Isichasiselo ngenyama yokuhlatshelwe izithombe
1Maqondana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi sonke sinokwazi. Ukwazi kuyakhukhumeza, kepha uthando luyakha.
2Uma umuntu ethi wazi utho, kakazi njengokuba kufanele ukuba azi;
3kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye.
4Ngakho-ke maqondana nokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi asikho isithombe ezweni nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu, munye kuphela.
5Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, nokuba kusezulwini nokuba kusemhlabeni, njengokuba bakhona onkulunkulu abaningi namakhosi amaningi,
6nokho kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye, uYise, okuvela kuye konke, nathi sikhonela yena, nenkosi inye, uJesu Kristu, okungaye konke, nathi sikhona ngaye.
7Kepha lokhokwazi akukho kubo bonke. Kodwa abanye, lokhu bejwayelene nezithombe kuze kube-manje, bakudla njengokuhlatshelwe isithombe, nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka uyangcola.
8Kepha ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba noma singadli, asilahlekelwa-lutho; noma sidla, asizuzi-lutho.
9Qaphelani kodwa, funa lelilungelo lenu libe-yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka.
10Ngokuba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, unembeza walowo osebuthakathaka akayikududeka yini, aze adle okuhlatshelwe isithombe, na?
11Khona obuthakathaka useyabhubha ngenxa yokwazi kwakho, engumzalwane amfelayo uKristu.
12Kanjalo uma nona kubazalwane, nilimaza unembeza wabo obuthakathaka, niyona kuKristu.
13Ngalokhu uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngadlanyama kuze kube-phakade, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
