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1 Umuntu kanakane ngathi ngokunje, njengezisebenzi zikaKristu labaphathi bezimfihlo zikaNkulunkulu.
Neco, mobantu amwe kamutubonangeti basebenshi ba Klistu bapewa kwendelesha ne kukambauka makani amaseseke a Lesa.
2 Futhi-ke, kuyadingeka ebaphathini, ukuthi umuntu aficwe ethembekile.
Cilayandikinga kuli bantu bapewa ncito iyi nikuba bashomeka ku Mwami wabo.
3 Kodwa kimi kuyinto encinyane kakhulu ukuthi ngithonisiswe yini, kumbe ngokwahlulela kwabantu; kodwa lami kangizithonisisi.
Nambi mung'ombolosha nambi komboloshewa kunkuta iliyonse yabantu, cakubinga nicakwambeti ndiya naco ncito, nkandela kulyombolosha ndemwine.
4 Ngoba kanginanzeleli lutho kimi, kanti kangilungisiswanga ngalokho; kodwa ongahlulelayo yiNkosi.
Nkandayeyengeti pali ncondalepisha, nsombi nkandambangeti ndiya kampenda sobwe, nsombi Mwami Lesa mwine ambeteke.
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.
Neco kamutombolosha muntu uliyense cindi celela nkacitana cishika. Kombolosha kwakumapwililisho kwela kwinshika Mwami akesa, neco lakayubululunga byonse byasolekwa mu mushinshe nekubika patuba miyeyo yabantu, Lesa nakalumbaishe muntu uliyense kwelana nencito shakendi.
6 Njalo lezizinto, bazalwane, ngiziqondanise lami loApolosi ngenxa yenu, ukuze lifunde kithi ukuthi lingakhumbuli phezu kokulotshiweyo, ukuze lingakhukhunyezwa omunye ngomunye limelane lomunye.
Neco mobanse ndambanga makani awa pali njame ne Apolo, ndambangeco pacebo cenu kwambeti mwiye kulinjafwe ncolapandululunga mwambo ulambangeti, “Konkani cena bintu byalembwa.” Ndayandanga kwambeti mucileke cinga cakulisumpula ne kusulana pakati penu cebo cakwambeti mobambi mulakonkelenga umo nekusampula naumbi.
7 Ngoba ngubani okwenza ukuthi wehluke? Njalo kuyini olakho ongakwemukelanga? Njalo uba lawe wemukele, uzincomelani ngokungathi kawemukelanga?
Niyani walamupa ngofu shakulisumpula? Nicani ncomukute ico ncemwabula kupewa ne Lesa? Na mwalensa kupewa, inga kulisumpula kwenu kulafumunga kupeyo?
8 Selisuthi, selinothile, libusile ngaphandle kwethu; yebo-ke kungathi ngabe liyabusa, ukuze lathi sibuse kanye lani.
Mulekutu kendi? Sena mulaba babile kendi? Sena mulaba bami kendi, afwe katutana? Ee ndayandishishinga kwambeti mube bami, mpani ingatumantamo lubasu lwakombolosha pamo mu bwami.
9 Ngoba ngithi uNkulunkulu usimisile thina abaphostoli bokucina, sibe njengabamiselwe ukufa; ngoba senziwe umbukiso emhlabeni, lakuzo ingilosi, lebantwini.
Ame ndacibonongeti Lesa walatubika kuba batumwa mwabula kwelela, tulyeti bantu basungwa balenga akufwa, tulasekwanga ne bonse mucishi, bangelo nebantu.
10 Thina siyizithutha ngenxa kaKristu, kodwa lina lihlakaniphile kuKristu; thina sibuthakathaka, kodwa lina lilamandla; lina liyahlonitshwa, kodwa thina siyadelelwa.
Tulabanga bashilu cebo ca Klistu, nsombi amwe Klistu lamupa mano. Afwe tulabulu ngofu kayi tulapelwa, amwe mulaba nengofu nebulemu.
11 Kuze kube lihola lakhathesi silambile, somile, sihambaze, siyatshaywa ngenqindi, siyimihambuma,
Mpaka lelo tulanyumfunga nsala, tuliya menshi akunwa, tulafwalangowa masankunya, tulomwanga, kayi tuliya pakwikala.
12 siyatshikatshika sisebenza ngezethu izandla; sithi sithukwa sibusise; sithi sizingelwa sibekezele;
Tulasebensenga cangofu, kayi bantu batubepesha tukute kubasengela kuli Lesa kwambeti abaleleke, twacana mapensho tukute kwikalika cali.
13 sithi sinyeywa sincenge; senziwa njengamanyala omhlaba, imfucuza yezinto zonke, kuze kube khathesi.
Muntu atutukana tukute kumukumbula mwabulemu. Lelo tulabonekengeti ndala shapacishi capanshi nambi bintu mbyobasula bantu.
14 Kangilibhaleli lezizinto ukuthi ngilithele inhloni, kodwa ngileluleka njengabantwana bami abathandekayo.
Nkandalembenga kwambeti ndimunyumfwishe nsoni sobwe, nsombi ndayandanga kumulesha cakwinsa, pakwinga mobana bame mbonsuni.
15 Ngoba lanxa lilabeluleki abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi kuKristu, kodwa kalilaboyihlo abanengi; ngoba mina ngalizala kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli.
Inga kuba beshikwiyisha bangi bela bamwiyisha makani a Klistu, nsombi muliya bameshenu bangi, ame ndalabeti Ishenu mubwikalo bwenu muli Klistu, cebo cakwambeti ndalamukambaukila makani a Klistu Yesu.
16 Ngakho ngiyalincenga: Banini ngabalingisi bami.
Neco ndasengenga kwambeti mukonkele ncondenshinga.
17 Ngalokho ngithume kini uTimothi, ongumntanami othandekayo lothembekileyo eNkosini, ozalikhumbuza ngenhambo zami ezikuKristu, njengoba ngifundisa endaweni zonke kulo lonke ibandla.
Ecebo cakendi ncendalatumina Timoti kuli njamwe mwaname mubwikalo bwa ciklistu ngonsuni washoma Lesa, nakese akamwanushe shabwikalo bwakame muli Klistu bwelana ne nconkute kwiyisha mumibungano yonse ya bantu ba Lesa.
18 Kodwa abanye bazikhukhumezile ngokungathi kangiyikuza kini.
Nabambi balatatiki kulisumpula eti ame nteti nkeseko uko.
19 Kanti ngizakuza kini masinyane, uba iNkosi ivuma, njalo ngizakwazi, hatshi ilizwi lalabo abazikhukhumezayo, kodwa amandla.
Nsombi na Mwami ansumunishe ndesanga uko linolino, neco ndakesoko, ninkepushe sha makani ngobalambanga, kayi nengofu isho nshobalasebenseshenga abo balalisumpulunga.
20 Ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawungelizwi kodwa ngamandla.
Pakwinga Bwami bwa Lesa nkabulipo mumaswi onkowa sobwe, nsombi mumicito yangofu.
21 Lifunani? Ngize kini ngenduku yini, kumbe ngothando lomoya ochumileyo?
Lino nicani ncemulayandanga? Sena nkese ne musako nambi nkese ne lusuno ne moyo wakulicepesha?
