Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 43

1 Corinthians 12–16, Psalm 44

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

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Izipho ezivela kuMoya oyiNgcwele

1Malunga nezipho zoMoya oyiNgcwele kukho izinto endifuna ukunicacisela zona, mawethu. 2Niyazi ukuba ngokuya nanisengabahedeni nanilawulwa niphuphuthekiswa zizithixo ezizizidenge. 3Ngoko ke yiqondeni into yokuba akukho bani ukhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo unokuthi: “Uqalekisiwe uYesu,” futhi kungekho bani unokuvuma ukuba: “UYesu uyiNkosi,” engakhokelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele.

4Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zeziphiwo, kodwa zivela kuMoya omnye. 5Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zemisebenzi, kodwa kusetyenzelwa iNkosi enye. 6Kukho iintlobo-ntlobo zeziphiwo zamandla okusebenza, kodwa xa zizonke zivela kuThixo, ikwanguye nozabela ulowo nalowo. 7Kuthi sonke ngabanye uMoya uzibonakalisa ngendlela ethile, enenjongo yokuba sakhane. 8Umntu othile uMoya umnika ubulumko, aze omnye amnike ukwazi. 9Kwalo Moya mnye omnye umnika inzondelelo, aze omnye amnike amandla okuphilisa. 10Omnye umntu uMoya umnika amandla okwenza imiqondiso, aze omnye amnike amandla okushumayela, wumbi amnike ubuchule bokucalula oomoya. Omnye umnika isiphiwo sokuthetha iilwimi, aze omnye amnike isiphiwo sokutolika. 11Kodwa ngulo Moya mnye owenza yonke le nto; umntu ngamnye umnika isipho esahlukileyo ngokubona kwakhe.

Umzimba unamalungu amaninzi

12UKrestu unjengomzimba, wona unamalungu amaninzi, kodwa ube wona umnye. 13Ngokunjalo nathi sonke, nokuba singamaJuda okanye amaGrike, nokuba singamakhoboka okanye singabakhululekileyo, sabhaptizelwa mzimbeni mnye, nguMoya omnye; futhi sasezwa kwaloo Moya mnye.

14Kaloku umzimba lo awulolungu linye, ungamalungu amaninzi. 15Nokuba unyawo belungáthi: “Kaloku mna andisosandla, ngoko ke andingowomzimba,” loo nto ibingayi kulwenza unyawo lungabi lolungu lomzimba. 16Nokuba indlebe ibingasuka ithi: “Ngenxa yokuba mna ndingelilo iliso, ngoko ke andingowawo umzimba,” loo nto ibingayi kuyenza ingabi lilo ilungu lomzimba indlebe. 17Ukuba ke wonke umzimba ubuliliso ngesisiva njani? Khona ukuba ubuyindlebe wonke, ngesijoja njani? 18Kodwa ke uThixo udale amalungu ahlukeneyo emzimbeni ngokuthanda kwakhe. 19Ukuba amalungu onke ebelilungu elinye qha, ibingàyi kuba ngumzimba loo nto. 20Kambe ke inje le nto: nakuba amalungu emaninzi nje, umzimba wona mnye.

21Ngoko ke iliso alinakuthi esandleni: “Andikufuni nganto;” ingenakutsho nentloko ezinyaweni ukuthi: “Andinifuni nganto.” 22Kusuka kuthi awona malungu angathi abuthathaka, ibe ngawona kanye singenakwenza nto engekho; 23aze wona loo malungu angawona adelekileyo, ibe ngawo kanye esiwambathisa ngokunonelela; aze amalungu ahlonitshwayo ibe ngawona acoselelwayo ukunakekelwa, 24nto leyo ingeyomfuneko kumalungu afanelekileyo. UThixo umzimba uwakhe ngohlobo lokuba amalungu adelekileyo ibe ngawona ahlonitshwayo. 25Ngoko ke akukho kubukulana emzimbeni – asuka amalungu onke ilelo linyamekele elinye. 26Xa sukuba elinye lisifa, onke amanye amalungu avelana nalo; kuthi lakunikwa imbeko, onke amanye avuyisane nalo.

