze kusitakale nine, hhayi kutsi ngicondze kunibopha ngentsambo kepha kuze nihambe ngalokufanelekile, nibambelele eNkhosini ngalokuphelele.
36 Kepha umuntfu nakabona kutsi angeke akhone kutibamba entfombini lasayetsembisile, nangabe inkhanuko imehlula, ingekho lenye indlela, akente loko lakufunako: abashade; akusiso sono loko.
37 Kepha lomile acinile enhlitiyweni yakhe angacindzetelwa lutfo, angenta lakubonako; nangabe nje sewutimisele enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi agcine lowo letsembisene naye ayintfombi, wenta kahle.
38 Ngako-ke loshada lowo letsembisene naye wenta kahle; kepha longashadi wenta kahle kakhulu.
39 Ngekwemtsetfo umfati uboshelwe endvodzeni nayisaphila; kepha nangabe indvodza seyifile, sewukhululekile, angendza nome ngukubani, kuye ngekubona kwakhe, kuphela nje kutsi kube ngusentsandvweni yeNkhosi.
40 Uyetsaba nakahlala anjalo. Lowo-ke ngumbono wami, futsi-ke ngicabanga kutsi ngihambisana naMoya waNkulunkulu.
1 Mayelana nalokuhlatjelwe tithico siyabona sonkhe, njengaloku nisho nitsi: “Sonkhe sinalo lwati.” Kwati kuyakhukhumeta, kantsi lutsandvo luyakha.
2 Nangabe umuntfu atsi kukhona lakwatiko, akati njengaloku kufanele ati.
3 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu atsandza Nkulunkulu, yena-ke watiwa nguye Nkulunkulu.
4 Ngako-ke macondzana nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico siyati kutsi: “Kute sithico lesiphilako,” nekutsi: “Nkulunkulu munye kuphela, kute lomunye.”
5 Ngobe nome kukhona lokutsiwa kubonkulunkulu, nome kusezulwini, nome kusemhlabeni, njengobe bakhona bonkulunkulu labanyenti, nemakhosi lamanyenti,
6 noko kitsi kukhona Nkulunkulu munye, Babe, lokuvela kuye konkhe, natsi sikhonela yena. INkhosi yinye, nguJesu Khristu, lokuvela ngaye konkhe, natsi lesiphila ngaye.
7 Kepha akusibo bonkhe bantfu labakwatiko loko. Labanye betayele tithico ngisho nalamuhla, bakudla nje shangatsi kuhlatjelwe sithico; ngaloko-ke nembeza wabo lobutsakatsaka uyabalahla.
8 Kepha kudla akusisondzeti kuNkulunkulu; ngobe nome singadli asilahlekelwa lutfo, nome sidla asibuyelwa lutfo.
9 Nibocaphela kodvwa, funa lelilungelo lenu libe sikhubekiso kulababutsakatsaka.
10 Ngobe nangabe umuntfu lonanembeza lobutsakatsaka akubona wena lowatiko uhlanganyela edzilini letithico, angete akhutsateka yini kutsi adle lokuhlatjelwe tithico?
11 Ngako-ke lobutsakatsaka uyabhubha ngenca yelwati lwakho, kantsi naye ungumzalwane Khristu lamfela.
12 Ngobe nanona bazalwane kanje, nilimata nembeza wabo lobutsakatsaka, nona Khristu.
13 Ngako-ke nangabe lokudla kwami inyama kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angeke ngisayidla inyama nome nini, kuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
1 Angikakhululeki yini? Angisiye yini umphostoli? Angimbonanga yini Jesu iNkhosi yetfu? Nine anisiwo yini umsebenti wami eNkhosini?
2 Nome ngingesiye umphostoli kulabanye, kodvwa kini nginguye, ngobe ngini luphawu lwebuphostoli bami eNkhosini.
3 Naku-ke kutiphendvulela kwami kulabo labangisolako:
4 Site yini lilungelo lekudla nekunatsa?
5 Site yini lilungelo lekutsi lowo nalowo ahambe nemkakhe lokholwako, njengalabanye baphostoli, nabomnakabo beNkhosi, naKhefase?
6 Kantsi ngimi naBhanabasi kuphela yini labafanele kutiholela ngekutisebentela?
7 Likhona yini lisotja lelake laya emphini ngetalo tindleko? Ngubani lohlanyela sivini angabe asatidla titselo taso? Ngubani lowelusa umhlambi wetinkhomo kodvwa angete aludla lubisi lwato?
8 Ngikusho ngebuntfu bami yini loko? Empeleni umtsetfo wona utsini?
9 Kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi kutsi: “Ungayifaki sifonyo inkhabi nayibhulako.” Konje ngabe Nkulunkulu loko ukucondzise etinkhabini yini?
10 Akakucondzisi kitsi yini loko? Kwabhalelwa tsine; ngobe umlimi kufanele alime anelitsemba, nembhuli wemabele ubhula anelitsemba lekutfola imbasha.
11 Nangabe tsine sihlanyele kini kwaMoya, kuyintfo lenkhulu yini kini nasivuna kwenu kwemhlaba?
12 Nangabe labanye banalo lilungelo kini, pho, tsine asinalo kakhulu yini? Noko asilisebentisanga lelo lungelo, kepha sibeketelela nome yini, kuze singalivimbeli liVangeli laKhristu.
13 Anati yini kutsi labaphetse imisebenti yelithempeli badla emnikelweni welithempeli, nekutsi labakhonta elatini banesabelo emnikelweni?
