Bible Reading Plan – Day 320

₁Malunga nezipho zoMoya oyiNgcwele kukho izinto endifuna ukunicacisela zona, mawethu. ₂Niyazi ukuba ngokuya nanisengabahedeni nanilawulwa niphuphuthekiswa zizithixo ezizizidenge. ₃Ngoko ke yiqondeni into yokuba akukho bani ukhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo unokuthi: “Uqalekisiwe uYesu,” futhi kungekho bani unokuvuma ukuba: “UYesu uyiNkosi,” engakhokelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele.

₄Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zeziphiwo, kodwa zivela kuMoya omnye. ₅Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zemisebenzi, kodwa kusetyenzelwa iNkosi enye. ₆Kukho iintlobo-ntlobo zeziphiwo zamandla okusebenza, kodwa xa zizonke zivela kuThixo, ikwanguye nozabela ulowo nalowo. ₇Kuthi sonke ngabanye uMoya uzibonakalisa ngendlela ethile, enenjongo yokuba sakhane. ₈Umntu othile uMoya umnika ubulumko, aze omnye amnike ukwazi. ₉Kwalo Moya mnye omnye umnika inzondelelo, aze omnye amnike amandla okuphilisa. ₁₀Omnye umntu uMoya umnika amandla okwenza imiqondiso, aze omnye amnike amandla okushumayela, wumbi amnike ubuchule bokucalula oomoya. Omnye umnika isiphiwo sokuthetha iilwimi, aze omnye amnike isiphiwo sokutolika. ₁₁Kodwa ngulo Moya mnye owenza yonke le nto; umntu ngamnye umnika isipho esahlukileyo ngokubona kwakhe.

₁₂UKrestu unjengomzimba, wona unamalungu amaninzi, kodwa ube wona umnye. ₁₃Ngokunjalo nathi sonke, nokuba singamaJuda okanye amaGrike, nokuba singamakhoboka okanye singabakhululekileyo, sabhaptizelwa mzimbeni mnye, nguMoya omnye; futhi sasezwa kwaloo Moya mnye.

₁₄Kaloku umzimba lo awulolungu linye, ungamalungu amaninzi. ₁₅Nokuba unyawo belungáthi: “Kaloku mna andisosandla, ngoko ke andingowomzimba,” loo nto ibingayi kulwenza unyawo lungabi lolungu lomzimba. ₁₆Nokuba indlebe ibingasuka ithi: “Ngenxa yokuba mna ndingelilo iliso, ngoko ke andingowawo umzimba,” loo nto ibingayi kuyenza ingabi lilo ilungu lomzimba indlebe. ₁₇Ukuba ke wonke umzimba ubuliliso ngesisiva njani? Khona ukuba ubuyindlebe wonke, ngesijoja njani? ₁₈Kodwa ke uThixo udale amalungu ahlukeneyo emzimbeni ngokuthanda kwakhe. ₁₉Ukuba amalungu onke ebelilungu elinye qha, ibingàyi kuba ngumzimba loo nto. ₂₀Kambe ke inje le nto: nakuba amalungu emaninzi nje, umzimba wona mnye.

₂₁Ngoko ke iliso alinakuthi esandleni: “Andikufuni nganto;” ingenakutsho nentloko ezinyaweni ukuthi: “Andinifuni nganto.” ₂₂Kusuka kuthi awona malungu angathi abuthathaka, ibe ngawona kanye singenakwenza nto engekho; ₂₃aze wona loo malungu angawona adelekileyo, ibe ngawo kanye esiwambathisa ngokunonelela; aze amalungu ahlonitshwayo ibe ngawona acoselelwayo ukunakekelwa, ₂₄nto leyo ingeyomfuneko kumalungu afanelekileyo. UThixo umzimba uwakhe ngohlobo lokuba amalungu adelekileyo ibe ngawona ahlonitshwayo. ₂₅Ngoko ke akukho kubukulana emzimbeni – asuka amalungu onke ilelo linyamekele elinye. ₂₆Xa sukuba elinye lisifa, onke amanye amalungu avelana nalo; kuthi lakunikwa imbeko, onke amanye avuyisane nalo.

₂₇Ningumzimba kaKrestu ke xa ninonke nina; elowo kuni lilungu laloo mzimba. ₂₈UThixo ebandleni lakhe unocwangco: Kuqala *ngabathunywa, kulandele *abashumayeli, kuze abefundisi; emva kwabo ibe ngabenza imiqondiso, ibe ngabanegunya lokuphilisa, abancedisi, abakhokeli, nabathetha iilwimi. ₂₉Àbangobathunywa bonke aba, bengengobashumayeli bonke, bengengabo nabefundisi bonke. Asingabo bonke abanegunya lemiqondiso, ₃₀ingengabo bonke nabanegunya lokuphilisa, bengathethi zilwimi bonke, bengatoliki bonke. ₃₁Ke kaloku langazelelani ezona zipho zibalaseleyo.

