Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 318

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Umbulo ebandleni

1Ndiva kusithiwa kukho umbulo phakathi kwenu. Lowo ke ngumbulo onganyamezelekiyo naphakathi kweentlanga. Ndithetha lo wokuba umntu ahlalisane nomfazi kayise. 2Ningathini ke ukuzidla? Benimelwe kukwenyela, nimsuse phakathi kwenu lowo wenze loo ntlondi. 3Mna ke, ndingekho nje okunene ngesiqu (kodwa ndikho ngomoya) sendide ndagqiba ngokungathi ndikho, malunga noyenzileyo loo nto. 4Ndigqibe kwelithi xa nihlangene egameni leNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, nam ndikho ngomoya, amandla eNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu esixhasa, 5makanikelwe onjalo kuSathana, ukuze umzimba wakhe utshatyalaliswe, ngenjongo yokuba umoya wakhe ube nokusindiswa ngomhla womgwebo.

6Hayi ukunyanyeka kweqhayiya lenu! Anisazi kakade isaci esithi: “Igwele elincinane libilisa intlama iphela”? 7Likhupheni ngoko liphele tu igwele elidala elonakalisayo, ukuze nibe yintlama entsha. Kaloku niyintlama engenagwele, kuba *iPasika yethu seyilungisiwe, ethe nje uKrestu, ixhwane lethu lePasika, wenziwa idini. 8Ngoko ke itheko lethu masingalityi ngasonka sinegwele elidala, elikukona nobubi, kodwa masilitye ngesonka esingenagwele, isonka sobunyulu nenyaniso.

9Kwincwadi endanibhalela yona ndathi ze ningadibaniselani nabarheletyi. 10Ke bendingaxeli abarheletyi beli hlabathi, ababawayo, izigebenga, nabakhonza izithixo. Ukuze ningadibaniselani nabo, bekuya kufuneka ningabikho emhlabeni! 11Hayi, bendixela ukuba ningadibaniselani nosukuba ebizwa ngokuba likholwa, ukanti uyarheletya, okanye uyabawa, ukhonza izithixo, okanye uyanyelisa, linxila, okanye limenemene. Ewe, ze ningatyi nokutya oku nonjalo. 12-13Asingomsebenzi wam ukubagweba abangengabo abebandla. Bagwetywa nguThixo bona. Kodwa ngumsebenzi wenu ukubagweba abebandla lenu, njengoko *iziBhalo zitshoyo ukuthi: “Ze nimsuse phakathi kwenu lowo ukhohlakeleyo.”

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Ukumangalelana kwamakholwa

1Xa kukho umntu phakathi kwenu onento afuna ukumangalela omnye ngayo, angathini ukusuka aye kummangalela enkundleni, ukuze ityala lakhe lithethwe ngabangengomakholwa? Kutheni le nto angalisi kumakholwa nje ityala lakhe? 2Anazi na ukuba amakholwa aya kuligweba ihlabathi? Ukuba ke ihlabathi liya kugwetywa nini, ningathini ke ukuxakwa kukuthetha nawona mancinci amatyala? 3Thina siya kugweba nkqu nezithunywa zezulu, singathini ukuxakwa kukugweba izinto zobu bomi? 4Ningathini ke ukusuka niye ematyaleni ngezinto zobu bomi, ukuze amatyala enu athethwe ngabantu abangento ebandleni? 5Niyazihlazisa ke khona! Ngaba akukho nasinye na isilumko phakathi kwenu esinokuwalamla amakholwa? 6Phofu ke lingathini ikholwa ukusuka limangalelane nekholwa enkundleni yabangakholwayo?

7Iyimposiso enkulu kambe kwainto yokuba nibe nemicimbi enimangalelana ngayo. Ngekungcono ukuba benivuma ukuba noniwe; ngekungcono ukuba benivuma ukuba niqhathwe. 8Kodwa, nina nisuka none okanye nibaqhathe abanye, nangona bengamawenu! 9Anazi na ukuba abakhohlakeleyo abayi kubuxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo? Musani ukulahlekiswa: abarheletyi, nabakhonza izithixo, nabakrexezayo, nabafebayo, nabangamadoda alalanayo, 10nabangamasela, nababawayo, nabangamanxila, nabathukayo, nabazizikrelemnqa, abanakubuxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo. 11Kanti abanye kuni babenjalo kanye, kodwa nahlanjwa, nenziwa imilowo, naba ngamalungisa phambi koThixo ngenxa yegama leNkosi uYesu nangoMoya kaThixo wethu.

