Isibingelelo

1 UPawuli obizelwe ukuba ngumphostoli kaJesu Kristua ngentando kaNkulunkulub, loSostenesic umzalwane, 2 kubandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinted, kubo abangcwelisiweyoe kuKristu Jesu, ababizelwef ukuba ngabangcweleg, kanye labo bonke ababizah ibizo leNkosi yethui uJesu Kristu kuyo yonke indawo, eyabo kanye leyethuj: 3 Umusak kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu. 4 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wamil ngesikhathi sonke ngani, ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu eliwuphiweyo kuKristu Jesu; 5 ukuthi kuyo yonke into linothisiwe kuye, ekukhulumeni konkem lelwazini lonkeno, 6 njengoba ubufakazip bukaKristu buqinisiwe kini; 7 ukuze lingasileli lakwesinye isipho, lilindeleq ukwembulwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 8 ozaliqinisar futhi kuze kube sekupheleni, ukuze lingabi lacalas ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristut. 9 UNkulunkulu uthembekileu, elabizelwa ngayev ebudlelwaneniw beNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.

Ukuphikisana ebandleni leKorinte

10 Ngiyalincenga-kex, bazalwane, ngebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi lonke likhulume into ibenyey, njalo kungabi khona ukwehlukana phakathi kwenu, kodwa lipheleliswez emqondweni munye lekuboneni kunye. 11 Ngoba ngitsheliwe ngani, bazalwane bami, ngabakoKlowea, ukuthi kukhona izingxabanob phakathi kwenu. 12 Njalo ngitsho lokhu, kokuthi ngulowo lalowo wenuc uthi: Mina ngingokaPawuli; kodwa mina okaApolosid; kodwa mina okaKefasie; kodwa mina okaKristu. 13 UKristu wehlukanisiwe yinif? Kanti uPawuli wabethelelwa lina, kumbe labhabhathizwag yini ebizweni likaPawuli? 14 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu ukuthi kangibhabhathizangah lamunye wenu, ngaphandle kukaKrispusii loGayusij; 15 ukuze kungabi khona othi ngabhabhathiza ebizweni lami uqobok. 16 Futhi ngabhabhathiza lendlu kaStefanal; ngaphandle kwalokho kangazi ukuthi ngabhabhathiza omunye umuntu. 17 Ngoba uKristu kangithumanga ukuthi ngibhabhathize, kodwa ukuthi ngitshumayele ivangeli; kungeyisikho ngenhlakanipho yelizwim, hlezi isiphambano sikaKristu senziwe izen.

Ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu lokomhlaba

18 Ngoba ilizwi lesiphambano liyibuthutha kulabo ababhubhayoop, kodwa kithi abasindiswayoq lingamandla kaNkulunkulur. 19 Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngizachithas inhlakanipho yabahlakaniphileyo, lokuqedisisa kwabaqedisisayo ngizakwenza izet. 20 Singaphi isihlakaniphi? Ungaphiu umbhali? Ungaphi umphikisi walumhlabav? Angithi uNkulunkuluw wayenza yaba yibuthuthax inhlakanipho yalumhlaba yiniy? 21 Ngoba kuthez enhlakanipheni kaNkulunkulua umhlaba kawumazanga uNkulunkulu ngenhlakanipho, kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulub ngobuthuthac bentshumayelo ukusindisa abakholwayo. 22 Ngoba lamaJuda acela isibonakalisod, lamaGriki adinga inhlakanipho; 23 kodwa thinae sitshumayelaf uKristu obethelweyo, isikhubekiso kumaJudag, lobuthuthah kumaGriki; 24 kodwa kulabo ababiziweyo, kumaJuda kanye lakumaGriki, uKristu amandlai kaNkulunkulu lenhlakaniphoj kaNkulunkulu; 25 ngoba ubuthutha bukaNkulunkulu buhlakaniphile kulabantu, lobuthakathaka bukaNkulunkulu bulamandla kulabantu.

26 Ngoba khangelanik ubizol lwenu, bazalwane, ukuthi kababanengi abahlakaniphileyo ngokwenyama, kababanengim abalamandlan, kababanengi abayizikhuluo; 27 kodwa uNkulunkulup ukhethile izinto zobuthutha zomhlaba, ukuze ayangise abahlakaniphileyo; njalo uNkulunkulu ukhethile okubuthakathaka komhlaba, ukuze ayangise okulamandla; 28 lezinto eziphansi zomhlaba lezinto ezidelelekayo uNkulunkulu uzikhethile, lezinto ezingekhoq, ukuze enze zibe yize izinto ezikhonar; 29 ukuze kungabikho inyamas ezincomayo phambi kwakhe. 30 Kodwa ngaye lina likuKristu Jesu, owenzelwa thina inhlakaniphot evela kuNkulunkulu, lokulungau, lokungcweliswav, lohlengow, 31 ukuze, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Ozincomayox, kazincome eNkosini.