1 UPhetro 4

1 Njengoba uKristu wasihluphekela enyameni, hlomani lani ngengqondo efananayo, ngoba ohlupheke enyameni, useyekele isono,

Naizvozvo Kristu zvaakatitamburira panyama, nemwi muzvishongedze nemurangariro wakadaro; nokuti iye watambudzika panyama, aregedzwa pachivi;

2 ukuze isikhathi esiseleyo enyameni lingabe lisaphilela inkanuko zabantu, kodwa intando kaNkulunkulu.

kuti nguva yasara panyama musachiraramira kuchiva kwevanhu, asi chido chaMwari.

3 Ngoba kwanele kithi ukuthi isikhathi sempilo esedlulileyo siqhube intando yabezizwe, lapho sasihamba emanyaleni, ezinkanukweni, ekudakweni, ekuminzeni, ekunatheni, lekukhonzeni izithombe okuyangisayo;

Nokuti yakatiringana nguva yakapfuura yeupenyu kuita chido chevahedheni, patakafamba mukusazvibata, kuchiva, kuraradza, makaro, nemitambo yekunwa, nekunamata zvifananidzo zvisingatenderwi;

4 abamangala kukho, nxa lingagijimi ndawonye kulokhukuthululeka kwamanyala, belihlambaza;

zvavanoshamisika mazviri, kuti hamumhanyidzani navo pakuwandisa kumwe kwenyonga-nyonga, vachikutukai;

5 abazaziphendulela kulowo olungele ukwahlulela abaphilayo labafileyo.

vachazvidavirira kuna iye wakagadzirira kutonga vapenyu nevakafa.

6 Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu ivangeli latshunyayelwa lakwabafileyo, ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwabantu enyameni, kodwa baphile ngokukaNkulunkulu emoyeni.

Nokuti nekuda kwaizvozvi evhangeri yakaparidzirwa kune vakafawo, kuti vatongwe zvinoenderana nevanhu panyama, asi vararame zvinoenderana naMwari pamweya.

7 Kodwa ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondele; ngakho qondani lilinde lisemikhulekweni;

Zvino kuguma kwezvinhu zvese kwaswedera; naizvozvo svinurai murinde muminyengetero.

8 kodwa phambi kwakho konke banini lothando oluvuthayo omunye komunye, ngoba uthando luzasibekela inkithinkithi yezono;

Uye mberi kwezvinhu zvese ivai nerudo rwunopfuta pakati penyu, nokuti rudo ruchafukidzira zvivi zvizhinji-zhinji.

9 phathanani kuhle ekwethekelaneni, ngaphandle kokusola;

Gamuchiranai, pasina kunyunyuta.

10 ngulowo lalowo njengesiphiwo asemukeleyo, kasisebenze omunye komunye, njengabaphathi abalungileyo bomusa kaNkulunkulu ozinhlobonhlobo;

Umwe neumwe sezvaakagamuchira chipo, shumiranai ichocho sevatariri vakanaka venyasha dzakasiyana-siyana dzaMwari.

11 uba umuntu ekhuluma, kakhulume njengamazwi kaNkulunkulu; uba umuntu esebenza, kasebenze njengokuvela emandleni uNkulunkulu awanikayo; ukuze uNkulunkulu adunyiswe kuzo zonke izinto ngoJesu Kristu, okukuye ubukhosi lamandla kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni. (aiōn g165)

Kana umwe achitaura, ngaataure semashoko aMwari; kana umwe achishumira ngazviitwe sezvinobva kusimba Mwari raanopa; kuti Mwari akudzwe pazvinhu zvese kubudikidza naJesu Kristu, kwaari kune kukudzwa nesimba kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni. (aiōn g165)

12 Bathandekayo, lingamangali ngesilingo esitshisayo esiphezu kwenu esilihlolayo, ngokungathi lehlelwe yinto engaziwayo;

Vadiwa, musashamisika nemuedzo unopisa uri pamuri unokuidzai, sezvinonzi mawirwa nechisingazikanwi;

13 kodwa njengoba lihlanganyela inhlupheko zikaKristu, thokozani, ukuze kuthi lekwembulweni kwenkazimulo yakhe lithokoze lijabule kakhulu.

asi sezvamuri vagovani vematambudziko aKristu, farai, kuti nepakuratidzwa kwekubwinya kwake mufare nemufaro mukurusa.

14 Uba lithukwa ngenxa yebizo likaKristu, libusisiwe; ngoba uMoya wenkazimulo lokaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu; ngabo-ke uyathukwa, kodwa ngani uyadunyiswa.

Kana muchitukwa nekuda kwezita raKristu, makaropafadzwa; nokuti Mweya wekubwinya newaMwari agere pamusoro penyu; kwavari zvirokwazvo anonyombwa, asi kwamuri anokudzwa.

15 Kodwa kakungabi khona owakini ohlupheka njengombulali, loba isela, loba umenzi wokubi, loba njengozigaxa endabeni zabanye;

Asi kusava neumwe wenyu anotambudzika semhondi, kana mbavha, kana muiti wezvakaipa, kana anongongwarira zvevamwe;

16 kodwa uba ehlupheka njengomKristu, kangabi lanhloni, kodwa kadumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yalokhu.

asi kana achitambudzika semuKristu, asanyara; asi ngaakudze Mwari pachinhu ichi.

17 Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu; njalo uba kuqala kithi, kuzakuba yini ukuphela kwalabo abangalalelanga ivangeli likaNkulunkulu?

Nokuti yava nguva yekuti kutonga kutange paimba yaMwari; zvino kana kukatanga kwatiri, kuguma kwevasingateereri evhangeri yaMwari kuchavei?

18 Uba-ke olungileyo esindiswa ngobulukhuni, oweyisa uNkulunkulu lesoni uzabonakala ngaphi?

Uye kana wakarurama achiponeswa nemutsutsururu, asingadi Mwari nemutadzi vachaonekwepi?

19 Ngakho-ke labo abahluphekayo ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu, njengakuMdali othembekileyo kabanikele eyabo imiphefumulo ekwenzeni okuhle.

Naizvozvo naivo vanotambudzika zvinoenderana nechido chaMwari, sekuMusiki wakatendeka ngavakumikidze mweya yavo pakuita zvakanaka.