Eyokuqala KwabaseKhorinte 1:1-31
1 Mina Phawuli engabizwa ukuthi ngibe ngumphostoli+ kaKhristu uJesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngiyalibhalela ngiloSosithene umfowethu.
2 Ngibhalela lina elisebandleni likaNkulunkulu eliseKhorinte,+ elangcweliswa laba munye loKhristu uJesu+ futhi elabizelwa ukuthi libe ngabangcwele, lani lonke elikuyo yonke indawo elibiza ibizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu,+ oyiNkosi yethu sonke:
3 Umusa omkhulu lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu laseNkosini uJesu Khristu akube kini.
4 Ngihlala ngimbonga uNkulunkulu wami ngenxa yomusa wakhe omkhulu eliwuphiweyo ngoKhristu uJesu
5 ngoba uselenze lanotha kukho konke ngoKhristu, lenelisa ukukhuluma ilizwi futhi lathola ulwazi lonke.+
6 Ubufakazi ngoKhristu+ sebulenze laqina
7 ukuze lingasweli loba yisiphi isipho lisalindele ngabomvu ukwembulwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.+
8 Uzaphinda aliqinise kuze kube sekucineni ukuze lingabi lecala ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.+
9 Uthembekile uNkulunkulu+ owalibiza ukuthi libe ndawonye* leNdodana yakhe uJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu.
10 Ngiyalincenga-ke bafowethu ngebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ukuthi lonke livumelane kwelikukhulumayo njalo kungabi lokwehlukana phakathi kwenu+ kodwa limanyane ngokupheleleyo, libe ngqondonye futhi licabange ngendlela efananayo.+
11 Kulabanye abemuli kaKlowe abangitshele ngani bafowethu, bathi kulezingxabano phakathi kwenu.
12 Okwenza ngitsho njalo yikuthi omunye uyathi: “Mina ngingokaPhawuli,” omunye athi, “Mina ngingoka-Apholo,”+ omunye athi, “Mina ngingokaKhefasi,”* omunye athi, “Mina ngingokaKhristu.”
13 UKhristu wehlukene yini? UPhawuli wabethelwa esigodweni ngenxa yenu yini? Kumbe labhabhathizwa ebizweni likaPhawuli yini?
14 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi phakathi kwenu akulamuntu engambhabhathizayo ngaphandle kukaKhrispu+ loGayu,+
15 ukuze kungabi lomuntu othi labhabhathizwa ebizweni lami.
16 Abanye engababhabhathizayo ngabahlala loStefana.+ Ngaphandle kwalaba angazi kumbe ukhona omunye engambhabhathizayo
17 ngoba uKhristu kangithumanga ukuthi ngibhabhathize. Wangithuma ukuthi ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle+ kodwa ngingakwenzi ngamazwi okuhlakanipha ukuze isigodo sokuhlutshwa* sikaKhristu singabi yinto engelancedo.
18 Imfundiso yesigodo sokuhlutshwa* iyibuthutha kulabo ababhubhayo,+ kodwa kithi esisindiswayo ingamandla kaNkulunkulu+
19 ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Ngizakwenza ukuhlakanipha kwezihlakaniphi kutshabalale, lokukhalipha kwabafundileyo ngizakulahla.”*+
20 Ungaphi umuntu ohlakaniphileyo? Ungaphi umbhali?* Ungaphi umphikisi wakulo umumo wezinto?* Kanti uNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kwaba yibuthutha yini ukuhlakanipha komhlaba lo?
21 Ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kukhanya ngokuthi lanxa umhlaba ungazange umazi+ ngokuhlakanipha kwawo,+ yena kwamthokozisa ukusebenzisa ubuthutha+ balokho okutshunyayelwayo ukuze asindise abakholwayo.
22 AmaJuda acela izibonakaliso,+ lamaGrikhi acela ukuhlakanipha.
23 Kodwa thina sitshumayela ngoKhristu owabethelwa esigodweni njalo lokhu kwenza amaJuda akhubeke futhi kuyibuthutha kwabezizweni.+
24 Lanxa kunjalo, kulabo ababizwayo abangamaJuda labangamaGrikhi, uKhristu ungamandla kaNkulunkulu lokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu+
25 ngoba lokho okuyibuthutha okuvela kuNkulunkulu kuhlakaniphile kulabantu, lalokho okubuthakathaka okuvela kuNkulunkulu kulamandla kulabantu.+
26 Lani bafowethu liyazibonela ukuthi ekubizweni kwenu, ababanengi abahlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwabantu,+ ababanengi abalamandla futhi ababanengi abazalelwe esikhosini.*+
27 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wakhetha abantu umhlaba obabona beyizithutha* ukuze ayangise abantu abahlakaniphileyo njalo wakhetha abantu umhlaba obabona bebuthakathaka* ukuze ayangise abantu abalamandla.+
28 UNkulunkulu wakhetha lezinto zomhlaba ezingaqakathekanga lezinto ezikhangelelwa phansi kanye lezinto ezingancediyo ukuze achithe izinto ezincedayo.+
29 Lokhu wakwenza ukuze kungabi lomuntu ozitshaya isifuba phambi kwakhe.
30 Kodwa ngenxa yakhe selimanyene loKhristu uJesu osebe yikuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kithi, lokulunga+ lokungcweliswa+ kanye lokukhululwa ngenhlawulo+
31 ukuze kube njengoba nje kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Ozigqajayo kazigqaje ngoJehova.”*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lihlanganyele.”
^ Ubizwa langokuthi nguPhetro.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “ngizakufuqela eceleni.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo isazi soMthetho.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “abavela ezimulini eziqakathekileyo.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “izinto zomhlaba eziyizithutha.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “izinto zomhlaba ezibuthakathaka.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
