1 kwabaseKorinte 11:17-34

1 kwabaseKorinte 11:17-34 CZB24

Kepha kulokhu enginitshela khona anginibongi ngokuba nibuthana kungekukho okuhle kepha kukho okubi kakhulu. Ngokuba okokuqala, nxa nibuthana ebandleni, ngizwa ukuthi kukhona ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu; futhi ngiyakukholwa ngokwengxenye. Ngoba kumele kube khona ukuhlukana phakathi kwenu, ukuze abathembekileyo babonakale phakathi kwenu. Ngakho nxa nibuthana endaweni eyodwa, lokhu akusikho ukudla isidlo seNkosi; Ngokuba ekudleni yilowo nalowo uphatha owakhe isidlo kuqala, omunye ulambile, omunye udakiwe. Yini? Aninazo yini izindlu zokudlela nokuphuzela na? Kumbe nidelela ibandla likaNkulunkulu, nijabhise abangenalutho na? Ngizothini kuwe? ngikudumise kulokhu na? angikubongi. Ngoba mina ngemukele eNkosini, lokho lami enganinika khona, ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngalobobusuku eyanikelwa ngabo yathatha isinkwa; Esebongile, wasihlephula, wathi: “Thabathani, nidle, lokhu kungumzimba wami owahleshelwa nina; Kanjalo wathabatha nesitsha emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, wathi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami; Ngokuba njalo, nxa nidla lesi sinkwa, niphuza lesisitsha, nimemezela ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike. Ngakho-ke odla lesi sinkwa, anathe lesisitsha seNkosi ngokungafanele, unecala lomzimba negazi leNkosi. Kodwa umuntu akazihlolisise, khona-ke akadle leso sinkwa, aphuze lesisitsha. Ngokuba odlayo anathe ngokungafanele, uzidlela aziphuzele ukulahlwa, engawahlukanisi umzimba weNkosi. Ngenxa yalokhu baningi phakathi kwenu ababuthakathaka nabagulayo, nabaningi balele. Ngokuba uma besizahlulela thina, besingayikwahlulelwa. Kodwa nxa sahlulelwa, siyalaywa yiNkosi, ukuze singalahlwa kanye lelizwe. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, nxa nibuthana ukuba nidle, lindanani. Uma umuntu elambile, akadle ekhaya; ukuze lingabuthani ekulahlweni. Okuseleyo ngizakulungisa nxa ngifika.