1Njengeensebenzi zakaZimu ezisebenza ndawonye, siyanincenga bona ningawamukeleli ilize umusa kaZimu 2ngombana uthi:“Ngesikhathi esifaneleko ngakulalela,
ngelanga lesindiso ngakusiza.”
Qalani, kwanje kusikhathi esifaneleko, qalani, kwanje kulilanga lesindiso!
3Asibeki isiqabo endleleni yomuntu ukuze kungafunyanwa iphoso emsebenzini wethu. 4Kodwana njengeenceku zakaZimu sizibuka ngazo zoke iindlela: ngokunyamezela okukhulu, ngokuhlunguphazwa, ngobudisi, ngamatlhuwiso, 5ngokubethwa, ngokubotjhwa, ngemiguruguru, ngokutjhikatjhika, ngokungalali ebusuku kanye nangendlala. 6Iye, sizibuka ngokuhlanzeka, ngelwazi, ngokubekezela, ngobumnene, ngokucwengeka kuMoya oCwengileko, ngethando lamambala 7nangokukhuluma iqiniso emandleni kaZimu. Lokho sikwenza ngeenkhali zokulunga ngesidleni nangesinceleni. 8Ekuhlonitjhweni nekurhubutjhweni, ebumbini nebumnandini. Siphathwa njengabakhohlisi nanyana sineqiniso nje; 9siphathwa njengabantu abangaziwako nanyana saziwa nje; siphathwa njengabantu abafako, kodwana qalani siyaphila; siphathwa njengabantu abahlunguphaziweko, kodwana abangakabulawa. 10Siphathwa njengabantu abanesizi, kodwana sihlala sinamile; sinjengabadududu, kodwana senza abanengi babe ziingwili; sinjengabanganalitho khisibe sinakho koke.
11Sikhulume sitjhaphulukile kini maKorinte, sanivulela iinhliziyo zethu. 12Asikanigodleli amazizo wethu kodwana nina nisigodlele wenu. 13Nje-ke ngokwenana, ngikhuluma nani njengabantwana, nani-ke vulani iinhliziyo zenu ngokupheleleko.
Ithempeli lakaZimu ophilako
14Ningazihlanganisi nabangakholwako. Kunabudlelwano bani phakathi kwabalungileko nabangakalungi na? Namkha kunahlanganyelo bani phakathi komkhanyo nobumnyama na? 15Unasivumelwano bani uKrestu noBheliyara na? Namkha yini ikholwa elingayabelana nomuntu ongakholwako na? 16Linasivumelwano bani ithempeli lakaZimu nabosingazimu na? Thina silithempeli lakaZimu ophilako, njengombana uZimu wathi:
“Ngizokuhlala ngaphakathi kwabo
bengikhambe hlangana nabo,
ngibe nguZimabo,
bona babe babantu bami.”
17Ngalokho-ke:
“Phumani phakathi kwabo,
nizahlukanise nabo;
ningathinti ilitho elisilapheleko,
yeke ngizakuza kini.
Kutjho uSomnini.
18Mina ngizakuba nguYihlo,
nina-ke nibe madodana namadodakazami.
Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandla woke.”