27Ningumzimba kaKrestu ke xa ninonke nina; elowo kuni lilungu laloo mzimba. 28UThixo ebandleni lakhe unocwangco: Kuqala *ngabathunywa, kulandele *abashumayeli, kuze abefundisi; emva kwabo ibe ngabenza imiqondiso, ibe ngabanegunya lokuphilisa, abancedisi, abakhokeli, nabathetha iilwimi. 29Àbangobathunywa bonke aba, bengengobashumayeli bonke, bengengabo nabefundisi bonke. Asingabo bonke abanegunya lemiqondiso, 30ingengabo bonke nabanegunya lokuphilisa, bengathethi zilwimi bonke, bengatoliki bonke. 31Ke kaloku langazelelani ezona zipho zibalaseleyo.

Uthando

Ngaphezu koko, nantsi ke eyona ndlela izigqwesa zonke:

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1Ewe kambe, ndingade ndibe liciko lokuthetha iilwimi zabantu, ndide ndithethe nezezithunywa zezulu – kodwa ndingenalo uthando, intetho yam isuka ibe yingxolo nje, efana neyentsimbi ehlokomayo, necangci elikhenkcezayo. 2Ndingade ndibe naso nesiphiwo sokushumayela ngefuthe, ndinalo lonke ulwazi, ndizazi nezinto ezingàziwa mntu, ndinalo nokholo olugungqisa iintaba, kodwa ndingenalo uthando, andinto konke! 3Ewe, nokuba ndinganikisa ngempahla yam yonke, ndide nam ngokwam ndizinikele ukuba nditshiswe, kodwa ke ndingenalo uthando, akuncedi nto konke-konke.

4Uthando lunomonde, lunobubele. Uthando alunamona, alugwagwisi, lungakhukhumali. 5Uthando alugezi, alufuni okukokwalo, alunachuku, alunanzondo. 6Uthando aluvuyiswa bububi, luvuyiswa yinyaniso. 7Uthando aluncami; lukholwa zizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lunyamezela izinto zonke.

8Uthando alupheli. Zikho zona iintshumayelo ezinefuthe, kodwa ziyatshitsha. Zikho neziphiwo zokuthetha iilwimi, kodwa nazo ziyabhanga. Kukwakho nokwazi, kodwa kuyadlula nako. 9Kaloku ezi ziphiwo sinazo zokwazi nokushumayela azigqibelelanga. 10Kodwa ke xa kuthe kwafika oko kugqibeleleyo okungagqibelelanga kuya kuphuthiswa konke.

11Xeshikweni bendingumntwana, bendithetha njengomntwana, ndicinga njengomntwana, ndinezimvo zobuntwana; njengoko ke ndimdala, ndahlukene ngoku neendlela zobuntwana. 12Into esiyibonayo ngoku yimbonakalo nje eluzizi ngokungathi sikhangele esipilini; kanti ke ngoko siya kubona ngokucacileyo. Ukwazi kwam ngoku akugqibelelanga, kanti ke ndokwazi kakuhle ngoko, kufane nokundazi kwakhe uThixo ukwazi kwam.

13Ngalinye ke, zintathu izinto eziya kuhlala zihleli: lukholo, nethemba, nothando. Engaphezu kwazo zonke ke luthando.

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Izipho zoMoya oyiNgcwele kwakhona

1Ngoko ke langazelelani uthando, ningaziyeki phofu nezinye izipho zoMoya, ingakumbi isiphiwo sokushumayela. 2Yena othetha ngeelwimi, uthetha noThixo, akabhekisi mntwini, kuba akukho bani uyiqondayo le nto ayithethayo. Kaloku ngamandla kaMoya oyiNgcwele uthetha izinto ezibanqabeleyo abantu. 3Kodwa yena oshumayelayo uthetha nabantu; uyabakha, uyabakhuthaza ebathuthuzela. 4Lowo uthetha ngeelwimi, uzakha yena siqu; kodwa yena oshumayelayo wakha ibandla liphela.

