Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo ekhuleka ngezindimi
1 kwabaseKorinte 14 : 1 – 40
1 Landelani uthando, nithande iziphiwo zomoya, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe.
2 Ngokuba okhuluma ngezilimi akakhulumi kubantu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu; kodwa ngomoya ukhuluma izimfihlakalo.
3 Kepha oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu kube ngukwakha, nokuyala, nokududuza.
4 Okhuluma ngezilimi uyazakha yena; kodwa oprofethayo wakha ibandla.
5 Ngiyathanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe, ngokuba oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi, uma engahumushi, ukuze ibandla lakheke.
6 Manje, bazalwane, uma ngiza kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngiyakunisiza ngani, uma ngingakhulumi kini noma ngokwambulelwa, noma ngokwazi, noma ngokuprofetha, noma ngesifundiso na?
7 Nezinto ezingenakuphila ezikhalayo, noma umtshingo noma ihabhu, uma zingahlukanisi ukukhala, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okubethwayo noma okubethwa ngehabhu na?
8 Ngokuba uma icilongo likhala ngezwi elingaqondakaliyo, ngubani ongazilungisela ukulwa na?
9 Kanjalo nani, uma ningakhulumi ngolimi amazwi aqondakalayo, kuyokwaziwa kanjani okukhulunywayo na? ngoba lizakhulumela emoyeni.
10 Kukhona, noma kungenzeka, imihlobo eminingi kangaka yokukhuluma emhlabeni, futhi akukho neyodwa kuzo engasho lutho.
11 Ngakho uma ngingazi incazelo yezwi, ngiyoba ngowezizwe kokhulumayo, nokhulumayo uyakuba ngowezizweni kimi.
12 Kanjalo nani, lokhu nishisekela iziphiwo zomoya, funani ukuba nibe nabengeziwe, kwakhiwe ibandla.
13 Ngakho-ke okhuluma ngezilimi makakhulekele ukuba ahumushe.
14 Ngokuba uma ngikhuleka ngezilimi, kukhuleka umoya wami, kepha ingqondo yami ayinasithelo.
15 Kuyini pho? ngiyakukhuleka ngomoya, ngikhuleke nangengqondo futhi, ngihube ngomoya, ngihube nangengqondo futhi.
16 Uma kungenjalo, nxa ubonga ngomoya, lowo ohlezi endaweni yongafundile angasho kanjani ukuthi Amen ekubongeni kwakho, lokhu engakwazi okushoyo na?
17 Ngokuba nempela wena ubonga kahle, kepha omunye akakhiwa.
18 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke;
19 Kodwa ebandleni kungcono ngikhulume amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise labanye, kulokukhuluma amazwi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi ngendimi.
20 Bazalwane, ningabi ngabantwana ngokuqonda, nokho ebubini nibe ngabantwana, kepha ekuqondeni nibe ngamadoda.
21 Kulotshiwe emthethweni ukuthi: “Ngabezinye izilimi nangezinye izindebe ngiyakukhuluma kulababantu; kepha nokho konke lokho abayikungizwa, isho iNkosi.
22 Ngakho-ke izilimi ziyisibonakaliso kwabakholwayo, kungesikho kwabakholwayo, kepha ukuprofetha akusikho okwabangakholwayo kodwa okwabakholwayo.
23 Ngakho-ke uma ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, bakhulume bonke ngezilimi, bese kungena abangafundile noma abangakholwayo, abazukusho yini ukuthi niyahlanya na?
24 Kepha uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwayo noma ongafundile, uyovunywa yibo bonke, ahlulelwe yibo bonke;
25 ngokunjalo izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe zibonakaliswa; kanjalo uyakuwa ngobuso bakhe, akhuleke kuNkulunkulu, asho ukuthi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngeqiniso.
26 Kunjani-ke, bazalwane? Lapho nibuthana, yilowo nalowo unehubo, noma isifundiso, unolimi, noma isambulo, unokuhumusha. Konke makwenziwe kube ngukwakha.
27 Uma umuntu ekhuluma ngezilimi, kakube ngababili, bangadluli kwabathathu, badedelane; omunye atolike.
28 Kepha uma kungekho umhumushi, makathule ebandleni; futhi makakhulume yedwa, futhi noNkulunkulu.
29 Abaprofethi mabakhulume ababili noma abathathu, abanye bahlulele.
30 Uma kwembulwa utho komunye ohlezi khona, makathule owokuqala.
31 Ngokuba ningaprofetha nonke ngabanye ngabanye, ukuze bonke bafunde, baduduzwe bonke.
32 Imimoya yabaprofethi ithobela abaprofethi.
33 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiye owesiphithiphithi, kodwa ngowokuthula, njengakuwo wonke amabandla abangcwele.
34 Abesifazane benu mabathule emabandleni, ngokuba abavunyelwe ukukhuluma; kepha bayalwa ukuba balalele, njengokuba usho nomthetho.
35 Uma befuna ukufunda utho, mababuze emadodeni abo emakhaya, ngokuba kuyihlazo kwabesifazane ukukhuluma ebandleni.
36 Yini? izwi likaNkulunkulu laphuma kini na? noma lafika kinina nodwa na?
37 Uma umuntu ethi ungumprofethi, noma ethi ungowomoya, makaqonde ukuthi lokhu enginilobela khona kuyimiyalo yeNkosi.
38 Kepha uma umuntu engazi, makangabi nakwazi.
39 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, fisani ukuprofetha, ningakuvimbeli ukukhuluma ngezilimi.
