1 Korinte
8:1 Manje mayelana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe, siyazi ukuthi sonke sinakho
ulwazi. Ulwazi luyakhukhumeza, kepha uthando luyakha.
8:2 Futhi uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi wazi utho, kakazi lutho
njengoba kufanele azi.
8:3 Kodwa uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, lowo uyaziwa nguye.
8:4 Ngakho-ke mayelana nokudla lezo ezinikelwa ngo
Siyazi ukuthi isithombe asilutho ezweni, futhi
ukuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle koyedwa.
8:5 Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, ezulwini noma emhlabeni.
(njengoba kukhona onkulunkulu abaningi, namakhosi amaningi,)
8:6 Kodwa kithi kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uYise, okuvela kuye zonke izinto, futhi
thina kuye; neNkosi eyodwa uJesu Kristu, okungaye zonke izinto, nathi ngaye
yena.
8:7 Nokho ulwazi alukho kubo bonke abantu;
unembeza wesithombe kuze kube manje yidlani njengokuhlatshelwe i
isithixo; nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka ungcolile.
8:8 Kodwa ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu;
kangcono; futhi, uma singadli, asibi.
8:9 Kodwa qaphelani hlezi leli lungelo lenu libe
yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka.
8:10 Ngoba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ezithombeni
ethempelini, unembeza walowo obuthakathaka ngeke yini ube nesibindi kuye
dlani okuhlatshelwe izithombe;
8:11 Futhi ngolwazi lwakho umzalwane obuthakathaka uyobhubha, ngenxa yakhe uKristu
wafa?
8:12 Kodwa lapho nona kanjalo kubazalwane, futhi lilimaza ababuthakathaka babo
unembeza, nona kuKristu.
8:13 Ngakho-ke, uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisayikudla nyama kuze kube phakade
umhlaba umile, funa ngimonise umfowethu.