Eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte
7:1 Sinawo nje ngoko la madinga, zintanda, masihlambulule
thina ngokwethu kuko konke ukudyobheka kwenyama nokomoya sisenza sigqibelele
ubungcwele ngokoyika uThixo.
7:2 Samkeleni; asonanga mntu, asonakalisanga mntu;
abaqhatha mntu.
7:3 Anditsho ngakunigweba; kuba sendithe ngaphambili, ningaphakathi
iintliziyo zethu ukuba sife kwaye siphile kunye nani.
7:4 Ndinokungafihlisi okukhulu kuni, ndizingca kakhulu ngani;
Ndizele yintuthuzelo, ndinovuyo olugqithileyo kuyo yonke imbandezelo yethu.
7:5 Kuba sithe sakufika kwelaseMakedoni, ayaba nakuphumla nakanye inyama yethu;
Zabandezelwa ngeenxa zonke; ngaphandle ikukulwa, ngaphakathi kukoyika.
7:6 Noko ke uThixo, obathuthuzelayo abathobekileyo, wasithuthuzela thina
ngokufika kukaTito;
7:7 kungengakufika kwakhe kuphela, kwaba ngayo intuthuzelo abenayo
sathuthuzeleka ngani, xa esityela umnqweno wenu, isijwili senu,
Ukundizondelela kwakho ingqondo; kangangokuba ndaba nemihlali ngakumbi.
7:8 Kuba nakuba ndikhe ndanenza buhlungu ngencwadi, noko andizohlwayi;
guqukani; kuba ndiyabona ukuba kunenza buhlungu kwaloo ncwadi
kwaba lixeshana nje.
7:9 Ngoku ke ndiyavuya, ndingavuyeli kuba neenziwa buhlungu, ndivuyela ukuba nenziwa buhlungu;
enguqukweni; kuba nenziwa buhlungu ngokukaThixo, ukuze nibe nako
ungafumani umonakalo kuthi.
7:10 Kuba ukuba buhlungu ngokukaThixo kusebenza inguquko esingisa elusindisweni, ekungekho kuzohlwaya ngayo;
ke ukuba buhlungu kwehlabathi kusebenza ukufa.
7:11 Kuba yabonani, kwaoko kukuthi buhlungu kwenu ngokokuhlonela uThixo;
Lakwenzani ukukunyamekela okunjani na?
ewe, yintoni na ukucaphuka, ewe, yintoni na uloyiko, ewe, yintoni na enqwenelekayo, ewe,
Enjani yona inzondelelo, ewe, yimpindezelo enjani yona! Ezintweni zonke nizicikidile;
ukuze kucace kulo mba.
7:12 Ngoko ke, noko ndanibhalelayo, andikwenzanga oko ngenxa yalowo wayenako
okanye ngenxa yalowo woniwayo, kodwa kukukhathalelwa kwethu
kuba nisenokubonakala kuni emehlweni kaThixo.
7:13 Ngenxa yoko, sithuthuzelekile ngenxa yokuthuthuzeleka kwenu;
savuya ngakumbi ngenxa yovuyo lukaTito; ngokuba waphunyuzwayo umoya wakhe
nonke.
7:14 Ngokuba ukuqhayisa endaqhayisa ngako ngani, andidaniswanga ngako; kodwa njengoko
zonke izinto sazithetha kuni sinyanisile, ngokunjalo nokuqhayisa kwam
phambi koTito, ifunyenwe inyaniso.
7:15 Imfesane yakhe isenkulu ngakuni ngokugqithiseleyo;
ikhumbula ukumva kwenu nonke nokokuba ninokoyika nokugubha
wamamkela.
7:16 Ndiyavuya ngoko, kuba ndomelezekile kuni ezintweni zonke.