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Ingcazelo ngenyama ehlatshelwe izithombe
8Mayelana-ke lezinto ezihlatshelwea izithombe, siyazi ukuthi sonke silolwazib. Ulwazicd luyakhukhumezae, kodwa uthando luyakhaf. 2 Uba-ke umuntug esithi uyazi ulutho, kakazi lutho njengoba kufanele ukuthi azi; 3 kodwa uba umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguyeh. 4 Ngakho mayelana lokudla izintoi ezihlatshelwe izithombe, siyazi ukuthi isithombej kasilutho emhlabeni, lokuthi kakhok omunye unkulunkulu ngaphandle koyedwa. 5 Ngoba lanxa kukhona okuthiwa ngonkulunkulul, loba kusezulwini loba kusemhlabeni (njengoba kukhona onkulunkulu abanengi, lamakhosi amanengi), 6 kanti kithi kuloNkulunkulu munyem, uBaban, okuvela kuye izinto zonkeo, lathi sikuye; leNkosi inye, uJesu Kristup, okwavela ngaye konkeq, lathi sikhona ngaye.
7 Kodwa ulwazir kalukho kubo bonke; kanti abanye belesazelas sesithombe kuze kube khathesi bayakudla njengokuhlatshelwe isithombet, lesazela sabo esibuthakathaka singcoliswau. 8 Kodwa ukudlav kakusisondezi kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kungesikuthi nxa sisidla, silenzuzo; njalo kungesikuthi nxa singadli, silokulahlekelwa. 9 Qaphelani-kew, hlezix amandla enu la abe yisikhubekisoy kwababuthakathakaz. 10 Ngoba uba umuntua ekubona wena ololwazib uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, isazelac salowo obuthakathaka kasiyikuqiniswa1 yini ukuthi adle izinto ezihlatshelwe izithombe? 11 Ngenxa yolwazi lwakhod lomzalwane obuthakathakae uzabhubha yini, amfelayo uKristuf? 12 Kodwa uba lisonag ngokunjalo kubazalwane, lilimaza isazela sabo esibuthakathaka, liyona kuKristu. 13 Ngakho-ke uba ukudlah kumkhubekisa umzalwane wamii, kangisoze ngidle inyamaj loba nininini, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wamik.
a 8.4,7,10. Seb. 15.29.
b 10.15. 8.7,10. Roma 15.14. Roma 14.14,22.
c 8.7,10. 10.15. Roma 15.14. Roma 14.14,22.
d Roma 14.3,10.
e 4.6.
f Seb. 9.31.
g 3.18; 13.8,9,12. Gal. 6.3. 1 Tim. 6.4.
h 13.12. Gal. 4.9. Eks. 33.12,17. Nah. 1.7.
i 8.4,7,10. Seb. 15.29.
j 10.19. Isa. 41.24.
k Dute. 4.35,39. Seb. 14.15. Hlab. 86.10.
l Joha. 10.34.
m Dute. 4.35,39. Seb. 14.15. Hlab. 86.10.
n Mal. 2.10. Efe. 4.6.
o 11.12. Roma 11.36. Seb. 17.28.
p 1.2. Efe. 4.5. Seb. 2.36. Joha. 13.13.
q Joha. 1.3.
r 10.15. 8.7,10. Roma 15.14. Roma 14.14,22.
s 10.25,27,29.
t 8.4,7,10. Seb. 15.29.
u Roma 14.14,23.
v Roma 14.17.
w 1.26.
x 10.23. Gal. 5.13.
y Roma 14.13.
z 8.11. Roma 14.1.
a 10.28.
b 10.15. 8.7,10. Roma 15.14. Roma 14.14,22.
c 10.25,27,29.
1 ukuqiniswa: kumbe, ukwakhiwa.
d 10.28.
e 8.11. Roma 14.1.
f Roma 14.15.
g Mat. 25.40,45.
h Roma 14.21.
i Mat. 5.29.
j Roma 14.13.
k Mat. 5.29.