Dumisani uThixo ngemizimba yenu

12Ubani unokuthi: “Zonke izinto zivumelekile kum.” Ewe, kunjalo, kodwa azikulungelanga zonke. Nam bendinokuthi: “Zonke izinto zivumelekile kum;” kodwa ngekhe ndinikezele ukuze ndilawulwe nayiyiphi na into. 13Omnye unokuthi: “Ukutya kokwesisu, nesisu sesokutya.” Ewe, kunjalo, kodwa uThixo wokutshabalalisa kokubini. Ke wona umzimba asingowokurheletya, ngoweNkosi; nayo iNkosi yeyomzimba. 14UThixo ke owayivusayo kwabafileyo iNkosi, uya kusivusa nathi ngamandla akhe.

15Anazi na ukuba imizimba yenu ngamalungu omzimba kaKrestu? Ngaba ndinokuthi ke ndiwathathe amalungu kaKrestu ndiwenze amalungu esifebe? Unotshe! 16Ngaba anazi na ukuba ozimanya nesifebe umzimba mnye naso? Kaloku *iziBhalo zithi: “Abo babini boba mzimba mnye.” 17Ke ozimanye neNkosi umoya mnye nayo.

18Kucezeleni ukurheletya. Ezinye izono umntu anokuzenza aziwungcolisi umzimba, kodwa yena umrheletyi wona umzimba wakhe. 19Anazi na ukuba imizimba yenu yindlu kaMoya oyiNgcwele, ahlala kuyo, evela kuThixo? Kaloku aningobenu; 20ningabakaThixo owanithenga ngexabiso elikhulu. Mdumiseni ke uThixo ngemizimba yenu.

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Iingxaki ezimalunga nomtshato

1Ngoku ke mandiphendule umbuzo wenu. Kulungile ukuba indoda ingabi nanto yakwenza nomntu obhinqileyo, 2kodwa ukuphepha ukurheletya elowo makabe nowakhe umfazi, aze elowo umfazi abe neyakhe indoda. 3Indoda mayimkholise umfazi wayo; nomfazi makenjenjalo endodeni yakhe. 4Umfazi akanagunya kowakhe umzimba; yindoda enalo. Kwangokunjalo ke nendoda ayinagunya kowayo umzimba; ngumfazi onalo. 5Musani ukwala ukuhlangana, ngaphandle kokuba nivumelene ukungahlangani okomzuzwana, nisenzela ukuba nibe nethuba lokuthandaza. Emva koko ke ze nibuye nihlangane, hleze uSathana anihende ngenxa yokungabi nako kwenu ukuzibamba.

6Xa nditshoyo ke ndiyanicebisa, andiwisi mthetho, 7kuba ndinga bonke abantu bangaba njengam lo. Kodwa ke elowo unesakhe isiphiwo ababalwe ngaso nguThixo. Omnye uba nesipho esithile, wumbi abe nesinye.

8Ke kwabangatshatanga nabahlolokazi ndithi kubalungele ukuba bahlale njengam. 9Kodwa ke, ukuba abanakuzibamba, mabatshate, kuba kulungile ukutshata kunokutshiseka.

10Ke kwabatshatileyo ndinomyalelo, ongenguwo owam, ongoweNkosi. Lo myalelo ke ngowokuba umfazi otshatileyo makangahlukani nendoda yakhe. 11Kambe ke ukuba uthe wahlukana nayo, makahlale angatshati, okanye makaxolelaniswe nendoda yakhe. Indoda ke yona mayingamali umkayo.

