2 Korinte
9:1 Ngokuba ngokuqondene nokukhonza abangcwele kuyinto engafanele kimi
ukukubhalela:
9:2 Ngoba ngiyakwazi ukukhuthala kwengqondo yenu, engiziqhayisa ngakho ngani
abaseMakedoniya, ukuthi i-Akhaya yayisilungisile sekudlule unyaka; nokushisekela kwenu kukhona
wacasula abaningi kakhulu.
9:3 Nokho, ngibathumile abazalwane, funa ukuzincoma kwethu ngawe kube yize
ngenxa yalokhu; ukuze, njengokutsho kwami, libe selilungile;
9:4 Hleze, uma abaseMakedoniya beza nami, futhi banithole ningakulungele,
thina (ukuba singasho nina) kufanele sibe namahloni ngalokho kuqiniseka
ukuziqhayisa.
9:5 Ngakho-ke ngacabanga ukuthi kudingekile ukuba ngikhuthaze abazalwane, ukuthi bangathanda
hambani phambi kwenu, nilungise ngaphambili isipho senu ebeninakho
qaphela ngaphambili, ukuthi okufanayo kungase kube ngomumo, njengendaba yenzuzo, futhi
kungenjengokuhaha.
9:6 Kepha lokhu ngithi: Ohlwanyela ingcosana uyakuvuna ingcosana; futhi
ohlwanyela kakhulu uyakuvuna kakhulu.
9:7 Yilowo nalowo makenze njengokunquma kwakhe enhliziyweni yakhe; hhayi
ngokudabuka, noma ngokucindezelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamthanda umuphi onamileyo.
9:8 Futhi uNkulunkulu unamandla okunipha umusa wonke uvame; ukuthi nina, njalo
ninokwanela konke ezintweni zonke, nivame emisebenzini yonke emihle;
9:9 Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Uhlakazile, wapha abampofu;
ukulunga kwakhe kumi phakade.
9:10 Manje lowo okhonza imbewu umhlwanyeli kokubili isinkwa isinkwa senu
ukudla, andise imbewu yakho, andise izithelo zakho
ukulunga;)
9:11 ecetshiswe kukho konke kukho konke ukuphana, okubangela
ngathi ukubonga kuNkulunkulu.
9:12 Ngoba ukuphathwa le nkonzo hhayi kuphela unikeza ukuswela
abangcwele, kodwa futhi kuvame ngokubonga okuningi kuNkulunkulu;
9:13 Nakuba ngovivinyo lwale nkonzo bakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenu
nithobela ivangeli likaKristu nangenxa yokuphana kwenu
ukwabela bona nakubo bonke abantu;
9:14 Futhi ngomthandazo wabo ngawe, okuyinto ukulangazelela kakhulu
umusa kaNkulunkulu kini.
9:15 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ngesipho sakhe esingakhulumekiyo.