Inshumayelo ngaKhristu lobetselwe
1Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami, indzaba yaNkulunkulu leyimfihlakalo, angizange ngiyimemetele ngebungcweti nangenhlakanipho. 2Ngobe ngatimisela kutsi angiyikwati lutfo lolunye emkhatsini wenu ngaphandle kwaJesu Khristu, naye ngimati abetselwe esiphambanweni. 3Ngangihleti nani nginebutsakatsaka nekwesaba nekutfutfumela lokukhulu. 4Kukhuluma kwami nekushumayela kwami akuzange kube ngemavi ekuhlakanipha lokuhunganako, kodvwa kwaba sibonakaliso saMoya nesemandla. 5Ngentela kutsi kukholwa kwenu kungasimi ekuhlakanipheni kwebantfu, kepha kusime emandleni aNkulunkulu.
Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kwembulwa ngaMoya
6Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho kubantfu lasebakhulile eNkhosini. Kepha lenhlakanipho akusiyo yalesikhatsi nome yebabusi lababhubhako balesikhatsi. 7Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho yaNkulunkulu leyimfihlo lefihlekile, Nkulunkulu layimisa umhlaba ungakasekelwa, kutsi ibe ludvumo lwetfu. 8Ayatiwa ngisho nangumunye webaholi balesikhatsi salamuhla. Ngobe kube bebayati ngabe abayibetselanga iNkhosi yenkhatimulo. 9Kodvwa njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi:
“Loko liso lelingazange selikubone,
nendlebe lengazange seyikuve,
lokungazange kuphume enhlitiyweni yemuntfu,
Nkulunkulu wakulungiselela labamtsandzako.”
10Nkulunkulu ukwembulile kitsi ngaMoya wakhe; ngobe Moya Longcwele uhlolisisa konkhe, ngisho nalokujulile kwaNkulunkulu. 11Empeleni kute umuntfu lowati kwalomunye umuntfu, ngaphandle kwemoya wakhe lokuye. Kuyafanana-ke, nekwaNkulunkulu akwatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwaMoya waNkulunkulu. 12Kodvwa tsine asikanikwa wona umoya welive; kepha sinikwe Moya lovela kuNkulunkulu, khona sitekwati lesikuphiwe nguNkulunkulu ngemusa wakhe.
13Lesikhuluma ngako futsi akusiwo emavi lafundziswa bantfu ngekuhlakanipha, kodvwa afundziswa nguMoya, ngobe sichaza emaciniso aMoya ngaMoya kubantfu labanaMoya. 14Umuntfu wemvelo akakwemukeli lokukwaMoya, ngobe kubulima kuye, futsi angeke akuve, ngobe kuphenyisiswa ngaMoya. 15Kepha umuntfu lonaMoya waNkulunkulu uphenyisisa konkhe, kantsi kute muntfu longamphenyisisa yena. 16UmBhalo utsi:
“Ngubani lowati umcondvo weNkhosi?
Ngubani longayifundzisa?”
Kodvwa tsine sinawo umcondvo waKhristu.
