1 KWEBEKORINTE 2
Itjumayelo ngoKrestu obethelweko
1Lokha nangifika kini bazalwana, azange ngize ngobugagu bokukhuluma namkha ngokuhlakanipha nangimemezela ubufakazi bakaZimu kini 2ngombana ngaqunta ukungazi ilitho ngaphandle kwakaJesu Krestu, iye, yena abethelwe esiphambanweni. 3Ngize kini ngobuthakathaka nangokwesaba kanye nangokuqhaqhazela okukhulu. 4Umlayezwami kanye nokutjhumayela kwami bekungasi ngamezwi wokuhlakanipha nayengako, kodwana bekuveza amandla kaMoya 5ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kungadzimeleli ekuhlakanipheni kwabantu kodwana emandleni kaZimu.
Ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuMoya
6Nokho-ke siyawukhuluma umlayezo wokuhlakanipha nasiphakathi kwabakhulileko, kodwana ingasi ukuhlakanipha kwephaseli namkha kwababusi besikhathesi, abazakubhubha baphele. 7Awa, sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha okufihlakeleko kwakaZimu. Iye, ukuhlakanipha ebekufihliwe nalokho uZimu akubekele iphazimulwethu ngaphambi kokuthoma kwesikhathi. 8Akakho ebabusini besikhathini lesi okulemukileko lokho ngombana nakube bebakulemukile, bebangekhe babethele iKosi yephazimulo. 9Kodwana kutloliwe kwathiwa:
“Akunalihlo elakubonako,
akunandlebe eyakuzwako,
akunamkhumbulo owakubambako
lokho uZimu akulungiselele labo abamthandako.”
10Ngalokho uZimu ukwambulile lokho kithi ngoMoyakhe. 11Ngubani hlangana nabantu owazi imikhumbulo yomuntu ngaphandle kommoya womuntu ongaphakathi kwakhe na? Ngokunjalo-ke, akunamuntu owazi imizindlo kaZimu ngaphandle kwakaMoya kaZimu. 12Asikamukeli ummoya wephasi kodwana samukele uMoya obuya kuZimu ukuze sizwisise lokho uZimu asiphe khona ngesihle.
13Ngilokho-ke esikukhulumako, kungasi ngamezwi esiwafundiswe ngokuhlakanipha komuntu kodwana ngamezwi esiwafundiswe nguMoya, sizwakalisa iqiniso ngamezwi kaMoya. 14Umuntu onganaMoya akamukeli izinto ezivela kuMoya kaZimu ngombana zibudlhadlha kuye. Angeze azizwisise ngombana zizwisiswa ngokukaMoya. 15Umuntu kaMoya uhlolisisa koke kodwana yena ngokwakhe akakhambi ngokuhlolwa babantu. 16Ngitjho ngombana umtlolo uthi:
“Ngubani owakhe wazi umkhumbulo kaSomnini
kobana angabe amfundise na?”
Nokho-ke thina sinomkhumbulo kaKrestu.
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