Ukulotjhisa
1Mina Powula umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngokwentando kaZimu, noThimothi umzalwana, silotjhisa ibandla lakaZimu eKorinte nabo boke abacwengileko abakilo loke le-Arhaya.
2Akube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba neKosini uJesu Krestu.
UPowula uthokoza uZimu
3Akathokozwe uZimu onguyise weKosi yethu uJesu Krestu nonguyise wesirhawu noZimu wenduduzo yoke, 4osiduduza kizo zoke iinhlupheko zethu ukuze sikwazi ukududuza labo abasesizini nanyana kungelinjani ngenduduzo esiyifunyene kuZimu. 5Njengombana iinhlupheko zakaKrestu zivamile kithi, nokududuzwa kwethu kwandile ngoKrestu. 6Nasikhathazekako, kungebanga lokududuzwa kanye nokusindiswa kwenu; nasiduduzwako, kungebanga lokududuzwa kwenu okuveza kini ukubekezelela ngesineke iinhlupheko nathi esizithweleko. 7Ithemba lethu ngani lidzimelele ngombana siyazi bonyana njengombana nihlanganyela eenhluphekweni zethu, ngokufanako nihlanganyela ekududuzweni kwethu.
8Asithandi bona ningabi nelwazi bazalwana mayelana nobuhlungu esabuthwala esifundeni se-Asiya. Sagandeleleka khulu, kwaba ngaphezu kwamandla wethu besalahlekelwa nalithemba lokuphila. 9Ngambala sazizwela inga sigwetjelwe ukufa. Nokho lokhu kwenzeka ukuze singazithembi thina kodwana sithembe uZimu okunguye ovusa abafileko. 10Yena owasiphephisa ekufeni okungakaya, uzakubuye asisindise; ithemba lethu silibeke kuye bona uzakubuye asisindise godu 11njengombana nani nihlanganyele ekusisizeni ngemithandazo yenu. Nje-ke abanengi bazasithokozela malungana nomusa ongaka esiwuphiwe ngemithandazo yabanengi.
Ukutshwiliswa kwekhambo lakaPowula
12Iye, nakhu ukuzigqaja kwethu: Unembeza wethu uyafakaza bonyana ephasinapha, khulukhulu mayelana nobudlelwano bethu nani, saziphatha ngokucwenga nangokuthembeka okuvela kuZimu. Senza njalo ingasi ngokokuhlakanipha kwephaseli kodwana ngokomusa kaZimu. 13Asinitloleli ilitho eningekhe nakwazi ukulifunda namkha ukulizwisisa. Nje-ke ngiyathemba bonyana 14njengombana ningakasizwisisi ngokupheleleko, nizakuzwisisa ngokuzeleko bonyana ningazigqaja ngathi njengombana nathi sizozigqaja ngani ngelanga leKosi uJesu.
15Njengombana benginesiqiniseko ngalokhu, bengifuna ukuza kini qangi ukuze nikwazi ukuba nomusa obuyelelweko. 16Bengifuna ukudlula kinapho ngizonibona lokha nangiya eMasedoniya godu ngidlule lapho nasele ngibuya khona ukuze ningisize endlelenami yokuya eJudiya. 17Kghani nidlumbana bona bengizaza nangihlela lokhu na? Ngenza amahlelo wami ngokwamazinga wabantu, ngilungele ukuthi, “Iye, iye”, khonapho ngithi, “Awa, awa” na? 18Ngokuthembeka kwakaZimu, umyalezwethu kini awusi ngu: “Iye; awa”. 19INdodana kaZimu uJesu Krestu eyatjhunyayelwa phakathi kwenu ngimi noSilasi kanye noThimothi beyingasi ngu “Iye; awa”, kodwana kiyo kuhlala kungu “Iye” kwaphela. 20Kiyo, esinye nesinye isithembiso sakaZimu singu “Iye”. Yeke ngalokho ngayo sithi “Amen” kilo idumo lakaZimu. 21Kodwana nguZimu osiqinisako sikanye nani kuKrestu bewasizesa, 22ngokusibeka itshwayo lakhe, wasipha noMoya wakhe ngeenhliziyweni zethu njengesibekiso.
23Nje-ke, ngibiza uZimu bona abe ngufakazi wokobana kube ngebanga lokuniphephisa ukungabuyi kwami ngize eKorinte. 24Angitjho bona sibusa phezu kokukholwa kwenu, kodwana siziinsebenzi kanye nani ukuze nithabe ngombana nidzimelele ekukholweni.