40 Konke kakwenziwe ngemfanelo langokulandelana.
IzEnzo 2 : 4
4 Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela.
1 kwabaseKorinte 14 : 5
5 Ngiyathanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kakhulu ukuba niprofethe, ngokuba oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi, uma engahumushi, ukuze ibandla lakheke.
Marku 16 : 17
17 Lalezizibonakaliso zizakubalandela abakholwayo; Ngegama lami bayokhipha amademoni; bayakukhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha;
IzEnzo 2 : 1 – 47
1 Selufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, babendawonye bonke nganhliziyonye.
2 Kwathi kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini njengowomoya ovunguza ngamandla, wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo.
3 Kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezihlukene kungathi ezomlilo, zahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo wabo.
4 Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela.
5 Kwakuhlala eJerusalema abaJuda, amadoda akholwayo, evela ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu.
6 Kwathi lo mdumo lo, ixuku labuthana, lasanganiseka, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo.
7 Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na?
8 Futhi thina sizwa kanjani wonke umuntu ngolimi lwakithi esazalelwa kulo na?
9 amaPhathiya, namaMede, namaElamu, nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya, naseJudiya, naseKaphadosiya, ePontu, nase-Asiya,
10 iFrigiya, lePhamfiliya, eGibhithe, lezingxenyeni zeLibhiya zeKhurene, labafokazi beRoma, abaJuda lamaproselithe,
11 AmaKrethe lama-Arabhiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zethu imisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu.
12 Bamangala bonke, bangabaza, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuyini lokhu na?
13 Abanye bamklolodela bathi: Lababantu bagcwele iwayini elitsha.
14 Kodwa uPetro wema labalitshumi lanye, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, wathi kubo: Madoda aJudiya, lani lonke elakhileyo eJerusalema, lokhu kakwaziwe kini, lilalele amazwi ami;
15 Ngokuba laba abadakiwe njengokucabanga kwenu, lokhu kuseyihora lesithathu lemini.
16 Kodwa lokhu kuyikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli;
17 “Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina, usho uJehova, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho;
18 Naphezu kwezinceku zami naphezu kwezincekukazi zami ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami; bayakuprofetha;
19 Ngiyakwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu, nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi; igazi, nomlilo, nentuthu yomusi;
20 Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, nenyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki lolo suku lweNkosi olukhulu noluphawulekayo;
21 Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa.
22 Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwani lawa mazwi; UJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla, nangezimangaliso, nangezibonakaliso, uNkulunkulu azenza ngayo phakathi kwenu, njengokuba nazi nani ngokwenu;
23 yena esenikelwe ngecebo elimisiweyo nangokwazi kukaNkulunkulu ngaphambili, namthatha, ngezandla zababi nambethela, nambulala;
24 uNkulunkulu amvusayo, esethukululile iminjunju yokufa, ngoba kwakungenzeki ukuthi abanjwe yikho.
25 Ngoba uDavida uthi ngaye: Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo, ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa;
26 Ngakho inhliziyo yami yathokoza, lolimi lwami lwathokoza; futhi nenyama yami iyohlala ethembeni;
27 Ngoba kawuyikutshiya umphefumulo wami esihogweni, njalo kawuyikunikela oNgcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubola.
28 Wangazisa izindlela zokuphila; uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabula ebusweni bakho.
29 Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa wangcwatshwa, nethuna lakhe lisekhona kithi kuze kube namuhla.
30 Ngakho-ke engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga kuye ngesifungo ukuthi esithelweni sokhalo lwakhe ngokwenyama uzavusa uKristu ukuthi ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi;
31 Ekubona ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe kawutshiywanga esihogweni, lenyama yakhe kayikubonanga ukubola.
32 LoJesu uNkulunkulu wamvusa, esingofakazi bakho thina sonke.
33 Ngakho-ke ephakanyiselwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esamukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, ukuchithile lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo manje.
34 Ngoba uDavida akenyukelanga emazulwini, kodwa yena uthi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami;
35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho.
36 Ngakho-ke yonke indlu ka-Israyeli mayazi isibili, ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu yena lowo Jesu enambethela esiphambanweni.
37 Kwathi sebezwile lokho bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda, bazalwane, sizakwenzani?
38 UPetru wayesethi kubo: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono, khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele.
39 Ngokuba isithembiso ngesenu, nesabantwana benu, nesabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.
40 Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, wabayala wathi: “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.
41 Khona abalamukele izwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhapathizwa, kwenezelwa ngalona lolosuku abantu abangaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu.
42 Babephikelela emfundisweni yabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganyeleni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemithandazweni.
43 Ukwesaba kwehlela wonke umuntu; kwenzeka izimangaliso eziningi nezibonakaliso ngabaphostoli.
44 Bonke abakholwayo babendawonye, bahlanganyela zonke izinto;
45 bathengisa ngempahla yabo lempahla zabo, babela bonke njengokuswela kwawo wonke.
46 Imihla ngemihla baqinisela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephula isinkwa endlini ngendlu, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo.
47 Bemdumisa uNkulunkulu, bethandeka kubantu bonke. INkosi yenezela ebandleni imihla ngemihla abasindiswayo.
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