1 KWEBEKORINTE 8
Ukudla okuhlatjelwe abosingazimu
1Malungana nokudla okuhlatjelwe abosingazimu: Siyazi bona soke sinelwazi. Ilwazi liyakhukhumeza, kodwana ithando liyakha. 2Umuntu odlumbana bona kukhona akwaziko, akakabukwazi ngombana usafanele azi. 3Kodwana umuntu othanda uZimu waziwa nguZimu.
4Nje-ke, malungana nokugoma ukudla okuhlatjelwe abosingazimu: Siyazi bona usingazimu akasililitho ephasini nokobana akekho omunye uZimu ngaphandle kwaloyo oyedwa. 5Ngitjho nanyana kuthiwa kukhona okubizwa bona bozimu, nanyana kusezulwini namkha ephasini, (ngambala kunezinto ekuthiwa bozimu abanengi nekuthiwa ziinkosi ezinengi) 6nokho kithi munye uZimu, uBaba, okuvela kuye zoke izinto begodu nesiphilela yena; yinye kwaphela iKosi, nguJesu Krestu, ngaye okwavela koke okukhona begodu nesiphila ngaye.
7Kodwana akusibo boke abanelwazi leli. Abanye abantu basangenelele emikhubeni yabosingazimu kangangobana nabagoma ukudla okunjalo badlumbana bona kuhlatjelwe abosingazimu, nje-ke njengobana unembeza wabo abuthakathaka, uyasilaphazeka. 8Nokho ukudla akusitjhidezi eduze kwakaZimu; asibi bambi nasingagomiko, godu asibi ngabangcono nasigomako.
9Tjhejani nokho bonyana ikululeko yenu ingabi sikhubekiso kababuthakathaka. 10Ngitjho ngombana nakukhona ononembeza obuthakathaka, okubonako wena onelwazi leli ugoma ethempelini labosingazimu, akazukukhuthazeka bonyana agome lokho okuhlatjelwe abosingazimu na? 11Ngaleyondlela umzalwana obuthakathaka lo, uJesu amfelako, uzakulimala ngebanga lelwazi lakho. 12Lokha nanona kubazalwana benu ngalendlela, nilimaze unembeza wabo, nona kuKrestu. 13Yeke nakube lokho engikugomako kubanga bona umzalwana wami awele esonweni, angeze bengisakugoma ukuze ngingamkhubekisi.
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