14 Kuyafanana-ke, iNkhosi ikubekile kutsi labamemetela liVangeli baphile ngekweliVangeli.
15 Kepha mine angiwasebentisanga lawo malungelo, futsi loko angikubhaleli kutsi kwentiwe kimi. Ngobe kimi kungaba ncono kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngemukeke ludvumo lwami lengilufanele.
16 Nangishumayela liVangeli, angikafaneli kutigabatisa, ngobe vele ngimelwe kulishumayela. Kodvwa maye kimi, nangingalishumayeli liVangeli!
17 Ngobe nangabe loko ngikwenta ngekutsandza kwami, bengingabheka kubongwa; kepha nangabe kuphambene nentsandvo yami, kutawube kusho kutsi ngiphatsiswe nguNkulunkulu lomsebenti.
18 Pho, uyini umvuzo wami? Ungunaku: kutsi nangishumayela liVangeli ngingaholi lutfo, futsi ngingasebentisi lilungelo lami lenginalo eVangelini.
19 Ngobe nome ngikhululeke kubo bonkhe, noko ngatenta sigcili kubo bonkhe, ngidzimate ngizuzele labanyenti kuKhristu.
20 KumaJuda ngafike ngaba ngumJuda, kuze ngizuze emaJuda; njengobe bangaphansi kwemtsetfo, ngaba ngulongaphansi kwemtsetfo, nome mine ngingekho ngaphansi kwawo. Ngangentela kutsi ngitewuzuza bantfu labangaphansi kwemtsetfo.
21 Kubetive labate umtsetfo waMosi nami ngaba njengaye lote umtsetfo; noko angisiye lote umtsetfo waNkulunkulu, kepha nami ngingaphansi kwemtsetfo waKhristu, kuze ngizuze labate umtsetfo waMosi.
22 Kulababutsakatsaka nami ngaba butsakatsaka, kuze ngizuze lababutsakatsaka. Ngako-ke sengaba ngiko konkhe kubo bonkhe, kuze ngako konkhe ngisindzise labanye.
23 Ngikwenta konkhe ngesimanga seliVangeli, kuze nami ngibe nesabelo kulo.
24 Anati yini kutsi labagijima ngekuncintisana bagijima bonkhe, kodvwa munye lowemukela umklomelo? Nani-ke gijimani, khona nitewutfola lomklomelo.
25 Bantfu labancintisanako batitsiba kuko konkhe, bukani-ke ngobe labo basuke bentela kutfola umklomelo lophelako, kangakanani-ke tsine lesiyakwemukela umklomelo longeyiwuphela.
26 Nami-ke angigijimisi kwemuntfu longenawo umgomo, futsi nangesibhakela angigadli nje kungatsi ngigadla umoya.
27 Kodvwa umtimba wami ngiyawucindzetela ngiwugandzaye, ngiwente sigcili, kuze mine lengishumayela labanye ngingalahlwa.
1 Ngitsandza kutsi nati, bazalwane bami, kutsi kwentekani kubokhokho betfu. Bonkhe babengephansi kwelifu, futsi bonkhe balwewela lwandle.
2 Bonkhe babhajatiswa kuMosi, efini naselwandle.
3 Bonkhe badla kudla kunye kwaMoya.
4 Bonkhe banatsa sinatfo sinye saMoya, ngobe banatsa edvwaleni laMoya lelabalandzela. Yebo, lelo dvwala lalinguKhristu.
5 Nome kunjalo, linyenti labo alimjabulisanga Nkulunkulu, ngako labhubhela ehlane.
6 Konkhe loko kusibonelo kitsi, kuze kutsi singakufisi lokubi, njengaloko bona bebakufisa.
7 Futsi ningabi ngulabakhonta tithico njengalabanye babo, nanjengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bantfu bahlala phansi balibala kudla nekunatsa, batsi besuka lapho basukuma bagidza.”
8 Futsi singagwadli singaphingi njengobe labanye babo bagwadla, baphinga; bafa ngalanga linye labati-23 000.
9 Futsi singayilingi iNkhosi njengalabanye babo labayilinga, babhujiswa tinyoka.
10 Ningakhononi njengalabanye kubo labakhonona, babhujiswa ngumbhubhisi.
11 Konkhe loko kwenteka kubo kuze kube sibonelo kitsi. Ngako kwabhalwa phansi njengesecwayiso kitsi tsine lesesifikelwe sikhatsi sekugcina.
12 Ngako-ke lotsi umile, akacaphele kutsi angawi.
13 Anikefikelwa kulingwa lokwehlukile kunekwalabanye bantfu. Kepha Nkulunkulu wetsembekile, yena angeke avume kutsi nilingwe ngalokungetulu kwemandla enu. Ngesikhatsi sekulingwa utaninika emandla ekuma, anentele nendlela yekuphepha.
14 Ngaloko-ke, batsandzekako bami, balekelani kukhonta tithico.
15 Ngikhuluma kini njengakubantfu labahlakaniphile; phenyisisani kahle kutsi ngisho kutsini.
16 Kantsi indzebe yesibusiso lesiyibongako ayisiyo yini inhlanganyelo yengati yaKhristu? Sinkhwa lesisihlephulako asisiso yini sinkhwa senhlanganyelo yemtimba waKhristu?
17 Sinkhwa sinye, ngako-ke tsine sonkhe singumtimba munye, ngobe sonkhe sihlanganyela esinkhweni sinye.
18 Bukani baka-Israyeli ngekwelisiko: Labadla imihlatjelo abasibo yini labahlanganyela naNkulunkulu elatini?
19 Ngitsini-ke manje? Ngitsi lokuhlatjelwe tithico kulutfo yini, nome sithico silutfo?
20 Cha, kodvwa ngitsi: Loko lokuhlatjwe ngemahedeni akuhlabela emadimoni, akakuhlabeli Nkulunkulu. Angitsandzi kutsi nihlanganyele nemadimoni.
