1 Korinte
15:1 Ngaphezu kwalokho, bazalwane, Ngimemezela kini ivangeli engalishumayela
nina enamukelisiwe futhi, enimi kukho;
15:2 Nisindiswa ngalo nani, uma nikukhumbula lokho engakushumayeza
kini, ngaphandle kokuthi anikholwanga ngeze.
15:3 Ngoba nganikela kini kuqala kukho konke lokho nami engakwamukela, kanjani
ukuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu njengokwemibhalo;
15:4 Nokuthi wangcwatshwa, nokuthi wavuka ngosuku lwesithathu
emibhalweni:
15:5 nokuthi wabonakala kuKhefase, kamuva kwabayishumi nambili.
15:6 Emva kwalokho wabonwa ngasikhathi sinye kubazalwane abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu; ngobani
Abaningi basekhona namanje, kepha abanye balele.
15:7 Emva kwalokho wabonakala kuJakobe; kwasekusithi kubo bonke abaphostoli.
15:8 Futhi ekugcineni kwabo bonke, wabonwa nakimi, kungathi kozelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
15:9 Ngoba mina ngingomncinyane kubaphostoli, engingafanele ukubizwa
umphostoli, ngokuba ngazingela ibandla likaNkulunkulu.
15:10 Kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyikho engiyikho, nomusa wakhe owenziwe
phezu kwami akubanga yize; kepha ngisebenze kakhulu kunabo bonke;
nokho kungemina, kodwa kungumusa kaNkulunkulu okimi.
15:11 Ngakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mina noma bona, kanjalo sishumayela, futhi kanjalo nakholwa.
15:12 Manje uma uKristu eshunyayelwa ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo, basho kanjani abanye phakathi kwabo?
wena ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo na?
15:13 Kodwa uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, khona-ke uKristu akavuswanga.
15:14 Futhi uma uKristu engavuswanga, khona-ke ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokholo lwenu
futhi kuyize.
15:15 Yebo, futhi sitholakala singofakazi bamanga bakaNkulunkulu; ngoba sifakazile
kaNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, uma kunjalo
abafileyo abavuki.
15:16 Ngokuba uma abafileyo bengavuki, noKristu akavuswanga;
15:17 Futhi uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu kuyize; nisekwenu
izono.
15:18 Khona-ke nalabo asebalala kuKristu babhubhile.
15:19 Uma sithembele kuKristu kulokhu kuphila kuphela, singabadlula bonke abantu
lusizi.
15:20 Kodwa manje uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, futhi isithelo sokuqala
ababelele.
15:21 Ngoba njengoba ukufa kweza ngomuntu, futhi ukuvuka kweza ngomuntu
efile.
15:22 Ngoba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo kuKristu bonke bazakwenziwa baphile.
15:23 Kodwa yilowo nalowo ngesigaba sakhe siqu: uKristu ngowokuqala; emva kwalokho
abangabakaKristu ekufikeni kwakhe.
15:24 Khona-ke kufika ukuphela, lapho eyonikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu.
ngisho noBaba; lapho esechithile konke ukubusa lamandla wonke
namandla.
15:25 Ngoba umelwe ukubusa, aze abeke izitha zonke ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
15:26 Isitha sokugcina esiyobhujiswa ukufa.
15:27 Ngoba uye wabeka zonke izinto ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Kodwa nxa ekhuluma konke
zibekwe phansi kwakhe, kusobala ukuthi ngaphandle kobeka konke
izinto ezingaphansi kwakhe.
15:28 Futhi lapho zonke izinto sezibekwe ngaphansi kwakhe, khona-ke neNdodana nayo
yena azithobe ngaphansi kwalowo obeke zonke izinto phansi kwakhe, ukuze uNkulunkulu akwazi
kube konke kukho konke.
15:29 Uma kungenjalo bayokwenzenjani ababhapathizwa ngenxa yabafileyo, uma abafileyo?
akuvuki nakanye? babhabhathizelwani abafileyo na?
15:30 Futhi kungani sizifaka engozini ihora ngalinye?
