Corpo é o templo de Deus
O corpo do cristão é templo de Deus. Ele habita em nós pelo Espírito Santo, fazendo do crente morada viva e sagrada do Altíssimo.
Templo do Deus vivo
Vós sois o templo do Deus vivo. Deus disse: habitarei neles e entre eles andarei. O criador mora em sua criação redimida.
Amutoziba kuti imwi muthempeli yeNdzimu nekuti Meya yeNdzimu inogala mumuli? Hapa kene yani zwe epaladza thempeli yeNdzimu, Ndzimu unowhowumpaladza. Nekuti thempeli yeNdzimu yakayengemala, ndimwi thempeli iyeyo.
Amutoziba kuti mibili yenyu ithempeli leMeya Yakayengemala imukati kwenyu, yamunayo ibva kuNdzimu? Amutji imwi tjekwenyu; makatengwa nentengo. Ndizo kudzani Ndzimu mumibili yenyu.
Nditjipi tjibvumilano tjingabapo pakati kwethempeli leNdzimu nemidzimwana yakabehhewa? Ngobe tithempeli leNdzimu mpenyu; seNdzimu kwaakati,
"Ndowhogala mubali
kakale ayenda pakati kwabo,
ndowhoba Ndzimu wabo,
ibo banowhoba banhu bangu."
Ndizo ke, amutjibataya kene bahhi, koga matjiba bazwagwa behango in’ompela nebayengemali neben’ha weNdzimu, makabakigwa pehhugwi kwembviwa yebapositoli nebalebesambeli, Khirisitu Yesu tjekukwe ali bgwe lendzibo linotambunudza mbako; muwunli, mbako wose wakabhatana, unokula ukabe thempeli lakayengemala muna He; muwunli, namwi bo makabumbiwa kuti mube bugalo Ndzimu gwaanogala muguli ngeMeya.
Ngobe imwe neyimwe n’umba inobakiwa nenhu, koga mbaki wako kose ndiNdzimu. Mozisi waka akagalikamoyo mun’umba yeNdzimu senlanda, epa busupi gwezwinhu zwaka zwiwholebgwa mulubaka gunohha. Koga Khirisitu wakagalikamoyo kuti abe iye wakalinga mun’umba yeNdzimu senkololo. Naswi bo tin’umba iye, hapa tingabhatisisa mukuzwigalabgwe nezwida kunobva mukugalabgwe.
Mozisi waka akagalikamoyo mun’umba yeNdzimu senlanda, epa busupi gwezwinhu zwaka zwiwholebgwa mulubaka gunohha. Koga Khirisitu wakagalikamoyo kuti abe iye wakalinga mun’umba yeNdzimu senkololo. Naswi bo tin’umba iye, hapa tingabhatisisa mukuzwigalabgwe nezwida kunobva mukugalabgwe.
Cristo em nós
Já não sou eu quem vive, mas Cristo vive em mim. A presença de Deus no crente é privilégio e responsabilidade sagrada.
akutji imi unotjila, koga ndiKhirisitu unotjila mundili; nebutjilo gwandinotjila ngwenu munyama ndotjila ngegalamoyo muNkololo weNdzimu, iye wakandida akapila butjilo gugwe ngentha yangu.
Yesu wakawun’handula eti, "Hapa nhu endida, unowhotjengeta dama langu, naTate bangu banowhowundha, kakale towhohha kuwunli tikagala naye.
Ayisedzeleni Pedlo NeNdzimu
Ndizo ke, makamu angu, saku tina kuzwigalabgwe kwakasima kuti tingangina mubugalo gwakayengemala ngemalopa aYesu, nezila tshwa kakale ilizila mhenyu yaakatihhulila nemujila letjisitilo, kuleba kuti ngemumbili uwe, kakale saku tina mphirisiti unkulu unotungamila n’umba yeNdzimu, ngatisedzeleni pedlo tina mimoyo inamalebeswa nebugalimoyo guhhele, nemimoyo yedu yakanyasiwa ikatjena kubva kumikumbulo mibi nemibili yedu yakasukiwa nevula mbuyanana.
Koga imwi muludzi gwakahalugwa, baphirisiti baMambo, tjaba tjakayengemala, banhu beNdzimu, kuti musumikile mihingo yakanaka ya iwhoyo wakamudana emudusa muhhalima emusa mutjedza tjitje tjinotjenamisa.