1 KwabaseKhorinte 11
1 Banini ngabalandeli bami, njengoba lami okaKristu.
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
2 Ngiyalibabaza-ke, bazalwane, ukuthi liyangikhumbula ezintweni zonke, lokuthi libambelele ezimisweni njengoba ngalinika.
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
3 Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lazi, ukuthi inhloko yawo wonke amadoda nguKristu; lenhloko yowesifazana yindoda; lenhloko kaKristu nguNkulunkulu.
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4 Yonke indoda ekhulekayo loba eprofethayo, ikhanda limboziwe, ilithela ihlazo ikhanda layo.
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
5 Kodwa wonke owesifazana okhuleka kumbe aprofethe ikhanda lingambombozwanga, ulithela ihlazo elakhe ikhanda; ngoba lokhu kufanana-ke lophuciweyo.
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
6 Ngoba uba owesifazana engagubuzeli, futhi kagele; kodwa uba kukubi kowesifazana ukugela kumbe ukuphucwa, kagutshuzelwe.
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
7 Ngoba indoda kayifanele ukumbomboza ikhanda, ngoba ingumfanekiso lodumo lukaNkulunkulu; kodwa owesifazana uludumo lwendoda.
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8 Ngoba indoda kayivelanga kowesifazana, kodwa owesifazana endodeni;
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
9 ngoba futhi indoda kayidalelwanga owesifazana, kodwa owesifazana indoda;
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 ngenxa yalokhu owesifazana kufanele abe lamandla phezu kwekhanda ngenxa yezingilosi.
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 Kodwa indoda kayingaphandle kowesifazana, lowesifazana kangaphandle kwendoda, eNkosini.
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12 Ngoba njengoba owesifazana evela endodeni, ngokunjalo lendoda ivela ngowesifazana, kodwa konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
13 Ziboneleni lina; kufanele yini ukuthi owesifazana akhuleke kuNkulunkulu engambombozanga?
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Imvelo uqobo lwayo kayilifundisi yini, ukuthi uba indoda ilenwele ezinde, kulihlazo kuyo?
Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
15 Kodwa uba owesifazana elenwele ezinde, kuludumo kuye. Ngoba inwele uziphiwe ukuthi zibe yisimbombozo.
but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
16 Kodwa uba umuntu ebonakala elenkani, thina kasilawo umkhuba onjalo, ngitsho lamabandla kaNkulunkulu.
If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
17 Kodwa ngokulaya lokhu kangilibabazi, ngoba libuthana ngokungekuhle kodwa ngokubi.
In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
18 Okokuqala ngoba nxa libuthana ebandleni, ngizwa ukuthi kukhona ukwehlukana phakathi kwenu; njalo nganxanye ngiyakukholwa.
First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
19 Ngoba kufanele ukuba lobubhazuka futhi phakathi kwenu, ukuze labo abaqinisileyo babonakale phakathi kwenu.
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
20 Ngakho nxa libuthana ndawonye, lokhu kakusikho ukudla isidlo seNkosi;
Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
21 ngoba ngulowo lalowo uthatha kuqala esakhe isidlo ekudleni, lomunye ulambile, lomunye udakiwe.
For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
22 Kanti kalilazo izindlu zokudlela lezokunathela? Kumbe lidelela ibandla likaNkulunkulu, liyangise yini abangelakho? Ngingathini kini? Ngingalibabaza kulokhu yini? Kangilibabazi.
Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
23 Ngoba mina ngakwemukela eNkosini, lokho lami engalinika khona, ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngobusuku eyanikelwa ngabo yathatha isinkwa,
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
24 isibongile yasihlephuna, yathi: Thathani, lidle, lokhu kungumzimba wami owahletshunelwa lina; lokhu kwenzeni ukungikhumbula.
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25 Ngokunjalo lenkezo, sebedlile, yathi: Inkezo le iyisivumelwano esitsha egazini lami; lokhu kwenzeni, loba nini liyinatha, ukungikhumbula.
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 Ngoba loba nini nxa lisidla lesisinkwa, linatha linkezo, litshumayela ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
27 Ngakho loba ngubani odla lesisinkwa kumbe anathe inkezo yeNkosi ngokungafanelanga, uzakuba lecala lomzimba legazi leNkosi.
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Kodwa umuntu kumele azihlole, ngokunjalo-ke adle okwesinkwa anathe okwenkezo;
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
29 ngoba odlayo anathe ngokungafanelanga, uzidlela azinathele isigwebo, engawehlukanisi umzimba weNkosi.
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 Ngenxa yalokhu banengi kini ababuthakathaka labagulayo, lenengi lilele.
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31 Kodwa uba besizihlolile thina, besingayikwahlulelwa;
Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
32 kodwa nxa sisahlulelwa, sikhuzwa yiNkosi, ukuze singalahlwa kanye lomhlaba.
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
33 Ngakho, bazalwane bami, nxa libuthana ukuthi lidle, kalibomelelana.
So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34 Njalo uba omunye elambile, kabokudla ekhaya; ukuze lingabuthaneli ukugwetshwa. Okuseleyo-ke, ngizakulungisa mhla ngifikayo.
If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
