8 Nje-ke ngithanda bona eendaweni zoke amadoda athandaze aphakamise izandla ezicwengileko, anganalo ilaka nokuphikisana.
wathi kuye: “Njengombana ubawe lokhu, wangazibawela ipilo ede nanyana ubunjinga, nanyana ubawe ukubulawa kwezitha zakho, kodwana wabawa kwaphela ukuhlakanipha ukuze ubuse ngokulunga,
nanyana kungananturhu ezandleni zami, nomthandazwami uhlambulukile.
Phakamiselani izandla endaweni ecwenge khulu, nidumise uSomnini.
Umthandazwami awube njengetjhwalo kuwe; izandla engiziphakamisileko zibe njengomnikelo wakusihlwa.
Ngiloyo onezandla ezinganacala, nehliziyo ehlanzekileko, ongakhulumeli butjhilweni ngoSomnini nongafungi ngekohliso.
Ngihlamba izandla zami, ngimsulwa, iye, ngizombeleza i-aldari lakho Somnini,
Yizwa ilizwi lesibawo sami, lokha nangilila kuwe Somnini; iye, lokha nangiphakamisela izandla, endawenakho ecwenge khulu.
Kodwana nakugula bona, mina ngembatha izambatho zokuzila, ngazikhandla ngokuzila ukudla; ngaqinisela ekubathandazeleni.
Iimbhena zami zizakuvuma zikubabaze ngombana ukwethembeka kwakho kungcono kunepilo.
Ngathana bengisophe okumbi ehliziyweni, uSomandla ubangeze angizwa.
Umhlabelo weenkhohlakali usinyenyiso kuSomnini, kodwana uthokoziswa mthandazo wabaqotho.
Umhlabelo weenkhohlakali usinyenyiso, kangangani-ke nawulethwa ngehloso embi!
Lokha nanelula izandla zenu nithandaza, Ngizokuvala amehlwami kini nanyana ningenza imithandazo eminengi kangangani angekhe ngiyilalele. Izandla zenu zizele iingazi.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona naninokukholwa ningazazi, anizukwenza kwaphela okwenziwe emthini wamakhiwani lo, kodwana ningatjho nentabenapha nithi, ‘Suka, uziphosele ngelwandle,’ yeke kuzakwenzeka lokho.
Kodwana manjesi ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nithandazele labo abanizumako,
Usilibalele amacalethu njengombana sibalibalela abanamacala kithi.
UJesu wathi: “Baba, balibalele ngombana abakwazi abakwenzako.” Bahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe ngokwenza ifumbe.
Waphuma nabo baya endaweni yeBhethaniya, waphakamisa izandla, wababusisa.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Yewungikholwe mfazi, isikhathi siyeza lapha uBaba angekhe athandazwa entabeni le namkha eJerusalema.
Yena nomndenakhe bekubabantu abesaba uZimu nabazinikeleko kuye. Gade abela abadududu, ahlala njalo athandaza uZimu.
Yathi kimi, ‘Korneliyasi! UZimu uwuzwile umthandazwakho bewakhumbula nokwabela kwakho izipho kwabadududu.
Yena wayiqala ngokuyesaba, wabuza wathi: “Kosi, kwenze njani?” Ingilozi yaphendula yathi: “Imithandazwakho nokwabela kwakho abadududu kwenyukele kuZimu njengesikhumbuzo.
Kodwana kuthe bona amalanga wethu lapho aphele, sasuka bona siragele phambili nekhambo lethu. Boke abafundi, abomkabo nabantwababo basiphekelela besaphumela ngaphandle kwedorobho. Lapho-ke saguqa eligwini lelwandle sathandaza.
Waguqa phasi warhuwelela wathi: “Kosi! Ungabali isonwesi phezu kwabo.” Sele atjhwile lokhu, walala ubuthongo besiphelani.
kilo ibandla lakaZimu eKorinte, kilabo abacwengisiweko kuKrestu Jesu bebabizelwa ekucwengeni, bakanye nabo boke abakizo zoke iindawo, ababiza ibizo leKosi uJesu Krestu oyiKosabo neyethu:
Bengifisa inga boke abantu bebangaba njengami; kodwana omunye nomunye umuntu unesiphiwo sakhe esibuya kuZimu, omunye unalesi kanti omunye unalesiya.
Akathokozwe uZimu ohlala asirhola njalo ngedwendwe lokuhlula kuKrestu nophutjheza ngathi iphunga elimnandi lelwazi lakhe yoke indawo.
Ngithanda bona nazi bazalwana bonyana izinto ezenzekileko kimi eqinisweni zaba lisizo ekuthuthukiseleni phambili ivangeli.
ngombana ukuzwakala kwelizwi kwavela kini, ingasi eMasedoniya ne-Arhaya kwaphela. Ukukholwa kwenu kuZimu sekwazeka yoke indawo, yeke akusatlhogeki bona sitjho ilitho ngakho
Nje-ke bengingathanda bona abahlolokazi abasesebatjha babuye bende babelethe, baphathe kuhle imizabo, khona inaba lethu lingazukufumana ithuba lokukhuluma kumbi ngathi.
Liqinisile ilizwi leli. Ngithanda bona ugandelele ezintweni lezi khona kuzakuthi labo abakholwa kuZimu bayelele ukuzinikela ekwenzeni imisebenzi emihle. Izinto lezo zihle begodu zilisizo kibo boke.
asibandameleni ngehliziyo eqinisileko, ngethemba elipheleleko lokukholwa; iinhliziyo zethu zifafaziwe esazelweni esimbi nemizimba yethu ihlanzwe ngamanzi ahlanzekileko.
Tjhidelani kuZimu naye uzakutjhidela kini. Hlambani izandla zenu nina zoni, nihlambulule iinhliziyo zenu nina beenhliziyo ezimbili.
Ngokunjalo nani madoda, philisanani nabo ngokubazwisisa, nibacabangele ngokwazi bona babuthakathaka begodu nabo baziindlalifa zomusa wokuphila kanye nani; kwenzeni lokho ukuze imithandazo yenu ingaliyeki.