1 Corinthians 7

Izeluleko lemithetho yokuthathana

1Mayelana-ke lezinto elangibhalela ngazo, kuhle a emuntwini ukuthi angamthinti b owesifazana. 2Kodwa ngenxa yokuphinga c, ngulowo lalowo kumele abe lowakhe umfazi, njalo ngulowo lalowomfazi abe leyakhe indoda. 3Indoda d kayenanise kumfazi isifiso esihle esifaneleyo; langokunjalo lomfazi endodeni. 4Umfazi kalamandla e phezu kowakhe umzimba, kodwa indoda; langokunjalo lendoda kayilamandla f phezu kowayo umzimba, kodwa umfazi. 5Lingagodlelani g, ngaphandle kokuvumelana okwesikhathi, ukuthi lizinikele ekuzileni ukudla lekukhulekeni h, libuye lihlangane futhi, ukuze uSathane i angalilingi j ngokungazithibi k kwenu. 6Kodwa lokhu ngikutsho ngemvumo, kungeyisikho ngomlayo l. 7Ngoba ngithanda m ukuthi abantu bonke babe njengami n; kodwa ngulowo lalowo o ulesakhe isiphiwo esivela kuNkulunkulu, omunye ngokunjalo, lomunye ngokunjalo p.

8Kodwa kwabangendanga labafelokazi ngithi: Kuhle kubo q uba behlala njengami. 9Kodwa uba bengelakuzithiba r , s kabende; ngoba kungcono ukwenda kulokutsha. 10Kodwa kwabendileyo ngiyabalaya, kungeyisimi t kodwa yiNkosi, ukuthi umfazi kangehlukani lendoda u; 11kodwa uba laye esehlukana v, kahlale engendanga, kumbe abuyisane lendoda; lendoda kayingamlahli umfazi. 12Kodwa kwabanye kutsho mina w, kungeyisiyo iNkosi x, ukuthi: Uba loba nguwuphi umzalwane elomfazi ongakholwayo, njalo yena evuma y ukuhlala laye, angamlahli z. 13Lomfazi olendoda engakholwayo, njalo ivuma aa ukuhlala laye, angayitshiyi ab. 14Ngoba indoda engakholwayo yenziwa ibe ngcwele ngomfazi, lomfazi ongakholwayo wenziwa abe ngcwele ngendoda. Uba kungenjalo abantwana benu ngabangcolileyo ac, kodwa khathesi bangcwele ad. 15Uba-ke ongakholwayo ezehlukanisa, kazehlukanise; kwezinjalo umzalwane kumbe umzalwanekazi kabotshwanga; kodwa uNkulunkulu ae usibizele ekuthuleni. 16Ngoba wazi ngani af, mfazi, ukuthi uzayisindisa ag indoda? Kumbe wazi ngani
 wazi ngani: Gr.  wazini.
, ndoda, ukuthi uzamsindisa ai umfazi?

17Kuphela nje njengokuthi uNkulunkulu aj ababele ngulowo lalowo, njengoba iNkosi ibizile ngulowo lalowo, akahambe ngokunjalo. Langokunjalo ngiyalaya ak emabandleni wonke al. 18Ukhona yini owabizwa esokile? Kangabi ngongasokwanga. Ukhona yini owabizwa engasokanga? Kangasokwa. 19Ukusoka am kakusilutho, lokungasoki kakusilutho, kodwa ukulondolozwa an kwemilayo kaNkulunkulu. 20Ngulowo lalowo ao kahlale kubizo abizwe kulo. 21Wabizwa uyisigqili yini? Ungakhathazeki ngakho. Kodwa uba lawe ungakhululeka, kungcono ukusebenzise. 22Ngoba lo obizwa eNkosini eyisigqili ungokhululekileyo weNkosi ap; ngokunjalo lalowo owabizwa ekhululekile, uyisigqili sikaKristu aq. 23Lathengwa ngentengo ar; lingabi yizigqili zabantu as. 24Ngulowo lalowo at abizelwe kukho, bazalwane, kahlale kukho loNkulunkulu.

25Kodwa mayelana lentombi kangilawo umlayo weNkosi au; kodwa ngiyeluleka av njengowemukele isihawu aw eNkosini ukuba athembeke ax. 26Ngakho ngikhumbula ukuthi lokhu kuhle ngenxa yenkathazo ezikhona ay , az, ukuthi kuhle ba emuntwini ukubanje. 27Ubotshelwe emfazini yini? Ungadingi ukukhululwa. Ukhululwe emfazini yini? Ungadingi umfazi. 28Kodwa bb uba lawe uthatha, kawoni; lentombi uba isenda, kayoni. Kanti abanjalo bazakuba lenkathazo enyameni bc; mina-ke ngiyaliphephisa bd. 29Kodwa ngitsho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi isikhathi sifitshane be; kusukela khathesi labalabafazi kababe njengabangelabo; 30labakhalayo, njengabangakhaliyo; labathokozayo, njengabangathokoziyo; labathengayo, njengabangelalutho bf; 31labasebenzisa lumhlaba, njengabangawusebenzisisiyo bg; ngoba isimo salumhlaba siyedlula bh , bi. 32Kodwa ngithanda bj ukuthi lingabi lakukhathazeka. Ongathathanga bk ukhathalela izinto zeNkosi, ukuthi uzayithokozisa njani iNkosi bl; 33kodwa othetheyo ukhathalela izinto zomhlaba, ukuthi uzamthokozisa njani umfazi. 34Wehlukene bm umfazi lentombi. Ongathathwanga ukhathalela bn okweNkosi, ukuze abe ngcwele emzimbeni kanye lemoyeni; kodwa othethweyo ukhathalela okomhlaba, ukuthi uzayithokozisa njani indoda. 35Lalokhu ngikutsho ukuthi kube ngolwenu usizo; kungesikuthi ngiliphosele umchilo wokulikhina bo, kodwa ngokokufaneleyo lokubambelela eNkosini kungelakuphazamiseka. 36Kodwa uba umuntu ebona ukuthi uziphatha bp ngokungafanelanga entombini yakhe, yona isikhulile, futhi kumele kwenzeke kanje, kenze akufunayo; koni; kabatshade. 37Kodwa omiyo bq eqinile br enhliziyweni yakhe, engacindezelwa lutho, futhi elamandla ngesakhe isifiso, esekumisile lokhu enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi uzagcina eyakhe intombi, wenza kuhle; 38ngakho lowo owendisayo wenza kuhle bs; kodwa ongendisiyo wenza ngcono. 39Umfazi bt ubotshiwe ngomthetho selokhu indoda yakhe iphila; kodwa uba indoda yakhe isifile bu, ukhululekile ukuthi endele kulowo amthandayo, kuphela eNkosini bv. 40Kodwa uyathaba kakhulu uba ehlala enjalo, ngokubona kwami bw; ngikhumbula-ke bx ukuthi lami ngiloMoya kaNkulunkulu by.

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