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.