5Bendingathandayo ukuba nithethe iilwimi xa ninonke, kodwa eyona nto ingaphezulu kukuba nibe nesiphiwo sokushumayela nonke. Lowo ushumayelayo ungaphezulu kwalowo uthetha ngeelwimi, ngaphandle kokuba lowo uthetha ngeelwimi uyatolikelwa, ukuze kwakheke ibandla liphela. 6Mawethu, kunganinceda ntoni ukuba ndithi xa ndifikile apho kuni ndithethe ngeelwimi? Nento le – ngaphandle kokuba ndiniphathele isityhilelo esivela kuThixo, ulwazi oluthile, okanye udaba olunefuthe likaMoya, kungenjalo imfundiso. 7Nasengomeni izinto ezinjengoomaxilongo noozikatala zikhala ngokwahlukeneyo. Okanye xa kungenjalo ngubani ongayilandelayo ingoma ukuba azikhali ngokucacileyo? 8Khona, ukuba ngaba umkhalisi-sigodlo akasikhalisanga ngokucacileyo, ngubani owoyixhobela imfazwe? 9Kwangaloo ndlela ke, loqondakala njani udaba eniluthethayo ngeelwimi xa ngaba alucacanga? Nakanjani na olu daba luya kuphephetheka nomoya! 10Nakuba kukho iilwimi ngeelwimi apha emhlabeni, akukho nalunye olungenantsingiselo. 11Ukuba ke andilwazi ulwimi oluthethwayo, lowo uluthethayo uya kuba yintlanga kum, nam ndibe yintlanga kuye. 12Njengokuba nikulangazelela nje ukuba nazo iziphiwo zoMoya, zamani ukubalasela kwezo zilakhayo ibandla. 13Umntu othetha ngeelwimi makathandazele ukufumana isiphiwo sokuzicacisa. 14Kuba xa ndithandaza ngeelwimi umoya wam uhamba nam, kodwa yona ingqiqo ayithathi nxaxheba. 15Mandithini ke? Mandithandaze ndawonye nomoya wam, kodwa ndithandaze ngengqiqo; mandimemelele ngomoya, futhi ndimemelele ngengqiqo. 16Ukuba udumisa uThixo usemoyeni, ke yena umntu nje okunye nawe, angatsho njani ukuthi: “*Amen,” kuloo mbulelo wakho? Akanandlela yakuthatha nxaxheba, kuba kaloku akeva. 17Nangona wona umthandazo wakho uvakala kuThixo, awuloncedo komnye umntu.

18Ndiyambulela uThixo kuba mna iilwimi ndizithetha ngaphezu kwenu nonke. 19Kodwa enkonzweni ndikhetha ukuthetha nokuba ngambalwa amazwi aqondakalayo, ukuze abanye bafunde, kunokuba ndenze umlembelele wento engaviwayo ndithetha iilwimi.

20Izimvo zenu mazingabi zezobuntwana, mawethu. Yibani ngabantwana kambe kwizinto eziphathelele ebubini, kodwa iingcinga zenu zona mazivuthwe. 21Kaloku *eziBhalweni kuthiwa:

“ ‘Ndiya kuthetha kwaba bantu ngabantu abantetho yimbi,’ itsho iNkosi.

‘Ndiya kuthetha ngeelwimi zasemzini,

kunjalo nje abayi kundiva.’ ”

22Ngoko ke isiphiwo sokuthetha iilwimi sikholo ukuba sibe ngumqondiso kwabangakholwayo, ingekuko kwabakholwayo. Ke sona isiphiwo sokushumayela singumqondiso kwabakholwayo, ingekuko kwabangakholwayo.

