1Corinthians (5/16)  

1. Isibili kuzwakele ukuthi kukhona ukuphinga phakathi kwenu, futhi ukuphinga kohlobo olungaqanjwayo laphakathi kwabezizwe, kuze kuthi omunye abe lomkayise.
2. Kodwa lina liyazikhukhumeza, njalo endaweni yalokho alizange lilile, ukuze owenze lesisenzo asuswe phakathi kwenu.
3. Ngoba mina-ke, njengongekho ngomzimba kodwa okhona ngomoya, sengiqumile owenze kanje lokhu, ngokungathi ngi khona,
4. ebizweni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, selihlangene lomoya wami kanye lamandla eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
5. ukunikela onjalo kuSathane ekubhubheni kwenyama, ukuze umoya usindiswe esukwini lweNkosi uJesu.
6. Kakukuhle ukuzincoma kwenu. Kalazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encinyane ibilisa inhlama yonke?
7. Ngakho khuphani imvubelo endala, ukuze libe yinhlama entsha, njengabangelamvubelo. Ngoba lephasika lethu lihlatshelwe thina, ngitsho uKristu;
8. ngakho asigcine umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, njalo kungabi ngemvubelo yobubi lokona, kodwa nge sinkwa esingelamvubelo sobuqotho leseqiniso.
9. Ngalibhalela encwadini ukuthi lingahlanganyeli leziphingi;
10. kodwa kungeyisikho ngokupheleleyo leziphingi zalumhlaba kumbe lezihwaba, kumbe labaphangi, kumbe labakhonza izithombe; ngoba phela ngokunjalo kungafanela ukuthi liphume emhlabeni.
11. Kodwa khathesi-ke ngalibhalela ukuthi lingahlanganyeli, nxa umuntu ebizwa ngokuthi ungumzalwane eyisiphingi, kumbe isihwaba, kumbe okhonza izithombe, kumbe isithuki, kumbe isidakwa, kumbe umphangi; lingaze ladla lonje lakanye.
12. Ngoba ngilani lokwahlulela abangaphandle? Lina kalahluleli yini abangaphakathi?
13. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wahlulela abangaphandle. Njalo lina mxotsheni omubi phakathi kwenu.

  1Corinthians (5/16)