Yokuthoma YebeKorinte
11 Ngilingisani njengombana nami ngilingisa uKrestu.+
2 Ngiyanibuka ngombana ezintweni zoke niyangikhumbula begodu niwakakarele amasiko njengombana ngawadlulisela kini. 3 Kodwana ngifuna nazi ukuthi ihloko yawo woke amadoda nguKrestu;+ ihloko yomfazi yindoda+ begodu ihloko kaKrestu nguZimu.+ 4 Indoda ethandaza namkha iphorofide inokuthileko phezu kwehlokwayo ihlazisa ihlokwayo 5 kodwana umfazi othandaza namkha aphorofide+ angakathwali ehloko uhlazisa ihlokwakhe ngombana kufana patsi nokuthi urhunile ehloko. 6 Ngombana umfazi nakangafuni ukuthwala, kufuze arhune iinhluthu zakhe zibe zincani khulu kodwana nangabe kulihlazo ngomfazi ukurhuna iinhluthu zakhe zibe zincani khulu namkha ukuzirhuna zoke, kufuze athwale.
7 Indoda akukafaneli ithwale ehloko ngombana imfanekiso+ nephazimulo kaZimu kodwana umfazi uyiphazimulo yendoda. 8 Indoda azange ivele emfazini kodwana umfazi uvele endodeni.+ 9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, indoda azange idalwe ngebanga lomfazi, kodwana umfazi wadalwa ngebanga lendoda.+ 10 Kungakho umfazi kufuze abe netshwayo lokuzithoba endodenakhe, ngebanga leengilozi.+
11 Ngaphandle kwalokho, malungana neKosi, umfazi angekhe abe khona ngaphandle kwendoda nendoda angekhe ibe khona ngaphandle komfazi. 12 Njengombana umfazi avela endodeni+ nendoda ibelethwa mfazi kodwana zoke izinto zivela kuZimu.+ 13 Yahlulelani ngokwenu: Kufanele na bona umfazi athandaze kuZimu angakathwali ehloko? 14 Imvelo ngokwayo ayinifundisi na ukuthi iinhluthu ezide zilihlazo endodeni 15 kodwana nangabe umfazi uneenhluthu ezide, kuyiphazimulo kuye? Ngombana unikelwe iinhluthu zakhe njengento yokuthwala ehloko. 16 Nanyana kunjalo, nangabe kukhona ofuna ukuphikisa asekele elinye isiko, asinalo elinye namabandla kaZimu awanalo.
17 Kodwana nanyana nginikela iinqophiswezi, anginibuki ngombana imihlanganwenu ibanga umonakalo omkhulu kunobuhle. 18 Kokuthoma, ngizwa batjho nanihlanganako ebandleni kunokuhlukana phakathi kwenu, ngokwezinga elithileko ngiyakukholwa lokho. 19 Ngombana nakanjani kuzokuba neentlamu phakathi kwenu,+ bona abanye benu abamukelwa nguZimu babonakale.
20 Nanibuthana endaweni yinye, kuhlekuhle anibuthaneli ukudla isiDlo seKosi saNtambama.+ 21 Ngombana nanisidlako, ngamunye udla isidlo sakhe santambama kusesengaphambili, kangangobana omunye ulambile kodwana omunye udakiwe. 22 Kghani aninazindlu eningadlela beniselele kizo? Namkha nidelela ibandla lakaZimu begodu niphathise abadududu iinhloni? Ngingathini kini? Nginibuke na? Kilokhu anginibuki.
23 Ngombana ngakufumana eKosini lokho engakudlulisela kini, ukuthi ngobusuku+ ebeyizokuthengiswa ngabo iKosi uJesu yathatha uburotho, 24 yathokoza uZimu, ngemva kwalokho yabuhlephula yathi: “Lokhu kutjho umzimbami,+ ozokunikelwa ngebanga lenu. Hlalani nikwenza lokhu bona ningikhumbule.”+ 25 Wenza okufanako nangekapho,+ ngemva kokudla isidlo santambama, wathi: “Ikapho le itjho isivumelwano esitjha+ esiqinisekiswa ngeengazi zami.+ Hlalani nikwenza lokhu, nanyana kunini naniyiselako bona ningikhumbule.”+ 26 Ngombana qobe nanidla uburothobu nisele nekapho le, nimemezela ukufa kweKosi, beyifike.
27 Nje-ke, nanyana ngubani odla uburotho namkha osela ikapho yeKosi ngokungakafaneli uzokuba mlandu malungana nomzimba neengazi zeKosi. 28 Ngemva kokuzihlolisisa+ umuntu akaqiniseke qangi bona uyafaneleka, ngemva kwalokho-ke angadla uburotho asele nekapho. 29 Ngombana loyo odla begodu asele kodwana angawulemuki umzimba uzidlela begodu aziselele isahlulelo. 30 Kungakho abanengi hlangana nani babogaboga begodu bagula, kanti abanengi balele ekufeni.*+ 31 Kodwana nasingalemuka lokho thina ngokwethu esingikho, angekhe sahlulelwe. 32 Kodwana nasahlulelwako, sikhalinywa nguJehova*+ bona singazokulahlwa nephasi.+ 33 Nje-ke bafowethu, nanihlanganako bona nidle isidlwesi, lindanani. 34 Nangabe kukhona olambileko, akadle ekhaya, ukuthi nanihlanganako ningahlanganeli isahlulelo.+ Malungana nezinye iindaba eziseleko, ngizozilungisa nangifika lapho.