15:31 Ngifakaza ngokuzincoma enginakho kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngiyafa
nsuku zonke.
15:32 Uma ngendlela yamadoda ngiye ngalwa nezilo e-Efesu, yini
Kuyangisiza ngani uma abafileyo bengavuki na? masidle, siphuze; ukuze
kusasa siyafa.
15:33 Ningakhohliswa; ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle.
15:34 Phaphamani ekulungeni, ningoni; ngoba abanye kabalalwazi
UNkulunkulu: Lokhu ngikusho ukuze ube namahloni.
15:35 Kodwa omunye uyakuthi: Abafileyo bavuswa kanjani? nokuthi wenzeni umzimba
beza?
15:36 Siphukuphuku, lokho okuhlwanyelayo akwenziwa kuphile, ngaphandle kokuba ife.
15:37 Futhi lokho okuhlwanyelayo, awuhlwanyeli lowo umzimba oyoba khona, kodwa
okusanhlamvu okuze, kungaba okukakolweni, noma okunye okunye;
15:38 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ulunika umzimba njengoba ethanda yena, futhi yonke imbewu ngeyakhe
umzimba siqu.
15:39 Yonke inyama ayifani, kodwa kukhona uhlobo lwenyama yabantu.
enye inyama yezilwane, enye eyezinhlanzi, nenye yezinyoni.
15:40 Kukhona nemizimba yasezulwini, nemizimba yasemhlabeni, kodwa inkazimulo
eyasezulwini inye, nenkazimulo yeyasemhlabeni ingenye.
15:41 Kukhona inkazimulo yelanga, futhi enye inkazimulo yenyanga, futhi
enye inkazimulo yezinkanyezi: ngoba inkanyezi iyahluka kwenye inkanyezi
inkazimulo.
15:42 Kunjalo futhi ukuvuka kwabafileyo. Kuhlwanyelwa kunokonakala; Ikona
uvuswe ngokungonakali:
15:43 Kuhlwanyelwa ehlazweni; kuhlwanyelwa kunobuthakathaka;
livuswa linamandla;
15:44 Kuhlwanyelwa kungumzimba wemvelo; kuvuswa kungumzimba womoya. Kukhona I
umzimba wemvelo, futhi kukhona umzimba womoya.
15:45 Ngokunjalo kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo; i
uAdamu wokugcina wenziwa umoya ophilisayo.
15:46 Nokho okokuqala akusikho okomoya, kodwa lokho okukhona
okwemvelo; futhi kamuva lokho okomoya.
15:47 Umuntu wokuqala uvela emhlabeni, inhlabathi;
ezulwini.
15:48 Njengalokhu enjalo owomhlaba, banjalo nalabo abangabomhlaba, futhi njengoba enjalo
basezulwini, banjalo nabasezulwini.
15:49 Futhi njengoba siye sathwala umfanekiso womuntu wenhlabathi, nathi siyokuthwala
umfanekiso wezulu.
15:50 Manje, bazalwane, ngisho lokhu ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa
umbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa lokungonakali.
15:51 Bhekani, nginitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakulala sonke
kushintshwe,
15:52 Ngokuphazima kweso, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, ngecilongo lokugcina;
liyakukhala icilongo, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakonakala, nathi
izoguqulwa.
15:53 Ngoba lokhu okonakalayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungonakali, futhi lokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha
ngokungafi.
15:54 Ngakho lapho lokhu okubolayo sekwembathe ukungonakali, nalokhu okufayo
seliyembethe ukungafi, khona-ke liyakugcwaliseka izwi
okulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.
15:55 O kufa, kuphi udosi lwakho? + O thuna, kuphi ukunqoba kwakho na?
15:56 Udosi lokufa yisono; lamandla esono ngumthetho.
15:57 Kodwa makabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu
UKristu.
15:58 Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, yibani ngabagxilile, abanganyakaziswa, njalo njalo.
nivame emsebenzini weNkosi, nazi ukuthi umshikashika wenu
akulona ize eNkosini.