21 Ningeke ninatse endzebeni yeNkhosi niphindze niyewunatsa endzebeni yemadimoni. Ningeke nihlanganyele esidlweni seNkhosi niphindze nihlanganyele esidlweni semadimoni.
22 Sifuna kutsi iNkhosi ibe nesikhwele yini? Sinemandla yini kunayo?
23 Nitsi: “Kuvumelekile konkhe,” kodvwa akusiti konkhe. “Kuvumelekile konkhe,” kodvwa akwakhi konkhe.
24 Akubete lotifunela kwakhe, akube ngulowo nalowo afunele lomunye.
25 Konkhe lokutsengiswa esilaheni kudleni, ningabuti lutfo ngenca yanembeza.
26 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kweNkhosi.”
27 Nangabe lomunye kulabangakholwa animema, nitsandza kuya, nibodla konkhe lakubeka embikwenu ningabuti lutfo ngenca yanembeza.
28 Kepha nangabe lomunye atsi kini: “Loku kuhlatjelwe tithico,” ningakudli, ngenca yakhe, nangenca yanembeza.
29 Angisho nembeza wakho, kodvwa ngisho walomunye. Nitsi: “Yini kutsi inkhululeko yami yehlulelwe ngunembeza walomunye umuntfu?
30 Nangabe ngidla ngekubonga nginyembenyelwani ngalengikubongako?”
31 Imphendvulo yami itsi: Nome niyadla, nome niyanatsa, nome nentani-ke lokunye, konkhe akwentelwe ludvumo lwaNkulunkulu.
32 Ningabi sikhubekiso kumaJuda nakumaGriki, nakulo libandla laNkulunkulu,
33 njengobe nami ngijabulisa bonkhe bantfu ngako konkhe, ngingafuni kutisita mine, kodvwa ngifuna kusita labanyenti, kuze kutsi basindziswe.
1 Hambani etinyatselweni tami, njengobe nami ngihamba etinyatselweni taKhristu.
2 Ngiyanincoma ngobe ningikhumbula etintfweni tonkhe, nibambelele etimfundzisweni lenganifundzisa tona.
3 Kepha-ke ngitsandza kutsi nati kutsi, inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu, nenhloko yemfati yindvodza, nenhloko yaKhristu nguNkulunkulu.
4 Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza lesuke ithandaza nome iphrofetha ifake lutfo enhloko, isuke ihlazisa inhloko yayo, Khristu.
5 Kepha ngulowo nalowo mfati losuke athandaza nome aphrofetha, angabophi lutfo enhloko, usuke ahlazisa inhloko yakhe, indvodza yakhe, ngobe loko kuyaye kufanane nekutsi uhhulile.
6 Nangabe umfati angambonyi inhloko yakhe, akahhule; nangabe kulihlazo kumfati kuhhula, akashucule.
7 Ngobe empeleni indvodza ayikafaneli kushucula enhloko, ngobe ingumfanekiso neludvumo lwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa umfati uludvumo lwendvodza.
8 Indvodza ayitsatfwanga kumfati, kodvwa ngumfati lowatsatfwa endvodzeni, nakadalwa.
9 Futsi indvodza ayidalelwanga umfati, kodvwa ngumfati lowadalelwa indvodza.
10 Ngako-ke ngenca yetingilosi umfati kufanele abe neluphawu lwekuhlonipha enhloko yakhe.
11 Noko eNkhosini umfati akasilutfo ngaphandle kwendvodza, nendvodza ayisilutfo eNkhosini ngaphandle kwemfati.
12 Njengobe umfati atsatfwa endvodzeni, kanjalo indvodza italwa ngumfati, kepha konkhe kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
13 Tiboneleni nine ngekwenu kutsi kulungile yini kutsi umfati athandaze kuNkulunkulu angakashuculi lutfo enhloko?
14 Imvelo yona ngekwayo ayisiyo yini lefundzisa kutsi indvodza lenetinwele letindze iyatihlazisa?
15 Kodvwa umfati nakanetinwele letindze, kuludvumo kuye. Ngobe kuye tinwele letindze tiliduku lemvelo lelingesuki.
16 Kodvwa-ke nangabe umuntfu afuna kuphika inkhani, tsine site lelinye lisiko enkonzweni, nemabandla aNkulunkulu ate lelinye.
17 Kulemiyalo lelandzelako anginincomi noko, ngobe emihlanganweni yenu yekukhonta nihlanganela kakhulu lokubi kunekuhlanganela lokulungile.
18 Ngobe kwekucala nje, nanihlangana njengelibandla, ngiva kutsi kuyaye kube khona kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, lengicishe ngikukholwe.
19 Ngobe vele kubhekekile kutsi kube khona kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, kuze kutsi labetsembekile babonakale.
20 Nanibutsana ndzawonye, akusiko kudla Sidlo seNkhosi loko.
21 Ngobe ekudleni kwenu ngulowo nalowo uchubeka nekudla kwakhe kudla, lomunye alambe, lomunye anatse adzakwe.
22 Kantsi nite yini tindlu tekudlela netekunatsela, nome nedzelela libandla laNkulunkulu, nikhinyabete labo labatimphuya? Ngingatsini nje kini? Nginincome? Cha, ngeke nginincome ngaloko.
