1 Korinte
1:1 UPawulu, obizelwe ukuba umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu,
noSostene umfowethu.
1:2 Ebandleni likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte, kulabo abangcwelisiwe
kuKristu Jesu, obizelwe ukuba ngabangcwele kanye nakho konke okubizwa ezindaweni zonke
egameni likaJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, eyabo neyethu;
1:3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini
UJesu Kristu.
1:4 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngani, ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu okhona
eniphiwe nguJesu Kristu;
1:5 ukuthi kukho konke nicetshisiwe kuye, ekukhulumeni konke, nakukho konke
ulwazi;
1:6 Njengoba nje ubufakazi bukaKristu baqiniswa kini.
1:7 Ukuze ningasileli ngesipho; silindele ukufika kweNkosi yethu
UJesu Kristu:
1:8 Oyakuniqinisa kuze kube sekupheleni, ukuze ningabi nakusoleka ekuphileni
usuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
1:9 UNkulunkulu uthembekile, enabizelwa ngaye ekuhlanganyeleni neNdodana yakhe
uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.
1:10 Manje ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi
nikhuluma ntonye nonke, kungabikho ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu;
kodwa ukuze nihlanganiswe ngokugcwele emqondweni munye nasengqondweni
ukwahlulela okufanayo.
1:11 Ngoba kuye kwamenyezelwa kini, bazalwane bami, yilabo abakhona
endlini kaKlowe, ukuthi kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kwenu.
1:12 Manje ngisho lokhu, ukuthi ngamunye wenu uthi: Mina ngingokaPawulu; futhi mina we
u-Apholo; mina ngingokaKhefase; futhi mina ngikaKristu.
1:13 Ingabe uKristu uhlukene? UPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu na? noma nabhapathizwa phakathi
igama likaPawulu?
1:14 Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi angibhapathizanga muntu kini, ngaphandle kukaKrispu noGayu;
1:15 funa kube khona othi ngabhapathiza egameni lami.
1:16 Futhi ngabhapathiza nendlu kaStefana, ngaphandle kwalokho, angazi
noma ngabhapathiza omunye.
1:17 Ngoba uKristu akangithumanga ukuba ngibhapathize, kodwa ukushumayela ivangeli: hhayi nge
ukuhlakanipha kwamazwi, funa isiphambano sikaKristu senziwa ize.
1:18 Ngoba intshumayelo yesiphambano kwababhubhayo ingubuwula; kodwa
kithina esisindiswayo kungamandla kaNkulunkulu.
1:19 Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: "Ngizobhubhisa ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo, futhi ngizoletha
ukuqonda kwabahlakaniphileyo kube yize.
1:20 Uphi ohlakaniphileyo? uphi umbhali na? uphi umbangi walokhu
umhlaba? UNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kwaba yibuthutha ukuhlakanipha kwalumhlaba yini?
1:21 Ngokuba emva kwalokho, ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu, izwe alimazanga uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha
kwamthokozisa uNkulunkulu ngobuwula bentshumayelo ukusindisa abakholwayo.
1:22 Ngoba amaJuda adinga isibonakaliso, futhi amaGreki afuna ukuhlakanipha.
1:23 Kodwa thina sishumayela uKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni, kumaJuda isikhubekiso, futhi
ubuwula bamaGreki;
1:24 Kodwa kulabo ababiziweyo, kokubili amaJuda namaGreki, uKristu amandla
kaNkulunkulu, nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu.
1:25 Ngoba ubuwula bukaNkulunkulu buhlakaniphe kunabantu; kanye nobuthakathaka be
UNkulunkulu unamandla kunabantu.
1:26 Ngoba niyakubona ukubizwa kwenu, bazalwane, ukuthi ababaningi abahlakaniphileyo emva kwakho
inyama, kababaningi abanamandla, kababaningi abayizikhulu, ababizwa;
1:27 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukhethe izinto eziwubuwula zezwe ukuze ajabhise a
hlakaniphile; nezinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba ajabhise kuzo
izinto ezinamandla;
1:28 Futhi izinto eziphansi zezwe, nezinto ezidelelekile, uNkulunkulu unaye
abakhethiwe, yebo, nezinto ezingekho, ukwenza ize lezo zinto
yilezi:
1:29 Ukuze kungabikho nyama ezibonga phambi kwakhe.
1:30 Kodwa ngaye nikuKristu Jesu, owenziwe kithi ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu.
nokulunga, nokungcweliswa, nokuhlengwa;
1:31 Ukuze, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ozibongayo, makazibonge nge
Nkosi.