‏ 1 Corinthians 16

Umnikelo Onikelelwa Abantu BakaNkulunkulu

1Mayelana lomnikelo onikelelwa abantu bakaNkulunkulu: Yenzani lokhu engatshela amabandla aseGalathiya ukuba akwenze. 2Ngosuku lwakuqala maviki wonke, yilowo lalowo wenu kabeke eceleni imali ethile kusiya mayelana leholo lakhe, ayigcine, ukuze kuthi ekufikeni kwami kungabi lokuqoqa okwenziwayo. 3Ngakho-ke, ekufikeni kwami ngizabapha izincwadi zokubaveza labobantu elibakhethileyo ngibathume eJerusalema lesipho senu. 4Kungabonakala kufanele ukuba ngihambe labo, bazangiphelekezela.

Izicelo ZikaPhawuli

5Sengidlule eMasedoniya ngizakuza kini, ngoba ngizadlula eMasedoniya. 6Mhlawumbe ngizahlala lani okwesikhatshana, mhlawumbe ubusika bonke, ukuze lingisize ohanjweni lwami, ezindaweni zonke engiya kuzo. 7Kangifisi ukulibona khathesi ngilethekelela okwesikhatshana nje; ngithemba ngizahlala lani okwesikhathi esithile, nxa iNkosi ivuma. 8Kodwa ngizahlala e-Efesu kuze kufike iPhentekhosti, 9ngoba ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu womsebenzi ophumelelayo, njalo banengi abangiphikisayo.

10UThimothi angafika, libone ukuthi akulalutho alwesabayo eseselani ngoba uqhubeka ngomsebenzi weNkosi njengami. 11Ngakho akungabi lomuntu owalayo ukumamukela. Medluliseni ngokuthula ukuze abuye kimi. Ngimlindele kanye labazalwane.

12Mayelana lomzalwane wethu u-Apholo: Ngamncenga kakhulu ukuba eze kini labazalwane. Ubengafisi ukuhamba khathesi kodwa uzahamba lapho eselethuba.

13Lindani; qinani ekukholweni kwenu; libe ngabantu abalesibindi, wobani lamandla. 14Yenzani konke ngothando.

15Liyakwazi ukuthi abendlu KaStefane baba ngamakholwa akuqala e-Akhayiya njalo sebazinikela emsebenzini wabantu beNkosi. Ngiyalincenga, bazalwane, 16ukuba lizinikele kwabanjengalaba lakubo bonke abahlanganyela emsebenzini basebenze khona. 17Ngathokoza ekufikeni kukaStefane loFothunathu kanye lo-Akhayikhu ngoba balethe obekusilela kuvela kini. 18Ngoba bavuselela umoya wami kanye lowenu. Abantu abanjalo bafanele ukuqakathekiswa.

Ukuvalelisa

19Amabandla asesifundeni sase-Ezhiya ayalibingelela.

U-Akhwila loPhrisila ngokuthokoza eNkosini bayalibingelela kakhulu, lenza njalo lebandla elihlanganela endlini yabo.

20Bonke abazalwane abalapha bayalibingelela.

Bingelelanani ngokwangana okungcwele.

21Mina, Phawuli, ngiloba ukubingelela lokhu ngesami isandla.

22Nxa umuntu engayithandi iNkosi, kehlelwe yisithuko. Woza, awu Nkosi!

23Umusa weNkosi uJesu kawube lani.

24Uthando lwami kini lonke kuKhristu uJesu. Ameni.