Ukuziphatha kwabazalwana
1Nangabe omunye wenu unombango nomunye, vane athathe umbango lowo awuse kabangakholwako esikhundleni sokobana awulethe kabacwengileko na? 2Anazi bonyana abacwengileko bazokugweba iphasi na? Yeke nakube nina nizokugweba iphasi, anikalungeli ukugweba amacala amancani na? 3Anazi bona sizokugweba iingilozi na? Kangangani-ke izinto zepilo le na? 4Ngalokho-ke naninombango ngeendaba ezinjalo, vane nikhethe ngitjho namadoda aqalelwa phasi ebandleni kobana abe bagwebi na? 5Ngitjho lokhu ukuze nibe neenhloni. Kuyakghoneka bona kungabikhona umuntu phakathi kwenu ohlakaniphe ngokwaneleko, ongabhalelwa kugweba umbango phakathi kwamakholwa na? 6Kodwana esikhundleni salokho, umzalwana ugijimela ebandla ayokumangalela omunye umzalwana, koke lokho nikwenza phambi kwabantu abangakholwako!
7Khona lokho ukufunyaneka nimangalelana kutjho khona bona senahlulwa kade. Kubayini ningafuni ukoniwa? Kubayini ningavumi ukudlelezelwa? 8Esikhundleni salokho, nina ngokwenu niyadlelezela beniphosise, koke lokho nikwenza kabanye abazalwana benu. 9Kghani anazi bona abakhohlakeleko abazukulidla ilifa lombuso kaZimu na? Ningakhohliswa: abaziphethe kumbi ngokomseme, abalotjha abosingazimu, abahlobongako, iintjhatjha zamadoda, abaduna abalalanako, 10amasela, abamarhamaru, iindakwa, abathukanako nabasozisako abazukulidla ilifa lombuso kaZimu. 11Abanye benu beninjalo, kodwana nahlanzwa, nacwengiswa, nalungisiswa ebizweni leKosi uJesu Krestu nangoMoya kaZimethu.
Sebenzisani imizimba yenu ukudumisa uZimu
12Koke kuvumelekile kimi, kodwana akusikho koke okulisizo. Koke kuvumelekile kimi, kodwana akukho nakhunye okuzangibusa. 13Ukudla kungekwesisu, nesisu singesokudla, kodwana uZimu uzokubhubhisa kokubili. Umzimba awusingewokuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme, kodwana ungoweKosi neKosi ingeyomzimba. 14Ngamandlakhe uZimu wavusa iKosi ekufeni, nje-ke nathi uzosivusa.
15Anazi bona imizimba yenu izizitho zomzimba kaKrestu ngenyama na? Alo-ke, ngithathe izitho zakaKrestu ngiyozihlanganisa nezengwadla na? Awa, nakanye! 16Kghani anazi bona loyo ozihlanganisa nengwadla uba nyamanye nayo na? Angithi kuthiwa: “Ababili bazakuba nyamanye.” 17Kodwana loyo ozihlanganisa neKosi, uba mmoya munye nayo.
18Balekelani imikhuba yokuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme. Zoke ezinye izono umuntu azenzako zingaphandle komzimbakhe, kodwana loyo owona ngokwamabhayi wonakalisa umzimbakhe. 19Anazi bona imizimba yenu ilithempeli lakaMoya oCwengileko ongaphakathi kwenu, enimamukele kuZimu nokobana anisingebenu na? 20Nathengwa ngenani eliphezulu, ngalokho-ke hloniphani uZimu ngemizimba yenu.
