1 Korinte ISAHLUKO 1 1 UPawulu, owabizelwa ngentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumphostoli kaJesu Kristu, noSostene umzalwane, 2 kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte, kubo abangcwelisiwe kuKristu Jesu, ababizelwe ukuba ngabangcwele, kanye nabo bonke abakhuleka egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu ezindaweni zonke, eyabo neyethu; 3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 4 Ngihlala ngimbonga uNkulunkulu wami ngani, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu eniwuphiweyo ngoKristu Jesu; 5 ukuthi kukho konke nicetshisiwe kuye, ekukhulumeni konke, nasekwazini konke; 6 njengalokhu ubufakazi bukaKristu baqiniswa kini; 7 ukuze ningasileli ngesipho; nilindele ukufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; 8 oyakuniqinisa kuze kube sekupheleni, ukuze ningabi nacala ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 9 UNkulunkulu uthembekile, enabizelwa ngaye ekuhlanganyeleni neNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. 10 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ukuba nikhulume nto-nye nonke, kungabikho ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu; kodwa ukuze nihlanganiswe ngokugcwele emqondweni munye nasekuboneni kunye. 11 Ngoba ngitsheliwe ngani, bazalwane bami, ngabendlu kaKlowe, ukuthi kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kwenu. 12 Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi yilowo nalowo kini uthi: Mina ngingokaPawulu; mina ngingoka-Apholo; mina ngingokaKhefase; futhi mina ngikaKristu. 13 UKristu uhlukene yini? UPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu na? noma nabhapathizwa egameni likaPawulu na? 14 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu ngokuba ngingabhapathizanga muntu kini, kuphela oKrispu noGayu; 15 funa kube khona othi ngabhapathiza egameni lami. 16 Ngabhapathiza nendlu kaStefana; ngaphandle kwalokho angazi ukuthi ngabhapathiza omunye. 17 Ngokuba uKristu akangithumanga ukuba ngibhapathize, kodwa ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli, kungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwamazwi, funa isiphambano sikaKristu senziwa ize. 18 Ngoba ilizwi lesiphambano kwababhubhayo liwubuthutha; kodwa kithina esisindiswayo kungamandla kaNkulunkulu. 19 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngiyakuchitha ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo, nokuqonda kwabahlakaniphileyo ngikwenze ize. 20 Uphi ohlakaniphileyo? uphi umbhali na? uphi umbangi walomhlaba na? UNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kwaba yibuthutha ukuhlakanipha kwalumhlaba yini? 21 Ngokuba kuthe ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu izwe alimazanga uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha, kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukusindisa abakholwayo ngobuwula bentshumayelo. 22 Ngokuba abaJuda bafuna isibonakaliso, namaGreki afuna ukuhlakanipha;
23 Kepha thina sishumayela uKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni, isikhubekiso kumaJuda, nobuwula kumaGreki; 24 kodwa kulabo ababiziweyo, amaJuda namaGreki, uKristu amandla kaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. 25 Ngokuba ubuwula bukaNkulunkulu buhlakaniphile kunabantu; futhi ubuthakathaka bukaNkulunkulu bunamandla kunabantu. 26 Ngokuba bhekani ukubizwa kwenu, bazalwane, ukuthi ababaningi abahlakaniphileyo ngokwenyama, ababaningi abanamandla, kababaningi abayizikhulu, ababiziweyo; 27 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto zobuthutha zomhlaba ukuze ajabhise abahlakaniphileyo; futhi uNkulunkulu ukhethe izinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe ukuze ajabhise izinto ezinamandla; 28 nezinto eziphansi zezwe nezinto ezidelelwayo uNkulunkulu uzikhethile, yebo, nezinto ezingekho, ukuba achithe okukhona; 29 ukuze kungabikho nyama ezibonga phambi kwakhe. 30 Kodwa ngaye nina nikuKristu Jesu, owenziwe kithi ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu, nokulunga, nokungcweliswa, nokuhlengwa; 31 ukuze, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ozibongayo, makazidumise eNkosini. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami kini angifikanga ngobungcweti bokukhuluma nobokuhlakanipha, ngimemezela kini ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu. 2 Ngokuba nganquma ukungazi lutho phakathi kwenu, kuphela uJesu Kristu, naye obethelwe esiphambanweni. 3 Mina ngangikini ngobuthakathaka, nangokwesaba, nangokuthuthumela okukhulu. 4 nokukhuluma kwami nokushumayela kwami akubanga ngamazwi okuhlakanipha ahungayo, kepha kwaba ngesibonakaliso sikaMoya namandla; 5 ukuze ukholo lwenu lungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa lube semandleni kaNkulunkulu. 6 Nokho sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha phakathi kwabaphelele, nokho ukuhlakanipha okungesikho okwaleli zwe nokwababusi balesi sikhathi ababhubhayo. 7 Kodwa sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu emfihlakalo, ukuhlakanipha okufihliweyo, uNkulunkulu akumisa ngaphambi kwezikhathi kube yinkazimulo yethu; 8 okungekho noyedwa wababusi balomhlaba okwaziyo, ngokuba ukuba babekwazi, babengayikuyibethela esiphambanweni iNkosi yenkazimulo. 9 Kodwa kunjengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Iso elingakubonanga, nendlebe engakuzwanga, okungangenanga enhliziyweni yomuntu lokho uNkulunkulu akulungisela abamthandayo. 10 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzembulele kithi ngoMoya wakhe, ngokuba uMoya uhlola zonke izinto, yebo, nokujulileyo kukaNkulunkulu. 11 Ngokuba ngumuphi umuntu owazi okomuntu, kuphela umoya womuntu okuye na? ngokunjalo nezinto zikaNkulunkulu akakho ozaziyo, kuphela uMoya kaNkulunkulu. 12 Thina-ke asamukelanga umoya wezwe, kodwa umoya ovela kuNkulunkulu; ukuze sazi izinto esiphiwe ngesihle nguNkulunkulu.