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1 Bazalwane, ngithanda ukulikhumbuza ngevangeli engalitshumayela kini, elalamukelayo njalo eselimi ngalo.
Henu nikabhakhombosya, bhakaka ni bhadada, panani pa injili jhanabhahubiriri, ambajho mwajhipokili ni kujhema nayo.
2 Ngalelivangeli liyasindiswa, nxa libambelela elizwini engalitshumayela kini. Nxa kungenjalo, selikholwe ize.
Kwa injili ejhe muokolibhu, kama mwibetakulikamilila kinofu lilobhi lya nabhahubiriri muenga, isipokujha mulikyerajhi mebhu.
3 Ngoba engakwamukelayo lami ngakudlulisela kini njengokuqakatheke kakhulu: ukuthi uKhristu wafela izono zethu mayelana lemibhalo,
Kama hoti kyanajhipokili kwa bhumuhimu naletili kwa muenga kama kyajhijhele: Kwamba kutokana ni maandiku, Kristu afuili kwa ndabha jha dhambi sya tete,
4 lokuthi wangcwatshwa, lokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu njengokutsho kwemibhalo,
Kutokana ni majhandiku asyelibhu, ni kujha afufuiki ligono lya tatu.
5 kanye lokuthi wabonakala kuKhefasi, wasebonakala kwabalitshumi lambili.
Ni kwamba an'homili kefa, kabhele kwa bhala kumi ni bhabhele.
6 Emva kwalokho wabonakala kubazalwane abadlula amakhulu amahlanu sikhathi sinye, inengi labo lilokhu lisaphila, lanxa abanye sebalala.
Kabhele abhahomili kwa wakati umonga bhakaka ni bhadada zaidi jha miatano. Bhingi bhabhi bhakona bhaomi, lakini baadhi jha bhene bhagonili lugono.
7 Wabuya wabonakala kuJakhobe, wasebonakala kubapostoli bonke,
Kabhele an'homili Yakobo, kabhele mitume bhoha.
8 kwathi ekucineni wabonakala kimi futhi, njengalowo ozelwe ngendlela engajayelekanga.
Mwisho ghwa ghoha, anihomili nene, kama vile kwa muana jhaahogoliki mu wakati bhubhuene lepi.
9 Ngoba mina ngingomncane kubapostoli njalo kangifanelanga lokuthiwa ngingumpostoli ngoba ngahlukuluza ibandla likaNkulunkulu.
Kwa kujha nene ne n'debe kati jha mitume. Nilondekalepi kukutibhwa mtume kwandabha nalitesisi likanisa lya K'yara.
10 Kodwa ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyilokhu engiyikho njalo umusa wakhe kawubanga yize kimi. Hatshi, mina ngasebenza kakhulu kulabo bonke, kungayisimi belo kodwa kungumusa kaNkulunkulu owawukimi.
Lakini kwa neema jha Kyara nijhele kama kama kyanijhele, ni neema jha muene kwa nene jhajhelepi mebhu. Badala jhiake, nabhombili bidii kuliko bhoha. Lakini jhajelepi nene, bali neema jha K'yara jhajhijhele mugati mwa nene.
11 Ngakho langabe kwakuyimi loba kuyibo, lokhu yikho esikutshumayelayo njalo lokhu yikho elakukholwayo.
Henu kama nene au bhene, twihubiri naha na twikiera naha.
12 Kodwa nxa kutshunyayelwa ukuthi uKhristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, pho bangakutsho kanjani abanye benu ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo na?
Henu kama Kristu ahubiribhu kama jhaafufuiki kwa bhafu, iwejhe baadhi jha muenga mujobhayi bhujhelepi bhufufuo bhwa bhafu?
13 Nxa kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, loKhristu kavuswanga phela.
Lakini kama bhujhelepi bhufufuo bhwa bhafu basi hata Kristu kabhele afufuiki lepi.
14 Njalo nxa uKhristu engavuswanga, ukutshumayela kwethu akusizi lutho njalo lunjalo lokholo lwenu.
Ni kama Kristu afufuikilepi, nahu mahubiri gha tete ndo pat'op'o, ni imani jha muenga pat'op'o.
15 Phezu kwalokho, singatholakala singofakazi bamanga ngoNkulunkulu ngoba sifakaze ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wavusa uKhristu kwabafileyo. Kodwa kamvusanga nxa ngempela abafileyo bengayi kuvuswa.
Na tubhonekene kujha mashahidi bha udesi kumhusu K'yara, kwa ndabha twan'shudili K'yara kinyume, kujobha amfufuili Kristu, wakati amfufuili lepi.
16 Nxa abafileyo bengayi kuvuswa, ngakho loKhristu kavuswanga.
Kama jhikajhelayi bhafu bhifufulibhwa lepi, Yesu ni muene basi afufulibhu lepi.
