2 Corinthians 5

1Ngoba siyazi ukuthi uba indlu yethu yemhlabeni a yedumba b idilizwa, silesakhiwo esivela kuNkulunkulu, indlu engenziwanga ngezandla c, ephakade emazulwini. 2Ngoba lakule siyabubula d, silangatha ukwembeswa ngendlu yethu evela ezulwini; 3uba lathi sesembathisiwe singaficwa size e. 4Ngoba lathi esikhona kulelidumba f siyabubula, sisindwa g; ngoba kasifisi h ukwembulwa kodwa ukwembeswa i, ukuze okufayo kuginywe j yimpilo. 5Owasilungisela-ke khona lokhu nguNkulunkulu k, futhi owasipha isibambiso sikaMoya l. 6Ngakho silesibindi ngesikhathi sonke, sisazi ukuthi sisekhona ekhaya emzimbeni sikhatshana leNkosi, 7ngoba sihamba ngokholo m, kungeyisikho ngokubona n; 8ngakho silesibindi o, njalo siyathaba kakhulu p ukuba singabikho emzimbeni, lokuba sekhaya leNkosi. 9Ngalokho-ke siyazama kakhulu, loba sisekhaya, kumbe singekho ekhaya, ukuthi sibe ngabemukelekayo kuye q. 10Ngoba sonke simele ukubonakala phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu r, ukuze ngulowo lalowo s azamukelele izinto ezenziwe ngomzimba, njengalokhu akwenzileyo, loba kuhle kumbe kubi.

Impilo entsha ekuKristu. Inkonzo yokubuyisana

11Ngakho sisazi ukwesabeka t kweNkosi siyabancenga abantu, kodwa sibonakalisiwe u kuNkulunkulu; njalo ngithemba ukuthi sibonakalisiwe v lezazeleni zenu. 12Ngoba kasizivezi w futhi kini x, kodwa silinika ithuba y lokuzincoma z ngathi, ukuze libe lakho ukumelana labo abazincomayo ebusweni, kungeyisikho enhliziyweni. 13Ngoba uba sihlanya aa, kukuNkulunkulu; uba siqondile ab, kukini. 14Ngoba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela ac, sibona lokhu, ukuthi uba omunye wafela bonke, ngakho bonke bafa ad; 15njalo wafela bonke ukuze abaphilayo ae bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa lowo owabafelayo wabuye wavuka. 16Ngakho kusukela khathesi thina kasazi muntu af ngokwenyama ag; lanxa lathi samazi uKristu ngokwenyama ah, kodwa khathesi kasisamazi ai. 17Ukuze kuthi uba umuntu ekuKristu aj, uyisidalwa esitsha ak; okudala sekudlule al, khangela konke sekukutsha. 18Konke lokhu-ke kuvela kuNkulunkulu, owabuyisana am lathi ngoJesu Kristu kuye, wasinika inkonzo an yokubuyisana ao; 19okunjengokuthi uNkulunkulu wayekuKristu ap ebuyisana aq lomhlaba kuye ar, engababaleli iziphambeko zabo as, ebeka kithi ilizwi lokubuyisana at. 20Ngakho siyizithunywa au esikhundleni sikaKristu, njengokungathi uNkulunkulu uyancenga ngathi av; siyancenga esikhundleni sikaKristu sithi: Buyisanani loNkulunkulu aw. 21Ngoba lowo ongasazanga isono wamenza isono esikhundleni sethu ax, ukuze thina sibe yikulunga ay kukaNkulunkulu kuye.
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