1 Corinthians 10

Lingalwi loNkulunkulu njengamaIsrayeli

1Kangithandi-ke a ukuthi lingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi bonke obaba bethu babengaphansi kweyezi b, njalo bonke badabula ulwandle c, 2futhi bonke babhabhathizwa kuMozisi d eyezini lasolwandle, 3labo bonke badla ukudla kunye komoya e, 4futhi bonke banatha okunathwayo kunye komoya f; ngoba banatha edwaleni lomoya elabalandelayo; lalelodwala lalinguKristu. 5Kodwa ubunengi babo uNkulunkulu g wayengathokozi ngabo; ngoba bachithwa enkangala h. 6Lalezizinto zaba yizibonelo i ,
 izibonelo: kumbe,  izifanekiso.
kithi, ukuze singaloyisi okubi, njengalokhu labo baloyisa k.
7Njalo lingabi ngabakhonza izithombe l, njengabanye babo; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Abantu m bahlala phansi ukudla lokunatha, basebesukuma ukudlala. 8Njalo kasingaphingi n, njengabanye babo abaphingayo, basebesiwa ngasuku lunye inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu o. 9Njalo asingamlingi uKristu, njengabanye babo futhi bamlinga p, basebebhujiswa zinyoka q. 10Lingasoli-ke, njengabanye babo labo basola r, babhujiswa s ngumbhubhisi t. 11Lalezizinto zonke zabehlela labo kube yizibonelo u ,
 izibonelo: kumbe,  izifanekiso.
, njalo zabhalelwa ukuba w yisixwayiso sethu, osekufike ukucina kwezikhathi x.
12Ngakho lowo ocabanga ukuthi umi y, kabone ukuthi kawi. 13Kakulakulingwa okulibambileyo ngaphandle kokusebantwini; kodwa uNkulunkulu uthembekile z, ongayikuvuma aa ukuthi lilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu, kanti kanye lesilingo uzakwenza lendlela yokuphepha ab, ukuze libe lamandla okusithwala.

Lingakhonzi izithombe

14Ngakho-ke, bathandiweyo bami, balekelani ukukhonza izithombe ac. 15Ngikhuluma njengakwabahlakaniphileyo ad; lina yehlukanisani engikutshoyo. 16Inkezo ae yesibusiso esiyibusisayo, kayisiyo yini eyokuhlanganyela af kwegazi likaKristu? Isinkwa ag esisihlephunayo, kayisiso yini esokuhlanganyela ah komzimba kaKristu? 17Ngoba thina abanengi ai siyisinkwa sinye, simzimba munye aj; ngoba thina sonke sihlanganyela lesosinkwa sinye. 18Khangelani ak uIsrayeli ngokwenyama al; abadlayo imihlatshelo kabasibo am yini abahlanganyela lelathi? 19Ngithini pho? Ukuthi isithombe siyilutho yini an? Kumbe ukuthi okuhlatshelwe izithombe kuyilutho? 20Kodwa ukuthi izinto abezizwe abazihlabayo, bazihlabela amadimoni ao, njalo kungeyisikho kuNkulunkulu; kodwa kangithandi ukuthi libe lenhlanganyelo ap lamadimoni. 21Lingenathe inkezo yeNkosi aq lenkezo yamadimoni ar; lingehlanganyele itafula leNkosi letafula lamadimoni. 22Kumbe sizayivusela as ubukhwele iNkosi? Kambe silamandla kulayo at?

23Zonke izinto au zivunyelwe kimi, kodwa kayisizo zonke izinto ezisizayo. Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kodwa kayisizo zonke izinto ezakhayo av. 24Kakungabi khona ozidingela okwakhe aw, kodwa ngulowo lalowo okomunye. 25Konke okuthengiswa esilaheni ax kudleni, lingabuzi lutho ay ngenxa yesazela az; 26ngoba umhlaba ba ungoweNkosi lokugcwala kwawo. 27Njalo uba omunye kwabangakholwayo elinxusa, njalo lithanda ukuya, dlanini konke okubekwa phambi kwenu bb, lingabuzi lutho bc ngenxa yesazela bd. 28Kodwa uba umuntu esithi kini: Lokhu kuhlatshelwe isithombe be; lingadli ngenxa yalowo olitshelileyo bf, langenxa yesazela bg; ngoba umhlaba bh ungoweNkosi lokugcwala kwawo. 29Kodwa isazela bi ngithi, esingeyisiso esakho, kodwa esomunye; ngoba kungani inkululeko yami bj yahlulelwe yisazela somunye? 30Njalo uba mina ngomusa ngihlanganyela, ngikhulunyelwani kubi ngalokho mina engikubongayo bk? 31Ngakho uba lisidla bl, loba linatha, loba lisenzani, konke kwenzeleni udumo bm lukaNkulunkulu. 32Lingabi bn ngabakhubekisi bo lakumaJuda lakumaGriki lebandleni likaNkulunkulu bp; 33njengami futhi ezintweni zonke ngithokozisa bonke bq, ngingadingi olwami usizo br, kodwa olwabanengi, ukuze basindiswe bs.
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