23 Ngobe mine ngakwemukela eNkhosini loko lenganinika kona, kutsi iNkhosi Jesu ngalobo busuku latsengiswa ngabo, watsatsa sinkhwa,
24 wabonga wasihlephula, watsi: “Loku ngumtimba wami lohleshulelwe nine. Loku kwenteni kuze ningikhumbule.”
25 Ngalokufananako watsatsa indzebe emvakwekudla kwakusihlwa, watsi: “Lendzebe sivumelwane lesisha, lesentiwe ngengati yami; yentani loku ngetikhatsi tonkhe, naninatsa kuyo, kuze ningikhumbule.”
26 Ngobe nanidla lesinkhwa ninatse kulendzebe, nifakazela kufa kweNkhosi, ize ibuye.
27 Ngako-ke lowo lodla lesinkhwa aphindze anatse kulendzebe ngalokungakafaneli, unelicala lekona umtimba nengati yeNkhosi.
28 Kodvwa umuntfu akatihlolisise yena, emvakwaloko-ke adle lesinkhwa anatse kulendzebe.
29 Ngobe lodlako anatse, utidlela atinatsele yena licala lekwehlulelwa, nangabe angawehlukanisi umtimba weNkhosi.
30 Ngenca yaloko labanyenti emkhatsini wenu babutsakatsaka bayagula, labanye sebafa.
31 Kepha kube besitehlulela tsine ngalokufanele, besingeke sehlulelwe.
32 Kepha nasehlulelwa yiNkhosi, siyalwa ngiyo, kuze singalahlwa kanye nelive.
33 Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami, nanibutsanela sidlo, nibomelana.
34 Nakukhona lolambile, abodla ekhaya, khona ningetiwubutsanela kulahlwa. Lokunye lokusalako sengiyawukusho, nangifika lapho.
1 Kepha macondzana netiphiwo taMoya, bazalwane, angitsandzi kutsi ningati lutfo ngato.
2 Niyati kutsi nisengakakholwa nedukiselwa etithicweni letatitimungulu.
3 Ngako-ke ngitsandza kutsi nati kutsi, kute umuntfu lokhuluma ngaMoya waNkulunkulu longatsi: “Jesu akacalekiswe!” Futsi kute umuntfu longatsi: “Jesu uyiNkhosi!” ngaphandle kwemuntfu lonaMoya Longcwele.
4 Kukhona tiphiwo temusa letehlukene, kepha munye lowo Moya.
5 Kukhona imisebenti leminyenti leyehlukene yekusitana; kepha yinye leyo Nkhosi.
6 Kukhona imisebenti yemandla leyehlukene, kepha munye lowo Nkulunkulu losebenta konkhe kubo bonkhe.
7 Ngulowo nalowo uphiwa lokubonakalisa Moya, kuze sakhane.
8 Lomunye uphiwa ngaMoya livi lekuhlakanipha, kepha lomunye livi lekwati, ngaye yena lowo Moya,
9 lomunye kukholwa, ngaye lowo Moya, lomunye tiphiwo tekuphilisa, ngaye lowo Moya munye,
10 lomunye kwenta imisebenti yemandla, lomunye kuphrofetha, lomunye kwehlukanisa imimoya, lomunye kukhuluma ngetilimi, lomunye kuhumusha tilimi.
11 Konkhe loko kusetjentwa nguye lowo Moya munye, ababela ngulowo nalowo njengekutsandza kwakhe.
12 Njengobe nemtimba umunye, kepha unetitfo letinyenti, naloku titinyenti nje, kodvwa tingumtimba munye, unjalo-ke naKhristu.
13 Ngobe ngaMoya munye tsine sonkhe sabhajatiswa kutsi sibe ngumtimba munye, nome singemaJuda nome singemaGriki, nome sitigcili, nome singulabakhululekile, tsine sonkhe sanatsiswa Moya munye.
14 Umtimba awusiso sitfo sinye, kodvwa titfo letinyenti.
15 Nangabe lunyawo lungatsi: “Loku ngingesiso sandla, angisiye wemtimba,” noko nome lungasho njalo, lusengilo lwemtimba.
16 Nome indlebe ingatsi: “Loku ngingesilo liso, angisiye wemtimba,” noko nome ingasho njalo, isengiyo yemtimba.
17 Kube umtimba wonkhe bewuliso, ngabe uva ngani? Kube umtimba wonkhe bewuyindlebe, ngabe liphunga liviwa ngani?
18 Kodvwa manje Nkulunkulu umisile titfo tonkhe, nguleso naleso emtimbeni, njengekutsandza kwakhe.
19 Kube kambe titfo tonkhe betisitfo sinye, umtimba ngabe uphi?
20 Manje titfo tinyenti, kodvwa tingumtimba munye.
21 Liso alikafaneli kusho esandleni kutsi: “Angikudzingi;” nenhloko futsi ayikafaneli kusho etinyaweni kutsi: “Anginidzingi.”
22 Kantsi nje ngempela leto titfo temtimba lekungatsi tibutsakatsaka kunaletinye tiyadzingeka.
23 Naleto titfo temtimba lekungatsi tedzelelekile kunaletinye sitatisa kakhulu, naleto lesinemahloni ngato tihlonishwa kakhulu
24 kunaleto lesingenamahloni ngato. Kepha Nkulunkulu wawuhlanganisa umtimba, wanika leti letedzelelekile ludvumo lolukhulu kakhulu,
25 kuze kubete kwehlukana emtimbeni kepha titfo tonkhe tinakekelane ngalokufananako.