17 Nxa uKhristu engavuswanga kwabafileyo ukholo lwenu luyize; lilokhu lisezonweni zenu.
Ni kama Kristu afufulibhulepi, imani jha jhomu mebhu na mwakona mujhe mu dhambi sya jhomu.
18 Lalabo abafa bekuKhristu balahlekile phela.
Nhu, bala bhabhafuili kwa Kristu ni bhene bhajhanganuli.
19 Nxa sithembele kuKhristu kulokhukuphila kuphela, sizazwelwa usizi kakhulu kulabantu bonke.
Ikajhiajhi kwa maisha agha ghene tujheni bhujasiri kwa wakati bhwa wihida mugati mwa Kristu, bhanu bhoha, tete tukabhahurumila zaidi jha bhanu bhoha.
20 Kodwa ngempela uKhristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, izithelo zakuqala zalabo asebelele.
Lakini henu Kristu afufuiki kuhoma kwa bhafu, matunda gha kubhuandu gha bhala bhabhafuili.
21 Ngoba njengoba ukufa kweza ngomuntu, ukuvuka kwabafileyo lakho kuza ngomuntu.
Kwa kujha kifo kyahidili kup'etela mwanadamu, bhufufuo bhwa bhafu.
22 Ngoba njengoba ku-Adamu bonke besifa, ngokunjalo kuKhristu bonke bazaphiliswa.
Kwa kujha kama bha Adamu bhoha bhifwa, nahu, kabhele kwa Kristu bhoha bhibeta kujha bhaomi.
23 Kodwa yilowo lalowo ngethuba lakhe: UKhristu, oyizithelo zakuqala; kuzakuthi ekubuyeni kwakhe, kuvuke labo abangabakhe.
Lakini khila mmonga mu mpango bhwa muene: Kristu, matunda gha kubhuandu, ni kisha bhala bhabhajhele bha Kristu bhibeta kubhombibhwa bhaomi wakati bhwa kuhida kwa muene.
24 Lapho-ke isiphetho sizafika esenikela umbuso kaNkulunkulu uBaba emva kokuba esechithe imibuso yonke, ubukhosi kanye lamandla.
Ndipo pawibeta kujha mwisu, pala Kristu paibeta kukabidhi bhufalme kwa K'yara dadijhitu. Ejhe ndo pala paibeta kukomesya bhutawala bhuoha ni mamlaka ghoha ni nghofu.
25 Ngoba kumele abuse uNkulunkulu aze azibeke zonke izitha zakhe ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
Kwa kujha lazima atabhwalayi mpaka paibetakubheka bhaadui bha muene bhoha pasi pa njayu sya muene.
26 Isitha sokucina esizachithwa, yikufa.
Adui ghwa kumwisu kuharibibhwa ni kifo.
27 Ngoba uNkulunkulu “usebeke izinto zonke ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.” Kodwa nxa kuthiwa “izinto zonke” sezibekwe ngaphansi kwakhe, kusobala ukuthi lokhu akugoqeli uNkulunkulu yena ngokwakhe, owabeka izinto zonke ngaphansi kukaKhristu.
Kwa kujha “abhekili khila khenu pasi pa njayu sya muene.” Lakini pajhijobha “abhekili khila khenu,” ndo bhuesi kujha ejhe jhihusisha lepi bhala bhabhabhekili khila khenu pasi pa muene.
28 Lapho esekwenzile lokhu, iNdodana uqobo izakuba ngaphansi kwakhe yena owabeka izinto zonke ngaphansi kwakhe, ukuze uNkulunkulu abe yikho konke, kukho konke.
Bho fenu fyoha fibhekibhu pasi pa muene, kabhele muana muene ibetakubhakibhwa pasi pa muene. Ejhe jhibeta kuhomela ili kwamba K'yara dadi ajhiajhi ghoha mu fyoha.
29 Nxa kungelakuvuka ekufeni, pho bazakwenzani labo ababhaphathizelwe abafileyo na? Nxa abafileyo bengavuswa, pho kungani abantu bebhaphathizwa ngenxa yabo na?
Au kabhele bhibeta kubhomba kiki bhala bhabhabatisibhu kwa ndabha jha bhafu? Kama bhafu bhifufulibhwa lepi nesu kwandajhakhikhi kabhele bhibatisibhwa kwa ndabha jha bhene?
30 Thina-ke, sizifakelani engozini isikhathi sonke na?
Na kwa ndabha jhakiki tujhe mu hatari khila lisaa?
31 Mina ngifa nsuku zonke, ngitsho khonokho bazalwane, ngeqiniso engiziqhenya ngalo ngani kuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu.
