Usapho Olwala Ukukhedama
Indoda ilele nomfazi kayise, ibandla linekratshi ngokunyamezela kwalo. UPawulos uthi bebemelwe kukukhedama, bamnikele kuSathana ukuze umoya wakhe usindiswe. Igwele elidala malisuswe; ukugweba abangaphakathi ngumsebenzi wabo, uBawo wethu ugweba abangaphandle.
5 1Ngokwenene umbulo uyaxelwa phakathi kwenu—uhlobo olungafunyanwa nakubo abangamaziyo uBawo: indoda enomfazi kayise. 2Kanti nina ninekratshi! Beningamelwanga na kukukhedama kunoko, ukuze lowo wenze le nto asuswe phakathi kwenu? 3Kuba nangona ndingekho ngomzimba, kodwa ndikho ngomoya, sele ndimgwebile lowo wenze le nto, ngokungathi ndikho. 4Xa nihlangene egameni leNkosi yethu uYesu, umoya wam ukho, ngamandla eNkosi yethu uYesu, 5mnikeleni lo mntu kuSathana ukuze itshatyalaliswe inyama, ukuze umoya wakhe usindiswe ngomhla weNkosi yethu uYesu.
6Ukuqhayisa kwenu akulunganga. Anazi na ukuba igwele elincinane libilisa yonke intlama? 7Lisuseni igwele elidala, ukuze nibe yintlama entsha—njengoko ningenagwele. Kuba uKrestu, imvana yethu yepasika, sele ebingeleliwe. 8Ngoko masiwenze umthendeleko, kungekho ngegwele elidala, igwele lolunya nobubi, kodwa ngesonka esingenagwele sokunyaniseka nenyaniso.
9Ndanibhalela encwadini yam ukuba ningazihlanganisi nabenzi bombulo. 10Andithethi nakanye abenzi bombulo beli hlabathi, okanye ababawayo nabaphangi, okanye abakhonzi bezithixo—kuba ngoko beniya kuphuma ehlabathini. 11Kodwa ngoku ndinibhalela ukuba ningazihlanganisi nabani na othi ungumzalwana, kanti engumenzi wombulo, okanye ebawa, okanye engumkhonzi wezithixo, okanye engumhlebi, okanye engumnxili, okanye engumphangi. Umntu onjalo ningade nidle naye. 12Kuba yintoni kum ukugweba abo bangaphandle kwebandla? Anibagwebi na nina abo bangaphakathi? 13UBawo wethu ubagweba abo bangaphandle. “Mkhupheni ongendawo phakathi kwenu.”
