Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo esukuma
Amahubo 1 : 1
1 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngeziluleko zababi, ongemi endleleni yezoni, ongahlali esihlalweni sobukhosi sabaklolodayo.
2 kuThimothewu 3 : 12
12 Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuphila ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa.
EkaJokobe 5 : 11
11 Bheka, sithi babusisiwe abakhuthazelayo. Nizwile ngokubekezela kukaJobe, nibonile isiphetho seNkosi; ukuthi iNkosi inesihawu esikhulu, nesihawu.
UHezekeli 2 : 1
1 Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yima ngezinyawo zakho, mina ngikhulume nawe.
KumaHeberu 11 : 1 – 40
1 Kepha ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka ngezinto ezithenjwayo, kungukuqiniseka ngezinto ezingabonwayo.
2 Ngoba abadala bafakazelwa ngakho.
3 Ngokukholwa siyaqonda ukuthi izwe ladatshulwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuze okubonwayo kakuvelanga kokubonwayo.
4 Ngokukholwa u-Abela wanikela kuNkulunkulu ngomhlatshelo omuhle kunokaKayini, afumana ngakho ubufakazi bokuthi ulungile, uNkulunkulu efakaza ngezipho zakhe;
5 Ngokukholwa u-Enoke wasuswa, ukuze angaboni ukufa; akafunyanwanga, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemthathile;
6 Kepha ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa, ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo.
7 Ngokukholwa uNowa, exwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ngezinto ebezingakabonwa, ngokwesaba wakha umkhumbi wokusindisa indlu yakhe; ngalo walahla umhlaba, waba yindlalifa yokulunga okungokukholwa.
8 Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama walalela ebizwa ukuba aphume, aye endaweni abezakuyamukeliswa ibe yifa; waphuma engazi lapho eya khona.
9 Ngokholo wagogobala elizweni lesithembiso njengowezizwe, ehlala emathenteni kanye loIsaka loJakobe, ababeyizindlalifa kanye laye zalesosithembiso;
10 Ngokuba wayebheke umuzi onezisekelo, omakhi nomenzi wawo nguNkulunkulu.
11 Ngokukholwa naye uSara uqobo wathola amandla okukhulelwa, esedlulelwe yisikhathi, wabeletha, ngokuba wathi ukholekile owethembisileyo.
12 Ngakho-ke kwazalwa ngoyedwa, yena engofileyo, abangangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi, nangangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle esingenakubalwa.
13 Bonke laba bafela ekukholweni, bengazamukelanga izithembiso, kodwa bazibona zikude, bakholiswa ngazo, bavuma ukuthi bangabafokazi nezihambi emhlabeni.
14 Ngokuba abasho izinto ezinjalo babonakalisa ukuthi bafuna izwe.
15 Futhi ngempela, uma babekhumbula izwe ababephuma kulo, babeyoba nethuba lokubuyela emuva.
16 Kepha manje bafuna izwe elingcono, okungukuthi elasezulwini; ngalokho uNkulunkulu akanamahloni ukubizwa ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ubalungisele umuzi.
17 Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama evivinywa wanikela ngo-Isaka, yena owayamukele izithembiso wanikela ngendodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa.
18 Okwathiwa ngaye: NgoIsaka inzalo yakho iyakubizwa;
19 Ethi uNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusa nakwabafileyo; lapho laye wamamukela khona ngomfanekiso.
20 Ngokukholwa u-Isaka wabusisa oJakobe no-Esawu ngezinto ezizayo.
21 Ngokukholwa uJakobe esezakufa wabusisa amadodana kaJosefa omabili; wakhuleka encika esihlokweni sodondolo lwakhe.
22 Ngokholo uJosefa esefile wakhuluma ngokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli; walaya ngamathambo akhe.
23 Ngokukholwa uMose esezelwe wafihlwa ngabazali bakhe izinyanga ezintathu, ngokuba bambona engumntwana omuhle; futhi abawesabanga umyalo wenkosi.
