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.