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1 Kangisuye umphostoli yini? Kangikhululekanga yini? Angimbonanga yini uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu? Lina kalisiwo yini umsebenzi wami eNkosini?

Handisi muapositori here? Handisi wakasununguka here? Handina kuona Jesu Kristu Ishe wedu here? Imwi hamusi basa rangu muna Ishe here?

2 Uba ngingesuye umphostoli kwabanye, kodwa nginguye sibili kini; ngoba lina liluphawu lobuphostoli bami eNkosini.

Kana ndisiri muapositori kuna vamwe, asi zvirokwazvo ndiri iye kwamuri; nokuti mucherechedzo wevuapositori hwangu ndimwi muna Ishe.

3 Ukuziphendulela kwami kwabangihlolayo yilokhu.

Kuzvidavirira kwangu kune vanondinzvera ndeuku.

4 Kasilamandla yini okudla lokunatha?

Hatina simba here rekudya nekumwa?

5 Kasilamandla yini okuhambahamba lomzalwanekazi ongumkethu, njengabanye abaphostoli labo, labafowabo beNkosi, loKefasi?

Hatina simba rekutenderera nehanzvadzi mudzimai sevamwewo vaapositori, nevanin'ina vaIshe naKefasi here?

6 Kumbe yimi ngedwa loBarnabasi yini esingelamandla okungasebenzi?

Kana ndini ndega naBhanabhasi tisina kodzero yekusashanda here?

7 Ngubani owake waphuma impi ngezakhe indleko? Ngubani ohlanyela isivini, angadli okwesithelo saso? Kumbe ngubani owelusa umhlambi, angadli okochago lomhlambi?

Ndiani anomboshanda muchiuto achizviripira mubairo? Ndiani anorima munda wemizambiringa, ndokusadya zvechibereko chawo? Kana ndiani anofudza boka akasadya zvemukaka weboka?

8 Kambe lezizinto ngizitsho ngokomuntu? Kumbe lomlayo kawutsho lezizinto yini?

Kuti zvinhu izvi ndinozvitaura semunhu? Kana murairo hautauriwo izvozvo here?

9 Ngoba kulotshiwe emlayweni kaMozisi ukuthi: Ungayifaki isayeke inkabi ebhula amabele. Kambe uNkulunkulu ukhathalela inkabi?

Nokuti kwakanyorwa mumurairo waMozisi kuti: Usasunga muromo wenzombe inopura zviyo. Kuti Mwari ane hanya nenzombe?

10 Kumbe utsho ngenxa yethu isibili? Ngoba kubhalwe ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuthi olimayo kufanele alime ethembeni, lobhulayo esethembeni uhlanganyela ethembeni lakhe.

Kana anoreva zvirokwazvo nekuda kwedu? Nokuti kwakanyorwa nekuda kwedu, kuti anorima anofanira kurima mutariro, neanopura mutariro yake, kugoverwa mutariro.

11 Uba thina sahlanyela kini okomoya, kuyinto enkulu yini uba sivuna okwenu okwenyama?

Kana isu takadzvara kwamuri zvinhu zvemweya, chinhu chikuru here kana isu tichicheka zvinhu zvenyu zvenyama?

12 Uba abanye behlanganyela lamandla phezu kwenu, kakhulu kangakanani thina? Kodwa kasiwasebenzisanga lawomandla, kodwa sibekezelela konke, ukuze singabeki isikhubekiso evangelini likaKristu.

Kana vamwe vachigovana kodzero pamusoro penyu, isu hativadariki here? Asi hatina kushandisa kodzero iyi, asi tinoitira moyo murefu zvese, kuti tirege kupa chipinganidzo kuevhangeri yaKristu.

13 Kalazi yini ukuthi labo abasebenza ezintweni ezingcwele badla okwethempeli, labo abalinda ilathi bahlanganyela lelathi?

Hamuzivi here kuti avo vanoshumira pazvinhu zvitsvene vanodya zvetembere, vanorindira paaritari vanogovana nearitari here?

14 Ngokunjalo iNkosi layo ilayile ukuthi labo abatshumayela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli.

Saizvozvo naIshe wakaraira kuti avo vanoparidza evhangeri, vararame neevhangeri.

15 Kodwa mina angisebenzisanga lalunye lwalezizinto; futhi kangibhalanga lezizinto ukuze kwenziwe njalo kimi, ngoba kungaba ngcono kimi ukuthi ngife, kulokuthi umuntu akwenze ize ukuzincoma kwami.

