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4:1 Zivela phi na iimfazwe nokulwa phakathi kwenu? abaphumi nalapha
neenkanuko zenu eziwaphumela umkhosi amalungu enu?
4:2 Niyakhanuka, ningabi nakuzuza nto noko;
niyalwa, nilwe, ningabi nakuzuza nto ke, ngenxa yokuba ningaceli.
4:3 Niyacela, ningamkeli noko, ngokuba nicela kakubi, ukuze nikuchithe
phezu kweenkanuko zakho.
4:4 Bakrexezindini, bakrexezikazindini, anazi na ukuba ubuhlobo beNkosi
ihlabathi libutshaba kuThixo? osukuba ngoko angaba sisihlobo sikaThixo
ihlabathi lilutshaba lukaThixo.
4:5 Ngaba nicinga ukuba isibhalo sifumana sitsho ukuthi, Umoya ohleliyo?
kuthi ukubana umona?
4:6 Ke ubabala kakhulu ngakumbi. Kungoko athi, UThixo uyabachasa abanekratshi;
ke ubabala abathobekileyo.
4:7 Mthobeleni ngoko uThixo. Mchaseni ke uMtyholi, wosaba
isuka kuwe.
4:8 Sondelani kuye uThixo, wosondela kuni. Hlambululani izandla zenu, nina
aboni; nenze nyulu iintliziyo zenu, nina bamphefumlo umbaxa.
4:9 Yibani ziindwayi, nikhedame nilile; makujikwe ukuhleka kwenu
isijwili, novuyo lwenu lube sisingqala.
4:10 Zithobeni emehlweni eNkosi, yoniphakamisa.
4:11 Musani ukuthetha okubi omnye ngomnye, bazalwana. Othetha kakubi ngowakhe
Umzalwana, amgwebe umzalwana wakhe, uthetha kakubi ngomthetho, agwebe
kodwa ukuba uyawugweba umthetho, akumenzi wamthetho, kodwa
umgwebi.
4:12 Mnye uMmisi-mthetho, lowo unako ukusindisa nokutshabalalisa; ungubani na wena?
lowo ugweba omnye?
4:13 Wenani kaloku, nina nitshoyo ukuthi, Namhla, nokuba kungomso, siya kuya kulaa mzi;
uhlale khona umnyaka ke, uthenge, uthengise, uzuze;
4:14 ekubeni ningakwazi nje okuya kubakho ngomso. Kuba buyintoni na ubomi bakho?
Ikwangumphunga, obonakala ixesha elincinane, emva koko
uyanyamalala.
4:15 nithi, Ukuba iNkosi ithe yathanda, saphila, siya kwenza oko;
okanye ukuba.
4:16 Ngoku ke niqhayisa ngokuqhankqalaza kwenu; konke ukuqhayisa okunjalo kubi.
KWABASEKORINTE I 4:17 Ngoko ke, lowokwaziyo ukwenza okulungileyo angakwenzi, kukuye
isono.