1 Corinthians 9

Inkululeko lelungelo likaPawuli

1Kangisuye umphostoli yini a? Kangikhululekanga yini b? Angimbonanga yini c uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu? Lina kalisiwo yini umsebenzi wami eNkosini d? 2Uba ngingesuye umphostoli kwabanye, kodwa nginguye sibili kini; ngoba lina liluphawu e lobuphostoli bami f eNkosini. 3Ukuziphendulela g kwami kwabangihlolayo h yilokhu. 4Kasilamandla yini okudla i lokunatha? 5Kasilamandla yini j okuhambahamba lomzalwanekazi k ongumkethu
 inkosikazi: kumbe,  owesifazana.
, njengabanye abaphostoli labo, labafowabo m beNkosi, loKefasi n?
6Kumbe yimi ngedwa loBarnabasi o yini esingelamandla okungasebenzi p? 7Ngubani owake waphuma impi q ngezakhe indleko r? Ngubani ohlanyela s isivini, angadli okwesithelo saso? Kumbe ngubani owelusa t umhlambi u, angadli okochago lomhlambi v? 8Kambe lezizinto ngizitsho ngokomuntu w? Kumbe lomlayo kawutsho lezizinto yini? 9Ngoba kulotshiwe emlayweni kaMozisi ukuthi: Ungayifaki isayeke inkabi x ebhula y amabele. Kambe uNkulunkulu ukhathalela inkabi? 10Kumbe utsho ngenxa yethu isibili? Ngoba kubhalwe ngenxa yethu z, ukuze kuthi olimayo aa kufanele alime ethembeni, lobhulayo ab esethembeni uhlanganyela ethembeni lakhe. 11Uba thina sahlanyela ac kini okomoya, kuyinto enkulu yini uba sivuna okwenu okwenyama? 12Uba abanye behlanganyela lamandla phezu kwenu ad, kakhulu kangakanani thina? Kodwa kasiwasebenzisanga ae lawomandla, kodwa sibekezelela konke af, ukuze singabeki isikhubekiso ag evangelini likaKristu. 13Kalazi yini ukuthi labo abasebenza ezintweni ezingcwele ah badla okwethempeli, labo abalinda ilathi bahlanganyela lelathi? 14Ngokunjalo iNkosi layo ilayile ai ukuthi labo abatshumayela ivangeli baphile aj ngevangeli. 15Kodwa mina angisebenzisanga lalunye lwalezizinto ak; futhi kangibhalanga lezizinto ukuze kwenziwe njalo kimi, ngoba kungaba ngcono kimi ukuthi ngife, kulokuthi umuntu akwenze ize ukuzincoma kwami al. 16Ngoba loba ngitshumayela ivangeli, kangilakuzincoma am; ngoba imfanelo yetheswe mina an; kodwa maye kimi ao, uba ngingatshumayeli ivangeli! 17Ngoba uba ngisenza lokhu ngokuzithandela, ngilomvuzo ap; kodwa nxa kungeyisikho ngokuzithandela, ubuphathi aq bunikelwe kimi. 18Pho umvuzo wami uyini ar? Uyikuthi nxa ngitshumayela ivangeli ngenze as ukuthi ivangeli likaKristu lingabizi lutho, ukuze ngingasebenzisi kakhulu at amandla ami evangelini.

UPawuli uyisigqili sabo bonke

19Ngoba ngikhululekile au kubo bonke, ngizenze av isigqili sabo bonke, ukuze ngizuze abanengi kakhulu aw. 20LakumaJuda ax ngaba njengomJuda, ukuze ngizuze amaJuda ay; kwabangaphansi komlayo az njengongaphansi komlayo, ukuze ngizuze ba abangaphansi komlayo; 21kwabangelamlayo bb njengongelamlayo (ngingesuye ongelamlayo kuNkulunkulu kodwa ngiphakathi komlayo kuKristu bc), ukuze ngizuze abangelamlayo bd; 22kwababuthakathaka be ngaba njengobuthakathaka, ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka bf; ngaba yikho konke bg kubo bonke, ukuze ngakho konke ngisindise abanye bh. 23Lalokho ngikwenza ngenxa yevangeli bi, ukuze lami ngibe ngohlanganyela kulo.

Umfanekiso wesigijimi

24Kalazi yini ukuthi abagijima emjahweni bagijima bonke, kodwa munye owemukela umvuzo bj? Ngokunjalo gijimani bk, ukuze liwuzuze bl. 25Labo bonke abancintisanayo bm bayazithiba bn ezintweni zonke; labo-ke ukuze bemukele umqhele bo ophelayo, kodwa thina ongapheliyo bp. 26Mina-ke ngigijima bq ngokunjalo hatshi njengongaqondanga lutho; ngilwa ngokunjalo hatshi njengodabula umoya br; 27kodwa ngiyawudinda umzimba wami bs ngiwenze isigqili bt, hlezi kuthi, sengitshumayeze abanye ngilahlwe bu mina uqobo.

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