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1 Ngakho, bazalwane, ngilazisa ivangeli engalitshumayeza lona, lani elalemukelayo, njalo elimi kulo,
Lino ndayanda kuti kuzibikane akulindinwe, nobakwesu, makani ngindakamwambila alimwi ngimwimikilide.
2 njalo elisindiswa ngalo; uba libambelela elizwini levangeli engalitshumayela kini, ngaphandle kokuthi lakholwa ize.
Alimwi ngimufutulwa awo, na mwajatisya majwi ngindakamukambawukila, kunze kwakuti mwakasyoma chitawo.
3 Ngoba ngalinika okokuqala lokho engakwemukelayo lami, ukuthi uKristu wafa ngenxa yezono zethu, njengokwemibhalo;
Nkambo ndakamwabila nchindakatambula lutanzi, ikuti Kkilisito wakafwida zibi zyesu mbuli malembe mbwaamba,
4 lokuthi wangcwatshwa; lokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, njengokwemibhalo;
ikuti wakazikwa akuti wakabusigwa mubuzuba bwatatu mbuli malembe mbwaamba.
5 lokuthi wabonakala kuKefasi, emva kwalokho kwabalitshumi lambili;
Kkilisito wakalibonya kuliSifasi, akuli balikumi;
6 emva kwalokho wabonakala ngesikhathi sinye kubazalwane abedlula amakhulu amahlanu, ubunengi babo basekhona kuze kube lamuhla, kodwa labanye sebalala;
mpawo wakalibonya kulibakwesu balimyanda musanu kuchindi chimwi. Bayingi babo bachili bawumi, pesi bamwi bakafwa.
7 emva kwalokho wabonakala kuJakobe, emva kwalokho wabonakala kubaphostoli bonke;
Mpawo wakalibonya kuliJemusi akubatumwa boonse.
8 lekucineni kwabo bonke wabonakala lakimi njengozelwe ngesikhathi esingaqondanga.
Kumamanino azyoonse, wakalibonya kulindime, kukabunga mbulimuntu wakazyalwa kalimbwelule.
9 Ngoba mina ngingomncinyanyana kubaphostoli, engingafanele ukuthiwa ngumphostoli, ngoba ngazingela ibandla likaNkulunkulu.
Nkaambo ndime munini wabo boonse batumwa. Tandelede kwamba kutegwa mutumwa nkambo ndakapenzya mbungano yaLeza.
10 Kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyikho lokho engiyikho khona, lomusa wakhe okimi kawubanga yize; kodwa ngitshikatshike okwengezelelwe kulabo bonke, kanti kungesimi, kodwa ngumusa kaNkulunkulu olami.
Pesi nkambo kaluzyalo lwaLeza ndili nzindilinzizyo, alimwi luzyalo lwakwe mulindime te lwakaba lwabuyo pe. Pesi ndakabeleka changuzu kwinda boonse. Asi kakutensi ndime pe, pesi nduzyalo lwaLeza olo lulandime.
11 Ngakho loba kuyimi, loba kuyibo, ngokunjalo siyatshumayela langokunjalo lakholwa.
Nkikako na ndime na kuti mbabo, twaka kambawuka alimwi mwakasanduka.
12 Kodwa uba uKristu etshunyayelwa ukuthi uvusiwe kwabafileyo, batsho njani abanye phakathi kwenu ukuthi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo?
Lino na kula kambawukwa kuti Kkilisito wakabusigwa kuzwa kubafu, lino nkambonzi bamwi banu nibamba kuti bubuke bwabafu?
13 Kodwa uba kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, kavuswanga laye uKristu;
Pesi na takwe bubuke bwabafu, chamba kuti olo Kkilisito takwe nakabusigwa kubafu.
14 uba-ke uKristu engavuswanga, ngakho ukutshumayela kwethu kuyize, lokholo lwenu lalo luyize.
Alimwi na Kkilisito tabukide kubafu, nkikako kukambawuka kwesu nkwabuyo, alimwi lusyomo lwesu ndwabuyo.