23Xa lihlangene ke ibandla, waza ulowo nalowo wasuka wathetha iilwimi, kwaza kwathi kusenjalo kwafika abanye abangayiqondiyo le nto okanye abangengomakholwa, abayi kuthi niphambene? 24Kodwa ukuba niyashumayela nonke, kuze kufike umntu nje ozihambelayo okanye umntu ongelokholwa, loo mntu uya kuziva echukumiseka ngenxa yelizwi alivayo. Onke amazwi awevayo aya kumgweba, 25ziphengululwe iingcinga zakhe ezifihlakeleyo, agobe amadolo amnqule uThixo, evuma ukuba ngenene uThixo ukho phakathi kwenu.

Inkqubo yebandla

26Lilonke ke, mawethu, ndithi: Ukuba nihlangene ngeenjongo zokunqula, yiphanani inxaxheba; omnye makathathe iculo, omnye imfundiso, wumbi avakalise isityhilelo esivela kuThixo, aze omnye ashumayele ngeelwimi, ngokunjalo ke omnye makatolike loo nto ithethwayo. Yonke into eniyenzayo mayilakhe ibandla. 27Ukuba nithetha ngeelwimi mababe babini okanye bangagqithi esithathwini abathethayo; nalapho ke makuthethe abe mnye ngexesha, aze ke omnye abatolikele. 28Kodwa ke, ukuba akukho bani ungatolikayo, lowo ubethanda ukuthetha ngeelwimi ebhekisa ebandleni makaseyeka, azithethele noThixo ngaphakathi. 29Ababini nabathathu bangashumayela, abanye ke bona betyise loo nto ithethwayo. 30Kodwa ukuba omnye kwabahleli phantsi uziva enodaba angaluthethayo, lo umileyo makahlale phantsi. 31Kaloku kungcono ninikane izithuba xa nishumayelayo, ukuze xa lilonke ibandla lifumane imfundiso nenkuthazo. 32Lowo ushumayelayo makazibambe, hleze ifuthe analo liyone intshumayelo, 33kuba uThixo lo ngowenzolo, akangowombhodamo.

Njengakuwo onke amabandla abantu bakaThixo, 34amakhosikazi makazole ezintlanganisweni. Akuvumelekanga ukuba ashumayele. Ngoko ke makalulamele umyalelo womthetho. 35Ukuba kukho into afuna ukuyiqonda makayibuze kubayeni bawo emakhaya. Kaloku ilihlazo into yokuba inkosikazi ithethe entlanganisweni yebandla.

36Ngaba ke ilizwi likaThixo laqala kuni? Okanye ngaba nini kuphela abantu elifikeleleyo kubo ilizwi likaThixo? 37Nabani na ozicingela ukuba ungumshumayeli okanye unesiphiwo soMoya, makaqonde ukuba le nto ndiyibhalayo inomnwe weNkosi. 38Ukuba akayamkeli le mfundiso, naye akamkelwa nguThixo.

39Ngoko ke, mawethu, kulangazeleleni ukushumayela, kodwa ningakuthinteli ukuthetha ngeelwimi. 40Yonke into mayenziwe ngolungelelwano nangocwangco.

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Isiganeko sokuvuka kukaKrestu

1Ngoku ke, mawethu, ndithanda ukunikhumbuza ngeendaba ezimnandi zikaThixo endanishumayeza zona; ezo nazamkelayo, enimi nithe zinzi kuzo. 2Ludaba lukaThixo ke olo, enosindiswa ngalo ukuba nibambelele ngokuthe nkqi kulo ngale ndlela ndinishumayeza ngayo – ngele kokuba ke nafumana nakholwa lilize nje.

3Ndawo yokuqala ndazigqithisela kuni ezona ndawo ndazamkelayo, ezi zokuba uKrestu wafela izono zethu, ngokutsho *kweziBhalo, 4nokuba wangcwatywa, nokuba wavuka ekufeni ngomhla wesithathu, ngokweziBhalo; 5waza wabonakala kuPetros, wabonwa nangabo bonke abathunywa abalishumi elinambini. 6Emva koko ubonakele ngaxesha-nye nakubalandeli bakhe abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu, abasekhoyo nangoku abaninzi babo, nakuba babhubhayo nje abanye. 7Uphindile wabonwa nanguYakobi, wabonwa *nangabathunywa xa bebonke.

