1 KWEBEKORINTE 5
Ukuhlobonga ebandleni
1Eqinisweni kubikiwe bonyana kukhona ukuziphatha kumbi ngokwamabhayi phakathi kwenu, begodu okumhlobo ongenzekiko ngitjho naphakathi kwabarhedeni. Indoda ingena emabhayini nomkayise! 2Kodwana ngapha nina niyazigqaja! Bekungakameli bona niphathwe ziinhloni, beningasaba nobudlelwano nomuntu owenze lokhu na? 3Nanyana ngingekho kini siqu sami kodwana nginani ngommoya begodu sele ngimgwebile loyo owenze lokho njengombana bengizakwenza njalo nabegade ngiphakathi kwenu. 4Lokha nanihlangene ebizweni leKosi uJesu, nami ngibekhona ngommoya, namandla weKosi uJesu abe khona, 5nikelani indoda leyo kuSathana ukuze kubhujiswe imvelo yesono bese ummoyayo ubulungeke ngelanga leKosi.
6Ukuzikhukhumeza kwenu akukalungi. Anazi bonyana isibiliso esincani sibilisa yoke ihlama na? 7Lahlani isibiliso esidala ukuze nibe yihlama etja enganasibiliso, njengombana ninjalo, ngombana uKrestu oyimvana yethu yePhasika wenziwe umhlabelo. 8Ngalokho-ke asibulungeni umnyanya lo, kungabi ngesibiliso esidala, ekusibiliso seswili nokukhohlakala, kodwana kube sisikwa esinganasibiliso, isikwa sobuqotho neqiniso.
9Encwadini enganitlolela yona nganikhalima bonyana ningajayelani nabantu abaziphatha kumbi ngokwamabhayi. 10Angikhulumi ngabangakholwako abaziphethe kumbi, abamarhamaru, ababogalajana nabalotjha abosingazimu ngombana nange kunjalo bekuzakufuneka bonyana nisuke ephasinapha. 11Kodwana gadesi nginitlolela bonyana ningahlanganyeli nananyana ngubani ozibiza ngomzalwana kodwana khibe uziphethe kumbi ngokwamabhayi, omarhamaru, olotjha abosingazimu, othukanako, osidakwa noneswili. Nakungonjalo ningalingi nigome naye.
12Nginandabani nokugweba labo abangaphandle kwebandla na? Akukameli nigwebe abangebandleni na? 13UZimu uzabagweba labo abangaphandle. Angithi umtlolo uthi: “Qotjhani umuntu okhohlakeleko phakathi kwenu.”
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