1 Korinte
11:1 Yibani ngabalingisi bami, njengoba nje nami ngilingisa uKristu.
11:2 Manje ngiyanidumisa, bazalwane, ukuthi ningikhumbula kukho konke futhi nigcine
izimiso, njengoba ngazinika kini.
11:3 Kodwa ngithanda ukuba nazi, ukuthi inhloko yawo wonke amadoda nguKristu; kanye ne
inhloko yowesifazane yindoda; lenhloko kaKristu nguNkulunkulu.
11:4 Yilowo nalowo owesilisa okhulekayo noma oprofethayo, enekhanda elimboziwe, uyahlazisa
ikhanda lakhe.
11:5 Kodwa yilowo nalowo wesifazane okhuleka noma oprofetha ikhanda lakhe lingamboziwe
uhlazisa ikhanda lakhe, ngokuba lokho kufana nokuthi uphuciwe.
11:6 Ngokuba uma owesifazane engagqokile, akagundwe futhi;
ihlazo lokuba owesifazane agundwe noma aphuce, makamboze.
11:7 Ngoba indoda ngempela akufanele amboze ikhanda lakhe, njengoba nje ingumuntu
umfanekiso nenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu: kodwa owesifazane uludumo lwendoda.
11:8 Ngoba indoda ayiveli kowesifazane; kodwa umfazi endodeni.
11:9 Nendoda ayidalelwanga owesifazane; kodwa owesifazana ngendoda.
11:10 Ngenxa yalokhu owesifazane kufanele abe negunya phezu kwekhanda lakhe ngenxa yesono
izingelosi.
11:11 Noma kunjalo, indoda ayikho ngaphandle kowesifazane, nowesifazane
ngaphandle komuntu, eNkosini.
11:12 Ngokuba njengalokhu owesifazane evela endodeni, kanjalo nendoda ivela ngowesifazane;
kodwa zonke izinto zikaNkulunkulu.
11:13 Ziboneleni nina ngokwenu: kuyafaneleka yini ukuba owesifazane akhuleke kuNkulunkulu engagubuzele na?
11:14 Ngisho nemvelo ngokwayo ayinifundisi yini ukuthi, uma indoda inezinwele ezinde, yona
uyihlazo kuye na?
11:15 Kodwa uma owesifazane enezinwele ezinde, kuludumo kuye, ngoba izinwele zakhe zinjalo
wamnika isimbozo.
11:16 Kodwa uma umuntu ebonakala ephikisana, nathi asinawo umkhuba onjalo
amabandla kaNkulunkulu.
11:17 Manje, kulokhu engikumemezela kini, anginidumisi, ukuthi niza
ndawonye kungeyisikho kokuhle, kodwa kokubi.
11:18 Ngokuba okokuqala, lapho nibuthana ebandleni, ngizwa ukuthi lapho
kube nokuhlukana phakathi kwenu; futhi ngiyakukholwa ngokwengxenye.
11:19 Ngoba kumelwe kube nokuhlukana phakathi kwenu, ukuze labo abavunyelwe
kubonakaliswe phakathi kwenu.
11:20 Ngakho-ke nxa nibuthana endaweni eyodwa, lokhu akusikho ukudla;
Isidlo seNkosi.
11:21 Ngokuba ekudleni yilowo nalowo uthatha okwakhe isidlo, futhi omunye
ulambile, omunye udakiwe.
11:22 Yini? Aninazindlu zokudlela nokuphuzela na? noma nidelela
ibandla likaNkulunkulu, nijabhise abangenakho na? Ngizothini kuwe?
ngikudumise kulokhu na? angikubongi.
11:23 Ngoba mina ngakwamukela eNkosini lokho futhi engakunikela kini.
Ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngalobo busuku eyakhashelwa ngabo yathatha isinkwa;
11:24 Futhi lapho esebongile, wasihlephula, wathi: "Thabatha, yidla
umzimba wami, owahleshulelwa nina: lokhu kwenzeni ningikhumbula.
11:25 Kanjalo wathabatha nendebe, lapho sebedlile, wathi:
Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami; lokhu kwenzeni njalo nani
phuzani, ningikhumbula.
11:26 Ngoba njalo lapho nidla lesi sinkwa, futhi niphuza le ndebe, nibonisa the
Ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike.
11:27 Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo odla lesi sinkwa, futhi aphuze lesi sitsha
INkosi, ngokungafanele, iyakuba necala lomzimba negazi leNkosi.
11:28 Kodwa umuntu akazihlole, futhi kanjalo makadle kuleso sinkwa, futhi
phuzani kuleyonkomishi.
11:29 Ngoba odlayo aphuze ngokungafanele, udla futhi uyaphuza
ukulahlwa kuye, engawahlukanisi umzimba weNkosi.
11:30 Ngenxa yalokhu abaningi phakathi kwenu ababuthakathaka futhi abagulayo, futhi abaningi balele.
11:31 Ngoba uma besingazahlulela ngokwethu, besingeke sahlulelwe.
11:32 Kodwa lapho sahlulelwa, siyajeziswa yiNkosi, ukuze singabi
balahlwe kanye nezwe.
11:33 Ngakho, bazalwane bami, lapho nibuthana ukudla, lindani abe munye
omunye.
11:34 Uma umuntu elambile, akadle ekhaya; ukuze lingabuthani ndawonye
ekulahlweni. Okuseleyo ngizakulungisa nxa ngifika.