Uthando Lwedlula Ulwazi
Amakholwa angayidla yini inyama enikelwe ezithombeni? Isithombe asilutho, futhi kunoBaba munye okuvela kuye zonke izinto. Kodwa ukwazi kuyakhukhumeza kanti uthando luyakha: uma ukudla kwakhe kubhubhisa umzalwane uKhristu amfela, uPawulu ngeke aphinde adle inyama.
8 1Ngokokudla okuhlatshelelwe izithombe: siyazi ukuthi sonke sinolwazi. Ulwazi luyakhukhumalisa, kodwa uthando luyakha. 2Uma umuntu ethi uyazi okuthile, akakazi njengoba efanele ukwazi. 3Kodwa uma umuntu emthanda uBaba wethu, waziwa nguye.
4Ngokudla okuhlatshelelwe izithombe: siyazi ukuthi isithombe asilutho emhlabeni, nokuthi akekho uBaba ngaphandle koyedwa. 5Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, ezulwini noma emhlabeni—futhi ngempela bakhona “onkulunkulu” abaningi “namakhosi” amaningi. 6Kepha kithina ukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uBaba wethu, zonke izinto zivela kuye, thina sikhona ngenxa yakhe; kukhona neNkosi eyodwa uJesu Khristu, zonke izinto zivela ngaye, thina sikhona ngaye. a a v6 Lapha uPawulu ubeka uBaba neNdodana eceleni komunye nomunye: uNkulunkulu oyedwa unguBaba wethu, umthombo wazo zonke izinto, neNkosi eyodwa inguJesu, okwathi ngaye zonke izinto zaba khona.
7Kodwa akusibo bonke abanalolu lwazi. Abanye, abasasejwayele izithombe kuze kube manje, badla lokhu kudla kungathi kuhlatshelelwe isithombe ngempela, nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka wenziwe ngcolile. 8Ukudla akusisondezi kuBaba wethu. Asisibi abangcono uma singadli, singabi abangcono uma sidla. 9Kodwa qaphelani ukuthi leli lungelo lenu lingabi yisikhubekiso kwabanamandla angatheni. 10Uma umuntu ekubona wena onolwazi udla ethempelini lesithombe, kabuyikukhuthazeka yini unembeza wakhe obuthakathaka ukuba adle ukudla okuhlatshelelwe izithombe? 11Ngakho ngolwazi lwakho lona lo muntu obuthakathaka uyabhubha—umzalwane uKhristu amfelayo. 12Lapho nona kanjalo kubazalwane benu, nilimaze onembeza wabo obuthakathaka, nona kuKhristu. 13Ngakho uma ukudla kukhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngaphinde ngidle inyama, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
