2 kubaseKorinthe 3
Tisebenti tesivumelwane lesisha
1Sesiphindze siyatincoma yini? Siyatidzinga yini tsine tincwadzi tekusincoma letiya kini nome letiphuma kini, njengobe labanye batidzinga? Cha! 2Nine niyincwadzi yetfu, lebhalwe etinhlitiyweni tetfu, leyatiwa ifundvwe bantfu bonkhe. 3Kuyakhanya kutsi niyincwadzi yaKhristu leletfwe ngitsi, lengakabhalwa ngenki, kepha ngaMoya Longcwele, waNkulunkulu lophilako, hhayi etibhelekeceni tematje kepha etinhlitiyweni tebantfu.
4Loko sikusho ngobe setsembele kuNkulunkulu ngaKhristu. 5Akusho noko kwekutsi sinemandla ekwenta lutfo ngekwetfu; kute lokuphuma kitsi, kepha emandla etfu avela kuNkulunkulu, 6lowasenta safaneleka kuba baphatsi besivumelwane lesisha, lesingesiso semtsetfo lobhaliwe, kodvwa saMoya; umtsetfo lobhaliwe uyabulala, kodvwa Moya uyaphilisa.
7Inkonzo yemtsetfo lobhalwe etibhelekeceni tematje igcine iletse kufa noko yeta ngeludvumo, kangangekutsi baka-Israyeli abazange bakhone kubuka buso baMosi ngenca yenkhatimulo yayo, nome yabuye yaphela. 8Iyawuba yinkhulu kangakanani-ke leyo nkhatimulo yenkonzo yaMoya? 9Nangabe inkonzo yemtsetfo leletsa kulahlwa yefika nenkhatimulo lengaka, iyawuba yinkhulu kangakanani-ke inkhatimulo yalenkonzo lesenta silungelane naNkulunkulu? 10Nangempela loko lokwase kwefika ngenkhatimulo seyakulahlekela, sekuvulele litfuba kuloko lokunenkhatimulo lenkhulu kuneyako. 11Ngobe nangabe loko lobekutawuphela kwaba neyako inkhatimulo, iyawuba yinkhulu kangakanani-ke inkhatimulo yaloko lokungayikuphela?
12Ngulelo litsemba letfu, ngiko nje sikhuluma ngesibindzi. 13Tsine asifanani naMosi yena lowambonya buso bakhe ngendvwangu kuze baka-Israyeli bangetiwusibona siphetfo saleyo nkhatimulo lebeyitawuphela. 14Kodvwa ingcondvo yabo yaba lukhuni, ngisho nalamuhla loku nakufundvwa sivumelwane lesidzala, leyo ndvwangu isehleti; nanyalo ayikembulwa, ngobe yembuleka ngaKhristu kuphela. 15Yebo, kudzimate kube ngulamuhla, nakufundvwa tincwadzi taMosi, kuba shangatsi kukhona indvwangu lembonye tingcondvo tabo, baka-Israyeli. 16Kodvwa “umuntfu nakaphendvukela kuNkulunkulu, indvwangu iyesuswa.” 17INkhosi inguye Moya, lapho akhona Moya nenkhululeko ikhona. 18Ngako tsine sonkhe lesibuka ngebuso lobembuliwe, inkhatimulo yeNkhosi ibonakala kitsi njengasesibukweni, sibe siguculwa sibe njengaye ngekusuka ezingeni lelitsite lenkhatimulo siye kulelinye lizinga. Ngulowo-ke umsebenti weNkhosi lenguMoya.
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