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1 Umuntu kanakane ngathi ngokunje, njengezisebenzi zikaKristu labaphathi bezimfihlo zikaNkulunkulu.
Eshi umuntu aliwazwe ante aje wawomba mbombo wa Kristi wemelezi hwa siri zya Ngolobhe.
2 Futhi-ke, kuyadingeka ebaphathini, ukuthi umuntu aficwe ethembekile.
Hueli shashihwaziwa huwemelezi huje wawe wasuwelwa.
3 Kodwa kimi kuyinto encinyane kakhulu ukuthi ngithonisiswe yini, kumbe ngokwahlulela kwabantu; kodwa lami kangizithonisisi.
Ila huline ane hantu hadodo hani aje ilongwa namwe, au indongwa ya awantu. Aje sagaihujilonga ane nimwene.
4 Ngoba kanginanzeleli lutho kimi, kanti kangilungisiswanga ngalokho; kodwa ongahlulelayo yiNkosi.
Saga ihujilonga ni mwene ane sagaje ane indi nuugolosu yu Bwana yahundonga.
5 Ngakho lingahluleli lutho isikhathi singakafiki, ize ifike iNkosi, ezaveza futhi ekukhanyeni izinto ezifihlakeleyo emnyameni, njalo iveze obala amacebo ezinhliziyo; njalo khona ngulowo lalowo ezakuba lokubongwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu.
Eshi msahatamshe liolionti ilya lonje shagasele amasala gahwezye uBwana. Ahaigalete apazeru amambo gagafisilwe mhinsi na hugaweshe pazelu gahumoyo. Wekaweka ahaiposhela imbombo zyakwe afume hua Ngolobhe.
6 Njalo lezizinto, bazalwane, ngiziqondanise lami loApolosi ngenxa yenu, ukuze lifunde kithi ukuthi lingakhumbuli phezu kokulotshiweyo, ukuze lingakhukhunyezwa omunye ngomunye limelane lomunye.
Eshi muasahala muwalendu wane ane ni mwene nu Apolo inshilie idala eli kwaajili yenyu. Aje afume humwetu muwajie amanyile injango usahawale hanii shazyandihwe, “Huje nomo hataweka yali na malingo hwa wamwawo.
7 Ngoba ngubani okwenza ukuthi wehluke? Njalo kuyini olakho ongakwemukelanga? Njalo uba lawe wemukele, uzincomelani ngokungathi kawemukelanga?
Eshi yunanu yahwenye payo nu wamwao? Henu ulinaho awe, saga uhaposheye wene? Nkuhaposheye nkasanga mwahawombile esho?
8 Selisuthi, selinothile, libusile ngaphandle kwethu; yebo-ke kungathi ngabe liyabusa, ukuze lathi sibuse kanye lani.
Shatayari mlinavyo vyonti vyamwanzanga! Shatayari mliwakami! Shamwandile atawale-aje mkhente haani ashile ate! Lioli, ihuwalawila mkhate uwinza aje tikhante peka namwe.
9 Ngoba ngithi uNkulunkulu usimisile thina abaphostoli bokucina, sibe njengabamiselwe ukufa; ngoba senziwe umbukiso emhlabeni, lakuzo ingilosi, lebantwini.
Isewa aje Ungolobhe atiweshele ate awe watume hutuloleshie uumalishilo usitari wa makutanilo aje wantu wawalongwilwe abudye. Tilije watamasha munsi, awatumihwawantu.
10 Thina siyizithutha ngenxa kaKristu, kodwa lina lihlakaniphile kuKristu; thina sibuthakathaka, kodwa lina lilamandla; lina liyahlonitshwa, kodwa thina siyadelelwa.
Ate lilinje walema hwa Kristi, lakini ninyi ni wenye hekima katika Kristo. Tu wanyonge, lakini amwe mlini naha mlinishishima, lakini ate watisyosyezye.
11 Kuze kube lihola lakhathesi silambile, somile, sihambaze, siyatshaywa ngenqindi, siyimihambuma,
Hata isala ezi tihinizala na tumele, sagatilina menda, tukhomwa, sagatuli napakhale.
12 siyatshikatshika sisebenza ngezethu izandla; sithi sithukwa sibusise; sithi sizingelwa sibekezele;
Tuwomba imbombo hani hu nyowezyetu tetete. Watisosyezye, tihuwasaya.
13 sithi sinyeywa sincenge; senziwa njengamanyala omhlaba, imfucuza yezinto zonke, kuze kube khathesi.
Lwatilawa tujimba. Lwatilingwa tupoma myee. Tileho, wahutiwazizya aje sagatuleho munsi tilitakataka humambo gonti.
14 Kangilibhaleli lezizinto ukuthi ngilithele inhloni, kodwa ngileluleka njengabantwana bami abathandekayo.
Sagaihwandia amambo ego huwasosye ila huwagomosye amwe avye wana wane wimbaganile.
15 Ngoba lanxa lilabeluleki abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi kuKristu, kodwa kalilaboyihlo abanengi; ngoba mina ngalizala kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli.
Hata nkhamli wafundizi winchi hwa Kristi, sagamlina wadaada winchi. Ane indi daada wenyu hwa Yesu Ukristi ashilile inzwi.
16 Ngakho ngiyalincenga: Banini ngabalingisi bami.
Eshi ihumbalawa mfuante ane.
17 Ngalokho ngithume kini uTimothi, ongumntanami othandekayo lothembekileyo eNkosini, ozalikhumbuza ngenhambo zami ezikuKristu, njengoba ngifundisa endaweni zonke kulo lonke ibandla.
Esho shanahazanga aje itume uTimotheo humwenyu yigene ane mwana ugolosu hwa Bwana. Anza huwawuzisye amadala gane hwa Yesu nanzi shimanyizya iviwanza vivileho ponti.
18 Kodwa abanye bazikhukhumezile ngokungathi kangiyikuza kini.
Eshi awamo walinamalingo wawomba aje sangainza humwenyu.
19 Kanti ngizakuza kini masinyane, uba iNkosi ivuma, njalo ngizakwazi, hatshi ilizwi lalabo abazikhukhumezayo, kodwa amandla.
Ane ihuenza humwenyu shishi uBwana nkasongwe. Hwinzamanye aje sanganjango zyao wene wawalina malingo, imbalahuzyenye ingovu zyao.
20 Ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawungelizwi kodwa ngamandla.
Umwene wa Ngolobhe sangaulini njago wene uwene uliwi ngovu.
21 Lifunani? Ngize kini ngenduku yini, kumbe ngothando lomoya ochumileyo?
Mhwanza yenu? Inenze nu desa au inenze nu ulugano wa Ipepo inyinza iya pumu?
