Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte
8:1 Ke kaloku, ngeendawo zamadini enziwa kwizithixo, ndithi, Siyazi ukuba sinako sonke
ulwazi. Ulwazi luyakhukhumalisa, ke lona uthando luyakha.
8:2 Ukuba ke umntu uba wazi nto, akakazi nto
njengoko imelwe kukwazi.
8:3 Ukuba ke umntu uyamthanda uThixo, lowo uyaziwa nguye.
8:4 Ke ngoko ukudliwa kweempahla ezizisiweyo
Siyazi ukuba akukho nto isisithixo ehlabathini;
ukuba akukho wumbi uThixo, mnye kwaphela.
8:5 Kuba kambe, nokuba kukho ekuthiwa bangoothixo, nokuba kusezulwini, nokuba kusemhlabeni,
(njengokuba kukho oothixo abaninzi, neenkosi ezininzi,)
8:6 kuthi thina mnye uThixo, uYise, eziphuma kuye zonke izinto, eziphuma kuye zonke izinto
thina sikuye; neNkosi inye, uYesu Kristu, ezingaye zonke izinto;
yena.
8:7 Ke ukwazi oko akubantwini bonke;
isazela sesithixo unangoku, yidleni njengedini elinyukayo
isithixo; sisuke isazela sabo siswele amandla.
8:8 Ukudla akusithandisi kuye uThixo; kuba nokuba sithe sadla, asingethi
ngcono; nokuba asidli, asigqithe nganto.
8:9 Lumkani ke, hleze elo gunya lenu libe leli
Isikhubekiso kwabaswele amandla.
8:10 Kuba xa ubani uthe wakubona, wena unokwazi, uhleli esithebeni kwisithixo
Asiyi kuthi na isazela salowo uswele amandla sibe nesibindi kuye
zidleni amadini enziwa kwizithixo;
8:11 Aze ngokwazi kwakho atshabalale umzalwana oswele amandla, athe ngenxa yakhe uKristu
ufile?
8:12 Xa nenjenjalo abazalwana, nibangxwelerha abaswele amandla
isazela niyona kuKristu.
8:13 Ngenxa yoko ndithi, Ukuba ukudla kuyamkhubekisa umzalwana wam, andisayi kudla nyama kube mzuzu
limi ihlabathi, ukuze ndingamkhubekisi umzalwana wam.