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.