2 kubaseKorinthe 2
1Kungako ngatimisela ngekutsi ngingaphindzi kunivisa buhlungu ngekunivakashela. 2Ngobe nangabe nginivise buhlungu, ngubani longangitfokotisa? Kungaba nguye yena lowo lese ngimvise buhlungu? 3Nguloko lokwabangela kutsi ngibhale njengaloku ngenta. Ngangentela kutsi nangifika ngingete ngaviswa buhlungu ngulabo lekufanele bangijabulise. Mine nginati kahle kamhlophe, kangangekutsi ngingasho ngitsi nangijabulile mine, nani nijabulile. 4Nganibhalela ngisebuhlungwini ngidzabukile enhlitiyweni, tinyembeti tigcwele emehlo, hhayi ngobe ngifuna kunivisa buhlungu, kepha kuze nati kutsi nginitsandza kangakanani.
Kutsetselela lowonile
5Nakukhona lovise lomunye buhlungu, akevisi mine ngedvwa, ngalenye indlela usivise buhlungu sonkhe, noko angengeti ngekusho njalo. 6Kwenele nje lokwekutsi linyenti limlahlile lowo. 7Nyalo-ke sekufuneka nine nimcolele nibuye nimkhutsate, ningamyekeleli etinhlungwini adzimate aphele. 8Ngako ngiyanincenga kutsi nimkhombise kutsi nimtsandza ngempela. 9Empeleni ngakubhalela kutsi nginihlole nje kutsi nihlonipha kuko konkhe yini. 10Nome ngubani lenimtsetselelako, nami ngiyamtsetselela; ngobe mine nase ngitsetselele, ngisuke ngikwente ngempela, ngikwentele nine kube shangatsi ngusebukhoneni baKhristu. 11Siyawati emachinga aSathane; ngako-ke akukafaneli simvumele asehlule.
Pawula ucoshwa situnge eThrowasi
12Mhlazana ngifika eThrowasi kuyawushumayela liVangeli laKhristu, umnyango wawungivulekele kabanti kutsi ngisebentele iNkhosi. 13Kodvwa ngabate kuphumula emphefumulweni, ngobe ngangingakamboni Thithusi umzalwane. Ngako-ke ngase ngiyabavalelisa, ngaya eMasedoniya.
Kuncoba ngaKhristu
14Kodvwa akabongwe Nkulunkulu losihola njalo eludvwendvweni lwekuncoba ngaKhristu. Nkulunkulu usebentisa tsine kutsi etindzaweni tonkhe avakalise liphunga lelimnandzi lekumati Khristu. 15Ngempela siliphunga lelimnandzi laKhristu kuNkulunkulu, emkhatsini walabasindziswako nasemkhatsini walabasendleleni lebange ekubhujisweni. 16Siliphunga lekufa kube kufa kulababhujiswako, kantsi siliphunga lekuphila kube kuphila kulabasindziswako. Ngubani-ke longakumela loko? 17Tsine-ke asinjengabo bantfu labanyenti labenta livi laNkulunkulu libe yindali; kodvwa tsine lesikuKhristu sikhuluma kwaNkulunkulu ngekuciniseka ebukhoneni bakhe.
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