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.