12Ngokubhekiselele kwabanye asinamyalelo siwunikwe yiNkosi. Kodwa mna ndithi kubo, ukuba kukho kholwa lithile linomfazi ongelokholwa, aze umfazi lowo athande ukuhlala nalo, malingahlukani naye. 13Nomfazi onendoda engelokholwa, ize yona ithande ukuhlala naye, makangahlukani nayo. 14Kaloku indoda leyo ingelokholwa uThixo unebango kuyo ngenxa yomfazi wayo, nomfazi lowo ungelokholwa uThixo unebango kuye ngenxa yendoda yakhe. Ukuba bekungenjalo abantwana babo ngebenetyheneba, kanti ke abanalo, kuba uThixo unebango kubo. 15Kodwa ke ukuba lowo ungelokholwa uyahlukana nalowo ukholwayo, makayekwe. Xa kunjalo indoda leyo ikholwayo nokuba ngumfazi akabotshelelwanga. Kaloku uThixo wasibizela ukuhlala ngoxolo. 16Kanene wazi ngani na, wena mfazi, ukuba akuyi kuyisindisa indoda yakho? Wena ndoda, wazi ngani na ukuba akuyi kumsindisa umfazi wakho?

Hlala ukwimeko owabizwa nguThixo ukuyo

17Elowo makahlale ekwimeko ayiphiwe yiNkosi, imeko awabizwa nguThixo ekuyo. Nantso ke into endiyifundisayo kuwo onke amabandla. 18Ukuba ubani uthe wabizwa engowalukileyo *ngokomthetho kaMosis, makangazenzi ongalukanga. Ukuba ubani uthe wabizwa engalukanga, makangaluki. 19Ukwaluka oku akunto, nokungaluki oku akunto, eyona nto kukugcina imiyalelo kaThixo. 20Elowo makahlale ekwimeko abizwe ekuyo nguThixo. 21Wâbizwa ulikhoboka na? Mayingakukhathazi le nto, kodwa ukuba unokukhululeka, khululeka. 22Kaloku lowo wabizwa yiNkosi elikhoboka, ngumkhululwa weNkosi. Ngokunjalo nalowo wabizwa yiNkosi engokhululekileyo, likhoboka likaKrestu. 23UThixo wanithenga ngexabiso elikhulu; musani ke ukuba ngamakhoboka abantu. 24Mawethu, elowo makahlale ekuloo meko wabizwa ekuyo.

Iingxaki ezimalunga nabantu abangatshatanga kunye nabahlolokazi

25Ngokubhekiselele ezintombini asinamyalelo sawunikwayo yiNkosi. Kodwa njengamntu owenzelwe inceba yiNkosi ndaza ndathembeka, ndibona ngolu hlobo:

26Ngenxa yeengxaki ezikhoyo kule mihla, ndibona ukuba kulungile ukuba umntu ahlale njengoko anjalo. 27Ukuba unomfazi, musa ukufuna ukwahlukana naye; ukuba awunaye, musa ukuba samfuna umfazi. 28Kodwa ke ukuba uyatshata akonanga; kanti nokuba intombi iyenda, ayonanga. Kodwa ke abatshatileyo baya kuhlala befikelwa ziingxaki, kanti bendingathandi ukuba kube njalo.

29Ndithetha ukuthi ke, mawethu, ixesha liyemka. Ke ngoko abanabafazi mababe njengabangenabo; 30abalilayo mababe njengabangaliliyo; abavuyayo mababe njengabangavuyiyo; abathengayo mababe njengabangenanto; 31abasebenza ngezinto zeli hlabathi, mababe njengabangasebenziyo ngazo. Kaloku eli hlabathi aliyi kuhlala liyiloo nto liyiyo ngoku.

32Ndithanda ukuba ningabi naxhala. Ongazekanga ukhuthalele izinto zeNkosi, kuba ezimisele ukuyikholisa iNkosi. 33Ozekileyo yena ukhuthalele izinto zehlabathi, kuba ezimisele ukukholisa umkakhe, 34abe nengqondo ebetha-bethanayo. Umfazi ongenandoda nentombi bakhuthalele izinto zeNkosi, bezimisele ukuzinikela ngomzimba nangomoya. Owendileyo ke ukhuthalele izinto zehlabathi, kuba ezimisele ukukholisa indoda yakhe.

