1Hambani etinyatselweni tami, njengobe nami ngihamba etinyatselweni taKhristu.
Kushucula inhloko enkonzweni
2Ngiyanincoma ngobe ningikhumbula etintfweni tonkhe, nibambelele etimfundzisweni lenganifundzisa tona. 3Kepha-ke ngitsandza kutsi nati kutsi, inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu, nenhloko yemfati yindvodza, nenhloko yaKhristu nguNkulunkulu. 4Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza lesuke ithandaza nome iphrofetha ifake lutfo enhloko, isuke ihlazisa inhloko yayo, Khristu. 5Kepha ngulowo nalowo mfati losuke athandaza nome aphrofetha, angabophi lutfo enhloko, usuke ahlazisa inhloko yakhe, indvodza yakhe, ngobe loko kuyaye kufanane nekutsi uhhulile. 6Nangabe umfati angambonyi inhloko yakhe, akahhule; nangabe kulihlazo kumfati kuhhula, akashucule. 7Ngobe empeleni indvodza ayikafaneli kushucula enhloko, ngobe ingumfanekiso neludvumo lwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa umfati uludvumo lwendvodza. 8Indvodza ayitsatfwanga kumfati, kodvwa ngumfati lowatsatfwa endvodzeni, nakadalwa. 9Futsi indvodza ayidalelwanga umfati, kodvwa ngumfati lowadalelwa indvodza. 10Ngako-ke ngenca yetingilosi umfati kufanele abe neluphawu lwekuhlonipha enhloko yakhe. 11Noko eNkhosini umfati akasilutfo ngaphandle kwendvodza, nendvodza ayisilutfo eNkhosini ngaphandle kwemfati. 12Njengobe umfati atsatfwa endvodzeni, kanjalo indvodza italwa ngumfati, kepha konkhe kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
13Tiboneleni nine ngekwenu kutsi kulungile yini kutsi umfati athandaze kuNkulunkulu angakashuculi lutfo enhloko? 14Imvelo yona ngekwayo ayisiyo yini lefundzisa kutsi indvodza lenetinwele letindze iyatihlazisa? 15Kodvwa umfati nakanetinwele letindze, kuludvumo kuye. Ngobe kuye tinwele letindze tiliduku lemvelo lelingesuki. 16Kodvwa-ke nangabe umuntfu afuna kuphika inkhani, tsine site lelinye lisiko enkonzweni, nemabandla aNkulunkulu ate lelinye.
Indlela yekuphatsa Sidlo seNkhosi
17Kulemiyalo lelandzelako anginincomi noko, ngobe emihlanganweni yenu yekukhonta nihlanganela kakhulu lokubi kunekuhlanganela lokulungile. 18Ngobe kwekucala nje, nanihlangana njengelibandla, ngiva kutsi kuyaye kube khona kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, lengicishe ngikukholwe. 19Ngobe vele kubhekekile kutsi kube khona kwehlukana emkhatsini wenu, kuze kutsi labetsembekile babonakale. 20Nanibutsana ndzawonye, akusiko kudla Sidlo seNkhosi loko. 21Ngobe ekudleni kwenu ngulowo nalowo uchubeka nekudla kwakhe kudla, lomunye alambe, lomunye anatse adzakwe. 22Kantsi nite yini tindlu tekudlela netekunatsela, nome nedzelela libandla laNkulunkulu, nikhinyabete labo labatimphuya? Ngingatsini nje kini? Nginincome? Cha, ngeke nginincome ngaloko.
23Ngobe mine ngakwemukela eNkhosini loko lenganinika kona, kutsi iNkhosi Jesu ngalobo busuku latsengiswa ngabo, watsatsa sinkhwa, 24wabonga wasihlephula, watsi: “Loku ngumtimba wami lohleshulelwe nine. Loku kwenteni kuze ningikhumbule.” 25Ngalokufananako watsatsa indzebe emvakwekudla kwakusihlwa, watsi: “Lendzebe sivumelwane lesisha, lesentiwe ngengati yami; yentani loku ngetikhatsi tonkhe, naninatsa kuyo, kuze ningikhumbule.”
26Ngobe nanidla lesinkhwa ninatse kulendzebe, nifakazela kufa kweNkhosi, ize ibuye. 27Ngako-ke lowo lodla lesinkhwa aphindze anatse kulendzebe ngalokungakafaneli, unelicala lekona umtimba nengati yeNkhosi. 28Kodvwa umuntfu akatihlolisise yena, emvakwaloko-ke adle lesinkhwa anatse kulendzebe. 29Ngobe lodlako anatse, utidlela atinatsele yena licala lekwehlulelwa, nangabe angawehlukanisi umtimba weNkhosi. 30Ngenca yaloko labanyenti emkhatsini wenu babutsakatsaka bayagula, labanye sebafa. 31Kepha kube besitehlulela tsine ngalokufanele, besingeke sehlulelwe. 32Kepha nasehlulelwa yiNkhosi, siyalwa ngiyo, kuze singalahlwa kanye nelive.
33Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami, nanibutsanela sidlo, nibomelana. 34Nakukhona lolambile, abodla ekhaya, khona ningetiwubutsanela kulahlwa. Lokunye lokusalako sengiyawukusho, nangifika lapho.
