Bible Reading Plan – Day 321

₁Ngoku ke, mawethu, ndithanda ukunikhumbuza ngeendaba ezimnandi zikaThixo endanishumayeza zona; ezo nazamkelayo, enimi nithe zinzi kuzo. ₂Ludaba lukaThixo ke olo, enosindiswa ngalo ukuba nibambelele ngokuthe nkqi kulo ngale ndlela ndinishumayeza ngayo – ngele kokuba ke nafumana nakholwa lilize nje.

₃Ndawo yokuqala ndazigqithisela kuni ezona ndawo ndazamkelayo, ezi zokuba uKrestu wafela izono zethu, ngokutsho *kweziBhalo, ₄nokuba wangcwatywa, nokuba wavuka ekufeni ngomhla wesithathu, ngokweziBhalo; ₅waza wabonakala kuPetros, wabonwa nangabo bonke abathunywa abalishumi elinambini. ₆Emva koko ubonakele ngaxesha-nye nakubalandeli bakhe abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu, abasekhoyo nangoku abaninzi babo, nakuba babhubhayo nje abanye. ₇Uphindile wabonwa nanguYakobi, wabonwa *nangabathunywa xa bebonke.

₈Ke ekugqibeleni, ngokungathi mna ndizelwe emva kwexesha, wabonwa nandim. ₉Ke kuba mna ndingoyena uphantsi kubo bonke abathunywa, akufanele nokuba kuthiwe ndingumthunywa, kuba ndalitshutshisa ibandla likaThixo. ₁₀Kodwa ngesisa sikaThixo ndiyile nto ndiyiyo, yaye nesisa andibabala ngaso uThixo andidlalanga ngaso. Ndisuke ndasebenza ukudlula bonke abathunywa, phofu ingendim, koko inguThixo osebenza ngam ngesisa sakhe. ₁₁Ngoko ke nokuba ndim, nokuba ngabo, sishumayela udaba olunye; ke nina nalwamkela.

₁₂Njengokuba thina sishumayela ukuba uKrestu wavuka nje ekufeni, batsho njani ke abanye benu ukuba abafileyo abavuki ekufeni? ₁₃Ukuba alukho uvuko lwabafileyo, noKrestu ke akazange avuke ekufeni. ₁₄Ukuba ke uKrestu akavukanga ekufeni, ukushumayela kwethu ngamampunge, nokholo lwenu luphuthile. ₁₅Ngaphezu koko ke nathi ngaba singamangqina amxokayo uThixo, kuba sathi umvusile uKrestu, nangona angamvusanga, ukuba kambe ngaba kuyinene ukuba abafileyo abavuki. ₁₆Kuba, ukuba ngaba abafileyo abavuki, noKrestu ke akazange avuke ekufeni. ₁₇Ukuba ke uKrestu akavuswanga ekufeni, ukholo lwenu ke luyalambatha – nisahleli ezonweni zenu. ₁₈Loo nto ingathetha ukuthi loo makholwa afa emanyene neNkosi, akukho nto yawo, atshabalele. ₁₉Ukuba ithemba lethu kuKrestu liphelela kobu bomi qha, singabona bantu balusizi kulo lonke ihlabathi.

₂₀Kambe ke nantsi eyona nyaniso: evukile nje uKrestu ekufeni, ubahlahlele indlela abafileyo. ₂₁Njengoko ukufa kweza ngomntu, ngokukwanjalo novuko lwabafileyo luza kwangomntu. ₂₂Njengoko abantu bâthi ngokumanywa kwabo noAdam bafa bonke, ngokunjalo nangokumanywa kwabo noKrestu baya kuvuka bonke. ₂₃Kodwa ke elowo nalowo kolwakhe uluhlu: uKrestu yena ngowokuqala kubo bonke; emva koko ke abakhe baya kuvuka ngethuba lokubuya kwakhe. ₂₄Kwandule ke kufike isiphelo, apho uKrestu aya kunikezela lonke ulawulo kuThixo uYise, akuba ezibhangisile zonke iindidi zezithunywa zezulu: iziphathamandla, oomagunya, kwanamandla.