8Ke ekugqibeleni, ngokungathi mna ndizelwe emva kwexesha, wabonwa nandim. 9Ke kuba mna ndingoyena uphantsi kubo bonke abathunywa, akufanele nokuba kuthiwe ndingumthunywa, kuba ndalitshutshisa ibandla likaThixo. 10Kodwa ngesisa sikaThixo ndiyile nto ndiyiyo, yaye nesisa andibabala ngaso uThixo andidlalanga ngaso. Ndisuke ndasebenza ukudlula bonke abathunywa, phofu ingendim, koko inguThixo osebenza ngam ngesisa sakhe. 11Ngoko ke nokuba ndim, nokuba ngabo, sishumayela udaba olunye; ke nina nalwamkela.

Ukuvuka kwethu kwabafileyo

12Njengokuba thina sishumayela ukuba uKrestu wavuka nje ekufeni, batsho njani ke abanye benu ukuba abafileyo abavuki ekufeni? 13Ukuba alukho uvuko lwabafileyo, noKrestu ke akazange avuke ekufeni. 14Ukuba ke uKrestu akavukanga ekufeni, ukushumayela kwethu ngamampunge, nokholo lwenu luphuthile. 15Ngaphezu koko ke nathi ngaba singamangqina amxokayo uThixo, kuba sathi umvusile uKrestu, nangona angamvusanga, ukuba kambe ngaba kuyinene ukuba abafileyo abavuki. 16Kuba, ukuba ngaba abafileyo abavuki, noKrestu ke akazange avuke ekufeni. 17Ukuba ke uKrestu akavuswanga ekufeni, ukholo lwenu ke luyalambatha – nisahleli ezonweni zenu. 18Loo nto ingathetha ukuthi loo makholwa afa emanyene neNkosi, akukho nto yawo, atshabalele. 19Ukuba ithemba lethu kuKrestu liphelela kobu bomi qha, singabona bantu balusizi kulo lonke ihlabathi.

20Kambe ke nantsi eyona nyaniso: evukile nje uKrestu ekufeni, ubahlahlele indlela abafileyo. 21Njengoko ukufa kweza ngomntu, ngokukwanjalo novuko lwabafileyo luza kwangomntu. 22Njengoko abantu bâthi ngokumanywa kwabo noAdam bafa bonke, ngokunjalo nangokumanywa kwabo noKrestu baya kuvuka bonke. 23Kodwa ke elowo nalowo kolwakhe uluhlu: uKrestu yena ngowokuqala kubo bonke; emva koko ke abakhe baya kuvuka ngethuba lokubuya kwakhe. 24Kwandule ke kufike isiphelo, apho uKrestu aya kunikezela lonke ulawulo kuThixo uYise, akuba ezibhangisile zonke iindidi zezithunywa zezulu: iziphathamandla, oomagunya, kwanamandla.

25UKrestu kaloku umelwe kukulawula lo gama uThixo amoyisela zonke iintshaba. 26Olokugqibela ke utshaba oluya kubhangiswa kukufa, 27kuba, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo: “UThixo umoyisele zonke iintshaba.” Kucacile ke ukuba uThixo yena akabalwa xa kusithiwa “umoyisele zonke,” inguye nje kaloku omoyisele zonke iintshaba uKrestu. 28Xa ke zonke izinto sezilawulwa nguKrestu, uya kwandula ke yena uNyana ukungena ekulawulweni ngulowo umoyisela zonke izinto; yena ke uThixo abe ngolawula konke.

