1 Korinte
5:1 Kubikwa ngokujwayelekile ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu, nokunye okunjalo
ubufebe obungabizwanga nakancane phakathi kwabezizwe, lowo
kufanele abe nomkayise.
5:2 Futhi nina nikhukhumele, futhi esikhundleni salokho alilile, ukuthi lowo onakho
enze lesi senzo asuswe phakathi kwenu.
5:3 Ngoba mina ngempela, njengoba ngingekho ngomzimba, kodwa ngikhona ngomoya, ngahlulele
njengalokhu ngikhona ngaye okwenzileyo lokho
isenzo,
5:4 Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lapho nibuthene ndawonye
umoya wami, ngamandla eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
5:5 Ukunikela onjalo kuSathane ukuze kubhujiswe inyama, ukuthi
umoya ungasindiswa ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu.
5:6 Ukuziqhayisa kwakho akukuhle. Anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane iyabilisa
isigaxa sonke?
5:7 Khiphani imvubelo endala, ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengalokhu ninjalo
engenamvubelo. Ngokuba iphasika lethu lihlatshelwe noKristu;
5:8 Ngakho-ke masiwugcine umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, noma ngemvubelo endala
imvubelo yobubi nobubi; kodwa ngesinkwa esingelamvubelo sika
ubuqotho neqiniso.
5:9 Nganilobela encwadini ukuba ningahlanganyeli nezifebe.
5:10 Nokho hhayi ngokuphelele neziphingi zalo mhlaba, noma kanye
nabahahayo, nabaphangi, noma nabakhonza izithombe; ngoba lapho kufanele nihambe
ngaphandle kwezwe.
5:11 Kodwa manje Nginilobele ukuba ungahlanganyeli, uma noma ubani
obizwa ngokuthi ungumzalwane, makabe yisifebe, noma isihwaba, noma okhonza izithombe, noma a
isithuki, noma isidakwa, noma umphangi; nomuntu onjalo ungakwenzi
dla.
5:12 Ngoba yini enginayo ukuze ngahlulele nabangaphandle? ningakwenzi nina
yahluleleni abangaphakathi na?
5:13 Kodwa labo abangaphandle uNkulunkulu uyabahlulela. Ngakho susani phakathi kwenu
nina ngokwenu lowo muntu omubi.