Iminikelo Yokusiza AmaKhristu
1Kepha manje siyanazisa bazalwane, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu awuphiweyo amabandla aseMakhedoniya, 2ngesikhathi esinzima sokuvivinywa, ukuthokoza kwawo kwavama ngisho esebuphofini obukhulu, kunalokho kwanda ukuphana okukhulu kuwo. 3Ngokuba ngingafakaza ukuthi anikela engaphoqiwe ngokwamandla awo nangaphezu kwamandla awo. 4Yiwona asinxusela kakhulu ecela umusa wokuba ahlanganyele ekukhonzeni abangcwele; 5lokhu akubanga njengokuba sasilindele, kodwa azinikela wona kuqala eNkosini nakithi ngentando kaNkulunkulu, 6saze samncenga uThithu njengokuba wayesevele eqalile phambilini ukuba nakini awufeze futhi lowo msebenzi womusa. 7Kepha nakuba nivamile kukho konke: ekukholweni, emazwini, ekwazini, nasekukhuthaleni konke, nasothandweni esinithanda ngalo, manje nivame nakuwo lowo msebenzi womusa.
8Angikusho lokhu njengomyalo, kodwa ukuba ngokukhuthala kwabanye ngivivinye ubuqotho bothando lwenu. 9Ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu uKhristu ukuthi, ngenxa yenu waba mpofu nakuba ayecebile, ukuze ngobuphofu bakhe nina nicebe.
10Kulolu daba, ngininika isiyalo sami ukuthi kungcono kini enaqala ngonyaka odlule ukuthi ningenzi nje okuthile, kodwa ukuba nifise ukwenza okuthile. 11Manje-ke, qedani enikwenzayo, ukuze ukulangazelela nokufisa kwenu kuhambisane nokuwuqeda kwenu ngokwamandla enu. 12Uma kukhona ukulangazela, nesipho siyemukeleka njengalokhu umuntu ethanda, kungayi ngalokho angenakho.
13Lokhu angikusho ukuze nina nikhathazeke, abanye bakhululeke, kodwa makube ngokulinganayo, 14ukuze kuthi ngalesi sikhathi ninenala nisize abanye ekusweleni kwabo, nabo ngokunjalo enaleni yabo, basize nani ekusweleni kwenu, ukuze kube khona ukulingana, 15njengalokhu kulotshiwe ukuthi:
“Kowaba nokuningi kakusalanga,
nowaba nokuncane kantulanga.”
Ukuthunyelwa Komnikelo NgoThithu
16Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu obeke enhliziyweni kaThithu le nkuthalo ngani, 17ngokuba naye kagcinanga ngokwemukela umyalo wethu, kodwa eqhutshwa yinkuthalo enkulu, uphumile weza kini engaqhutshwa muntu. 18Simthume kanye nomunye umzalwane odumile kuwo wonke amabandla ngenxa yokushumayela kwakhe ivangeli. 19Kungesikho lokho kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwe futhi ngamabandla ukuba ahambe nathi ngenxa yalo mnikelo onikelwe yini, ukuze udumo lube ngolweNkosi, kubonakaliswe ukukhuthala kwethu. 20Sigwema lokhu ukuba kungabi bikho osisolayo ngenxa yalesi sipho esikhulu esisiphetheyo, 21ngokuba siyazihlonipha izinto ezinhle, hhayi nje phambi kweNkosi, kepha nasemehlweni abantu imbala.
22Sithumele kanye nabo umzalwane wethu esimfumene kaningi ekhuthele ezintweni eziningi, manje-ke ukhuthele kakhulu ngenxa yokunethemba kwakhe okukhulu. 23Uma kubuzwa ngoThithu, ngibambisene naye futhi uyisisebenzi kanye nabazalwane bethu, bayizithunywa zamabandla, bayinkazimulo kaKhristu. 24Ngakho bonakalisani kubo phambi kwamabandla ubufakazi bothando lwenu nokuzincoma kwethu ngani.
