1 Corinthians 8

Ingcazelo ngenyama ehlatshelwe izithombe

1Mayelana-ke lezinto ezihlatshelwe a izithombe, siyazi ukuthi sonke silolwazi b. Ulwazi c , d luyakhukhumeza e, kodwa uthando luyakha f. 2Uba-ke umuntu g esithi uyazi ulutho, kakazi lutho njengoba kufanele ukuthi azi; 3kodwa uba umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye h. 4Ngakho mayelana lokudla izinto i ezihlatshelwe izithombe, siyazi ukuthi isithombe j kasilutho emhlabeni, lokuthi kakho k omunye unkulunkulu ngaphandle koyedwa. 5Ngoba lanxa kukhona okuthiwa ngonkulunkulu l, loba kusezulwini loba kusemhlabeni (njengoba kukhona onkulunkulu abanengi, lamakhosi amanengi), 6kanti kithi kuloNkulunkulu munye m, uBaba n, okuvela kuye izinto zonke o, lathi sikuye; leNkosi inye, uJesu Kristu p, okwavela ngaye konke q, lathi sikhona ngaye.

7Kodwa ulwazi r kalukho kubo bonke; kanti abanye belesazela s sesithombe kuze kube khathesi bayakudla njengokuhlatshelwe isithombe t, lesazela sabo esibuthakathaka singcoliswa u. 8Kodwa ukudla v kakusisondezi kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kungesikuthi nxa sisidla, silenzuzo; njalo kungesikuthi nxa singadli, silokulahlekelwa. 9Qaphelani-ke w, hlezi x amandla enu la abe yisikhubekiso y kwababuthakathaka z. 10Ngoba uba umuntu aa ekubona wena ololwazi ab uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, isazela ac salowo obuthakathaka kasiyikuqiniswa
 ukuqiniswa: kumbe,  ukwakhiwa.
yini ukuthi adle izinto ezihlatshelwe izithombe?
11Ngenxa yolwazi lwakho ae lomzalwane obuthakathaka af uzabhubha yini, amfelayo uKristu ag? 12Kodwa uba lisona ah ngokunjalo kubazalwane, lilimaza isazela sabo esibuthakathaka, liyona kuKristu. 13Ngakho-ke uba ukudla ai kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami aj, kangisoze ngidle inyama ak loba nininini, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami al.

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