29Kwakho kukho abo babhaptizwa endaweni yabafi. Bathemba ukuzuza ntoni ke ngaloo nto? Ukuba ke banyanisile xa bathi akukho luvuko lwabafileyo, bebhaptizwa nje endaweni yabafi, kutheni? 30Khona kutheni le nto thina sizibeka emngciphekweni maxa onke? 31Ndihleli ndisemngciphekweni wokufa mihla le, mawethu! Ngenene le nto ndiyithetha ndiqhayisa ngani ngenxa yebhongo endinalo ngokumanywa kwam noYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. 32Ukuba apha e-Efese bendisilwa namarhamncwa ngamandla obuntu nje kuphela ibingandinceda ntoni loo nto? Kodwa ke ukuba akukho kuvuka kwabafileyo “masisesisitya sisela, kuba ngomso siya kufa,” ngabula saci.

33Musani ukuphazama: “Incoko embi iyasonakalisa isimilo esihle.” 34Buyelani engqondweni nahlukane nezono. Abazani noThixo abanye benu. Loo nto ndiyithetha ukuze nidane.

Umzimba wovuko

35Mhlawumbi omnye uya kubuza athi: “Bavuka kanjani na abafileyo? Bavuka benomzimba onjani na?” 36Siyathandini, akwazi ukuba imbewu oyityalileyo ayintshuli ingakhange ife kuqala? 37Le nto uyityalayo ayisiso isithombo, kodwa yimbewu nje, nokuba yeyengqolowa okanye olunye uhlobo. 38Imbewu nganye uThixo uyinika isimo esiyifaneleyo ngokuthanda kwakhe.

39Inyama yezinto eziphilayo ayifani; ikho eyabantu, ikho neyezilwanyana, neyeentaka ikhona, kanti ikwakho neyeentlanzi. Xa iyonke ke ayifani. 40Ukumila nesithomo sezidalwa ezisezulwini kwahlukile. Ezasezulwini zinobuhle nesidima esisodwa, kanti nezasemhlabeni zinobuhle nesidima esahlukileyo. 41Ilanga linobuqaqawuli balo lodwa, nenyanga inobuqaqawuli obubodwa, kanti neenkwenkwezi zinobuqaqawuli obahlukileyo, kuba inkwenkwezi iyahluka kwenye ngokuqaqamba.

42Kukwanjalo ke nakuvuko lwabafileyo. Njengokuba umzimba ungcwatywa unako ukonakala, uvuka ungasenakonakala. 43Ungcwatywa uthobekile, uvuka unobuqaqawuli; ungcwatywa ubuthathaka, uvuka unamandla. 44Kungcwatywa umzimba ongowemvelo, kuvuka umzimba ongowoMoya. Njengokuba ukho nje umzimba ongowemvelo, kucacile ukuba ukho nomzimba ongowoMoya. 45Kuba *iziBhalo zithi umntu wokuqala, uAdam, waba ngumntu odla ubomi, yena ke owokugqibela uAdam waba nguMoya odlisa ubomi. 46Akuqali okoMoya, kodwa kuqala okwemvelo, kuze kulandele ke okoMoya. 47Owokuqala umntu wenziwa ngothuli lomhlaba, ungowomhlaba; yena owesibini uMntu waphuma ezulwini. 48Abasemhlabeni abantu bafana naloo mntu wenziwa ngomhlaba; kanti ke abasezulwini abantu bafana naloo Mntu wavela ezulwini. 49Njengokuba sifuze loo mntu wenziwa ngomhlaba, ngokunjalo siya kumfuza naloo Mntu weza ephuma ezulwini.

50Xa nditshoyo ke, mawethu, ndithi into eyenziwe ngenyama negazi ayinakubudla ilifa ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo, kwaneyonakalayo ayinakungonakali.

51Mandinazise le nto benikade ningayazi: Asiyi kufa sonke; kodwa ngesiquphe, 52ngephanyazo, siya kwenziwa kumila kumbi sonke, xa kukhala ixilongo lokugqibela. Kuba liya kuvakala ixilongo; abafileyo baya kuvuswa sebenemo engasenakufa, senziwe kumila kumbi sonke. 53Kuba le mo sikuyo yonakalayo, imelwe kukwambatha imo engonakaliyo; le mvelo ifayo, yambathe ukungafi. 54Xa ke le mo yonakalayo seyambethe ukungonakali, naxa le mvelo ifayo seyambethe ukungafi, iya kuzalisekiswa ke le ndawo yeziBhalo ithi:

“Ukufa kubhangisiwe;

ukufa kufincelelwe eloyisweni.”