15 Lathi futhi sificwa singabafakazi bamanga bakaNkulunkulu, ngoba safakaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, uba-ke abafileyo bengavuswa.
Alubo, tulajanika katuli bakamboni bakubeja atala aLeza, nkambo twakapa bukamboni bwakuti Leza wakamubusya Kkilisito kuzwa kubafu. Pesi katamubusizye pe, na ndisimpe kuti bafwide tababukide pe.
16 Ngoba uba abafileyo bengavuswa, kavuswanga laye uKristu;
Nkambo na bafu tababukide, alakwe Kkilisito takabukide pe.
17 njalo uba uKristu engavuswanga, ukholo lwenu luyize; lisesezonweni zenu.
Alimwi na Kkilisito tabukide, lusyomo lwanu ndwabuyo alimwi muchili muzibi zyanu.
18 Ngakho lalabo abalele bekuKristu sebabhubha.
Chaamba kuti abo bafwa muliKkilisito abalabo bakafwidilila.
19 Uba singabathembela kuKristu kule impilo kuphela, singabalosizi kulabo bonke abantu.
Kuti kakulikuti bulangizi bwesu bulimuliKkilisito, kubantu boonse twelede kufwidwa insoni.
20 Kodwa khathesi-ke uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, waba yisithelo sokuqala sabaleleyo.
Pesi lino Kkilisito wakbusigwa kuzwa kubafu mbuli muchelo mutazi wabaabo boona.
21 Ngoba lokhu ngomuntu ukufa kweza, langomuntu ukuvuka kwabafileyo kweza.
Nkambo lufu lwakaza amuntu, amuntu lubo bubuki bwabafu buyosika.
22 Ngoba njengalokhu kuAdamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo futhi kuKristu bonke bazakwenziwa baphile.
Mbuli kuti muliAdamu woonse muntu ulafwa, amuliKkilisito woonse ulaba muumi.
23 Kodwa ngulowo lalowo ngesakhe isigaba; isithelo sokuqala uKristu, besekusiba ngabakaKristu ekufikeni kwakhe,
Pesi umwi awumwi mumabambe akwe: Kkilisito, ulinguwe muchelo mutanzi, aboonse abo balimuli Kkilisito bayoba bawumi kukuboola kwakwe.
24 besekusiba yikuphela, lapho esenikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu, uYise, lalapho esenze kwaphela konke ukubusa labo bonke ubukhosi lamandla.
Ayooba ngimamanino, awo nayojosya bwami kuliLeza Taata. Elyo nayolobya bwendelezi abaami abasinguzu.
25 Ngoba umele yena ukubusa, aze abeke zonke izitha ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe.
Nkambo ulelede kwendelezya kusikila akabike basinkondonyina boonse kunsi azituta zyakwe.
26 Isitha sokucina esizachithwa yikufa.
Sinkondonyina wamamanino ngwayolobya ndufu.
27 Ngoba izinto zonke uzehlisele ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe. Kodwa nxa esithi izinto zonke zehlisiwe, kusobala ukuthi ungaphandle kwazo yena ozehlisileyo izinto zonke ngaphansi kwakhe.
Nkambo, “wakabika zintu zyoonse kumawulu akwe.” Pesi naamba kuti “wakabika zintu zyoonse,” zilantanganana kuti ezi tazilikubikilizya oyo wakabika zintu kunsi lyakwe.
28 Nxa izinto zonke sezehlisiwe ngaphansi kwakhe, khona layo iNdodana ngokwayo izazehlisa ngaphansi kwalowo owehlisela zonke izinto ngaphansi kwayo, ukuze uNkulunkulu abe yikho konke kukho konke.
Kuti zintu zyoonse zyakabikwa kunsi lyakwe, we mwana lwakwe uyoba kunsi lyayoyo wakabika zintu kunsi lyakwe, kuti Leza akabe nguwe muli zyoonse.
29 Pho, bazakwenzani ababhabhathizelwa abafileyo uba abafileyo bengavuki isibili? Kungani babhabhathizelwa abafileyo na?
Na kuti niinzi nchibayochita aabo bakabbabbatizigwa kulufu? Kuti na bafu takwe nibayoobusigwa, nkaambonzi nibayobbabbatizigilwa ambabo?