26 Nangabe kuhlupheka sitfo sinye, kuhlupheka titfo tonkhe kanye naso; nangabe kudvunyiswa sitfo sinye, kujabula titfo tonkhe kanye naso.
27 Kepha nine ningumtimba waKhristu netitfo ngabanye.
28 Nkulunkulu umise labatsite ebandleni: kucala baphostoli, kwesibili baphrofethi, kwesitsatfu bafundzisi, bese kuba ngulabenta imisebenti yemandla, nalabanetiphiwo temusa tekuphilisa, nebasiti, nebaholi, nalabakhuluma ngetilimi.
29 Babaphostoli bonkhe yini? Babaphrofethi bonkhe yini? Babafundzisi bonkhe yini? Benta imisebenti yemandla bonkhe yini?
30 Bonkhe banetiphiwo temusa tekuphilisa yini? Bakhuluma ngetilimi bonkhe yini? Bonkhe bahumusha tilimi yini?
31 Kepha langatelelani tiphiwo letimcoka. Ngisetawunikhombisa futsi indlela lekungiyona iyinhle kakhulu.
1 Nome ngikhuluma ngetilimi tebantfu netetingilosi, kepha nangite lutsandvo, ngiyatikhulumela nje, ngifanana nelitfusi lelikhencetako nome insimbi lencencetsako.
2 Nome ngingaphrofetha ngati timfihlakalo tonkhe, nelwati lonkhe, nome nginekukholwa lokukhulu kangangekutsi ngingasusa tintsaba, kepha nangite lutsandvo, angisiyontfo yalutfo.
3 Nome ngingephana ngako konkhe lenginako ngondle timphuya, nome futsi nginganikela ngisho nangemtimba wami kutsi ushiswe, kodvwa nangite lutsandvo, akungisiti ngalutfo.
4 Lutsandvo luyabeketela, lutsandvo lumnene, lute umona, lutsandvo alutigabatisi, futsi alutikhukhumeti.
5 Lutsandvo alutiphatsi ngalokungakafaneli, alutifuneli kwalo, alucansuki, alunamagcubu,
6 alukujabuleli lokubi, kodvwa lujabulela liciniso.
7 Lutsandvo lubeketelela tintfo tonkhe, lukholwa tintfo tonkhe, lwetsemba tintfo tonkhe, lukhutsatelela tintfo tonkhe.
8 Lutsandvo alusoze luphele; kepha nome kukhona kuphrofetha, kuyawuphela; nome kukhona tilimi, tiyawuphela; nome kukhona lwati, luyawuphela.
9 Ngobe sati incenye, futsi siphrofetha incenye;
10 kepha nase kufike lokuphelele, loko lokuyincenye kuyawuphela.
11 Ngesikhatsi ngisengumntfwana ngakhuluma kwebuntfwana, ngacabanga kwebuntfwana, ngacondza kwebuntfwana. Ngesikhatsi sengiyindvodza ngakuyekela kuntfwanata.
12 Ngobe nyalo sibona esibukweni kaluvitsi, kodvwa ngale siyawubukana buso nebuso. Nyalo ngati lokuncane, kepha ngale ngiyawukwati ngalokuphelele, njengobe ngatiwa ngalokuphelele.
13 Kutsatfu lokuyawuhlala kumile: kukholwa, kwetsemba, nelutsandvo. Kodvwa lokukhulu kunako konkhe lutsandvo.
1 Jongani lutsandvo, kutsi nilangatelele tiphiwo taMoya, kakhulu kuphrofetha.
2 Lokhuluma ngetilimi akakhulumi kubantfu, kepha ukhuluma kuNkulunkulu, ngobe kute lomvako, ukhuluma timfihlakalo akuMoya.
3 Kube kani lophrofethako ukhuluma kubantfu kutsi bakheke, bakhutsateke, badvudvuteke.
4 Lokhuluma ngetilimi utakha yena, kodvwa lophrofethako wakha libandla.
5 Yebo-kona bengingatsandza kutsi nonkhe nikhulume ngetilimi, kepha bengingatsandza kakhulu kutsi niphrofethe. Vele-ke mkhulu lophrofethako kunalowo lokhuluma ngetilimi, ngaphandle kwekutsi atihumushe, khona kutewusitakala libandla, lakheke.
6 Manje-ke, bazalwane, nangita kini ngikhuluma ngetilimi, nginganisita ngani, nangingakhulumi kini ngekwembulelwa lokutsite, nome ngelwati, nome ngekuphrofetha, nome ngekufundzisa?
7 Nemintjingozi, lengenamphefumulo, njengelivenge nelugitali, nangabe emanothi ayo angevakali kahle-hle, utakwati ngani kutsi kudlalwani?
8 Ngobe nangabe impalampala ingakhali ngalokuvakalako, ngubani longatilungiselela kuya emphini?
9 Kuyafanana-ke nakini naningakhiphi inkhulumo lecacile ngelulwimi lwenu, kungacondzakala kanjani loko lokushiwoko? Niyawube nikhuluma emoyeni nje.
10 Tinyenti tinhlobo tetilimi la emhlabeni, kepha kute nalunye lolungakhulumi lokuvakalako.
11 Kodvwa nangabe ngingalwati lulwimi lolukhulunywa ngulomunye, loko lakukhulumako akuvakali kimi, nami lengikukhulumako akuvakali kuye.
