Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte
9:1 Andinguye na umpostile? Andingokhululekileyo na? Andimbonanga na uYesu Kristu wethu
Nkosi? aningumsebenzi wam na nina eNkosini?
9:2 Ukuba andimpostile kwabanye, kuni nina ndinguye;
itywina lokuqinisa ubupostile bam linini ngokwaseNkosini.
9:3 Okwam ukuziphendulela kwabandincinayo kuko oku.
9:4 Asinagunya na ukudla nokusela?
9:5 Asinagunya lokuhamba ngodade, nomfazi, nabanye;
Abapostile nanjengabazalwana beNkosi, noKefas?
9:6 Okanye ndim ndedwa noBharnabhas, asinagunya lakuyeka ukusebenza?
9:7 Ngubani na okha aphume umkhosi ngeyakhe indleko? otyalayo a
ungadli na siqhamo saso? ngubani na owalusa umhlambi;
ungadli na kubisi lwempahla emfutshane?
9:8 Ndizithetha ngokomntu yini na ezo zinto? Awutsho nawo na umthetho?
9:9 Emthethweni kaMoses kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Uze ungawufaki umlomo emlonyeni;
Ngenkomo ebhula ingqolowa. Ziinkomo yini na uThixo?
9:10 Kanene akatsho ngenxa yethu na? Ngenxa yethu, ngokungathandabuzekiyo, oku
kubhaliwe kwathiwa, lowo ulimayo makalima enethemba; kwaye nguye lowo
Umntu obhulayo enethemba uya kuba nenxaxheba kwithemba lakhe.
9:11 Ukuba ke thina sanihlwayelela izinto ezizezoMoya, yinto enkulu na, ukuba thina sinihlwayele?
Niya kuvuna izinto zenu ezizezenyama?
9:12 Ukuba abanye babelana ngokwenza ngeli gunya kuni, asikukhona singenjenjalo na thina ngakumbi?
Asilisebenzisanga ke elo gunya; sinyamezele izinto zonke, ukuze singaze thina
kufuneka zizithintele iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
9:13 Anazi na, ukuba abo bazilungiselelayo izinto ezingcwele badla ubomi?
izinto zetempile? kwaye abo bahlala esibingelelweni bayabelana
nesibingelelo?
9:14 Ngokunjalo neNkosi le yabamisela abazazisayo iindaba ezilungileyo
phila ngeendaba ezilungileyo.
9:15 Ke mna andiphathanga nanye kwezo zinto
ukuba kwenjiwe njalo kum; kuba bekulungile kum oko
ndife, kunokuba ubani alilambathise iqhayiya lam.
9:16 Kuba xa ndithi ndizishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo, andinaqhayiya;
imfanelo ndibekwe phezu kwam; Yeha ke mna, ukuba andithanga ndishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo!
ivangeli!
9:17 Kuba xa ndikwenzayo oko ndinokuzithandela, ndoba ndinomvuzo;
Ndiyathanda, ixesha leendaba ezilungileyo libekwe kum.
9:18 Uyintoni na ke ngoko umvuzo wam? Okwenene, xa ndizishumayelayo iindaba ezilungileyo, ndibe nako
nizenze zingabi nandleko iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu, ukuze ndingawasebenzisi kakubi amandla am
ivangeli.
9:19 Kuba ndikhululekile nje kubo bonke, ndizikhonzisile kubo
konke, ukuze ndizuze okungakumbi.
9:20 KumaYuda ndaba njengomYuda, ukuze ndiwazuze amaYuda; ukuya ku
abaphantsi komthetho ndaba njengophantsi komthetho, ukuze ndibazuze benaloo nto
baphantsi komthetho;
9:21 kwabo bangenamthetho, kwaba njengongenamthetho (ngaphandle komthetho).
kodwa ndiphantsi komthetho kuKristu), ukuze ndibazuze abakhoyo
ngaphandle komthetho.
9:22 kwabo bangenamandla, ndaba njengongenamandla, ukuze ndibazuze abangenamandla;
kubo bonke abantu, ukuze ngeendlela zonke ndisindise inxenye.
9:23 Oko ke ndikwenza ngenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo, ukuze ndibe lidlelane nabo ngazo
nawe.
9:24 Anazi na, ukuba abo babalekayo elugqatsweni, babaleka bonke okunene, kodwa mnye owamkelayo
ibhaso? Balekani ngokunjalo ke, ukuze nizuze.
9:25 Bonke ke abantu abazamayo, baba ziingcathu ezintweni zonke.
Oko ke ukuze bazuze isithsaba esinokonakala; ke thina, singenakonakala.
9:26 Mna ke ngoko ndenjenjalo ukubaleka, ndingangi andiqondi; ndenjenjalo ukulwa nam, andizenzi
ibetha umoya:
9:27 ndisuka ndiwuqobe umzimba wam, ndiwuxinzelele phantsi, hleze kubekho bani
kuthetha ukuba, xa ndithe ndashumayeza abanye, mandibe mna ngokwam.