Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amaluthela
1 kwabaseKorinte 7 : 10 – 11
10 Labashadile ngiyabayala, kungemina kodwa yiNkosi, ukuthi umfazi makangahlukani nendoda;
11 Kepha uma ehlukana naye, akahlale engaganile, noma abuyisane nendoda yakhe, nendoda ingamlahli umkayo.
1 kwabaseKorinte 3 : 11 – 15
11 Ngokuba akakho ongabeka esinye isisekelo, kuphela leso esibekiweyo, esinguJesu Kristu.
12 Kepha uma umuntu akha phezu kwalesi sisekelo ngegolide, nesiliva, namatshe anenani, nemithi, notshani, nezinhlanga;
13 Umsebenzi walowo nalowo uyakubonakaliswa, ngokuba usuku luyakuwudalula, ngokuba uyakwambulwa ngomlilo; nomsebenzi walowo nalowo umlilo uyakuvivinya ukuthi unjani.
14 Uma umsebenzi womuntu awakhileyo phezu kwalokho umi, uyakwamukeliswa umvuzo.
15 Uma umsebenzi womuntu usha, uyakulahlekelwa nguye, kepha yena ngokwakhe uyakusindiswa; nokho kungathi ngomlilo.
EkaJokobe 2 : 14 – 26
14 Kusizani, bazalwane bami, noma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? ukukholwa kungamsindisa na?
15 Uma umzalwane noma udade behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla,
16 Omunye wenu wathi kubo: Hambani ngokuthula, lifudumale, lisuthe; kodwa anibaniki izinto ezidingekayo emzimbeni; kusizani?
17 Kanjalo nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile kukodwa.
18 Yebo, omunye angase athi: Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi; ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yakho, nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa kwami ngemisebenzi yami.
19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye; wenza kahle; namademoni ayakholwa, athuthumele.
20 Kodwa uyathanda yini ukwazi wena muntu oyize, ukuthi ukholo olungelamisebenzi lufile?
21 U-Abrahama ubaba akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, lapho enikela u-Isaka indodana yakhe e-altare na?
22 Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe, nokuthi ukholo lwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi?
23 Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: U-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga, wabizwa ngokuthi uMngane kaNkulunkulu.
24 Niyabona-ke ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela.
25 Ngokunjalo noRahabi isifebe akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi, esezamukele izithunywa, esezikhiphe ngenye indlela?
26 Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.
1 kwabaseKorinte 3 : 15 – 17
15 Uma umsebenzi womuntu usha, uyakulahlekelwa nguye, kepha yena ngokwakhe uyakusindiswa; nokho kungathi ngomlilo.
16 Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na?
17 Uma umuntu engcolisa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyakumchitha lowo; ngoba ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lingcwele, eliyilo lina.
1 kwabaseKorinte 7 : 32 – 34
32 Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lingabi lakukhathazeka. Ongashadile ukhathalela okweNkosi, ukuthi angayithokozisa kanjani iNkosi;
33 Kepha oshadile ukhathalela okwezwe, ukuthi angamthokozisa kanjani umkakhe.
34 Kukhona umehluko phakathi komfazi nentombi. Owendileyo ukhathalela okweNkosi, ukuze abe ngcwele emzimbeni nasemoyeni;
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