Kaka ni bhal'omb'o bhangu, kup'et'ela kwitufya kwa nene kwa muenga, ambajho nijhenajhu kwa Kristu Yesu Bwana bhitu, nitangasya naha: Nifwa khila ligono.
32 Nxa ngalwa lezilo zeganga e-Efesu ngenxa yabantu, ngazuzani na? Nxa abafileyo bengavuswa, “Kasidleni sinathe, ngoba kusasa sizakufa.”
Jhikanifaidila khiki, mu mtazamo bhwa mwanadamu kama nakhomene ni bhanyama bhakali okhu Efeso, kama bhafubhifufulibhwalepi? “Lekayi basi tuliajhi ni kunywa, kwa kujha kilabhu twifwa.”
33 Lingedukiswa: “Abangane ababi bayasona isimilo esihle.”
Musikofibhu: Makundi mabhibhi ghijhonanga tabia jhinofu.
34 Khumbulani ngengqondo zenu njengokumele likwenze, licine ukwenza izono; ngoba kulabanye abangamaziyo uNkulunkulu, ngitsho lokhu ukuze libelenhloni.
“Mujhelayi ni kiasi! Mutamayi mu haki! musijhendeleli kubhomba dhambi. Kwa kujha baadhi jha muenga mujhelepi ni maarifa gha K'yara. Nijobha naha kwa soni jha muenga.
35 Kodwa omunye angabuza athi, “Abafileyo bavuswa njani na? Bazabuya belemizimba enjani na?”
Lakini munu jhongi ibetakujobha, “Namna jhelekhu bhafu bhifufulibhwa? Ni bhene bhibeta kuhida ni aina jhelekhu jha mb'el'e?”
36 Yeka ubuwula! Elikuhlanyelayo akuphili ngaphandle kokuba kufe.
Bhebhe ghwe n'jinga nesu! Khela kyaupandili kibhwesyalepi kujhanda kukhola isipokujha kufwa.
37 Lapho lihlanyela, kalihlanyeli umzimba ozakuba khona kodwa inhlanyelo nje, mhlawumbe eyengqoloyi loba okunye lakho.
Ni khela kyawipanda sio mb'el'e ambabho wibetakujha, bali ndo mbeyu jhajhichipuili. Jhibhwesyakujha ngano au khenu khenge.
38 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyinika umzimba njengokuthanda kwakhe njalo uhlobo ngalunye lwenhlanyelo ulunika umzimba walo.
Lakini K'yara ibetakujhip'ela mb'el'e kama kyawigana, nu mu khila mbeyu mb'el'e ghwa muene.
39 Inyama yonke kayifanani: Abantu balohlobo lunye lwenyama, izinyamazana zilolunye, izinyoni olunye lenhlanzi olunye.
Mibhele ghioha ghiwaninganalepi. Isipokujha, kujhe ni mb'el'e bhwa umonga bhwa mwanadamu, ni mb'el'e bhwamana bhwa mnyama, ni mb'el'e bhongi bhwa fidege, ni mb'el'e bhongi bhwa somba.
40 Njalo kulezidalwa zasezulwini lezidalwa zasemhlabeni; kodwa inkazimulo yezidalwa zasezulwini ingolunye uhlobo, lenkazimulo yezidalwa zasemhlabeni ingolunye.
Kabhele kujha ni mibhele ghya kumbinguni ni mibhele ghya paduniani. Lakini bhutukufu bhwa mibhele ghya kumbinguni ndo aina jhimonga ni bhutukufu bhwa paduniani bhongi.
41 Ilanga lilolunye uhlobo lwenkazimulo, inyanga olunye lezinkanyezi olunye; njalo inkanyezi iyehluka kwenye inkanyezi ngokukhazimula.
Bhujhele utukufu umonga bhwa lijobha, ni bhutukufu bhongi bhwa mwesi, ni bhtukufu bhongi bhwa mato'do. Kwa kujha litono limonga litofautiana ni litondo l'enge mu bhutukufu.
42 Kuzakuba njalo-ke ngokuvuka kwabafileyo. Umzimba ohlanyelwayo uyabola, uvuswa ungasaboli;
Nahu ndo kyaujhele kabhele bhufufuo bhwa bhafu. Kyakipandibhwa kiharibika, na kyakimela kiharibikalepi.
43 uhlanyelwa useyiswa, uvuswe ngenkazimulo; uhlanyelwa ubuthakathaka,
Kipandibhu mu matumizi gha kawaida, kyakimelibhwa mu bhutukufu. Kipandibhu mu bhudhaifu, kimela mu nghofu.
44 uvuswe usungumzimba olamandla. Nxa kulomzimba wemvelo, ukhona njalo lomzimba womoya.
Kipandibhu mu mb'el'e ghwa asili, kimela mu mb'el'e ghwa kiroho. Kama kujhe ni mb'el'e ghwa asili, kujhe ni mb'el'e ghwa kiroho kabhele.