30 Kungani lathi sisengozini ihola ngehola?
Nkambonzi nituli mukufwa chiindi achiindi?
31 Ngiyafa usuku ngosuku, ngiyaqinisa ngokuzincoma ngani engilakho kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
Ndilafwa buzuba abuzuba! Eechi nichonzyo mbuli kulikankayizya kwangu mulindinwe, ndundilalo muliKkilisito Jesu Mwami wangu.
32 Uba ngokwabantu ngalwa lezilo eEfesu, nzuzo bani kimi, uba abafileyo bengavuki? Asidle sinathe, ngoba kusasa siyafa.
Ninzi nchindijana, kuzwa kumaboneno abuntu, kanzonga ndakalwana abbulu wangombe kuEfeso, nkukuti bafu tababuki? “Atulye tunywe nkaambo junza tulafwa.”
33 Lingakhohliswa; ukwejwayelana lababi kuyonakalisa izimilo ezinhle.
Mutenwi pe: “Kabunga kabi kalajaya kupona kulikabotu.”
34 Vusani ingqondo ngokulunga njalo lingoni; ngoba abanye balokungamazi uNkulunkulu; ngikhulumela ukuthi libe lenhloni.
Mupone kabotu! Mupone buumi bwakululama mutendeli anembo akubisya nkaambo bamwi banu tabakwe luzibo lwaLeza. Ndamwambila eechi kuti ndimusye nsoni.
35 Kodwa omunye uzakuthi: Abafileyo bavuswa njani? Njalo beza lomzimba onjani?
Pesi umwi ulamba kuti, “Ani babusigwa byeni bafu, alimwi bayoba amibili ilibyeni?”
36 Siphukuphuku, lokho okuhlanyelayo wena, kakwenziwa kuphile ngaphandle kokuthi kufe;
Inwebo nobafubafuba eecho nchimubyala tachikonzyi kuba abuumi chatafwa.
37 lalokho okuhlanyelayo, kawuhlanyeli umzimba ozakuba khona, kodwa uhlamvu oluze, mhlawumbe, olwebele kumbe olokunye nje;
Nchimwakabyala nachensi ngumubili uyoba pesi inseke itakamene. Ngelakonzya kuba witi na chimbi chintu.
38 kodwa uNkulunkulu uyinika umzimba njengokuthanda kwakhe, lakuleyo laleyo yenhlanyelo owayo umzimba.
Pesi uyoyipa mubili mbuli mbwasala, akulimwi nseke mubili wayo.
39 Inyama yonke kayisinyamanye; kodwa enye yinyama yabantu, lenye yinyama yenyamazana, lenye eyenhlanzi, lenye eyezinyoni.
Tenyama yoonse pe ikozyene, pesi, kulimubili umwi kubantu, amubili wabanyama, amubili wabayuni, amubili wabaswi.
40 Ikhona lemizimba yezulwini, lemizimba yemhlabeni; kodwa inkazimulo yezulu ingenye, leyemhlabeni ingenye.
Kuli lubo mibili yakujulu amibili yansi. Pesi bulemu bwamubili wakujulu musyobo umwi abulemu wamubili wansi ngumbi.
41 Enye yinkazimulo yelanga, lenye yinkazimulo yenyanga, lenye yinkazimulo yezinkanyezi; ngoba inkanyezi yehlukile kwenye inkanyezi enkazimulweni.
Kulibulemu bumwi bwazuba abulemu bumwi bwamweezi, abulemu bwanyenyezi. Nkunkuti imwi inyenyezi busiyene ayimw.
42 Kunjalo-ke ukuvuka kwabafileyo. Kuhlanyelwa ekuboleni, kuyavuswa kungekho ekuboleni;
Mbukuyoba akububuke bwabafu. Echo chibyala chila loba achibusigwa tachilobi.
43 kuhlanyelwa ekudelweni, kuvuswe enkazimulweni; kuhlanyelwa ebuthakathakeni, kuvuswe emandleni;
Chakabyalwa mumasampu; chilabusigwa mubulemu. Chakabyalwa mukukompama, chiyobusigwa munguzu.