55“Kufa luphi na uloyiso lwakho?

Kufa luphi na ulwamvila lwakho?”

56Ulwamvila lokufa sisono; amandla esono ngumthetho. 57Makubulelwe ke kuThixo osinika uloyiso ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu!

58Ngoko ke, mawethu athandekayo, yomelelani ningathandabuzi. Yisebenzeleni ngenkuthalo iNkosi ngalo lonke ixesha, kuba kakade ukubulaleka kwenu ngenxa yeNkosi akunakulambatha.

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Umnikelo wokunceda amakholwa

1Ngokunxulumene nomnikelo wokunceda amakholwa akwaJuda, yenzani ngale ndlela ndandiwayalele ngayo amabandla aseGalati. 2NgeCawe nganye umntu ngamnye makaqokelele isixa esithile semali, ngokwengeniso ayizuzileyo, asibeke bucala, ukwenzela ukuba ningaqali ukuqokelela ndakuba ndifikile. 3Ndakufika ndothuma amadoda eniwakhethileyo nina ngokwenu, ayise imali leyo eJerusalem, ndiwaphathise nencwadi yokuwazisa. 4Ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuba nam ndiye aya kuselehamba nam.

Amalungiselelo kaPawulos

5Emveni kokuba ndigqithile eMakedoni, ndiya kuza kufika nalapho eKorinte. Kaloku ndiza kucanda kwelaseMakedoni. 6Kungenzeka ndihlale ixeshana; mhlawumbi ndingabuchithela apho kuni ubusika. Kofuneka nindixhase ke ukudlula apho kuni, noba ndiya phi na. 7Ukuba iNkosi iyavuma, bendingàthandi kudlula nje, bendingathanda ukukhe ndibe nethutyana ndihleli nani.

8Ndizimisele ukukhe ndihlale apha e-Efese ide idlule *iPentekoste. 9Apha kukho ithuba elihle elivulelekileyo lokusebenza, kodwa ke nenkcaso ikwankulu kangako.

10Ukuba kwenzekile uTimoti wagqitha ngapho, ze nincede nimamkele, atsho azive esekhaya. Kaloku naye usisicaka seNkosi njengam. 11Musani ukumdela, koko mncedeni ukuze alufeze uhambo lwakhe ngoxolo, eze apha kum. Nam ndimlindele apha kunye namakholwa.

12Uwethu uApolo ndandimkhuthazile ukuba anihambele kunye namanye amakholwa, kodwa ke akakafuni kuza ngoku. Phofu ke uya kuza akulifumana ithuba.

Isiphetho

13Phaphani, nime zinzi elukholweni! Khaliphani, nomelele! 14Wonke umsebenzi wenzeni ngothando.

15Umzi wakwaStefano niyawazi ukuba ngowamaKrestu okuqala ukuguquka kweli laseAkaya, yaye bazinikele ekukhonzeni abantu bakaThixo. Ndiyanibongoza ke, mawethu, 16ukuba nibalulamele abantu abanjengabo. Ndixela nabani na osebenza abulaleke njengabo.

17Ukufika kukaStefano noFortunato noAkayiko, kuyandonwabisa; kaloku basivalile isikhewu sokungabikho kwenu, 18bandixolisa njengoko nani benixolisile. Kufuneka athathelwe ingqalelo amadoda anjengala.

19Ayabulisa amabandla ephondo laseAsiya. UAkwila noPrisila, kwakunye nebandla elingenela emzini wabo, bayabulisa ngokwabantu beNkosi. 20Ayabulisa onke amakholwa. Nani bulisanani kakuhle ngokwamakholwa.