₂₅UKrestu kaloku umelwe kukulawula lo gama uThixo amoyisela zonke iintshaba. ₂₆Olokugqibela ke utshaba oluya kubhangiswa kukufa, ₂₇kuba, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo: “UThixo umoyisele zonke iintshaba.” Kucacile ke ukuba uThixo yena akabalwa xa kusithiwa “umoyisele zonke,” inguye nje kaloku omoyisele zonke iintshaba uKrestu. ₂₈Xa ke zonke izinto sezilawulwa nguKrestu, uya kwandula ke yena uNyana ukungena ekulawulweni ngulowo umoyisela zonke izinto; yena ke uThixo abe ngolawula konke.

₂₉Kwakho kukho abo babhaptizwa endaweni yabafi. Bathemba ukuzuza ntoni ke ngaloo nto? Ukuba ke banyanisile xa bathi akukho luvuko lwabafileyo, bebhaptizwa nje endaweni yabafi, kutheni? ₃₀Khona kutheni le nto thina sizibeka emngciphekweni maxa onke? ₃₁Ndihleli ndisemngciphekweni wokufa mihla le, mawethu! Ngenene le nto ndiyithetha ndiqhayisa ngani ngenxa yebhongo endinalo ngokumanywa kwam noYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. ₃₂Ukuba apha e-Efese bendisilwa namarhamncwa ngamandla obuntu nje kuphela ibingandinceda ntoni loo nto? Kodwa ke ukuba akukho kuvuka kwabafileyo “masisesisitya sisela, kuba ngomso siya kufa,” ngabula saci.

₃₃Musani ukuphazama: “Incoko embi iyasonakalisa isimilo esihle.” ₃₄Buyelani engqondweni nahlukane nezono. Abazani noThixo abanye benu. Loo nto ndiyithetha ukuze nidane.

₃₅Mhlawumbi omnye uya kubuza athi: “Bavuka kanjani na abafileyo? Bavuka benomzimba onjani na?” ₃₆Siyathandini, akwazi ukuba imbewu oyityalileyo ayintshuli ingakhange ife kuqala? ₃₇Le nto uyityalayo ayisiso isithombo, kodwa yimbewu nje, nokuba yeyengqolowa okanye olunye uhlobo. ₃₈Imbewu nganye uThixo uyinika isimo esiyifaneleyo ngokuthanda kwakhe.

₃₉Inyama yezinto eziphilayo ayifani; ikho eyabantu, ikho neyezilwanyana, neyeentaka ikhona, kanti ikwakho neyeentlanzi. Xa iyonke ke ayifani. ₄₀Ukumila nesithomo sezidalwa ezisezulwini kwahlukile. Ezasezulwini zinobuhle nesidima esisodwa, kanti nezasemhlabeni zinobuhle nesidima esahlukileyo. ₄₁Ilanga linobuqaqawuli balo lodwa, nenyanga inobuqaqawuli obubodwa, kanti neenkwenkwezi zinobuqaqawuli obahlukileyo, kuba inkwenkwezi iyahluka kwenye ngokuqaqamba.

₄₂Kukwanjalo ke nakuvuko lwabafileyo. Njengokuba umzimba ungcwatywa unako ukonakala, uvuka ungasenakonakala. ₄₃Ungcwatywa uthobekile, uvuka unobuqaqawuli; ungcwatywa ubuthathaka, uvuka unamandla. ₄₄Kungcwatywa umzimba ongowemvelo, kuvuka umzimba ongowoMoya. Njengokuba ukho nje umzimba ongowemvelo, kucacile ukuba ukho nomzimba ongowoMoya. ₄₅Kuba *iziBhalo zithi umntu wokuqala, uAdam, waba ngumntu odla ubomi, yena ke owokugqibela uAdam waba nguMoya odlisa ubomi. ₄₆Akuqali okoMoya, kodwa kuqala okwemvelo, kuze kulandele ke okoMoya. ₄₇Owokuqala umntu wenziwa ngothuli lomhlaba, ungowomhlaba; yena owesibini uMntu waphuma ezulwini. ₄₈Abasemhlabeni abantu bafana naloo mntu wenziwa ngomhlaba; kanti ke abasezulwini abantu bafana naloo Mntu wavela ezulwini. ₄₉Njengokuba sifuze loo mntu wenziwa ngomhlaba, ngokunjalo siya kumfuza naloo Mntu weza ephuma ezulwini.

₅₀Xa nditshoyo ke, mawethu, ndithi into eyenziwe ngenyama negazi ayinakubudla ilifa ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo, kwaneyonakalayo ayinakungonakali.