44 kuhlanyelwa umzimba wemvelo, kuvuswe umzimba womoya. Kukhona umzimba wemvelo, njalo kukhona umzimba womoya.
Chakabyalwa mumubili uboneka; chiyobusigwa mumubili wamuuya. Kuti kakuli mubili uboneka, mpuli alawo mubili wamuuya.
45 Langokunjalo kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu wokuqala uAdamu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo; uAdamu wokucina ngumoya ophilisayo.
Nchikulembedwe kuti, “Adamu mutanzi wakaba muuya upona.” Adamu wa mamanino wakaba muuya upa buumi.
46 Kodwa okokuqala kakusikho okomoya, kodwa okwemvelo, besekusiza okomoya.
Pesi wamuuya te nguwe wakasanguna kusika pesi wanyama, mpawo wamuuya.
47 Umuntu wokuqala wavela emhlabeni, ungowomhlabathi; umuntu wesibili uyiNkosi evela ezulwini.
Muntu mutanzi ngwansi, wakalengwa alusuko. Muntu wabili ngwakujulu.
48 Njengoba enjalo owomhlabathi, banjalo labo abomhlabathi; lanjengoba enjalo owezulwini, banjalo labo abezulwini;
Ulimbuli woyo wakalengwa kulusuko, kuti abe mbuli abo babumbwa kulusuko, amuntu wakujulu mbwabede, ambuli baabo bakujulu.
49 futhi njengoba sibelesimo sowomhlabathi, lathi sizakuba lesimo sowezulwini.
Mbuli mbukwakakuzyalwa chiimo chamuntu walusuko, tuyoozyala chiimo chamuntu wakujulu.
50 Kodwa ngitsho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama legazi kungelidle ilifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu; lokubola kakulidli ilifa lokungaboli.
Lino ndamba kuti, nobakwesu, eyo nyama abulowa tazikonzyi kukona Bwami bwaLeza.
51 Khangelani, ngilitshela imfihlo: Kasiyikulala sonke, kodwa sizaphendulwa sonke,
Amulange! ndamwambila lwaano lwasimpe lusisikide: Tatukoyoowona pe toonse, pesi tonse tuyosandulwa.
52 ngesikhatshana, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, ekukhaleni kophondo lokucina; ngoba uphondo luzakhala, labafileyo bazavuswa bengelakubola, lathi sizaphendulwa.
Tuyosandulwa mukayindi kanini, mbuli kulaba kwaliso, kumweembo wamamanino. Nkaambo mweembo uyolila, elyo bafu bayoobuka amubili utafwiki, alimwi tuyosandulwa.
53 Ngoba lokhu okubolayo kumele ukwembatha ukungaboli, lalokho okufayo kwembathe ukungafi.
Nkaambo oyu mubili ufwa welede kusama oyo utafwi.
54 Nxa-ke lokho okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, lalokho okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakwenzeka ngalesosikhathi ilizwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: Ukufa kuginyiwe ekunqobeni.
Pesi na mubili ufwa wakusama oyo utafwi, alimwi na mutunta wasamikwa oyo muumi, mpawo tuyooba mbuli eecho chakambwa chilembedwe kuti,” Lufu lwakamenwa mukuzunda.”
“Lufu, lulikuli luzundo lwako. Lufu, lulikuli lumoola lwako?” (Hadēs g86)
56 Lodonsi lokufa yisono; lamandla esono ngumlayo.
Lumoola lwafu nchibi, anguzu zyachibi mulawu.
57 Kodwa kabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
Pesi ngalumbwe Leza, wakatupa kuzunda kwiinda muMwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito!
58 Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, manini, linganyikinyeki, lengezelelwe emsebenzini weNkosi kokuphela, lazi ukuthi ukutshikatshika kwenu kakusilo ize eNkosini.
Nkikaako, nobakwesu, ngamuyime akutasunzulwa. Ngamukkalilile mumilimu yaMwami, nkaambo mulizi kuti milimu yanu muMwami teesi yabuyo pe.