12 Ngako-ke njengobe nani ninemdlandla ngetiphiwo taMoya, shisekelani kutsi nibe nato kakhulu, kuze kwakheke libandla.
13 Ngako-ke lokhuluma ngetilimi, akakhulekele kutsi akwati kutihumusha.
14 Ngobe nangikhuleka ngetilimi, kukhuleka umoya wami, ingcondvo yami ayisitakali.
15 Pho, ngitakwenta njani? Ngitawukhuleka ngemoya nangengcondvo, ngihlabele ngekudvumisa ngemoya nangengcondvo.
16 Ngobe nawobonga Nkulunkulu usemoyeni, lona lote letipho angasho kanjani kutsi: “Amen,” kulokubonga kwakho? Ingani phela akakuva loko lokushoko.
17 Ngobe nome kubonga kwakho kungaba kuhle kakhulu, kodvwa akwakhi muntfu.
18 Noko ngibonga Nkulunkulu kutsi mine ngikhuluma ngetilimi kakhulu kunani nonkhe,
19 kodvwa ebandleni ngingatsandza kukhuluma emagama lasihlanu nje ngengcondvo yami khona ngitewufundzisa labanye, kunekukhuluma ngetilimi emagama lati-10 000.
20 Bazalwane, ningaboba bantfwana ekucabangeni, kodvwa ebubini niboba tinswane, ekucabangeni nibe ngulabakhule impela.
21 Kubhaliwe emtsetfweni kutsi: “ ‘Ngiyawukhuluma kulesive ngemilomo yebantfu baletinye tilimi, kepha noko bangeke bangive,’ isho njalo iNkhosi.”
22 Tilimi tisibonakaliso kulabangakholwa, hhayi kulabakholwako; kepha kuphrofetha kusibonakaliso kulabakholwako, hhayi kulabangakholwa.
23 Libandla nalingahlangana ndzawonye lisuke lonkhe likhulume ngetilimi, bese kungena labangativa nome emahedeni, bangete basho yini kutsi niyahlanya?
24 Kepha nangabe bonkhe baphrofetha, bese kungena umhedeni nome longati lutfo, utawuhlatjwa ngiwo onkhe lamavi abo, ehlulelwe ngiwo.
25 Timfihlo tenhlitiyo yakhe tiyawuvela ekukhanyeni awe phansi ngebuso, athandaze kuNkulunkulu, acinise atsi: “Impela Nkulunkulu ukhona emkhatsini wenu.”
26 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, nanibutsanele kukhonta, nibonikana ematfuba: Lomunye akacale liculo, lomunye afundzise, lomunye etfule sembulo, lomunye akhulume ngetilimi, lomunye atihumushe. Konkhe kwenteleni kutsi kwakheke libandla.
27 Nakukhona labakhuluma ngetilimi, ababe babili bangendluli kulabatsatfu, banikane ematfuba, lomunye ahumushe.
28 Kepha nangabe kute lohumushako, akathule lona wetilimi nakungusebandleni, atikhulumele yena yedvwana naNkulunkulu.
29 Mayelana nalabaphrofethako abakhulume babe babili, nome babe batsatfu, labanye bakuhlole ngaMoya.
30 Kodvwa nangabe kwembulwa lutfo kulomunye lohleti phansi, akathule lona lokhulumako.
31 Ngaleyo ndlela ningaphrofetha nonkhe ngamunye, baze labanye bafundze futsi bakhutsateke.
32 Imimoya yebaphrofethi itfobela baphrofethi,
33 ngobe Nkulunkulu akasiye Nkulunkulu wetiphitsiphitsi kodvwa wekuthula. Njengobe kunjalo kuwo onkhe emabandla alabangcwele,
34 bafati abathule emabandleni, ngobe abakavumeleki kutsi bakhulume, kepha abatitfobe njengaloku usho njalo umtsetfo.
35 Nakukhona labafuna kukwati, abakubute emadvodzeni abo emakhaya, ngobe kulihlazo kutsi umfati akhulume ebandleni.
36 Kambe livi laNkulunkulu laphuma kini yini? Nobe kumbe lefika kini nodvwana yini?
37 Nangabe umuntfu atsi ungumphrofethi nome atsi waMoya, kufanele ati kutsi loku lenginibhalela kona ngumyalo weNkhosi.
38 Kepha umuntfu nangakunaki loku, akanganakwa naye.
39 Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami, khutsalelani kuphrofetha; kodvwa ningakuvimbeli kukhuluma ngetilimi.
40 Kepha konkhe kwenteni kahle ngenhlelembiso.
1 Manje-ke, bazalwane, nginikhumbuta liVangeli lenganishumayela lona nalemukela namanje niseme kulo.
2 Nisindziswa ngalo, nangabe nisabambelele evini lenganishumayela lona; nakungenjalo kukholwa kwenu kwaba lite.
3 Ngobe nami nganinika loko lokubalulekile lengakwemukela, kutsi Khristu wafa ngenca yetono tetfu, njengaloko isho imiBhalo,
4 nekutsi wembelwa, wabuye wavuswa kulabafile ngelilanga lesitsatfu, njengaloku yayivele ishito imiBhalo,
5 nekutsi wabonwa nguKhefase, wase ubonwa ngulabali-12.
6 Emvakwaloko wabonwa, ngasikhatsi sinye, bazalwane labendlula ema-500, liningi labo lisekhona naloku ngikhuluma nje, kodvwa labanye sebafa.
7 Emvakwaloko wabonwa nguJakobe, wase ubonwa baphostoli bonkhe.
8 Ekugcineni kwabo bonkhe wadzimate wabonwa nangimi lenginjengalowatalwa kungesiso sikhatsi sakhe.
9 Ngobe mine ngingulomncane kubaphostoli, bengingakafaneli nekutsi kutsiwe ngingumphostoli, ngobe ngatingela ngahlupha libandla laNkulunkulu.
