Yesibili KubaseKhorinte
9 Mayelana nalomsebenti lowentelwa labangcwele,+ kute sidzingo sekutsi nginibhalele ngawo, 2 ngobe ngiyati kutsi nitimisele, futsi ngiyatigabisa ngani kubaseMasedoniya, kutsi sekuphele umnyaka nine base-Akhaya nikulungele kusita, futsi kutimisela kwenu sekwente labanyenti babo baba nemdlandla. 3 Kodvwa ngitfumela labazalwane, kuze kutigabatisa kwetfu ngani kulendzaba kungabi lite, kepha kuze nitokulungela kusita, njengobe nje ngasho kutsi nitawube senikulungele. 4 Kodvwa-ke nangabe baseMasedoniya bangefika nami banikhandze ningakakulungeli, tsine kanye nani sitawuhlazeka ngekunetsemba kwetfu. 5 Ngako ngikubone kufanele kukhutsata labazalwane kutsi bete kini kucala futsi basilungise kusenesikhatsi lesipho senu lesikhulu lenasetsembisa, kuze sihlale silungile, sibe sipho lesentiwe ngesihle hhayi ngekuphocelelwa.
6 Kodvwa kuloku, loyo lohlanyela kancane utawuvuna kancane; naloyo lohlanyela kakhulu utawuvuna kakhulu.+ 7 Nguloyo naloyo akente njengobe ancumile enhlitiyweni yakhe, hhayi ngekutitila* nobe ngekucindzetelwa,+ ngobe Nkulunkulu utsandza umuntfu lopha ajabulile.+
8 Ngetulu kwaloko, Nkulunkulu uyakwati kwenta umusa wakhe lomkhulu uphuphume kini, kuze nihlale ninalokwenele kuto tonkhe tintfo, nibe nalokunyenti lokutanisita nanenta yonkhe imisebenti lemihle.+ 9 (Kunjengobe nje kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: “Uphe ngenhlitiyo lekhululekile, wapha labeswele. Kulunga kwakhe kutawuhlala kuze kube phakadze.”+ 10 Loyo lonika umuntfu lohlanyelako inhlanyelo lenyenti kanye nesinkhwa sekudla, utaninika inhlanyelo lenitayihlanyela futsi ayandzise, aphindze ente kutsi nitfole imiphumela lemihle ngenca yekulunga kwenu.) 11 Nkulunkulu unibusise kakhulu kuze nani nibaphe kakhulu labanye, futsi bantfu batawubonga Nkulunkulu ngenca yesipho senu lesitasinika labanye; 12 ngobe injongo yalomsebenti lesiwentela labanye ayisiko nje kuphela kunakekela kahle tidzingo talabangcwele,+ kodvwa lomsebenti utawenta nekutsi bantfu labanyenti babonge Nkulunkulu. 13 Ngebufakazi lobuletfwa ngulomsebenti, bakhatimulisa Nkulunkulu ngenca yekutsi nine niyatilalela tindzaba letimnandzi lenitimemetelako letimayelana naKhristu, nekutsi ninikela ngekukhululeka, kubo nakubo bonkhe labanye.+ 14 Ngekunincusela, baveta lutsandvo labanalo ngani ngenca yemusa lomkhulu Nkulunkulu lanentele wona.
15 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu ngalesipho sakhe lesingachazeki.