24 Ngokukholwa uMose esekhulile wala ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yendodakazi kaFaro;
25 wakhetha ukuphathwa kabi kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu kunokuba athokoze isikhashana esonweni;
26 wathi ukuthukwa kukaKristu kuyingcebo enkulu kunengcebo yaseGibithe, ngokuba wayebheke umvuzo.
27 Ngokukholwa washiya iGibithe, engesabi ulaka lwenkosi, ngokuba waqinisela sengathi uyambona ongabonwayo.
28 Ngokukholwa wenza iPhasika nokufafazwa kwegazi, ukuze obhubhisa amazibulo angawathinti.
29 Ngokukholwa badabula uLwandle Olubomvu kungathi kusemhlabathini owomileyo;
30 Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa, sezizungeziwe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
31 Ngokukholwa uRahabi isifebe akabhubhanga kanye nabangakholwanga, esamukele izinhloli ngokuthula.
32 Ngisezakuthini futhi? ngoba isikhathi singaphela ngilandisa ngoGidiyoni, loBharaki, loSamsoni, loJefitha; ekaDavide, noSamuweli, neyabaprofethi;
33 abathi ngokholo banqoba imibuso, benza ukulunga, bazuza izithembiso, bavala imilomo yezingonyama;
34 bacima amandla omlilo, baphunyuka obukhali benkemba, baqiniswa ebuthakathakeni, baba ngamaqhawe ekulweni, baxosha amabutho abezizwe.
35 Abesifazane bemukela abafileyo babo bevusiwe; abanye bahlushwa, kabavuma ukukhululwa; ukuze bathole ukuvuka okungcono kakhulu;
36 Abanye balingwa ngokuhlekwa ngonya nangokubhaxabulwa, yebo, nangezibopho nokuboshwa;
37 bakhandwa ngamatshe, banqunyulwa phakathi, balingwa, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembethe izikhumba zezimvu nezikhumba zezimbuzi; beswele, behlupheka, behlutshwa;
38 (umhlaba wawungabafanele) bazulazula ezingwadule, nasezintabeni, nasemihumeni, nasemihumeni yomhlaba.
39 Labo bonke laba, befakazelwe ngokholo, kabazemukelanga isithembiso;
40 UNkulunkulu esesimisele okuthile okungcono kakhulu, ukuze bona bangapheleliswa ngaphandle kwethu.
KumaHeberu 4 : 12
12 Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunezinkemba zonke ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo.
KwabaseGalathiya 5 : 22 – 25
22 Kodwa isithelo sikaMoya siluthando, intokozo, ukuthula, ukubekezela, ubumnene, ukulunga, ukholo,
23 ubumnene, nokuzithiba: akukho mthetho omelene nokunjalo.
24 AbakaKristu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko.
25 Uma siphila ngoMoya, masihambe futhi ngoMoya.
IzEnzo 15 : 1 – 41
1 Kwehla abathile bevela eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwane, bathi: “Uma ningasoki ngokwesiko likaMose, anikwazi ukusindiswa.
2 Kwathi ukuphikisana nokuphikisana kukaPawulu noBarnaba okungekuncane nabo, banquma ukuba uPawulu noBarnaba, nabanye kubo, bakhuphukele kubaphostoli namalunga eJerusalema ngalowo mbuzo.
3 Sebephelekezelwe libandla, badabula iFenike neSamariya, belandisa ukuphenduka kwabezizwe; baletha intokozo enkulu kubo bonke abazalwane.
4 Sebefikile eJerusalema, bamukelwa libandla labaphostoli labadala, balandisa ngakho konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labo.
5 Kodwa kwasukuma abanye behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo, besithi: Kumele ukubasoka, lokulaywa ukugcina umlayo kaMozisi.
6 Base bebuthana abaphostoli namalunga ukuba bayihlole leyo ndaba.
7 Kwathi sekunempikiswano enkulu, wasukuma uPetru, wathi kubo: “Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi nina ukuthi kusukela kudala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwethu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakhulume izwi levangeli kholwani.
8 NoNkulunkulu owazi izinhliziyo wabafakazela, ebapha uMoya oNgcwele, njengalokho enzile nakithi;
9 Akabekanga umehluko phakathi kwethu nabo, ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokholo.
10 Manje nimlingelani uNkulunkulu ngokubeka ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba nathi esingenamandla okulithwala na?
