Imibono nesambulo sakaPowula
1Kufanele ngizikhakhazise nanyana kungasizi ilitho nje. Kodwana ngizakuragela phambili emibonweni nezambulweni zeKosi. 2Ngazi umuntu othileko kuKrestu, ekwathi eminyakeni elitjhumi nane edlulileko wanyuselwa ezulwini lesithathu. Ukuthi bekangemzimbeni namkha bekangasi ngemzimbeni, angazi, kwazi uZimu. 3Iye, ngiyazi bona umuntu loyo, nanyana bekangemzimbeni namkha bekangasi ngemzimbeni angazi, kwazi uZimu. 4Nokho yena wanyuselwa epharadesi. Wezwa izinto ezingakhulumekiko, iye, izinto umuntu angakavunyelwa bona azikhulume. 5Yeke ngizazikhakhazisa-ke ngomuntu onjalo, kodwana angeze ngazikhakhazisa ngokwami ngaphandle kobuthakathaka bami. 6Ngitjho nanyana bengingathanda ukuzikhakhazisa, bengingeze ngaba sidlhayela ngombana bengizabe ngikhuluma iqiniso. Kodwana ngiyalisa ukuzikhakhazisa ukuze kungabikhona ocabanga khulu ngami ukudlula lokho engikwenzako namkha engikukhulumako.
7Ngafakwa iliva enyameni ukuze ngingazikhukhumezi ngebanga lezambulo ezikulu engizibonako. Nje-ke ilivelo lisithunywa sakaSathana angititinya ngalo. 8Kwabe kwaba mahlandla amathathu ngincenga uSomnini bonyana alikhuphe kimapha. 9Kodwana wathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele ngombana amandla wami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” Nje-ke ngizazikhakhazisa khulu ngobuthakathaka bami ukuze amandla kaKrestu ahlale phezu kwami. 10Kungebangelo, ngenca kaKrestu, ngiyakuthabela ukuba buthakathaka, ukuthukwa, ukuba sebudisini, ukuzunywa nokuhlupheka. Ngitjho ngombana lokha nangibuthakathaka, ngiba namandla.
Ukukhathazeka kwakaPowula ngebandla leKorinte
11Sese ngiphenduke isidlhayela, kodwana ngini eningenzisileko. Emanyeni bekumele kube ngini eningibukako ngombana anginyazeki nakancani ebapostolini abadumilekwaba, ngitjho nanyana ngingasililitho nje. 12Amatshwayo wobupostoli, okutjho iimbonakaliso, iimangaliso nemikarisomraro, kwenziwa phakathi kwenu ngesineke esikhulu. 13Yini eyanenza bona nilulazeke kunamanye amabandla ngaphandle kobana angizange ngibe mthwalo kini na? Yeningilibalele ebutjhaphenobo!
14Qalani, sele ngilungele ukuza kini kilelihlandla lesithathu. Angizukuba mthwalo kini ngombana angifuni ipahla yenu kodwana ngifuna nina. Angithi abantwana abakameli ukondla ababelethi kodwana babelethi ekumele bondle abantwana. 15Ngingathaba ukuninikela koke enginakho nami bengizinikele ngokwami. Nakube nginithanda khulu, nina nizangithanda kancani na?
16Akhe kuthatheke-ke bona azange ngibe mthwalo kini. Nokho nithi batjho njengombana ngibe nobuqili, nganidlelezela. 17Ngakhe nganidlelezela ngamanye wamadoda engawathumela kini na? 18Ngakhombela uTitosi bona eze kini, ngamthuma nomunye umzalwana wethu. UTitosi azange anidlelezele. Kghani wakhe wanidlelezela? Azange siziphathe njalo nathi na? Azange sikhambe emagadangweni afanako na?
19Kghani soke isikhathesi beniseze nidlumbana bona sizivikela kini na? Awa, thina besikhuluma phambi koZimu sikuKrestu begodu koke esikwenzako, bangani abathandekako, sikwenzela ukuqinisa nina. 20Nginevalo lokobana ekufikeni kwami ngingahle nginifunyane ningasi ngilokho engikufisako, nani ningahle ningifunyane ngingasi ngilokho enikufisako. Godu nginevalo lokobana mhlambe kungaba khona ukucabana, umona, ukuthukuthelelana, umrhobholo, ukuthukana, ukuhlebana, ukuzazi nesiphithiphithi. 21Iye, nginevalo lokobana nangifikako godu, uZimami angangithoba phambi kwenu, mhlambe bengililele abanengi abona ngaphambilini kodwana bangeze baphenduka ekusilaphaleni kwabo, ekuziphatheni kumbi ngokwamabhayi kanye nemanyaleni abawenzileko.