Ngaphezu koko, nantsi ke eyona ndlela izigqwesa zonke:

₁Ewe kambe, ndingade ndibe liciko lokuthetha iilwimi zabantu, ndide ndithethe nezezithunywa zezulu – kodwa ndingenalo uthando, intetho yam isuka ibe yingxolo nje, efana neyentsimbi ehlokomayo, necangci elikhenkcezayo. ₂Ndingade ndibe naso nesiphiwo sokushumayela ngefuthe, ndinalo lonke ulwazi, ndizazi nezinto ezingàziwa mntu, ndinalo nokholo olugungqisa iintaba, kodwa ndingenalo uthando, andinto konke! ₃Ewe, nokuba ndinganikisa ngempahla yam yonke, ndide nam ngokwam ndizinikele ukuba nditshiswe, kodwa ke ndingenalo uthando, akuncedi nto konke-konke.

₄Uthando lunomonde, lunobubele. Uthando alunamona, alugwagwisi, lungakhukhumali. ₅Uthando alugezi, alufuni okukokwalo, alunachuku, alunanzondo. ₆Uthando aluvuyiswa bububi, luvuyiswa yinyaniso. ₇Uthando aluncami; lukholwa zizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lunyamezela izinto zonke.

₈Uthando alupheli. Zikho zona iintshumayelo ezinefuthe, kodwa ziyatshitsha. Zikho neziphiwo zokuthetha iilwimi, kodwa nazo ziyabhanga. Kukwakho nokwazi, kodwa kuyadlula nako. ₉Kaloku ezi ziphiwo sinazo zokwazi nokushumayela azigqibelelanga. ₁₀Kodwa ke xa kuthe kwafika oko kugqibeleleyo okungagqibelelanga kuya kuphuthiswa konke.

₁₁Xeshikweni bendingumntwana, bendithetha njengomntwana, ndicinga njengomntwana, ndinezimvo zobuntwana; njengoko ke ndimdala, ndahlukene ngoku neendlela zobuntwana. ₁₂Into esiyibonayo ngoku yimbonakalo nje eluzizi ngokungathi sikhangele esipilini; kanti ke ngoko siya kubona ngokucacileyo. Ukwazi kwam ngoku akugqibelelanga, kanti ke ndokwazi kakuhle ngoko, kufane nokundazi kwakhe uThixo ukwazi kwam.

₁₃Ngalinye ke, zintathu izinto eziya kuhlala zihleli: lukholo, nethemba, nothando. Engaphezu kwazo zonke ke luthando.

₁Ngoko ke langazelelani uthando, ningaziyeki phofu nezinye izipho zoMoya, ingakumbi isiphiwo sokushumayela. ₂Yena othetha ngeelwimi, uthetha noThixo, akabhekisi mntwini, kuba akukho bani uyiqondayo le nto ayithethayo. Kaloku ngamandla kaMoya oyiNgcwele uthetha izinto ezibanqabeleyo abantu. ₃Kodwa yena oshumayelayo uthetha nabantu; uyabakha, uyabakhuthaza ebathuthuzela. ₄Lowo uthetha ngeelwimi, uzakha yena siqu; kodwa yena oshumayelayo wakha ibandla liphela.

₅Bendingathandayo ukuba nithethe iilwimi xa ninonke, kodwa eyona nto ingaphezulu kukuba nibe nesiphiwo sokushumayela nonke. Lowo ushumayelayo ungaphezulu kwalowo uthetha ngeelwimi, ngaphandle kokuba lowo uthetha ngeelwimi uyatolikelwa, ukuze kwakheke ibandla liphela. ₆Mawethu, kunganinceda ntoni ukuba ndithi xa ndifikile apho kuni ndithethe ngeelwimi? Nento le – ngaphandle kokuba ndiniphathele isityhilelo esivela kuThixo, ulwazi oluthile, okanye udaba olunefuthe likaMoya, kungenjalo imfundiso. ₇Nasengomeni izinto ezinjengoomaxilongo noozikatala zikhala ngokwahlukeneyo. Okanye xa kungenjalo ngubani ongayilandelayo ingoma ukuba azikhali ngokucacileyo? ₈Khona, ukuba ngaba umkhalisi-sigodlo akasikhalisanga ngokucacileyo, ngubani owoyixhobela imfazwe? ₉Kwangaloo ndlela ke, loqondakala njani udaba eniluthethayo ngeelwimi xa ngaba alucacanga? Nakanjani na olu daba luya kuphephetheka nomoya! ₁₀Nakuba kukho iilwimi ngeelwimi apha emhlabeni, akukho nalunye olungenantsingiselo. ₁₁Ukuba ke andilwazi ulwimi oluthethwayo, lowo uluthethayo uya kuba yintlanga kum, nam ndibe yintlanga kuye. ₁₂Njengokuba nikulangazelela nje ukuba nazo iziphiwo zoMoya, zamani ukubalasela kwezo zilakhayo ibandla. ₁₃Umntu othetha ngeelwimi makathandazele ukufumana isiphiwo sokuzicacisa. ₁₄Kuba xa ndithandaza ngeelwimi umoya wam uhamba nam, kodwa yona ingqiqo ayithathi nxaxheba. ₁₅Mandithini ke? Mandithandaze ndawonye nomoya wam, kodwa ndithandaze ngengqiqo; mandimemelele ngomoya, futhi ndimemelele ngengqiqo. ₁₆Ukuba udumisa uThixo usemoyeni, ke yena umntu nje okunye nawe, angatsho njani ukuthi: “*Amen,” kuloo mbulelo wakho? Akanandlela yakuthatha nxaxheba, kuba kaloku akeva. ₁₇Nangona wona umthandazo wakho uvakala kuThixo, awuloncedo komnye umntu.