45 Ngakho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Umuntu wakuqala u-Adamu waba yisidalwa esiphilayo”; kodwa u-Adamu wokucina waba ngumoya ophilisayo.
Kabhele jhilembibhu, “Munu ghwa kuanza Adamu abhombiki roho jhajhiishi.” Adamu ghwa kumwisu abhombiki roho jhajhikeka.
46 Owomoya kafikanga kuqala, kodwa owemvelo, emva kwalokho kwafika owomoya.
Lakini bhwa kiroho ahidilepi hoti bali ghwa asili, ni kabhele ghwa kiroho.
47 Umuntu wakuqala wayenziwe ngothuli lomhlabathi; umuntu wesibili wavela ezulwini.
Munu ghwa kuanza ndo ghwa dunia, atengenesibhu kwa mad'opi. Munu ghwa bhubhele ihomela kumbinguni.
48 Njengoba wayenjalo umuntu wasemhlabeni, banjalo lalabo abangabomhlaba; njalo njengoba enjalo umuntu ovela ezulwini, banjalo labo abangabasezulwini.
Kama vile munu jha abhombibhu kwa mad'opi, naha kabhele bhala bhabhabhombibhu kwa mad'opi. Kama vile munu ghwa kumbinguni kyaajhele, naha kabhele bhala kumbinguni.
49 Njalo njengoba silesimo somuntu wasemhlabeni, ngokunjalo sizakuba lesimo somuntu ovela ezulwini.
Kama ambavyo kyatup'endili mfano ghwa munu ghwa mad'opi, tubeta kup'enda kabhele mfano ghwa munu ghwa mbinguni.
50 Bazalwane, ngithi kini inyama legazi akungeke kudle ilifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu, lokubolayo akulidli ilifa lokungaboliyo.
Henu tubhajobhela, kaka ni bhal'omb'o bhangu kujha mb'el'e ni damu fibhwesyalepi kubhurithi bhufalme bhwa K'yara. Bhwala bhwakuharibika kurithi bhwa kutokuharibika.
51 Lalelani, ngilitshela imfihlakalo: Kasiyikufa sonke, kodwa sonke sizaguqulwa,
Langayi! Nikabhajobhela muenga sirijha bhukweli: Twibetalepi kufwa bhoha, bali twebhoha tubeta kubaadilisibhwa.
52 ngesikhatshana, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, ngecilongo lokucina. Ngoba icilongo lizakhala, abafileyo bazavuswa bengabolanga, njalo sizaguqulwa.
Twibeta kubadilisibhwa mu wakati, mu kufumba ni kufumbula kwa lihu, tarumbeta jha kumwishu, kwa kujha tarumbeta jhibetakulela, ni bhafu bhibeta kufufulibhwa ni hali jha kubhela kuharibika, na twibeta kubadilisibhwa.
53 Ngoba okubolayo kumele kuzigqokise ngokungaboliyo, lokufayo ngokungafiyo.
Kwani obho bhwa kuharibika lazima ufwalayi bhwa kubela kuharibika, ni obho bhwa kufwa lazima ufwalayi bhwa kubela kufwa.
54 Nxa okubolayo sekugqokiswe okungaboliyo, lokufayo okungafiyo, kuzagcwaliseka isitsho esilotshiweyo esithi: “Ukufa kuginyiwe ekunqobeni.”
Lakini bhwakati obho bhwa kuharibika ukufwatikibhwajhi bhwa kubela kuharibika, ni obho bhwa kufwa ukafwalayi bhwa kubela kufwa, ndo pawibetakuhida msemo ambabho ujhandikibhu, “Kifo kimilibhu mu bhushindi.”
“Kifo, ushindi bhwa jhobhi ujhendaku? kifo, ujhendaku uchungu bhwa jhobhi?” (Hadēs g86)
56 Udonsi lokufa yisono, lamandla esono ngumthetho.
Bhuchungu bhwa kifo ndo dhambi, ni nghofu jha dhambi ndo sheria.
57 Kodwa kabongwe uNkulunkulu! Uyasinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.
Lakini kubhombesya kwa K'yara, jhaakatupela tete ushindi kup'et'ela Bwana bhitu Yesu Kristu!
58 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, manini liqine. Akungabi lalutho olulinyikinyayo. Zinikeleni ngokupheleleyo emsebenzini weNkosi izikhathi zonke ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi ukusebenza kwenu eNkosini akusilo ize.
Henu, bhaganwa kaka ni bhal'ombo bhangu, mujhelayi mukangamele na musijhimbisibhu. Daima mujhibhombayi mbombo jha Bwana, kwa ndabha mumanyili kujha mbombo jha muenga kwa Bwana jha mebhu lepi.