11 Kepha siyakholwa ukuthi siyakusindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, njengalokho nabo.
12 Isixuku sonke sathula, sabalalela oBarnaba noPawulu belandisa ukuthi yiziphi izimangaliso nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo kwabezizwe.
13 Sebethulile, uJakobe waphendula wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, ngizweni.
14 USimeyoni usilandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabahambela kanjani abezizwe ekuqaleni ukuze athathe kubo abantu begama lakhe.
15 Nalokho amazwi abaprofethi ayavumelana nalokhu; njengoba kulotshiwe,
16 Emva kwalokho ngiyakubuya, ngibuye ngilakhe itabernakele likaDavide eliwileyo; ngiyakubuye ngiwakhe amanxiwa awo, ngiwumise;
17 Ukuze insali yabantu ifune iNkosi, nabezizwe bonke ababizwa ngegama lami, isho iNkosi eyenza zonke lezi zinto.
18 Iyaziwa nguNkulunkulu yonke imisebenzi yakhe kwasekuqaleni kwezwe.
19 Ngakho-ke mina ngithi singabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu;
20 kodwa sibabhalele ukuthi bayeke amanyala ezithombe, lobufebe, lokukhanyiweyo, legazi.
21 Ngokuba uMose kwasendulo unabamshumayelayo emizini yonke, efundwa emasinagogeni isabatha ngamasabatha.
22 Kwaba kuhle-ke kubaphostoli namalunga kanye nebandla lonke ukuthumela amadoda athile phakathi kwabo e-Antiyokiya kanye noPawulu noBarnaba; okungukuthi uJuda othiwa uBarsaba, noSila, izinduna phakathi kwabazalwane;
23 Basebebhala izincwadi ngabo ngalendlela; Abaphostoli namalunga nabazalwane bayakhonza kubazalwane abavela kwabezizwe e-Antiyokiya, naseSiriya, naseKhilikhiya;
24 Njengoba sizwile ukuthi abathile abaphuma kithi banikhathaze ngamazwi, bedukisa imiphefumulo yenu, besithi: Kumele lisokwe, ligcine umlayo, esingabanikanga umlayo onjalo.
25 Kwaba kuhle kithi sibuthene nganhliziyonye, ukuthuma kini amadoda akhethiweyo kanye labathandekayo bethu uBarnabasi loPawuli;
26 abantu abadele ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
27 Ngakho sithumile oJudasi loSila, abazakhuluma kini lezizinto ngomlomo.
28 Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba ningathwesi umthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwalezizinto ezifunekayo;
29 ukuba nizile okuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuqumbeleneyo, nobufebe; uma nizilinda kukho, nenza kahle. Nisale kahle.
30 Sebemukisiwe, beza e-Antiyokiya;
31 Kwathi sebefundile bathokoza ngenduduzo.
32 OJudasi noSila, bengabaprofethi nabo, bakhuthaza abazalwane ngamazwi amaningi, babaqinisa.
33 Sebehlale khona isikhathi, bakhululwa abazalwane ngokuthula, baya kubaphostoli.
34 Nokho kwaba kuhle kuSila ukuba asale khona.
35 OPawulu noBarnaba bahlala e-Antiyokiya befundisa, beshumayela izwi leNkosi, kanye nabanye abaningi.
36 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wathi kuBarnabasi: “Asibuye sihambele abazalwane bethu emizini yonke esishumayele kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi banjani.
37 UBarnabasi wazimisela ukuhamba noJohane othiwa uMarku.
38 Kepha uPawulu akabonanga kukuhle ukumthatha, ahambe nabo, yena owabashiya ePhamfiliya, akaya nabo emsebenzini.
39 Kwaba khona ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze bahlukana, uBarnabasi wamthatha uMarku, waya eKhupro ngomkhumbi;
40 UPawuli wakhetha uSila, wamuka enikelwe ngabazalwane emseni kaNkulunkulu.
41 Wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya eqinisa amabandla.
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.
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.
2 kuThimothewu 3 : 16
16 Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu, ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni;