Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 42

Numbers 32–36, 1 Corinthians 11

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Izindlu ezasala phesheya kweJordan

1Ke kaloku amaRubhen namaGadi ayenemihlambi emikhulu yeenkomo. Athe ke akuwuqonda umhlaba waseJazere naseGiliyadi ukuba uyifanele imfuyo, 2aya kuMosis nombingeleli uElazare kunye nezinye iinkokheli, acela athi: 3-4“Lo mhlaba amaSirayeli awuphiwe *nguNdikhoyo – sitsho ezi dolophu: iAtaroti, iDibhon, iJazere, iNimra, iHeshbhon, iElale, iSebham, iNebho, neBheyoni – ungumhlaba olungele iinkomo, ibe ke nathi sineenkomo ezininzi. 5Ngoko ke kunganjani xa lo mhlaba unikwa thina, ube sisabelo sethu, sime apha kuwo, singabi sayiwela iJordan? Siyakubongoza.”

6UMosis waphendula wathi: “Ngaba ke nina nifuna ukuhlala apha nisonge izandla xa wona amawenu esiya emfazweni? 7Ningathini kaloku ukusuka niwatyhafise ngolo hlobo amaSirayeli, xa wona ewela iJordan, esiya kuthatha umhlaba awuphiwe nguNdikhoyo? 8Ooyihlo benza kwale nto ngokuya ndandibathuma siseKadeshe-bhaneya ukuba beze kuhlola lo mhlaba. 9Bahamba baya kuma ngentili ye-Eshkoli, bawubona lo mhlaba, kodwa bathi bakubuya bawatyhafisa amaSirayeli, khon' ukuze angezi kweli lizwe aliphiweyo nguNdikhoyo. 10Ke yena uNdikhoyo wakhathazeka, waza wafunga wathi: 11‘Ngenxa yokuba bengakholosanga ngam, kula madoda akwiminyaka emashumi mabini nangaphezulu aphuma eJiputa akukho nanye iya kungena kwelo lizwe ndabathembisa ngalo ooAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi.’

12“Esi sifungo ke sabandakanya bonke ngaphandle kukaKalebhi unyana kaJefune umKeni, noYoshuwa unyana kaNune. Kaloku bona bakholosa ngoNdikhoyo. 13UNdikhoyo ke wakhathazeka, waza amaSirayeli wawabhadulisa entlango isithuba seminyaka engamashumi amane, sada safa saphela eso sizukulwana sasimonile. 14Nina ke eningene ezihlangwini zooyihlo, nisisizukulwana esitsha esigwenxa esizimisele ukuhlisela umsindo kaNdikhoyo phezu kwamaSirayeli kwakhona. 15Nani ke, maRubhen namaGadi, ukuba niyala ukunamathela kuye ngoku, uya kuphinda awalahle entlango amaSirayeli, ize ke intshabalalo yawo ibe yimhemhe yenu.”

16Ke wona asuka aya kuMosis, ambongoza athi: “Sivumele sakhele iigusha zethu iintlanti, futhi sakhele iintsapho zethu iidolophu. 17Sizimisele ukuxhoba siwakhokele amawethu emadabini, siwancedise ade awume loo mhlaba uza kuba ngowawo. Ke zona iintsapho zethu siya kuzishiya zihleli kwiidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo, zingabi nakuchukunyiswa ngabantu beli lizwe. 18Thina ke soze sibuye ngaphandle kokuba ade onke amaSirayeli asifumane isabelo sawo kwelo lizwe. 19Ngokunjalo ke thina soze sifumane sabelo samhlaba phaya phesheya kweJordan, kuba kaloku esethu nasi ngeneno empuma yeJordan.”

20UMosis waphendula wathi: “Xa kunjalo ke, zilungiseleleni apha phambi kukaNdikhoyo, nizimisele ukuya edabini. 21Onke amajoni enu kufuneka awele iJordan ekhokelwe nguNdikhoyo, azihlasele iintshaba zakhe ade azoyise, uNdikhoyo 22awohluthe umhlaba wazo. Emva koko ke noba nako ukubuya; kaloku noba nimanelisile uNdikhoyo ndawonye namawenu. Ke wona lo mhlaba woba sisabelo senu enisinikwe nguNdikhoyo. 23Kambe ke ukuba anisifezekisanga esi sithembiso, ze nazi ukuba nimonile uNdikhoyo, ibe ke sona isono senu siya kuba yinto kuni. 24Ngoko ke yakhelani iintsapho zenu iidolophu, nakhele nemfuyo yenu iintlanti, kambe nisifezekise isithembiso senu.”

25Ke kaloku amaGadi namaRubhen aphendula athi: “Izicaka zakho ziya kwenza ngokwelizwi lakho, mhlekazi. 26Iintsapho zethu neenkomo neegusha zona ziya kusala apha kwezi dolophu zaseGiliyadi. 27Ke thina sonke sesilungele ukungena phantsi koNdikhoyo. Soxhoba siyiwele iJordan; siya kulwa emfazweni ngokomyalelo wakho.”

28UMosis wayalela uElazare, uYoshuwa, nezinye iinkulu zezindlu zamaSirayeli, 29wathi: “Ukuba amaGadi namaRubhen ayiwelile iJordan, aza alwa kumkhosi kaNdikhoyo, naza ke noyisa nalithimba elo lizwe, ke wona ze niwanike umhlaba waseGiliyadi, ibe sisabelo sawo. 30Kambe ke ukuba akayiwelanga iJordan aya kulwa kunye nani, isabelo sawo osifumana kwelaseKanana kunye nani.”

31Ke wona amaGadi namaRubhen aphendula athi: “Ewe, siya kwenza njengoko athethileyo uNdikhoyo. 32Siya kuwela siye kwilizwe laseKanana, silwe siphantsi kwakhe, ukuze singaphulukani nesabelo sethu apha kwimpuma yeJordan.”

33Ngoko ke uMosis wabela amaGadi, amaRubhen, nenxalenye yabakwaManase, wonke ummandla kakumkani uSihon wama-Amori, ndawonye nokakumkani uOgi waseBhashan, ngokunjalo needolophu namaphandle awujikelezileyo. 34AmaGadi abuya azakha iidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo zaseDibhon, iAtaroti, iArohere, 35iAteroti-shofan, iJazere, iJogebheha, 36iBhete-nimra, neBhete-haran. 37AmaRubhen ahlaziya iHeshbhon, iElale, iKiriatayim, 38iNebho, iBhali-mehon (eli ke igama latshintshwa), neSibhema. Iidolophu abazakhayo bazithiya ngokutsha.

39Ke bona abakwaMakire, unyana kaManase, bahlasela umhlaba waseGiliyadi, bawagxotha ama-Amori awayelapho, baza bema kuwo loo mhlaba. 40Ngoko ke uMosis umhlaba waseGiliyadi wawunika indlu kaMakire, yema kuwo. 41UJayire wendlu kaManase wahlasela iidolophana ezithile, waza wazithatha wazibiza ngokuba ziidolophana zikaJayire. 42NoNobha wahlasela iKenati needolophana zayo, waza wayithiya ngaye, wathi yiNobha.

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Ukusuka eJiputa ukuya eMowabhi

1Le yimbali echaza ngeendawo awathi emisa kuzo ngokwezindlu zawo amaSirayeli ukuphuma kwawo eJiputa ekhokelwa nguMosis noAron. 2Ngokuyalelwa *nguNdikhoyo ke uMosis wawabhala amagama eendawo abathi bemisa kuzo.

3AmaSirayeli anduluka eJiputa ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu kwinyanga yokuqala enyakeni, kusuku olulandela *iPasika, aphuma engafihlakalanga eRamesi, ekhokelwa nguNdikhoyo, ebonwa ngamaJiputa 4awayexakeke kukungcwaba oonyana bawo abangamazibulo ababebulewe nguNdikhoyo. Ngesi senzo ke uNdikhoyo wazicacisa ukuba ungumakhonya *nakoothixo bamaJiputa.

5Ukunduluka kwawo eRamesi amaSirayeli aya kumisa eSukoti; 6aza ukuphuma kwawo apho emisa e-Etam ekungeneni kwentlango. 7Ukusuka kwawo ke apho aphindela ePi-hahiroti kwimpuma yeBhali-zefon, aza emisa ngaseMigdoli. 8Ayishiya iPi-hahiroti, awela uLwandle oluBomvu, angena kwintlango yase-Etam; aza ke athi emva kweentsuku ezintathu aya kugaleleka emisa eMora. 9Ukunduluka kwawo apho ke aya kumisa e-Elim, kuba khona kwakukho imithombo yamanzi elishumi elinambini nemithi yesundu engamashumi asixhenxe.

10Ukushiya kwawo iElim aya kumisa ngakuLwandle oluBomvu. 11Nalapho aphuma aya kungena kwintlango yeSin. 12Akuphuma apho aya kumisa eDofeka 13naseAlushe. 14Kamva ke aya kutsho eRefidim, apho afika engekho amanzi okusela.

15-37Ukuphuma kwawo eRefidim esiya kwintaba iHore, emisa kwezi ndawo zilandelayo: kwintlango iSinayi, iKibroti-hatava, iHazeroti, iRitema, iRimon-pereze, iLibhena, iRisa, iKehelata, intaba iShefere, iHarada, iMakeloti, iTahati, iTera, iMiteka, iHashemona, iMoseroti, iBhene-yakan, iHori-hagidegadi, iYotebhata, iAbrona, iEziyon-gebhere, eKadeshe kwintlango yeZin, nangakwintaba iHore emideni yase-Edom.

38-39Ke kaloku ngokuyalelwa nguNdikhoyo umbingeleli uAron waqabela kwintaba iHore. Ke yena wafela apho ngomhla wokuqala kwinyanga yesihlanu kunyaka wamashumi amane amaSirayeli andulukayo eJiputa. Wayeneminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amabini anantathu walibonayo ilanga.

40Ke kaloku ukumkani waseAradi owayekumazantsi eKanana weva ngokuza kwamaSirayeli.

41-49Ukuphuma kwintaba iHore, ukuya kumathafa aseMowabhi amaSirayeli emisa kwezi ndawo zilandelayo: eZalmona, ePunon, eObhoti, eIye-abharim emdeni womhlaba waseMowabhi, eDibhon yakwaGadi, eAlmon-diblatayim, kwintaba iAbharim, ngakwintaba iNebho, nakumathafa aseMowabhi phesheya kweJordan malunga neJeriko phakathi kweBhete-yeshimoti neentili zeShitim.

Iziyalo phambi kokuwela iJordan

50Ke kaloku kwathi xa alapho kuloo mathafa aseMowabhi phesheya kweJordan malunga neJeriko, *uNdikhoyo wanika uMosis le miyalelo, 51wathi makayigqithisele kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Nakuyiwela iJordan, ningene kwelaseKanana, 52ze nibakhuphe nibagxothe abemi bakhona. *Izithixo zabo ezenziwe ngobhedu nangamatye ze nizitshabalalise ndawonye neendawo abanqulela kuzo. 53Ze nime nizinze kuloo mhlaba wabo, kuba niwuphiwa ndim. 54Loo mhlaba wabo ze niwahlula-hlulele izindlu nemizi yenu *ngamaqashiso; imizi leyo ke ze niyabele ngokobubanzi bayo. 55Kambe ke ukuba anibagxothanga bonke abemi balo, abo baseleyo boba yinkathazo njengeliso eliphandliweyo kuni, okanye kufane nokuba nihlatywe ngameva; ewe, bojika banilwe. 56Ngaphezu koko ke ukuba anibagxothanga ndonitshabalalisa njengoko ndandizimisele ukutshabalalisa bona kakade.”

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Imida yelizwe laseKanana

1*UNdikhoyo wanika uMosis 2le miyalelo, wathi makayigqithisele kumaSirayeli, athi: “Nantsi ke imida yelizwe laseKanana endinipha lona. 3Umda wangezantsi uya kusuka kwintlango iZin, ubhijele kumda wase-Edom. Ngasempuma uya kuthatha kumazantsi oLwandle oluFileyo, 4uhle ujonge kwinkalo yeAkrabhim, utyhutyhumeze ungene eZin, uyokuthi gaa ngeKadeshe-bhaneya. Ukuphuma apho uya kujonga emantla-ntshona, uye eHazare-adare, uphumele eAzemon, 5apho uya kujika, ujonge kwiintili zemida yeJiputa, uyokuma ngolwandle olukhulu.

6“Ngasentshona umda uya kuba lulwandle olukhulu.

7“Ngasentla umda uya kusuka kulwandle olukhulu, uye kurheca intaba iHore, 8uye kuthi xhaxhe kwinkalo yeHamati; uze ke uye kurheca iZedada 9neZifron, uye kuthi gaa ngeHazare-enan.

10“Owasempuma uya kuphuma eHazare-enan, uye kuthi xhaxhe ngeShefam. 11Uya kuhla uye eRibhela kwimpuma yeAyin, utyhutyhumeze kwiinduli ezikwimpuma yonxweme loLwandle lwaseGalili; 12uze ke wenjenjeya ukuhla ngomlambo iJordan, uye kuthi gaa ngoLwandle oluFileyo.

“Yomine ke le yimida yelizwe lenu.”

13UMosis ke waxelela amaSirayeli, wathi: “Nâlo ke ilizwe eniza kulizuza *ngamaqashiso, ilizwe elabelwe izindlu ezilithoba ezinesiqingatha *nguNdikhoyo. 14-15Ke zona izindlu zikaRubhen, uGadi, kunye nesiqingatha sikaManase, zisifumene isabelo sazo ngokwemizi yazo ngaphesheya kwimpuma yeJordan malunga neJeriko.”

Iinjoli zomhlaba

16*UNdikhoyo wayalela uMosis, wathi: 17“Umbingeleli uElazare noYoshuwa unyana kaNune ngabo abaya kwabela amaSirayeli umhlaba. 18Ngokunjalo ke khetha inkokheli ibe nye kwindlu nganye bancedise. 19-28Nanga ke amagama eenkokheli ezo:

Indlu Inkokheli
KwaJuda uKalebhi unyana kaJefune
KwaSimon uShemuweli unyana ka-Amihudi
KwaBhenjamin uElidade unyana kaKiselon
KwaDan uBhuki unyana kaJogeli
KwaManase kaJosefu uHaniyeli unyana kaEfodi
KwaEfrayim kaJosefu uKemuweli unyana kaShiftan
KwaZebhulon uElizafan unyana kaParnaki
KwaIsakare uPaltiyeli unyana ka-Azana
Kwa-Ashere uAbhihudi unyana kaShelomi
KwaNafetali uPedayeli unyana ka-Amihudi.”

29Nango ke amadoda âmiswa nguNdikhoyo ukuba abele amaSirayeli umhlaba kwelaseKanana.

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Iidolophu zabaLevi

1Kuloo mathafa aseMowabhi phesheya kweJordan malunga neJeriko *uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi: 2“Xelela amaSirayeli ukuba kuloo mihlaba ayinikiweyo makahlulele abaLevi iidolophu ezithile ndawonye namadlelo azingqongileyo. 3Zona ke zoba zezabaLevi, bahlale kuzo. Ke wona amadlelo oba ngawemfuyo yabo. 4Amadlelo makasuke kwiindonga zesixeko abhekele phaya isithuba esingamakhulu amane anamashumi amahlanu eemitha macala, 5khon' ukuze ubekho ummandla olinganayo ongamakhulu asithoba eemitha ngapha nangapha, isixeko sona siphakathi. 6AbaLevi ze nibanike iidolophu zibe ntandathu, apho umntu angabalekela khona xa abulele omnye ngengozi. Ngaphezu koko ke banikeni ezinye iidolophu zibe ngamashumi amane anambini 7ndawonye namadlelo azo, ukuze ke zibe ngamashumi amane anesibhozo zizonke. 8Inani leedolophu ezinikwa abaLevi kwindlu nganye loxhomekeka kubungakanani bomhlaba waloo ndlu. Kweneedolophu ezininzi phungula kakhulu; kweneedolophu ezimbalwa phungula kancinci.”

Iidolophu zokuphephela

9*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, 10wathi makathethe namaSirayeli, athi: “Nakuba niyiwelile iJordan nangena kwelaseKanana, 11ze nimise iidolophu apho umntu angabalekela khona xa ebulele omnye ngengozi. 12Xa elapho ke woba usindile kwimpindezelo yesizalwana sikamfi. Umntu otyholwa ngokubulala omnye akufuneki abulawe lingakhange lithethwe enkundleni ityala lakhe. 13Khethani iidolophu zokuphephela zibe ntandathu, 14zibe ntathu ngaphesheya empuma yomlambo iJordan, zibe kwantathu nganeno kwelaseKanana. 15Ezi dolophu zoba yindawo yokubalekela kumaSirayeli, kanti nakwiintlanga ezingabangeneleli okanye abemi. Nabani na ke obulele umntu ngengozi woba nokubalekela kwenye yazo.

16-18“Kambe ke yena umntu obulele omnye esebenzisa isixhobo esiyintsimbi, ilitye, okanye umthi, woba netyala lokubulala, isigwebo sakhe ibe kukubulawa. 19Uxanduva lokubulala isigwinta eso loba phezu kwesizalwana esingumphindezeli. Apho sisifumene khona masisibulale eso sigwinta.

20“Ukuba umntu unomntu amzondayo waza wambulala ngokumeyelisela, ukumgibisela ngento, okanye ukumlalela, 21noba kukumbetha ngamanqindi, loo mntu unetyala lokubulala, makabulawe. Uxaduva lokubulala eso sigwinta loba kwisizalwana esingumphindezeli womfi lowo; ngoko ke masisibulale apho sisifumene khona.

22“Kambe ke ukuba umntu ubulele omnye ngengozi, kungengakuba ebemzonda, noba umbulele ngokumeyelisela okanye ukumgibisela ngento, 23okanye mhlawumbi umntu ubethe omnye ngelitye engamboni, engenazinjongo, engelulo natshaba lwakhe, 24kwimeko enjalo ityala maligwetywe yinkundla, nayo ke igwebele lo ubuleleyo, ingesiso isizalwana sikamfi esifuna impindezelo. 25Inkundla mayimhlangule umbulali lowo kwisizalwana sikamfi; makabuyiselwe kwakuloo dolophu ebephephele kuyo. Umbulali lo ke makahlale apho kude kufe loo mntu ungumbingeleli omkhulu kwelo thuba, lowo uthanjiswe ngamafutha angcwele. 26Kambe ke ukuba umbulali lowo umkile apho kuloo dolophu ebephephele kuyo, 27waza ke wabhaqwa, wabulawa sisizalwana sikamfi, eso senzo sempindezelo asilotyala lakubulala. 28Loo mntu ubuleleyo makahlale apho kuloo dolophu yokuphephela kude kufe umbingeleli omkhulu; emva koko ke angagoduka. 29Le mimiselo ke iya kubopha nina nezizukulwana zenu noba seniphi na.

30“Umntu otyholwa ngokubulala angáfunyanwa enetyala aze abulawe kuphela xa kukho amangqina; ke lona ingqina elinye alanele ukuxhasa isityholo sombulali. 31Isigwinta masibulawe. Mayingamkelwa intlawulo yokusindisa ubomi baso. 32Ukuba umntu ubalekele kwidolophu yokuphephela makangavunyelwa akhuphe intlawulo khon' ukuze abe nokugoduka engekafi umbingeleli omkhulu. 33Ze ningalifaki *umlaza ilizwe lakowenu. Kaloku ubugwinta buyalingcolisa ilizwe. Ibe ke ucamagushelo alunakwenzelwa ilizwe ekuphalazwe igazi kulo, ngaphandle kokuba kuphalazwe igazi lesigwinta eso. 34Ningaze nilifake umlaza ilizwe enihlala kulo; kaloku mna ndinguNdikhoyo, ndihlala phakathi kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.”

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Ilifa lababhinqileyo

1Iinkulu zendlu yakwaGiliyadi unyana kaMakire umzukulwana kaManase unyana kaJosefu, zaya kuMosis enezinye iinkokheli. 2Zafika zathi: “*UNdikhoyo wakuyalela ukuba amaSirayeli uwabele umhlaba *ngamaqashiso. Ngokunjalo wathi umhlaba womntakwethu uZelofehadi uze uwunike iintombi zakhe. 3Kambe ke xa zithe zendela ndlwini yimbi, loo mhlaba wazo uwela kuloo ndlu; ngaloo ndlela ke umhlaba olilifa lethu utsho unciphe. 4Ngonyaka wobuyiselo xa yonke imihlaba ebithengiwe ibuyiselwa kubanini bayo bamandulo, imihlaba yeentombi zikaZelofehadi ibuyela kwezo zindlu zendele kuzo; ngaloo ndlela ke uyancipha umhlaba olilifa lakowethu.”

5Ngoko ke uMosis wathetha namaSirayeli, wawanika lo myalelo kaNdikhoyo uthi: “Le nto ithethwa ngamaManase yinyani. 6Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Iintombi zikaZelofehadi zikhululekile ukuba zendele nakubani na, kodwa ke kube kwakule ndlu yakowazo. 7Umhlaba olilifa lendlu yakwaSirayeli mawungadluleli kwizindlu ngezindlu. Umhlaba womSirayeli ngamnye kufuneka uhlale ungowaloo ndlu azalwa kuyo nanini na. 8Intombi yomSirayeli efumene ilifa lomhlaba kufuneka yendele kwakuloo ndlu yakowayo. Ngale ndlela ke umhlaba wookhokho bendlu ethile uya kujikeleza kwakuloo ndlu, 9ungaze uphuncuke uye ndlwini yimbi. Umhlaba wendlu nganye uya kuhlala ungowaloo ndlu nanini na.’ ”

10-11Ke kaloku uMala, uTiza, uHogela, uMilika, noNoha, iintombi zikaZelofehadi, zenza ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kuMosis, zendela kwimizi yendlu yakowazo. 12Ewe, zendela kwakwimizi yendlu kaManase unyana kaJosefu, yaza ke ngolo hlobo imihlaba kayise ayaphuma kule ndlu yakowazo.

13Nantso ke imiyalelo nemimiselo eyanikwa amaSirayeli nguNdikhoyo ngoMosis, kuloo mathafa aseMowabhi phesheya kweJordan malunga neJeriko.

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1 KWABASEKORINTE 11

1Hambani ekhondweni lam, njengoko mna ndihamba ekhondweni likaKrestu.

Ukugquma intloko enkonzweni

2Ndiyanincoma ngokusoloko nindikhumbula, nizigcina nezithethe endininike zona. 3Kambe ke ndifuna nicacelwe kukuba njengoko uKrestu ongamele indoda nganye, yindoda eyongamele umkayo, nanjengoko uKrestu onganyelwe nguThixo. 4Ngoko ke indoda ethandazayo okanye eshumayelayo enkonzweni ithwele into entloko, iyamhlaza uKrestu. 5Kwaye nawuphi na umfazi othandazayo okanye oshumayelayo enkonzweni, engathwele nto entloko, uyayihlaza indoda yakhe; loo mfazi akahluke nganto kumfazi onenkqayi! 6Ukuba akathwali nto, makasuke agugule intloko kube kanye. Njengoko kulihlazo ukuba umntu obhinqileyo achetywe okanye abe nenkqayi, umfazi ke makathwale. 7Akukho mfuneko yokuba ithwale indoda, kuba ibonakalisa umfanekiso nesidima sikaThixo. Umfazi ke liqhayiya lendoda yakhe. 8Kaloku asiyondoda eyathathwa emfazini, ngumfazi owathathwa endodeni ukudalwa kwakhe. 9Asiyondoda eyadalwa ngenxa yomfazi, ngumfazi owadalwa ngenxa yendoda. 10Ngoko ke, ngenxa yokuhlonela imilowo yakwaThixo umfazi makathwale. 11Kanti ke akukho namnye ungaxhomekekanga komnye kwabo badlelana noKrestu; indoda ixhomekeke emfazini, nomfazi endodeni. 12Nanjengokuba kaloku umfazi wathathwa endodeni, ngokunjalo ke nendoda izalwa ngumfazi, yaye ke bobabini bavela kuThixo owadala zonke izinto.

13Zahluleleni ngokwenu ke! Kufanelekile na ukuba umntu obhinqileyo athandaze enkonzweni engathwele nto entloko? 14Indalo ngokwayo yalatha ukuba zilihlazo endodeni iinwele ezinde; 15kodwa zilibhongo lomntu obhinqileyo. Kaloku wazinikwa iinwele ezinde ukuze zimgqume. 16Kodwa ke ukuba kukho ofuna ukuwuphika lo mbandela, ndingasuka ndithi, mna kwanalo ibandla likaThixo, akukho siko limbi sinalo thina enkonzweni.

Isidlo seNkosi

(Mat 26:26-29; Marko 14:22-25; Luka 22:14-20)

17Nantsi indawo endingenakunincoma ngayo: ezintlanganisweni zenu anihlanganeli kwakhana, koko nisuka none. 18Ndawo yokuqala, ndivile ukuba kwezi nkonzo zenu nahluka-hlukene, ibe ke ndiyaqonda ukuba loo nto ngahle ibe injalo. 19(Kambe yona iyantlukwano ilindelekile, ukuze kucace abo basendleleni nabo banxaxhayo.) 20Ukuhlangana kwenu enkonzweni anihlanganeli kwenza umthendeleko weNkosi 21kuba omnye uzityela yedwa, baze abanye basale belambile ngeli lixa abanye benxila. 22Aninamakhaya apho ningatya nisele khona? Mhlawumbi ngaba nilidelile ibandla likaThixo, nihlaza abo basweleyo nje? Nilindele ukuba ndithini ngale nto? Ngaba nilindele ukuba ndinincome? Nakanye!

23Kaloku le mfundiso ndaninika yona, mna ndayamkela kuyo iNkosi: Le yokuba iNkosi uYesu ngobusuku eyanikelwa ngabo yathatha isonka, 24yabulela yasiqhekeza, yathi: “Ngumzimba wam lo; thathani. Ze nenjenje ke ukundikhumbula.” 25Kwangokunjalo yayithatha nayo indebe emva kokuba kutyiwe, yathi: “Le ndebe ingumnqophiso omtsha osungulwa ngokuphalala kwegazi lam. Ngamaxesha onke niyisela mayinikhumbuze ngam.” 26Kuba kaloku ngamaxesha onke nisitya esi sonka, niyisela le ndebe, nivakalisa ukufa kweNkosi, ide ibuye.

27Ngoko ke lowo usityayo esi sonka, ayisele indebe yeNkosi, engafanelekanga, woba netyala ngomzimba negazi leNkosi. 28Makazicikide ke ngoko ngokwakhe umntu, aze ke asitye isonka eso, ayisele nendebe leyo; 29kuba lowo utyayo asele, uzityela aziselele umgwebo ukuba akawuphicothi ngokufanelekileyo umzimba weNkosi. 30Lo ngunobangela wokuba babe baninzi phakathi kwenu ababuthathaka nabayimilwelwe, ngokunjalo nasebefile. 31Ukuba besizicikida ngeba asigwetywa; 32kodwa ke sisohlwaywa nje, siyaqeqeshwa yiNkosi, ukuze singagwetywa kunye nehlabathi.

33Ngoko ke, mawethu, xa nihlangana esidlweni seNkosi lindanani. 34Ukuba kukho olambileyo, makaqale atye ekhaya, ukuze ukuhlangana kwenu kunganizeli nokugwetywa. Eminye imicimbi ndoyiphonononga ndakuba ndifikile apho.

1 KWABASEKORINTE 11XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile
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