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.