Manje Lusuku Lwensindiso
UPawulu uveza okufakazela inkonzo yakhe, futhi kuyimivimbo, amajele, ubusuku bokungalali nokuhlebelwa. Bese eyekela impikiswano, avele ancenge: inhliziyo yakhe ivuleke ngokugcwele, kanti eyabo ivalekile. Ubacela ukuba baphume ezithombeni bahlale njengamadodana namadodakazi kaBaba wethu uqobo.
6 1Njengabasebenzi kanye naye, siyanincenga ukuba ningawamukeli umusa kaBaba wethu ngeze.
2Ngokuba uthi: “Ngesikhathi esifanele ngakuzwa; ngosuku lwensindiso ngakusiza.” Bheka, manje yiso isikhathi esifanele; bheka, manje lusuku lwensindiso.
3Asibeki sithiyo endleleni yamuntu, ukuze inkonzo yethu ingasolwa. 4Kodwa kukho konke sizibonakalisa njengezinceku zikaBaba wethu: ngokubekezela okukhulu, ezinhluphekweni, ebunzimeni, ezinsizini, 5ekushayweni, ekuboshweni, eziphithiphithini, emisebenzini enzima, ekungalalini ubusuku, endlaleni; 6ngokuhlanzeka, ngolwazi, ngokubekezela, ngomusa, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngothando lweqiniso, 7ngenkulumo yeqiniso, ngamandla kaBaba wethu, ngezikhali zokulunga ezandleni zokunene nezangakwesokhohlo, 8ngodumo nangehlazo, ngokunyundelwa nangokudunyiswa. Siphathwa njengabakhohlisi, kodwa singabeqiniso; 9njengabangaziwa, kodwa saziwa kahle; njengabafayo, kodwa bheka, siyaphila; njengabajeziswayo, kodwa singabulawa; 10njengabadabukayo, kodwa sihlala sithokoza; njengabampofu, kodwa senza abaningi bacebe; njengabangenalutho, kodwa sinakho konke.
11Sikhulume nani ngokukhululekile, maKorinte; inhliziyo yethu ivulekele nina ngokugcwele. 12Anivinjelwe yithi, kodwa nivinjelwe ezinhliziyweni zenu. 13Ukuze kube ukubuyisela—ngikhuluma njengakubantwana bami—nani vulani izinhliziyo zenu ngokugcwele.
Buyela Ekhaya Emndenini kaBaba
14Ningabophani nabangakholwa. Ngokuba ukulunga nokungabi namthetho kuhlanganaphi? Noma ukukhanya kunabudlelwane buni nobumnyama? 15Kukhona ukuvumelana kuni phakathi kukaKhristu nodeveli? Okholwayo uhlanganani nongakholwa?
16Ithempeli likaBaba wethu linabudlelwano buni nezithombe? Ngokuba thina siyithempeli likaBaba ophilayo, njengoba esho ukuthi: “Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo ngihambe phakathi kwabo; ngiyakuba nguBaba wabo, bona babe ngabantwana bami.” 17Ngakho-ke, “Phumani phakathi kwabo nahlukane nabo, kusho uBaba wethu, ningathinti lutho olungcolileyo; khona-ke ngiyakunamukela, 18ngiyakuba nguBaba kini, nina nibe ngamadodana namadodakazi kimi, kusho uBaba wethu, uMninimandla onke.” a a v18 Isithembiso uBaba wethu asenza kudala endodaneni yobukhosi kaDavide, lapha usivulela wonke okholwayo — uba nguBaba kubo bonke abeza kuye, thina sibe ngamadodana namadodakazi akhe.