₅₁Mandinazise le nto benikade ningayazi: Asiyi kufa sonke; kodwa ngesiquphe, ₅₂ngephanyazo, siya kwenziwa kumila kumbi sonke, xa kukhala ixilongo lokugqibela. Kuba liya kuvakala ixilongo; abafileyo baya kuvuswa sebenemo engasenakufa, senziwe kumila kumbi sonke. ₅₃Kuba le mo sikuyo yonakalayo, imelwe kukwambatha imo engonakaliyo; le mvelo ifayo, yambathe ukungafi. ₅₄Xa ke le mo yonakalayo seyambethe ukungonakali, naxa le mvelo ifayo seyambethe ukungafi, iya kuzalisekiswa ke le ndawo yeziBhalo ithi:

₅₈Ngoko ke, mawethu athandekayo, yomelelani ningathandabuzi. Yisebenzeleni ngenkuthalo iNkosi ngalo lonke ixesha, kuba kakade ukubulaleka kwenu ngenxa yeNkosi akunakulambatha.

₁Ngokunxulumene nomnikelo wokunceda amakholwa akwaJuda, yenzani ngale ndlela ndandiwayalele ngayo amabandla aseGalati. ₂NgeCawe nganye umntu ngamnye makaqokelele isixa esithile semali, ngokwengeniso ayizuzileyo, asibeke bucala, ukwenzela ukuba ningaqali ukuqokelela ndakuba ndifikile. ₃Ndakufika ndothuma amadoda eniwakhethileyo nina ngokwenu, ayise imali leyo eJerusalem, ndiwaphathise nencwadi yokuwazisa. ₄Ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuba nam ndiye aya kuselehamba nam.

₅Emveni kokuba ndigqithile eMakedoni, ndiya kuza kufika nalapho eKorinte. Kaloku ndiza kucanda kwelaseMakedoni. ₆Kungenzeka ndihlale ixeshana; mhlawumbi ndingabuchithela apho kuni ubusika. Kofuneka nindixhase ke ukudlula apho kuni, noba ndiya phi na. ₇Ukuba iNkosi iyavuma, bendingàthandi kudlula nje, bendingathanda ukukhe ndibe nethutyana ndihleli nani.

₈Ndizimisele ukukhe ndihlale apha e-Efese ide idlule *iPentekoste. ₉Apha kukho ithuba elihle elivulelekileyo lokusebenza, kodwa ke nenkcaso ikwankulu kangako.

₁₀Ukuba kwenzekile uTimoti wagqitha ngapho, ze nincede nimamkele, atsho azive esekhaya. Kaloku naye usisicaka seNkosi njengam. ₁₁Musani ukumdela, koko mncedeni ukuze alufeze uhambo lwakhe ngoxolo, eze apha kum. Nam ndimlindele apha kunye namakholwa.

₁₂Uwethu uApolo ndandimkhuthazile ukuba anihambele kunye namanye amakholwa, kodwa ke akakafuni kuza ngoku. Phofu ke uya kuza akulifumana ithuba.

₁₃Phaphani, nime zinzi elukholweni! Khaliphani, nomelele! ₁₄Wonke umsebenzi wenzeni ngothando.

₁₅Umzi wakwaStefano niyawazi ukuba ngowamaKrestu okuqala ukuguquka kweli laseAkaya, yaye bazinikele ekukhonzeni abantu bakaThixo. Ndiyanibongoza ke, mawethu, ₁₆ukuba nibalulamele abantu abanjengabo. Ndixela nabani na osebenza abulaleke njengabo.

₁₇Ukufika kukaStefano noFortunato noAkayiko, kuyandonwabisa; kaloku basivalile isikhewu sokungabikho kwenu, ₁₈bandixolisa njengoko nani benixolisile. Kufuneka athathelwe ingqalelo amadoda anjengala.

₁₉Ayabulisa amabandla ephondo laseAsiya. UAkwila noPrisila, kwakunye nebandla elingenela emzini wabo, bayabulisa ngokwabantu beNkosi. ₂₀Ayabulisa onke amakholwa. Nani bulisanani kakuhle ngokwamakholwa.

₂₁Ndiwubhala ngesam isandla lo mbuliso: Ndiyanibulisa mna Pawulos.

₂₂Nabani na ongayithandiyo iNkosi uqalekisiwe!

“Marana tha” – O, Nkosi, yid' ufike!

₂₃INkosi uYesu mayibe nobubele kuni.

₂₄Ndinithanda xa ninonke ebudlelaneni bukaKrestu Yesu.