2 Korinte
1:1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu wethu
mzalwane, kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte kanye nabangcwele bonke
ezikulo lonke elase-Akhaya.
1:2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu
UKristu.
1:3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise ka
ububele, noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke;
1:4 Osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze sikwazi ukududuza
labo abasekuhluphekeni, ngenduduzo esikhona thina ngokwethu
siduduzwe nguNkulunkulu.
1:5 Ngoba njengoba nje ukuhlupheka kukaKristu kuvame kithi, kanjalo nenduduzo yethu
kuvame ngoKristu.
1:6 Futhi noma sihlupheka, kungenxa induduzo nokusindiswa kwenu.
okusebenzayo ekubekezeleni inhlupho ezifanayo lethi lathi
ukuhlupheka: noma siduduzwa, kungenxa yenduduzo yenu futhi
insindiso.
1:7 Futhi ithemba lethu ngani liqinile, siyazi ukuthi njengoba ningabahlanganyeli
ezinhluphekweni, kanjalo nani niyakuba-ngenduduzo.
1:8 Ngokuba asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ngosizi lwethu olwafika
kithi e-Asiya, ukuthi sacindezelwa kakhulu ngaphezu kwamandla;
saze salahla ithemba nangempilo.
1:9 Kodwa sasinesigwebo sokufa phakathi kwethu, ukuze singathembeli
kithi ngokwethu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ovusa abafileyo;
1:10 Owasikhulula ekufeni okungaka, futhi uyakhulula, ngaye thina
nethemba lokuthi usazosikhulula;
1:11 Nani nisiza kanye nathi ngokusikhulekela, ngenxa yesipho esisiphiwe
phezu kwethu ngezindlela zabantu abaningi ukubonga kunganikezwa ngabaningi kithi
egameni.
1:12 Ngoba ukuthokoza kwethu yilokhu, ubufakazi kanembeza wethu, ukuthi in
ubulula nobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokuhlakanipha kwenyama, kodwa ngokuhlakanipha
umusa kaNkulunkulu, sibe nengxoxo yethu emhlabeni, nokunye
kakhulu kuwe-ward.
1:13 Ngokuba asinilobeli ezinye izinto, kuphela lokho enikufundayo noma
vuma; futhi ngiyethemba ukuthi niyovuma kuze kube sekupheleni;
1:14 Njengalokho nasivuma nganxanye, ukuthi siyikuthokoza kwenu;
njengalokhu nani ningabethu ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu.
1:15 Futhi kulokhu kuqiniseka, ngangizimisele ukuza kini ngaphambili, ukuze nina
ingase ibe nenzuzo yesibili;
1:16 Futhi ngidlule kini eMakedoniya, futhi ngiphinde ngibuye eMakedoniya
kini, njalo ngiphelekezelwe yini ngiye eJudiya.
1:17 Ngakho-ke lapho ngicabanga kanjalo, ngenza ubuwula na? noma izinto
lokho engikuhlosayo, ngikuhlosa ngokwenyama, lokho nami lapho
kufanele kube uyebo yebo, futhi cha cha?
1:18 Kodwa njengoba uNkulunkulu eqinisile, izwi lethu kini alisiye uyebo noqhabo.
1:19 Ngoba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu, owashunyayelwa phakathi kwenu yithi, ngisho
ngami noSilvanu noThimothewu wayengesiye uyebo noqhabo, kodwa kuye kwakukhona
yebo.
1:20 Ngoba zonke izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu kuye zinguyebo, futhi kuye, Amen, kuze kube phakade
inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ngathi.
1:21 Manje lowo osiqinisayo kanye nani kuKristu, futhi owasigcoba, nguye
uNkulunkulu;
1:22 Owasibeka futhi uphawu, wasinika isibambiso sikaMoya kithi
izinhliziyo.
1:23 Futhi ngibiza uNkulunkulu abe ngufakazi emphefumulweni wami, ukuthi ngize ukukuphephisa
kungakafiki eKorinte.
1:24 Hhayi ngoba sinamandla phezu kokholo lwenu, kodwa singabasizi benu
intokozo: ngokuba nimi ngokukholwa.