₁₈Ndiyambulela uThixo kuba mna iilwimi ndizithetha ngaphezu kwenu nonke. ₁₉Kodwa enkonzweni ndikhetha ukuthetha nokuba ngambalwa amazwi aqondakalayo, ukuze abanye bafunde, kunokuba ndenze umlembelele wento engaviwayo ndithetha iilwimi.

₂₀Izimvo zenu mazingabi zezobuntwana, mawethu. Yibani ngabantwana kambe kwizinto eziphathelele ebubini, kodwa iingcinga zenu zona mazivuthwe. ₂₁Kaloku *eziBhalweni kuthiwa:

₂₃Xa lihlangene ke ibandla, waza ulowo nalowo wasuka wathetha iilwimi, kwaza kwathi kusenjalo kwafika abanye abangayiqondiyo le nto okanye abangengomakholwa, abayi kuthi niphambene? ₂₄Kodwa ukuba niyashumayela nonke, kuze kufike umntu nje ozihambelayo okanye umntu ongelokholwa, loo mntu uya kuziva echukumiseka ngenxa yelizwi alivayo. Onke amazwi awevayo aya kumgweba, ₂₅ziphengululwe iingcinga zakhe ezifihlakeleyo, agobe amadolo amnqule uThixo, evuma ukuba ngenene uThixo ukho phakathi kwenu.

₂₆Lilonke ke, mawethu, ndithi: Ukuba nihlangene ngeenjongo zokunqula, yiphanani inxaxheba; omnye makathathe iculo, omnye imfundiso, wumbi avakalise isityhilelo esivela kuThixo, aze omnye ashumayele ngeelwimi, ngokunjalo ke omnye makatolike loo nto ithethwayo. Yonke into eniyenzayo mayilakhe ibandla. ₂₇Ukuba nithetha ngeelwimi mababe babini okanye bangagqithi esithathwini abathethayo; nalapho ke makuthethe abe mnye ngexesha, aze ke omnye abatolikele. ₂₈Kodwa ke, ukuba akukho bani ungatolikayo, lowo ubethanda ukuthetha ngeelwimi ebhekisa ebandleni makaseyeka, azithethele noThixo ngaphakathi. ₂₉Ababini nabathathu bangashumayela, abanye ke bona betyise loo nto ithethwayo. ₃₀Kodwa ukuba omnye kwabahleli phantsi uziva enodaba angaluthethayo, lo umileyo makahlale phantsi. ₃₁Kaloku kungcono ninikane izithuba xa nishumayelayo, ukuze xa lilonke ibandla lifumane imfundiso nenkuthazo. ₃₂Lowo ushumayelayo makazibambe, hleze ifuthe analo liyone intshumayelo, ₃₃kuba uThixo lo ngowenzolo, akangowombhodamo.

Njengakuwo onke amabandla abantu bakaThixo, ₃₄amakhosikazi makazole ezintlanganisweni. Akuvumelekanga ukuba ashumayele. Ngoko ke makalulamele umyalelo womthetho. ₃₅Ukuba kukho into afuna ukuyiqonda makayibuze kubayeni bawo emakhaya. Kaloku ilihlazo into yokuba inkosikazi ithethe entlanganisweni yebandla.

₃₆Ngaba ke ilizwi likaThixo laqala kuni? Okanye ngaba nini kuphela abantu elifikeleleyo kubo ilizwi likaThixo? ₃₇Nabani na ozicingela ukuba ungumshumayeli okanye unesiphiwo soMoya, makaqonde ukuba le nto ndiyibhalayo inomnwe weNkosi. ₃₈Ukuba akayamkeli le mfundiso, naye akamkelwa nguThixo.

₃₉Ngoko ke, mawethu, kulangazeleleni ukushumayela, kodwa ningakuthinteli ukuthetha ngeelwimi. ₄₀Yonke into mayenziwe ngolungelelwano nangocwangco.