Eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte
16:1 Ke kaloku, ngokubuthwa kwemali yokusiza abangcwele, njengoko ndawisayo umthetho
Namabandla akwelaseGalati, yenzani ngokunjalo nani.
16:2 Ngolokuqala usuku, iiveki ngeeveki, elowo kuni makabeke ekhaya, eqweba;
njengoko uThixo emphumelelisile, ukuba kungabikho bubuthano, ndakuba ndifikile.
16:3 ndakuba ndifikile, enisukuba nibacikidile nakholwa ngabo, bobona ngeencwadi;
ndithumela ukuba kuzise izipho zenu eYerusalem.
16:4 Ke ukuba kuthe kwabonakala ukuba nam ndiye, bohamba kunye nam.
16:5 Ndiya kuza ke kuni, xa ndithe ndacanda kwelaseMakedoni;
nicande kwelaseMakedoni.
16:6 Ke mhlawumbi ndingathi ndihlale ndidlulise nobusika kuni, ukuze nibe nako
ndihambise apho ndisukuba ndisiya khona.
16:7 Kuba andithandi ukunibona ngoku ndidlulayo; kodwa ndiyathemba ukuhlala ixesha elide
nina, ukuba iNkosi ithe yavuma.
16:8 Ndiya kuhlala ke e-Efese kude kubekho ipentekoste;
16:9 kuba ndivulelwe umnyango omkhulu onamandla, kwaye babaninzi
iintshaba.
16:10 Ke kaloku, ukuba uTimoti uthe wafika, ize nikhangele ukuba angabi nakoyika phakathi kwenu;
uyawusebenza umsebenzi weNkosi, njengoko ndenzayo nam.
16:11 Makungabikho mntu ngoko umenza into engento;
Angáza ke kum; kuba ndimlindile kunye nabazalwana.
16:12 Ke kaloku, ngaye nApolo umzalwana, ndamvuselela kakhulu, ukuba eze kuni
kunye nabazalwana; kodwa akubangakho kanye ukuthanda ukuza okwakalokunje; kodwa
wofika ke, xa athe wanethuba elilungileyo.
16:13 Phaphani, yimani elukholweni; yibani ngamadoda, yomelelani.
16:14 Zonke izinto zenu mazenziwe ngothando.
16:15 Ndiyanivuselela ke nina, bazalwana, niyayazi indlu kaStefana, ukuba
nentlahlela yelaseAkaya, baye bazibandakanya nebandla
inkonzo yabangcwele,)
16:16 ukuba nibalulamele abanjalo, nakubo bonke abancedisayo
thina, kwaye siyabulaleka.
16:17 Ndiyavuya ke ngokufika kukaStefana noFortunato noAkayiko;
bakwenzelelele oko ukusilela kwenu.
16:18 kuba bawuphumzile umoya wam nowenu; yazini ngoko
abanjalo.
16:19 Ayanibulisa amabandla aseAsiya. Bayanibulisa kunene uAkwila noPrisila
eNkosini, kunye nebandla elisendlwini yabo.
16:20 Bayanibulisa abazalwana bonke. Bulisanani ngolwango olungcwele.
16:21 Umbuliso ungesam isandla, mna Pawulos.
16:22 Ukuba ubani akayithandi iNkosi uYesu Kristu, makasingelwe phantsi
Maranatha.
16:23 Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu malube nani.
16:24 Uthando lwam malube nani nonke bakuKristu Yesu. Amen.