Eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte
4:1 Ngenxa yoko, sinalo nje olu lungiselelo, sithi, njengoko senzelwe inceba;
musani ukutyhafa;
4:2 sisuke sazilahla izinto ezifihlakeleyo eziziintloni, singahambi
ngobuqhetseba, nokuliphatha ngenkohliso ilizwi likaThixo; kodwa ngo
Ukubonakala kwenyaniso siziyaleza kuye wonke umntu
isazela phambi koThixo.
4:3 Ukuba ke iindaba ezilungileyo zethu zisithele, zifihlakele kwabatshabalalayo;
4:4 athe uthixo weli phakade wazimfamekisa ngaphakathi kwabo iingqiqo zabo
musani ukukholwa, ukuze isikhanyiso seendaba ezilungileyo zobuqaqawuli bukaKristu, onguMoya oyiNgcwele
umfanekiso kaThixo, kufuneka ukhanye kubo.
4:5 Kuba asizivakalisi thina, sivakalisa uKristu Yesu ukuba uyiNkosi; kunye nathi
abakhonzi bakho ngenxa kaYesu.
4:6 Kuba uThixo, yena wathi ukhanyiso malukhanye ebumnyameni, ukhanyisele
ezintliziyweni zethu, ukuze kukhanye ukwaziwa kobuqaqawuli bukaThixo
ubuso bukaYesu Kristu.
4:7 Ke kaloku obu butyebi sibuphethe ngezitya zodongwe, ukuze incamisa yeNkosi
amandla asenokuba ngakaThixo, ingengawo kuthi.
4:8 Siyabandezelwa ngeenxa zonke, singaxineki; siyathingaza, kodwa
kungekhona ekuphelelweni lithemba;
4:9 sitshutshiswa, kodwa asishiywa; sikhahlelwa phantsi, asitshatyalaliswa;
4:10 ehlala ethwele ngomzimba ukufa kweNkosi uYesu, ukuze baphile
nobomi bukaYesu bubonakalaliselwe emizimbeni yethu.
4:11 Kuba thina badla ubomi simana sinikelwa ekufeni ngenxa kaYesu
nobomi bukaYesu bubonakalaliselwe enyameni yethu enokufa.
4:12 Ngoko ke kusebenza ukufa kuthi, ke kuni kusebenza ubomi.
4:13 Sinawo ke kwaloo moya wokholo, ngokoko kubhaliweyo kwathiwa, I
ndakholwa, ndathetha ngenxa yoko; nathi siyakholwa, kungoko
thetha;
4:14 sisazi ukuba lowo wayivusayo iNkosi uYesu, uya kusivusa nathi ngabo
Yesu, asimise phambi kwethu, ndawonye nani.
4:15 Kuba konke oko kungenxa yenu, ukuze kuthi, ukubabalwa kwalo ngokugqithiseleyo kakhulu
uyanda umbulelo ongazenzisiyo, use ekuzukiseni uThixo.
4:16 Kungoko singethi mandla; nokuba umntu wethu wangaphandle uya kutshabalala, noko oyena ungaphandle uyatshabalala
umntu ongaphakathi uyahlaziyeka imihla ngemihla.
4:17 Kuba imbandezelo yethu, yeyomzuzwana, isisebenzela a
ubunzima bozuko oluncamisileyo ngokuncamisileyo;
4:18 sakubon' ukuba asixuneli ezintweni ezibonwayo, sixunela kwezibonakalayo
kuba izinto ezibonwayo zezexeshana; kodwa izinto
ezingabonwayo zezonaphakade.