Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte
15:1 Ke kaloku, bazalwana, ndiyanishumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo, endazishumayelayo kuni
nina, nazamkelayo nokuzamkela, nimiyo noko;
15:2 nisindiswayo nokusindiswa ngazo, ukuba nizibambile ngelizwi endazishumayelayo kuni
ukuba anifumananga nakholwa.
15:3 Kuba ndaninikela kweziyintloko izinto oko ndakwamkelayo nokukwamkela
okokuba uKristu wazifela izono zethu, ngokwezibhalo;
15:4 nokokuba wangcwatywa, nokokuba uvukile ngomhla wesithathu
kwizibhalo:
15:5 nokokuba wabonwa nguKefas, emva koko ngabalishumi elinababini.
15:6 Emveni kuko wabonwa ngaxesha linye ngabazalwana abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu, ababengaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu; ngabani
Abaninzi kubo basahleli kwada kwangoku, kodwa inxenye ilele.
15:7 Emveni koko wabonwa nguYakobi; emva koko kubo bonke abapostile.
15:8 Ekugqibeleni ke kwabo bonke, kwanga kukwinto ezelwe lingekabi lilixa layo, wabonwa nandim.
15:9 Kuba mna ndingoyena mncinanana kubapostile, endingafanele kubizwa ngokuba ndingoyena
ngokuba ndalitshutshisa ibandla likaThixo;
15:10 Ke ngobabalo lukaThixo ndiyinto endiyiyo, nobabalo lwakhe olubabalweyo
akubanga nalize kum; ke ndibulaleke kakhulu kunabo bonke;
ingendim ke, ilubabalo lukaThixo olunam.
15:11 Ke ngoko, nokuba ndim, nokuba ngabo, senjenjalo thina ukushumayela; nenjenjalo ke nina ukukholwa.
15:12 Ke, ukuba uKristu uyashunyayelwa ukuba uvukile kwabafileyo, batsho ngani na abathile phakathi kwabo?
wena ukuba akukho luvuko lwabafileyo na?
15:13 Ke, ukuba akukho luvuko lwabafileyo, woba akavukanga noKristu;
15:14 Ukuba ke uKristu akavukanga, koba akunto ukushumayela kwethu, loba luyalambatha nokholo lwenu
nayo ililize.
15:15 Sofunyanwa ke singawo namangqina amxokayo uThixo; ngokuba singqinile
kaThixo, ekuthini wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, ukuba unjalo
abafileyo abavuki.
15:16 Kuba, ukuba abafileyo abavuki, noKristu woba akavukanga.
15:17 Ukuba ke uKristu akavukanga, loba luyinto engeyanto ukholo lwenu; nisekwenu
izono.
15:18 ngoko nabalele ukufa bekuKristu, boba batshabalele.
15:19 Ukuba singabathembele kuKristu kobu bomi bodwa, singabangaphezu kwabantu bonke
lusizi.
15:20 UKristu yena kunje uvukile kwabafileyo, waba yintlahlela yabo
abaleleyo.
15:21 Kuba ekubeni kaloku kungomntu ukufa, kukwangomntu ukuvuka ekufeni
ufile.
15:22 Kuba, njengokuba kuye uAdam bafa bonke, ngokunjalo nakuye uKristu baya kudliswa ubomi bonke.
15:23 elowo ke kolwakhe uluhlu; emva koko
abangabakhe uKristu ekufikeni kwakhe.
15:24 Kwandule ke ukubakho isiphelo, xa athe wabunikela ubukumkani kuye uThixo.
noBawo; xa athe wabubhangisa bonke ubulawuli nalo lonke igunya
kunye namandla.
15:25 Kuba umelwe yena kukuthi alawule, ade azibeke phantsi kweenyawo zakhe zonke iintshaba.
15:26 Olokugqibela utshaba oluya kubhangiswa kukufa;
15:27 kuba izinto zonke wazithobela phantsi kweenyawo zakhe. Xa ke atshoyo zonke izinto
zithotyiwe, kuyabonakala ukuba akabalwa lowo wazibeka zonke izinto
izinto phantsi kwakhe.
15:28 Xa ke zithe zathotyelwa phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto, uya kwandula noNyana
Yena ngokwakhe wazithoba kulowo wazithobela phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto, ukuze uThixo abe nako
ube konke kwinto yonke.
15:29 Okanye baya kwenza ntoni na abo babhaptizelwa abafileyo, ukuba abafileyo?
ayivuki konke konke? yini na ke ukuba babhaptizelwe abafileyo?
15:30 Nathi, yini na ukuba sibe semngciphekweni amaxa onke?
15:31 Ndisekufeni;
yonke imihla.
15:32 Ukuba ndithe ngokwabantu ndalwa namarhamncwa e-Efese, ndithini na?
Kundinceda ntoni na, ukuba abafileyo abavuki? masidle, sisele; ukuze
ngomso siya kufa.
15:33 Musani ukulahlekiswa. Incoko embi yonakalisa izimilo ezilungileyo.
15:34 Vukani nilungise ubulungisa, ningoni; kuba inxenye inentswela-kukwazi
Thixo: Ndiyithetha shame.
15:35 Wosuka ubani athi, Bathini na ukuvuka abafileyo? nokuba wenza ntoni na umzimba
bayeza?
15:36 Msweli-kuqonda wena, into oyihlwayelayo ayenziwa iphile, ukuba ayikhanga ife;
15:37 Kanjalo loo nto uyihlwayelayo, akuwuhlwayeli wona umzimba oya kubakho;
lukhozo nje, lungathi lube lwengqolowa, nokuba lolunye ukhozo;
15:38 uThixo ke ulunika isiqu, njengoko athandileyo; iyileyo imbewu uyinika isiqu
umzimba wakhe.
15:39 Yonke inyama ayinyama-nye;
enye yinyama yeenkomo, enye yeyeentlanzi, enye yeyeentaka.
15:40 Kunjalo ke nemizimba yasezulwini, nemizimba yasemhlabeni, kodwa ubuqaqawuli
Owasezulwini mnye, nowowasehlabathini bubodwa, bubodwa ubuqaqawuli basemhlabeni.
15:41 Bubodwa ubuqaqawuli belanga, bubodwa ubuqaqawuli benyanga;
Bubodwa ubuqaqawuli beenkwenkwezi; kuba inkwenkwezi iyahluka kwenye inkwenkwezi
uzuko.
15:42 Lunjalo ke kanye novuko lwabafileyo. Uhlwayelwa unokonakala; yi
uvuswe ngokungonakali;
15:43 Uhlwayelwa uswele imbeko; Uhlwayelwa uswele amandla, uvuka unobuqaqawuli;
luvuka lusemandleni;
15:44 Uhlwayelwa umzimba wemvelo; kuvuka umzimba womoya. Kukho i
kukho umzimba ongowemvelo, kukho nomzimba ongowomoya.
15:45 Ngokunjalo kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Owokuqala umntu uAdam waba ngumphefumlo odla ubomi; i
Okokugqibela uAdam waba ngumoya odlisa ubomi.
15:46 Ke akuqali okomoya; kuqala okwezinto ezingokomoya
eyendalo kwandule ke oko koMoya.
15:47 Owokuqala umntu uphume emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba; owesibini umntu yiNkosi evela
ezulwini.
15:48 Njengoko enjalo owomhlaba, bakwayiyo abomhlaba, njengokuba enjalo nowehlabathi;
basezulwini, bakwanjalo abasezulwini.
15:49 njengokuba sawambathayo umfanekiselo wowomhlaba, siya kuwathwala ngokunjalo
umfanekiso wezulu.
15:50 Ke, bazalwana, nditsho ukuthi, inyama negazi azinako ukulidla ilifa
ubukumkani bukaThixo; nokonakala akunakukudla ilifa ukungonakali.
15:51 Yabonani, ndinixelela imfihlelo: Okunene asiyi kulala ukufa sonke; Asiyi kulala sonke, kodwa siya kulala sonke
tshintshwe,
15:52 ngesiquphe, ngephanyazo, ngexilongo lokugqibela;
liya kukhala ixilongo, bavuke abafileyo bengenakonakala;
iya kutshintshwa.
15:53 Kuba kumele oku konakalayo ukwambatha ukungonakali, noku kufayo ukwambatha
kukungafi.
15:54 Xa ke oku konakalayo kuthe kwambatha ukungonakali, noku kufa
aya kwambatha ukungafi, liya kwandula lenzeka ilizwi elo
kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ukufa kufincelwe eloyisweni.
15:55 Luphi na, kufa, ulwamvila lwakho? luphi na, bethuna, uloyiso lwakho?
15:56 Ulwamvila lokufa sisono; amandla esono ngumthetho.
15:57 Makubulelwe ke kuThixo osinikayo uloyiso olo, ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu
UKrestu.
15:58 Ngoko ke, bazalwana bam baziintanda, qinani, ningabi nakushukuma;
niphuphuma umsebenzi weNkosi, nisazi nje ukubulaleka kwenu
akulolize eNkosini.