1 KwabaseKhorinte 1:1-9

UPawula, obizwe ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumphostoli kaJesu Khristu, benoSostene umzalwane, ngibhalela ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKhorinte, kwabangcwelisiwe kuKhristu uJesu, ababiziweyo ukuba babe ngcwele. Ngibhalela nabo bonke abakhuleka egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ezindaweni zonke abakuzo: makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Khristu. Ngimbonga njalo uNkulunkulu wami ngani, ngenxa yomusa wakhe eniwuphiweyo kuKhristu uJesu, ukuba ezintweni zonke, nicetshiswe kuye; ekukhulumeni nasekwazini konke njengalokhu ubufakazi ngoKhristu buqinisiwe kini, ukuze ningasesweli nesisodwa nje isiphiwo somusa, njengokuba nikulindele ngokushisekela ukwambulwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. NguYena oyakuniqinisa nani kuze kube sekugcineni, ningabi nacala ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. Wethembekile uNkulunkulu owanibizela ebudlelwaneni neNdodana yakhe, uJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu.