Eyesibili KwabaseKhorinte 6:1-18
6 Njengoba sisebenza loNkulunkulu,+ siyalikhuthaza ukuthi lingathi selamukele umusa wakhe omkhulu beselilahlekelwa yinhloso yawo.+
2 Yena uthi: “Ngesikhathi sokwamukelwa ngakuzwa, ngakunceda ngelanga lensindiso.”+ Zwanini! Khathesi yiso kanye isikhathi sokwamukelwa! Leli yilo ilanga lensindiso!
3 Kasenzi izinto ezingakhuba abanye ukuze inkonzo yethu ingasolwa.+
4 Sitshengisa ngezindlela zonke ukuthi siyizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu:+ Saqinisela ezilingweni ezinengi, lekuhluphekeni, lezikhathini zokuswela lasebunzimeni.+
5 Satshaywa, safakwa emajele,+ savukelwa ngabantu futhi sasebenza nzima. Sasingalali ebusuku njalo kwezinye izikhathi sasiswela ukudla.+
6 Simsulwa, silolwazi, siyabekezela,+ silomusa,+ silomoya ongcwele futhi silothando lweqiniso.+
7 Sikhuluma iqiniso, sithembele emandleni kaNkulunkulu,+ sithwala izikhali zokulunga+ esandleni sokudla* lakwesenxele.*
8 Silenkazimulo lehlazo, siyachothozwa njalo siyanconywa. Bathi singamaqili kodwa thina sikhuluma iqiniso,
9 bathi kasaziwa kodwa siyaziwa, bathi siyafa* kodwa nanko siyaphila!+ Bathi siyajeziswa* kodwa kasibulawa,+
10 bathi sisosizini kodwa sihlala sithokoza, bathi siyadubeka kodwa sinothisa abanengi, bathi asilalutho kodwa silezinto zonke.+
11 Sivule imilomo yethu ukuze sikhulume lani* bantu beKhorinte njalo inhliziyo zethu sizivule ngokupheleleyo.
12 Silipha lonke uthando lwethu, asincitshani.+ Kodwa lina alisithandi kangako, liyancitshana lothando lwenu.
13 Ngikhuluma lani angathi lingabantwabami ngisithi yenzani njengathi, lizivule ngokupheleleyo inhliziyo zenu.+
14 Lingabotshelwa ejogweni linye* labangakholwayo.+ Kulobudlelwano bani phakathi kokulunga lobubi?+ Kulokuhambelana bani phakathi kokukhanya lobumnyama?+
15 Kanti kulokuvumelana bani phakathi kukaKhristu loBheliyali?*+ Kulokuhambelana bani* phakathi komuntu okholwayo lomuntu ongakholwayo?+
16 Kulokuvumelana bani phakathi kwethempeli likaNkulunkulu lezithombe?+ Phela thina silithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo,+ njengoba nje uNkulunkulu wathi: “Ngizahlala phakathi kwabo+ ngihambe phakathi kwabo futhi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.”+
17 “‘Yikho phumani kubo, lehlukane labo,’ kutsho uJehova,* ‘njalo lingathinti into engcolileyo’”;+ “‘mina ngizalamukela.’”+
18 “‘Ngizakuba nguyihlo+ lina libe ngamadodana lamadodakazi ami,’+ kutsho uJehova* uSomandla.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kungabe kutshiwo izikhali zokuzivikela.
^ Kungabe kutshiwo izikhali zokuhlasela.
^ Kumbe, “kufanele sife.”
^ Kumbe, “siyalaywa.”
^ Kumbe, “Sikhulume lani singakhekhelezi.”
^ Kumbe, “Lingahlanganiswa.”
^ Ibizo leli livela kwelesiHebheru elitsho ukuthi, “Ongancedi ngalutho.” Kutshiwo uSathane.
^ Kumbe, “Kulesabelo bani.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.