Incwadi Yesibili Eya KwebeKorinte
10 Nje-ke mina Powula, ngiyanincenga ngommoya ophasi nangomusa kaKrestu,+ nanyana nginyazeka nanginani+ kodwana nginesibindi nangingekho kini.+ 2 Ngiyanincenga ukuthi nangilapho, kungatlhogeki bona ngibe nesibindi begodu ngithathe amagadango aqinileko engilindele ukuwathathela labo abasiqala ngasuthi sakhamba ngendlela yenyama. 3 Ngombana nanyana sikhamba enyameni, asilwi ipi ngokwalokho esingikho enyameni. 4 Ngombana iinkhali zepi yethu akusingezenyama+ kodwana ngoZimu zinamandla+ wokuketula izinto ezidzinyeleliswe ngokuqinileko. 5 Ngombana siketula imicabango nayo yoke into ephakemeko, ephakanyiswe yajamelana nelwazi lakaZimu,+ sithumba nayo yoke imicabango siyenze ilalele uKrestu, 6 sikulungele nokujezisa woke umuntu ongalaleliko,+ ngemva kokuthi nitjengise bona nilalela ngokupheleleko.
7 Niqala izinto ngokubonakala kwangaphandle. Nangabe kukhona ozibetha isifuba ngokuthi ungowakaKrestu, akacabange godu ngeqinisweli: Njengombana angewakaKrestu, nathi singebakaKrestu. 8 Ngitjho nanyana bengingazikhakhazisa ngokudluleleko ngamandla iKosi esinikele wona wokunakha singanigirizi,+ bengekhe ngihlaziswe. 9 Angifuni kubonakale ngasuthi bengilinga ukunithusa ngeencwadi zami. 10 Ngombana bathi: “Iincwadi zakhe zitjhujile begodu zinamandla kodwana nakalapha akanasithunzi nekulumakhe ayazisi.” 11 Umuntu onjalo akacabange ukuthi lokho esikutjho* ngeencwadi nasingekho, ngilokho esizokwenza* nasikhona.+ 12 Ngombana angekhe sathoma sazibeka esigabeni esithileko namkha sizimadanise nabanye abazibukako.+ Kodwana nabazilinganisa ngabo begodu bazimadanise nabo ngokwabo, abazwisisi.+
13 Nanyana kunjalo, angekhe sizikhakhazise ngaphandle kwemikhawulo esibekelwe yona kodwana ngaphakathi komkhawulo wesifunda uZimu asilinganisele sona, wawenza wafika ngitjho nakini.+ 14 Kwamambala, asenzi okungale kwesabelwe khona ngasuthi imikhawulwethu beyingafiki nakini ngombana besingebokuthoma ukufika kini ngeendaba ezimnandi ngoKrestu.+ 15 Awa, asizikhakhazisi ngaphandle kwemikhawulo esabelwe yona ngemisebenzi yomunye umuntu kodwana sithemba ukuthi njengombana ukukholwa kwenu kuragela phambili kwanda, lokho esikwenzileko kungenziwa kwande phakathi nesifunda sethu. Sizokwazi ukwenza okungeziweko 16 bona simemezele iindaba ezimnandi nakwezinye iinarha ezingaphetjheya kwenu, bona singazikhakhazisi ngalokho esekwenziwe esifundeni somunye umuntu. 17 “Kodwana loyo ozikhakhazisako, akazikhakhazise ngoJehova.”*+ 18 Ngombana akusingiloyo ozibukako owamukelekako+ kodwana ngiloyo obukwa nguJehova.*+