10 Kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu nginguloku lengingiko, nemusa wakhe kimi awuzange ube lite, kodvwa ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, noko kungesimi, kodvwa kungumusa waNkulunkulu lonami.
11 Ngako-ke nome kungimi nome kungabo, sishumayela kona loko, nani nakholwa kona loko.
12 Kepha-ke nangabe kushunyayelwa kutsi Khristu uvusiwe kulabafile, basho kanjani laba labanye emkhatsini wenu kutsi kute lapha kuvuka kulabafile?
13 Kodvwa-ke nangabe kungekho kuvuka kulabafile, kusho kutsi akavuswanga-ke naye Khristu.
14 Kepha nangabe Khristu akavuswanga-ke kulabafile, kusho kutsi kushumayela kwetfu kulite, nekukholwa kwenu kulite.
15 Yebo-ke sitfolakala sibofakazi bemanga ngaNkulunkulu, ngobe sifakaze kutsi Nkulunkulu wavusa Khristu kulabafile langazange amvuse kambe, nangabe kantsi labafile abavuswa.
16 Ngobe nangabe labafile abavuswa, kusho kutsi naKhristu akavuswanga-ke.
17 Kepha nangabe Khristu akavuswanga, kusho kutsi kukholwa kwenu akusiti lutfo, nisesetonweni tenu,
18 nalabo lasebafa bakuKhristu nabo babhubha.
19 Nangabe singulabetsembela kuKhristu kulokuphila kwala kuphela, sibantfu bekulilelwa kunebantfu bonkhe.
20 Kepha manje Khristu wavuswa kulabafile, waba ngumvuli wendlela kulabo labatawuvuka kulabafile.
21 Njengobe kufa kweta ngemuntfu munye, nekuvuka kulabafile nako kute ngemuntfu munye.
22 Njengobe ku-Adamu bonkhe bayafa, kanjalo futsi nakuKhristu bonkhe bayawuvuswa ekufeni.
23 Kepha ngulowo nalowo uyawuvuka ngesigaba sakhe: Khristu kucala, bese kuba ngulabo lababaKhristu ekubuyeni kwakhe.
24 Emvakwaloko kuyawufika kuphela, mhlazana anikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uYise, nasacitse yonkhe imibuso, nebukhosi bonkhe, nemandla onkhe.
25 Ngobe Khristu kumele abuse, aze Nkulunkulu ancobe tonkhe titsa takhe atibeke ngephansi kwetinyawo takhe.
26 Sitsa sekugcina lesiyawucitfwa kufa.
27 “Ngobe Nkulunkulu utfobise tonkhe tintfo ngephansi kwetinyawo takhe.” Kepha nangabe umBhalo utsi: “Tintfo tonkhe titfotjisiwe,” kuyakhanya kutsi ungaphandle kwato Nkulunkulu lotitfobisele ngephansi kwakhe.
28 Kodvwa-ke nangabe tonkhe tintfo setitfotjiselwe ngephansi kwakhe, lapho-ke nayo iNdvodzana yemuntfu iyakutitfoba ngephansi kwalowo lowatfobisa tonkhe tintfo ngephansi kwayo, kuze Nkulunkulu abe nguko konkhe kuko konkhe.
29 Kepha bayakwenta njani lababhajatiselwa kulabafile, nangabe kuliciniso kutsi abavuki? Pho, babhajatiselelwani kulabafile?
30 Pho, tsine yini sibesengotini ngetikhatsi tonkhe?
31 Bazalwane, ngekubongwa lenginako ngani kuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu ngiyacinisa kutsi: Ngifa mihla yonkhe le!
32 Nangabe e-Efesu ngalwa nalokutsiwa tilwane, kungisita ngani loko? Nangabe labafile abavuswa: “Kuncono sidle sinatse, ngobe kusasa sitawufa.”
33 Ningayengeki: “Bangani lababi bonakalisa similo lesihle.”
34 Sangulukani; ningaphindzi none, ngobe labanye abamati Nkulunkulu. Ngikusho loko khona nitewuba nemahloni.
35 Lomunye utawutsi: “Labafile bavuswa njani? Beta banemtimba lonjani?”
36 Silima-ndzini, awati yini kutsi lokuhlanyelako wena akukutfoli kuphila kungakafi kucala?
37 Futsi loko lokuhlanyelako, usuke ungahlanyeli lona likhaba, kepha usuke uhlanyela inhlanyelo lengesilo likhaba, nome ngabe yakolo, nome ngabe yalokunye nje-ke.
38 Kepha Nkulunkulu unika inhlanyelo simo sayo ngekutsandza kwakhe, ngulolo nalolo luhlobo lwenhlanyelo lunesimo salo.
39 Inyama ayifanani yonkhe: lenye yebantfu, lenye yetilwane, lenye yetinyoni, lenye yetinhlanti.
40 Ikhona-ke nemitimba yasezulwini nemitimba yasemhlabeni, kepha inkhatimulo yemitimba yasezulwini iyodvwa, neyemitimba yasemhlabeni iyodvwa.
41 Iyodvwa inkhatimulo yelilanga, iyodvwa inkhatimulo yenyanga, iyodvwa nenkhatimulo yetinkhanyeti; yebo, nguleyo nkhanyeti inekukhatimula lokwehlukile kukwalenye.
42 Kunjalo-ke kuvuka kulabafile. Kuhlanyelwa kunekubola, kuvuswe kungasenakubola.
43 Umtimba ungcwatjwa unekudzelelwa, uvuswe unenkhatimulo; ungcwatjwa unebutsakatsaka, uvuswe unemandla.
44 Ungcwatjwa ungumtimba wenyama, uvuswe ungumtimba wemoya. Nangabe ukhona umtimba wenyama, kusho kutsi-ke ukhona nemtimba wemoya.