21Ndiwubhala ngesam isandla lo mbuliso: Ndiyanibulisa mna Pawulos.

22Nabani na ongayithandiyo iNkosi uqalekisiwe!

“Marana tha” – O, Nkosi, yid' ufike!

23INkosi uYesu mayibe nobubele kuni.

24Ndinithanda xa ninonke ebudlelaneni bukaKrestu Yesu.

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IINDUMISO 44

Ukulangazelela ukuhlangulwa

Kumbhexeshi-kwayara; umbongo woonyana bakwaKora.

1Ewe kambe, sizivele ngezethu iindlebe, Thixo.

Kaloku amanyange asibalisela

ngezigigaba zakho zemihla yawo yamfamlibe.

2Wena wazigxotha iintlanga,

waza bona abantu bakho wabamilisela elizweni lazo.

Wazitshutshisa iintlanga

waza bona abakho wabathi jize ngenkqubela.

3Hayi, eli lizwe abalizuzanga ngenxa yezikhali,

bengaphumelelanga ngenxa yezigalo zabo;

koko kwakungenxa yegunya nezigalo zakho

nefuthe lobukho bakho, njengoko babethandeka kuwe.

4Wena unguKumkani noThixo wam.

Lumiselwa nguwe uloyiso lwakwaYakobi.

5Ngoncedo lwakho siyazingqula iintshaba zethu;

ngegama lakho siyabaxovula abasihlaselayo.

6Andixhomekekanga kolwam utolo,

ndingaqamelanga ngalo nekrele.

7Hayi, nguwe owasihlangulayo ezintshabeni zethu;

ikwanguwe owabaduba-dubayo abasithiyileyo.

8Thina siqhayisa ngoThixo njalo-njalo,

saye siya kumdumisa nanini-nanini.

9Kambe ke usilahle satsho sahlazeka,

njengoko ungasaphumi nemikhosi yethu.

10Wena usiyekele zasiswantsulisa iintshaba,

zaza zathimba amaxhoba ngokuthanda kwazo.

11Wena usiyekele saxhelwa njengeegusha;

usithathe wasisarhaza phakathi kweentlanga.

12Abantu bakho wabathengisa ngelize,

wena akwafumana nzuzo ngabo.

13Usenze intsini kubamelwane,

satsho sasisigculelo nesenyeliso

kwezo zizwe zisingqongileyo.

14Ngoku singundaba-mlonyeni phakathi kwezizwe;

sesingabasizelwayo kulo lonke elimiweyo.

15Ndisoloko ndithiwe mbende lihlazo.

Ke zona iintloni zindongamele

16ngenxa yempoxo nezenyeliso

ezigityiselwa kum ziintshaba ezindivukeleyo.

17Zonke ezi zinto zasihlela,

nangona singazange sakulibala thina,

okanye siwutshinizele umnqophiso wakho.

18Asizange sikufulathele thina,

singazange sanxaxha endleleni yakho.

19Kodwa elethu linyhashwe laba linxuwa,

silahlwe esithokothokweni sobumnyama.

20Ukuba besikutyeshele, wena Thixo,

okanye sanqula thixo bambi,

21andithi, wena Thixo, ubuya kuyibhaqa na naleyo?

Kaloku wena uyabazi ubunzulu beentliziyo.

22Kambe ke kungenxa yakho sisesichengeni sokubulawa nje;

yiyo loo nto sesifana neegusha zokuxhelwa nje.

23Hayi bo! Vuka, Nkosi yam!

Ngani ukuba uthurh' obentlombe?

Vuka; sukusinyengez' uhle nomcinga!

24Ngan' ukuba usilibale kangaka?

Ngan' ukuba usifulathele ngolu hlobo,

sibe sisisulu sembandezelo nengcinezelo?

25Ewe, asisazelwe nto konke;

sesingoogqush' eluthulini.

26Ngenxa yothando lwakho olungatshitshiyo

khawuvuke usihlangule kaloku!

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