82 Corinthians 8

1Sesilazisa, bazalwane, umusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe emabandleni eMakedoniya;Select 2 Corinthians 8:1

2ukuthi ekulingweni okukhulu kwenhlupho, ukwengezelelwa kwentokozo yabo lobuyanga babo obujulileyo bengezelela enothweni yokuphana kwabo.Select 2 Corinthians 8:2

3Ngoba babekhululekile njengokwamandla abo, ngiyafakaza, langaphezu kwamandla abo,Select 2 Corinthians 8:3

4ngesicelo esikhulu basincenga, ukuthi semukele isipho, lokuhlanganyela koncedo olungolwabangcwele;Select 2 Corinthians 8:4

5njalo kakubanga njengoba sathemba, kodwa bazinikela kuqala eNkosini, lakithi ngentando kaNkulunkulu.Select 2 Corinthians 8:5

6Kwaze kwathi sakhuthaza uTitosi ukuthi, njengalokhu wayeseqalile phambili, ngokunjalo awuqede futhi kini lumusa.Select 2 Corinthians 8:6

7Kodwa njengalokhu lisengezelela kukho konke, ekholweni, lelizwini, lelwazini, lekukhuthaleni konke, lethandweni lwenu kithi, ukuze lakulumusa lengezelele.Select 2 Corinthians 8:7

8Kangikhulumi njengokulawula, kodwa ngokutshiseka kwabanye, njalo ngihlola ubuqotho bothando lwenu.Select 2 Corinthians 8:8

9Ngoba liyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi lanxa wayenothile, waba ngumyanga ngenxa yenu, ukuze ngobuyanga bakhe lina linothe.Select 2 Corinthians 8:9

10Lakulokhu ngipha umbono; ngoba lokhu kuluncedo kini, abaqala phambili nyakenye, kungeyisikwenza kuphela, kodwa lokufisa;Select 2 Corinthians 8:10

11kodwa khathesi-ke qedani futhi ukwenza, ukuze, njengalokhu kukhona ukukhuthalela ukufisa, ngokunjalo kukhona lokuqedisa ngalokho elilakho.Select 2 Corinthians 8:11

12Ngoba uba kukhona ukufisa, umuntu uyemukeleka ngalokho alakho, kungeyisikho ngalokho angelakho.Select 2 Corinthians 8:12

13Ngoba kungeyisikuthi abanye babe lenkululeko, lina-ke libe lohlupho; kodwa ngokulingana, okwalesisikhathi isengezo senu sibe ngesenswelo yabo,Select 2 Corinthians 8:13

14ukuze kuthi lesengezo sabo sibe ngesenswelo yenu, ukuze kube khona ukulingana,Select 2 Corinthians 8:14

15njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Owabutha okunengi, kabanga lokusalayo; lowabutha okuncinyane kasilelanga.Select 2 Corinthians 8:15

16Kodwa kabongwe uNkulunkulu ofaka inkuthalo efananayo ngani enhliziyweni kaTitosi,Select 2 Corinthians 8:16

17ukuthi isibili wemukela isikhuthazo, kodwa etshiseka kakhulu, wasuka waya kini ngesifiso sakhe.Select 2 Corinthians 8:17

18Njalo sithuma kanye laye umzalwane, odumo lwakhe evangelini ludabule emabandleni wonke;Select 2 Corinthians 8:18

19kungeyisilokhu kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwe futhi ngamabandla ukuthi asiphelekezele lalo umusa owasetshenzwa yithi kube ludumo lwale iNkosi, lekubonakalisweni kokukhuthala kwenu;Select 2 Corinthians 8:19

20sivikela lokhu, hlezi umuntu asisole kulesisengezo esisetshenzwe yithi;Select 2 Corinthians 8:20

21sinakekela okuhle kungekho phambi kweNkosi kuphela kodwa laphambi kwabantu.Select 2 Corinthians 8:21

22Sasesithuma kanye labo umzalwane wethu, esimfice ezintweni ezinengi kanengi ekhuthele, kodwa khathesi ukhuthele kakhulukazi ngenxa yokulithemba okukhulu.Select 2 Corinthians 8:22

23Kumbe ngoTitosi, ungumhlanganyeli lesisebenzi kanye lami kini; loba abazalwane bethu, bayizithunywa zamabandla, bayinkazimulo kaKristu.Select 2 Corinthians 8:23

24Ngakho bonakalisani kubo ubufakazi bothando lwenu labokuzincomela kwethu lina, laphambi kwamabandla.Select 2 Corinthians 8:24