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Incazelo Mayelana Nokuhlatshelwe Izithombe
1Mayelana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi sonke sinolwazi ngalokho. Ulwazi luyakhukhumeza, kodwa uthando luyakha. 2Uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi wazi okuthile, akakazi njengokuba kufanele ukuba azi. 3Kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, lowo-ke uyaziwa nguye.
4Ngakho-ke maqondana nokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe, siyazi ukuthi isithombe yinto engelutho emhlabeni, nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu, munye kuphela. 5Ngokuba nakuba kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, noma ngabe kusezulwini noma kusemhlabeni, njengalokhu kukhona onkulunkulu abaningi namakhosi amaningi, 6kodwa kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye, uYise, okuvela konke kuye, futhi esiphilela Yena, neNkosi yinye, uJesu Khristu, okungaye kukhona konke, nathi sikhona ngaye.
7Kepha akusibo bonke abantu abanalolo lwazi. Abanye lokhu basajwayele izithombe kuze kube manje, basakudla ukudla sengathi kuhlatshelwe isithombe, nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka uyangcola. 8Ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba uma singadli, asilahlekelwa yilutho, noma sidla, asizuzi lutho. 9Kepha qaphelani, funa leli lungelo lenu libe yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka. 10Ngokuba uma umuntu ebona wena onolwazi udla ethempelini lesithombe, ngabe unembeza walowo osebuthakathaka awuyukudideka yini, aze adle okuhlatshelwe isithombe na? 11Lowo obuthakathaka uyakubhubha ngenxa yolwazi lwakho, umzalwane uKhristu afa ngenxa yakhe. 12Kanjalo uma nona kubazalwane, nilimaza unembeza wabo obuthakathaka, nona kuKhristu. 13Ngakho-ke uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngayidla inyama kuze kube phakade, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
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