KwabaseGalathiya 1

1 ¹UPawulu, umphostoli—hhayi ovela ebantwini, noma ngomuntu, kodwa ngoJesu Khristu noBaba wethu, owamvusa kwabafileyo, ²kanye nabazalwane bonke abanami, emabandleni aseGalathiya: ³Umusa nokuthula makube kini okuvela kuBaba wethu nakuyo iNkosi uJesu Khristu, ⁴owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu, ukuze asikhulule kuleli zwe elibi lamanje, ngokwentando kaBaba wethu, ⁵inkazimulo makube kuye kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ameni.

Alikho Elinye Ivangeli

⁶Ngimangele ukuthi niphenduka ngokushesha kangaka kulowo owanibiza ngomusa kaKhristu, nibhekela kwelinye ivangeli. ⁷Akukhona ukuthi likhona elinye ivangeli—kodwa bakhona abanihluphayo, befuna ukusonta ivangeli likaKhristu. ⁸Kodwa noma ngabe thina, noma ingelosi evela ezulwini, sishumayela ivangeli elehlukene nalelo esanishumayeza lona, makaqalekiswe. ⁹Njengoba sasho ngaphambili, manje ngiyaphinda: uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli elehlukene nalelo enalamukela, lowo muntu makaqalekiswe.

¹⁰Ngabe manje ngifuna ukwamukelwa ngabantu, noma kuBaba wethu? Ngabe ngizama ukujabulisa abantu? Ukube ngisazama ukujabulisa abantu, bengingeke ngibe yinceku kaKhristu.

UBaba Wambiza UPawulu Ngqo

¹¹Ngokuba, bazalwane, ngifuna nazi: ivangeli engalishumayela aliveli kubantu. ¹²Angilamukelanga kumuntu, futhi angilifundiswanga, kodwa ngesambulo sikaJesu Khristu. ¹³Nizwile ngempilo yami yangaphambili kubuJuda—indlela engangilishushisa ngayo ngesihluku ibandla likaBaba wethu, ngizama ukulibhubhisa. ¹⁴Ngaqhubeka kubuJuda ngedlula abaningi engangikhula nabo phakathi kwabantu bakithi, ngishisekela kakhulu amasiko okhokho bami. ¹⁵Kodwa lapho uBaba wethu, owangikhethela esiswini sikamama futhi wangibiza ngomusa wakhe, ethokoza, ¹⁶ukwambula iNdodana yakhe kimi, ukuze ngimemezele yena phakathi kwabezizwe, angibonisananga nomuntu masinyane, ¹⁷futhi angenyukelanga eJerusalema, kubaphostoli ababengaphambi kwami, kodwa ngaya e-Arabhiya, ngabe sengibuyela eDamaseku.

¹⁸Emva kweminyaka emithathu, ngenyukela eJerusalema ukuze ngazane noPhethro, ngahlala naye izinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu. ¹⁹Kodwa angibonanga noyedwa kubaphostoli abanye ngaphandle kukaJakobe, umfowabo weNkosi. ²⁰Kulokhu enginilobela khona, ngiyaniqinisekisa phambi kukaBaba wethu, ukuthi angiqambi manga. ²¹Ngabe sengiya ezifundeni zaseSiriya naseKhilikhiya. ²²Ngangingakaziwa ngobuso emabandleni aseJudiya akuKhristu. ²³Bezwa kuphela ukuthi: “Lowo owake wasishushisa manje usashumayela ukholo ayekade ezama ukulubhubhisa.” ²⁴Base bedumisa uBaba wethu ngenxa yami.