45 Kanjalo futsi kubhaliwe kutsi: “Umuntfu wekucala Adamu waba ngumuntfu lophilako;” Adamu wekugcina waba nguMoya lonika kuphila.
46 Kepha kwekucala akusiko kwemoya kodvwa kwenyama, bese-ke kwesibili kuba kwemoya.
47 Umuntfu wekucala wavela emhlabeni alutfuli; umuntfu wesibili wavela ezulwini.
48 Njengobe abenjalo umuntfu welutfuli, banjalo nalabo lababelutfuli; nanjengobe anjalo umuntfu wasezulwini, banjalo nalabo lababasezulwini.
49 Futsi-ke njengobe sinelufuto lwalona lowelutfuli, kanjalo siyawuba nelufuto lwalona wasezulwini.
50 Nginitjela naku, bazalwane bami, kutsi inyama nengati akunawulidla lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu, nekubola akulidli lifa lelingaboli.
51 Lalelani, nginitjele imfihlakalo: Asite safa sonkhe, noko siyawuguculwa sonkhe
52 ngesikhashana, ngekucwabita kweliso, ngelicilongo lekugcina. Ngobe licilongo liyawukhala, labafile bavuswe bangasenakubola, tsine siguculwe.
53 Ngobe loku lokubolako kufanele kutsi kwembatse kungaboli, naloko lokufako kufanele kutsi kwembatse kungafi.
54 Nangabe loko lokubolako sekwembetse kungaboli, naloku lokufako sekwembetse kungafi, kutawube sekugcwaliseke livi lelibhaliwe lelitsi: “Kufa kumitwe kuncoba.”
55 “Kufa, kuphi kuncoba kwakho? Kufa, luphi ludvonsi lwakho?”
56 Ludvonsi lwekufa sono, nemandla esono ngumtsetfo.
57 Kodvwa akabongwe Nkulunkulu losinika kuncoba ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
58 Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, banini ngulabasimile labangaceki, nikhutsale emsebentini weNkhosi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nati kutsi kusebenta kwenu akusilo lite eNkhosini.
1 Macondzana neminikelo lebutselwa kusita labangcwele, njengobe ngayala emabandla aseGalathiya, yentani njalo nani.
2 Njalo nje ngelilanga lekucala evikini, akube ngulowo nalowo alondvolote loko lokumlingene, kuze kutsi iminikelo ingentiwa sengikhona.
3 Nase ngifikile, labo lenibakhetsile ngitawubatfumela kanye netincwadzi tekubetfula, bamikise letipho tenu telutsandvo eJerusalema.
4 Nangabe kufanele nami ngihambe, ngiyawuhamba kanye nabo, batangiphekeletela.
5 Ngitawufika lapho kini sengendlule eMasedoniya, ngobe ngifuna kwendlula khona kucala.
6 Mhlawumbe ngingahle ngihlale lapho kini kudzimate kwendlule lobusika, kumbe ningangisita ekuchubekeni kwami, nome kukuphi la ngiya khona.
7 Angeke nginibone kwamanje ngisetakwendlula, ngobe ngifuna kufike ngihlale lapho kini sikhatsi, iNkhosi nayivuma.
8 Kepha ngitawuhlala e-Efesu, kudzimate kufike lilanga lePhentekhoste.
9 Ngobe litfuba lekusebenta lingivulekele, noko banyenti labemelene nami.
10 Nakufika Thimothi lapho kini, nibocaphelisisa kutsi nimemukele, ativele asekhaya, ngobe wenta msebenti munye nami, umsebenti weNkhosi.
11 Ngako-ke kubete lomedzelelako, nimelekelele ngekumphekeletela endleleni naseta kimi, ngobe tsine nebazalwane simbhekile.
12 Macondzana nemzalwane Apolosi ngamcela kakhulu kutsi ete kini kanye nebazalwane, kepha bekungesiyo intsandvo yakhe kutsi ete kwanyalo, noko utawuta angatfola litfuba.
13 Lindzani nisime ekukholweni, nibe ngemadvodza, nicine.
14 Konkhe lenikwentako, akwentiwe ngelutsandvo!
15 Bazalwane, niyati kutsi bakaStefanasi baba bekucala kubase-Akhaya labaphendvuka nekutsi batimisela kukhonta labangcwele.
16 Ngiyanincenga kutsi nibatfobele labanjalo nabo bonkhe labasebentisana nabo bashiphaneka.
17 Ngiyatfokota ngekufika kwaStefanasi, naFothunatusi, na-Akhayikhusi, ngobe bayanimelela nome ningekho.
18 Ngobe bawuhlumelele umoya wami newenu; ngako-ke bahlonipheni labanjalo.
19 Emabandla ase-Asiya ayakhonta kini nonkhe. Bo-Akhwila naPhrisila bakhonta kakhulu kini eNkhosini, kanye nelibandla lelikhontela endlini yabo.
20 Bazalwane bonkhe nabo bayakhonta kini. Bingelelanani ngekwangana lokungcwele.
21 Nako-ke kukhonta kwami mine Pawula ngesandla sami.
22 Nangabe umuntfu angayitsandzi iNkhosi, akabe ngulocalekisiwe Wota Nkhosi!
23 Umusa weNkhosi Jesu awube nani.
24 Lutsandvo lwami alube nani nonkhe kuKhristu Jesu.