Asi ini handina kushandisa chimwe chezvinhu izvi; uye handina kunyora zvinhu izvi kuti zviitwe saizvozvo kwandiri, nokuti zviri nani kwandiri kuti ndife, pakuti umwe ashaise kuzvikudza kwangu maturo.

16 Ngoba loba ngitshumayela ivangeli, kangilakuzincoma; ngoba imfanelo yetheswe mina; kodwa maye kimi, uba ngingatshumayeli ivangeli!

Nokuti kunyange ndichiparidza evhangeri, handina chekuzvikudza nacho, nokuti faniro yakatakudzwa pamusoro pangu; asi ndine nhamo, kana ndisingaparidzi evhangeri.

17 Ngoba uba ngisenza lokhu ngokuzithandela, ngilomvuzo; kodwa nxa kungeyisikho ngokuzithandela, ubuphathi bunikelwe kimi.

Nokuti kana ndichiita chinhu ichi ndichizvidira, ndine mubairo; asi kana ndisingadi, ndakabatiswa utariri.

18 Pho umvuzo wami uyini? Uyikuthi nxa ngitshumayela ivangeli ngenze ukuthi ivangeli likaKristu lingabizi lutho, ukuze ngingasebenzisi kakhulu amandla ami evangelini.

Ko mubairo wangu chii? Kuti kana ndichiparidza evhangeri ndiite kuti evhangeri yaKristu isabhadharwa, kuti ndirege kushandisa kodzero yangu zvakapfuurikidza muevhangeri.

19 Ngoba ngikhululekile kubo bonke, ngizenze isigqili sabo bonke, ukuze ngizuze abanengi kakhulu.

Nokuti ndakasununguka kune vese, ndizviite muranda kune vese, kuti ndiwane vazhinji kwazvo.

20 LakumaJuda ngaba njengomJuda, ukuze ngizuze amaJuda; kwabangaphansi komlayo njengongaphansi komlayo, ukuze ngizuze abangaphansi komlayo;

Uye kuVaJudha ndakava semuJudha, kuti ndiwane VaJudha; kune vari pasi pemurairo seari pasi pemurairo, kuti ndiwane vari pasi pemurairo;

21 kwabangelamlayo njengongelamlayo (ngingesuye ongelamlayo kuNkulunkulu kodwa ngiphakathi komlayo kuKristu), ukuze ngizuze abangelamlayo;

kune vasina murairo seasina murairo (ndisati ndiri asina murairo kuna Mwari, asi mumurairo kuna Kristu), kuti ndiwane vasina murairo;

22 kwababuthakathaka ngaba njengobuthakathaka, ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka; ngaba yikho konke kubo bonke, ukuze ngakho konke ngisindise abanye.

kune vasina simba ndakava seasina simba, kuti ndiwane vasina simba; ndakava zvinhu zvese kune vese, kuti ndiponese vamwe nemitoo yese.

23 Lalokho ngikwenza ngenxa yevangeli, ukuze lami ngibe ngohlanganyela kulo.

Uye izvi ndinoita nekuda kweevhangeri, kuti ndive mugovani pairi.

24 Kalazi yini ukuthi abagijima emjahweni bagijima bonke, kodwa munye owemukela umvuzo? Ngokunjalo gijimani, ukuze liwuzuze.

Hamuzivi here kuti vanomhanya munhangemutange vanomhanya vese, asi umwe anogamuchira mubairo? Mhanyai saizvozvo, kuti muuwane.

25 Labo bonke abancintisanayo bayazithiba ezintweni zonke; labo-ke ukuze bemukele umqhele ophelayo, kodwa thina ongapheliyo.

Uye umwe neumwe anokwikwidza anozvidzora pazvinhu zvese; zvino ivo vanozviita kuti vagamuchire korona inoparara, asi isu isingaparari.

26 Mina-ke ngigijima ngokunjalo hatshi njengongaqondanga lutho; ngilwa ngokunjalo hatshi njengodabula umoya;

Naizvozvo ini ndinomhanya saizvozvo kwete seasina chokwadi; saizvozvo ndinorwa kwete seanorova mhepo;

27 kodwa ngiyawudinda umzimba wami ngiwenze isigqili, hlezi kuthi, sengitshumayeze abanye ngilahlwe mina uqobo.

asi ndinotsikirira muviri wangu nekuuita muranda, kuti kana ndaparidzira vamwe, ini ndomene ndisaraswa.