II KWABASEKORINTE 4

₁Ngakho lokhu sinalenkonzo, njengokuba sahawukelwa, asidangali,

₂kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliwe zehlazo, asihambi ngobuqili, asiliphambanisi izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha ngokuveza obala iqiniso sizincoma kunembeza wabantu bonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₃Kepha uma ivangeli lethu lifihlakele, lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo,

₄okukubona abangakholwa unkulunkulu walelizwe uphuphuthekisile ingqondo yabo, ukuze kungasi kubo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.

₅Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina, kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu.

₆Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi: Akuvele ukukhanya ebumnyameni, kukhanye, nguyena owakhanyisa ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaKristu.

₇Kepha lengcebo sinayo ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubukhulu bamandla obukhulu kakhulu bube-ngobukaNkulunkulu, bungabi-ngobuvela kithi.

₈Siyacindezelwa nxazonke, kodwa asinyinyekile; siyaxakeka, kodwa asidikibali;

₉siyazingelwa, kodwa asidelwa; siwiswa phansi, kodwa asibhujiswa;

₁₀sithwele njalonjalo emzimbeni wethu ukufa kukaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu.

₁₁Ngokuba sisaphila sinikelwa njalo ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo.

₁₂Kanjalo kusebenza ukufa kithina, kepha kinina ukuphila.

₁₃Lokhu sinawo lomoya wokukholwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi:

₁₄sazi ukuthi yena owavusa iNKosi uJesu uyakusivusa nathi kanye noJesu, asethule kanye nani.

₁₅Ngokuba konke kwenziwa ngenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ngokwandiswa kubo abaningi uvamise ukubonga, kube-ludumo kuNkulunkulu.

₁₆Ngakho asidangali, kodwa noma kubhubha umuntu wethu wangaphandle, owangaphakathi wenziwa-musha imihla ngemihla.

₁₇Ngokuba usizi lwethu olululana olungolomzuzwana luyasisebenzela isilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu senkazimulo emiyo phakade,

₁₈thina esingabheki okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo; ngokuba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana, kepha okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade.