Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo idla nezoni
1 kwabaseKorinte 5 : 11
11 Kodwa khathesi-ke ngilibhalela ukuthi lingahlangani loba ngubani othiwa ungumzalwane eyisifebe, kumbe isihwaba, kumbe okhonza izithombe, kumbe isithuki, kumbe isidakwa, kumbe umphangi; onjalo lingadli.
Luka 15 : 1 – 32
1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa.
2 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona, bathi: “Lo wamukela izoni, adle nazo.
3 Wasebatshela lumfanekiso, esithi.
4 Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, kuthi uma elahlekelwa ngenye yazo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele elahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na?
5 Athi eseyitholile, ayibeke emahlombe akhe ethokoza.
6 Esefikile ekhaya, abizele ndawonye abangani bakhe nomakhelwane, athi kubo: “Thokozani nami; ngoba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.
7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi kuphenduka.
8 Noma ngumuphi owesifazane onezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, kuthi uma elahlekelwa uhlamvu lunye, angalumeki isibani, ashanele indlu, adingisise, aze aluthole?
9 Athi eseyitholile, abizele ndawonye abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, athi: ‘Thokozani nami; ngokuba ngilutholile ucezu ebengingilahlekele.
10 Kanjalo, ngithi kini: Kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo.
11 Wathi: “Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili;
12 Encane yawo yathi kuyise: ‘Baba, nginike isabelo sempahla esiqondene nami.’ Futhi wabahlukanisela impahla yakhe.
13 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude;
14 Esechithe konke, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; waqala ukuswela.
15 Wasehamba wazihlanganisa nesakhamuzi salelo zwe; Wayithumela emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube.
16 Wayesefisa ukugcwalisa isisu sakhe ngamakhoba adliwa yizingulube, kepha kwakungekho muntu owamnikayo.
17 Kwathi lapho isanguluka yathi: ‘Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanesinkwa esanele, kanti mina ngifa indlala.
18 Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho;
19 Angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho.
20 Yasuka, yaya kuyise. Kuthe isekude, uyise wayibona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wayanga.
21 Indodana yathi kuye: ‘Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho, angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.’
22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Khuphani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise; wafaka indandatho esandleni sakhe, nezicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe;
23 Nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, nilihlabe; futhi asidle, sijabule;
24 Ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, isiyaphila futhi; ubelahlekile, usetholakele. Basebeqala ukujabula.
25 Indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi isiza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina.
26 Yabiza enye yezinceku, yabuza ukuthi ziyini lezi zinto.
27 Wathi kuye: “Umfowenu ufikile; uyihlo uhlabile ithole elikhuluphalisiwe, ngokuba umamukele ephilile.
28 Wathukuthela, akavumanga ukungena; wayesephuma uyise, wamncenga.
29 Wasephendula wathi kuyise: Khangela, leminyaka eminengi ngikukhonza, kangizange ngeqe umlayo wakho;
30 Kodwa kuthe ifika le ndodana yakho, edle ukudla kwakho lezifebe, uyihlabele ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.
31 Wathi kuye: “Mntanami, wena uhlezi unami, nakho konke enginakho kungokwakho.
32 Bekufanele ukuthi sijabule sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo ubefile, wabuye waphila; yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa.
1 kwabaseKorinte 15 : 33
33 Ningakhohliswa; ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle.
Marku 2 : 16
16 Kwathi ababhali labaFarisi bembona esidla labathelisi lezoni, bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani esidla lokusela labathelisi lezoni?
Izaga zikaSolomoni 24 : 1
1 Ungabi lomhawu ngabantu ababi, ungafisi ukuhlala labo.
Luka 19 : 10
10 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa obekulahlekile.
Kwabase-Efesu 4 : 1 – 32
1 Ngakho-ke mina, siboshwa seNkosi, ngiyanincenga ukuba nihambe ngokufanele ukubizwa enabizwa ngakho;
2 ngokuthobeka konke, nobumnene, ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando;
3 nikhuthalele ukugcina ubunye bukaMoya ngesibopho sokuthula.
4 Munye umzimba, munye uMoya, njengalokho nabizelwa ethembeni linye lokubizwa kwenu;
5 yinye iNkosi, yinye inkolo, munye umbhapathizo,
6 munye uNkulunkulu, noYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, okubo bonke, okini nonke.
7 Kodwa yilowo nalowo kithina uphiwe umusa ngokwesilinganiso sesipho sikaKristu.
8 Ngakho uthi: Esenyukele phezulu, wathumba abathunjwa, wapha abantu izipho.
9 (Manje lokhu ukuthi wenyuka, kuyini, ngaphandle kokuthi wehlela ezindaweni eziphansi zomhlaba na?
10 Yena owehlayo nguye laye owenyukela kakhulu phezu kwamazulu wonke, ukuze agcwalise zonke izinto.)
11 Wapha abanye ukuthi babe ngabaphostoli; labanye abaprofethi; labanye, abavangeli; labanye bangabelusi labafundisi;
12 ukuze abangcwele bapheleliswe, umsebenzi wenkonzo, ukwakhiwa komzimba kaKristu;
13 size sifike sonke ebunyeni bokukholwa, lobolwazi lweNdodana kaNkulunkulu, endodeni epheleleyo, esilinganisweni sobukhulu bokugcwala kukaKristu.
14 Ukuze singabe sisaba abantwana, sijikijelwa ngapha nangapha, siqhutshwa yiwo wonke umoya wemfundiso, ngobuqili babantu, nobuqili bobuqili abaqamekela ukudukisa ngabo;
15 Kodwa sikhuluma iqiniso othandweni, sikhulele kuye ezintweni zonke, oyinhloko, uKristu;
16 okuvela kuye ukuthi umzimba wonke uhlanganiswe ngokufaneleyo, ubumbane, ngalokho okunikezwa yilelo nalelolunga, ngokokusebenza esilinganisweni sazo zonke izitho, ukhulisa umzimba kuze kuzakheka othandweni.
17 Ngakho-ke lokhu ngiyakusho, ngifakaza eNkosini, ukuthi ningabe nisahamba njengabanye abezizwe ebuzeni bengqondo yabo;
18 Benziwe mnyama ukuqonda, behlukanisiwe nokuphila kukaNkulunkulu ngokungazi okukubo, ngenxa yobumpumputhe benhliziyo yabo;
19 abathi sebephelelwe yimizwa bazinikele emanyaleni ukuze basebenze ukungcola konke ngokuhuheka.
20 Kepha nina animfundanga kanjalo uKristu;
21 uma-ke nimuzwile, nafundiswa nguye, njengokuba iqiniso likuJesu;
22 ukuba nikhumule maqondana nenkambo yakuqala umuntu omdala, owonakala ngezinkanuko zenkohliso;
23 nenziwe basha emoyeni wengqondo yenu;
24 nembathe umuntu omusha, owadalwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ekulungeni nasebungcweleni beqiniso.
25 Ngakho lahlani amanga, nikhulume iqiniso, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, ngokuba singamalungu omunye komunye.
26 Thukuthelani, ningoni; ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele.
27 Futhi ningamniki uSathane indawo.
28 Owebayo makangabe eseba, kodwa kunalokho makakhuthale, asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokokwabela osweleyo.
29 Makungaphumi nkulumo eyonakele emlonyeni wenu, kodwa kube kuhle kube kuhle kube nokwakhayo, ukuze kube umusa kwabezwayo.
30 Ningamdabukisi uMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu enabekwa uphawu ngaye kuze kube lusuku lokuhlengwa.
31 Makususwe kini konke ukufutheka, nolaka, nentukuthelo, nomsindo, nokuhlambalaza, kanye nakho konke okubi.
32 Kepha yibani nomusa omunye komunye, nihawukele, nithethelelane, njengalokho noNkulunkulu wanithethelela ngenxa kaKristu.
1 kwabaseKorinte 9 : 1 – 27
1 Angisiye umphostoli na? angikhululekile na? Angimbonanga uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu na? Nina anisiwo umsebenzi wami eNkosini na?
2 Uma ngingesiye umphostoli kwabanye, nokho kinina nginguye, ngokuba uphawu lobuphostoli bami eNkosini yinina.
3 Impendulo yami kwabangihlolayo yilena,
4 Asinawo amandla okudla nokuphuza na?
5 Asinagunya lokuhamba nodadewenu, umkakho, nabanye abaphostoli, nabafowabo beNkosi, noKhefase?
6 Kumbe yimina kuphela loBarnabasi esilamandla okuyekela ukusebenza?
7 Ngubani ophuma impi ngezindleko zakhe na? Ngubani otshala isivini, angadli izithelo zaso, na? Ngubani owalusa umhlambi, angadli ubisi lomhlambi, na?
8 Lezizinto ngizitsho njengomuntu yini? Nomthetho awusho okufanayo na?
9 Ngokuba kulotshiwe emthethweni kaMose ukuthi: “Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula amabele. UNkulunkulu uyazinakekela izinkabi na?
10 Kumbe kambe ukutsho ngenxa yethu? Lokhu kulotshiwe ngenxa yethu ukuthi: Olimayo kufanele alime enethemba; nokuthi obhulayo enethemba kufanele ahlanganyele ethembeni lakhe.
11 Uma thina sihlwanyele kini okomoya, kuyinto enkulu yini uma sizovuna okwenu okwenyama na?
12 Uma abanye belamandla phezu kwenu, kasibi njalo thina kakhulu? Nokho asiwasebenzisanga lawo mandla; kodwa ubekezele ngakho konke, ukuze singalithiyi ivangeli likaKristu.
13 Anazi yini ukuthi abakhonza izinto ezingcwele badla okwethempeli na? nabakhonza e-altare bahlanganyela ne-altare na?
14 Ngokunjalo iNkosi ilayile ukuthi abatshumayela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli.
15 Kepha mina angisebenzisanga nokukodwa kwalezo zinto, futhi angikulobanga lezizinto ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo kimi, ngokuba kungaba ngcono kimi ukuba ngife kunokuba umuntu enze ize ukuziqhayisa kwami.
16 Ngokuba noma ngishumayela ivangeli, anginakuzibonga, ngokuba kube yimpoqo phezu kwami; yebo, maye kimi uma ngingalishumayeli ivangeli!
17 Ngokuba uma ngikwenza lokho ngokuzithandela, nginomvuzo;
18 Uyini-ke umvuzo wami? Yebo, ukuze nxa ngishumayela ivangeli, ngenze ivangeli likaKristu libe ngeze, ukuze ngingasebenzisi amandla ami evangelini.
19 Ngokuba noma ngikhululekile kubo bonke, nokho ngizenze isigqila sabo bonke, ukuze ngizuze abaningi.
20 KumaJuda ngaba njengomJuda, ukuze ngizuze abaJuda; kwabaphansi komthetho ngaba njengophansi komthetho, ukuze ngizuze abaphansi komthetho;
21 Kwabangenamthetho ngaba njengongenamthetho (ngingesiye ongenamthetho kuNkulunkulu kodwa ngiphansi komthetho kaKristu), ukuze ngizuze abangenamthetho.
22 Kwababuthakathaka ngaba njengobuthakathaka, ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka;
23 Lokho ngikwenza ngenxa yevangeli, ukuze nami ngibe nomhlanganyeli kulo.
24 Anazi yini ukuthi abagijima ngokuncintisana bagijima bonke, kepha munye owamukela umklomelo? Gijimani kanjalo, ukuze nizuze.
25 Labo bonke abancintisayo bayazithiba ezintweni zonke. Manje bakwenzela ukuthola umqhele owonakalayo; kodwa thina esingaboliyo.
26 Ngakho-ke mina ngigijima ngokunjalo, kungenjengokungaqondi; ngilwa kanjalo, kungenjengalowo oshaya umoya;
27 Kepha ngiyawutuba umzimba wami, ngiwenza isigqila, funa kuthi, nxa sengishumayele kwabanye, mina ngokwami ngilahlwe.
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