35Le nto ndiyithetha ngeenjongo zokuba nilungelwe, ndingajonge kunirhintyela. Ndiyithethela ukuze niyikhonze kakuhle iNkosi ningaphazanyiswa.

36Malunga nabathembiseneyo ke, ukuba umfana unexhala lokuba wode ayihlazise intombi, eziva etshiseka, eqonda ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuba batshate, mabatshate ke njengoko afunayo, kuba akukho sono kuloo nto. 37Kambe ke ozimiseleyo entliziyweni yakhe, engòyiswa kukutshiseka, enamandla okuzeyisa, kananjalo esenzile isigqibo entliziyweni yakhe sokuba angàtshati, uyalungisa ukwenjenjalo. 38Ngoko ke otshatayo uyalungisa, kodwa lowo ungatshatiyo ulungisa ngokukodwa.

39Umfazi ubotshiwe ngumthetho ngalo lonke ixesha isaphilayo indoda yakhe; ke ukuba indoda yakhe ibhubhile, ukhululekile; angatshata nendoda ayithandayo, kodwa ibe yekholwe eNkosini. 40Noko ke uya konwaba ngakumbi ukuba uthe wahlala enjengoko anjalo. Kokwam ukubona ke oko, kanti nam ndiba ndinaye uMoya kaThixo.

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Iingxaki ezimalunga nokutyiwa kwenyama yedini

1Ke ngoku malunga nokutyiwa kwenyama yedini elenzelwa *izithixo: Kakade sonke “sinolwazi,” njengoko kusitshiwo, kodwa olu “lwazi” lungenza ukuba umntu akhukhumale, kanti uthando lona luyakha. 2Umntu oba unolwazi, okunene akakabi nalo ulwazi olululo. 3Ke umntu omthandayo uThixo, uThixo unobudlelane naye.

4Hee, mandithethe ke ngokumalunga nokutyiwa kwenyama yedini elenzelwa izithixo. Ewe, siyazi ukuba akukho nto isisithixo ehlabathini; siyazi nokuba mnye kuphela uThixo, akukho wumbi. 5Kambe bakho ekuthiwa bangoothixo nokuba basezulwini okanye basehlabathini. Ewe, baninzi ababizwa ngokuthi “thixo” okanye ngokuthi “nkosi.” Nokuba kunjalo ke, 6kuthi mnye uThixo. Yena nguThixo uYise owadala izinto zonke, esikholo yena thina. Inye kuthi neNkosi. Yona nguYesu Krestu, ezabakho ngaye zonke izinto, esikho ngaye nathi.

7Kodwa oku akwaziwa ngabantu bonke. Abanye nangoku basenesazela ngezithixo. Bona ke, xa batya inyama yedini, bayitya ilidini, sithi ke isazela sabo esibuthathaka sibadle. 8Kodwa asinako ukumkholisa uThixo ngento esiyityayo okanye esingayityiyo. Akukho nto iya kusilungela ngakuba singatyanga, kungekho nto iya kusonakalela ngakuba sityile.

9Nakuba kunjalo ke lumkani, hleze ilungelo lenu lokutya nayiphi na inyama libe sisikhubekiso kwabo bangekakhululeki ezithetheni. 10Kaloku xa athe wakubona umntu ongekakhululeki ezithetheni wena “unolwazi” usitya inyama endlwini yezithixo, akayi kusuka aye kuyitya naye, kodwa yena ayitye ilidini elenzelwe izithixo? 11Ngaloo ndlela ke umwenu ongekakhululeki ncam, owafelwa nguKrestu, wotshabalala ngenxa “yolwazi” lwakho olo. 12Kanti xa nisenjenjalo ukona amawenu ngokuwakhubekisa, nona uKrestu. 13Ngenxa yale nto ke ndithi: Ukuba ukutya kuyamkhubekisa umwethu, andisayi kutya nyama naphakade, ukuze ndingamkhubekisi umwethu.

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