KwabaseKholose 3:1-25
3 Ngakho nxa lavuswa loKhristu,+ qhubekani lifuna izinto zaphezulu lapho uKhristu ahlezi khona esandleni sokudla sikaNkulunkulu.+
2 Gcinani ingqondo zenu zinamathele ezintweni zaphezulu+ hatshi ezintweni zasemhlabeni+
3 ngoba lina lifile futhi impilo yenu ifihlwe loKhristu* ngokuvumelana loNkulunkulu.
4 Lapho uKhristu oyikuphila kwethu+ ebonakala, lani lizabonakaliswa laye enkazimulweni.+
5 Ngakho bulalani izitho zemizimba yenu+ yasemhlabeni okuvela kuzo ukufeba,* lokungcola, lokubuswa zinkanuko zemacansini,+ lezifiso ezimbi kanye lobuhwaba, okuyikukhonza izithombe.
6 Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyeza ngenxa yezinto lezo.
7 Le yiyo indlela elaliziphatha* ngayo empilweni elaliyiphila kuqala.*+
8 Kodwa kufanele likulahle konke lokhu: ukuthukuthela, lokuzonda, lezenzo ezimbi,+ lokuthethisa+ njalo inkulumo ebolileyo+ akufanelanga iphume emilonyeni yenu.
9 Lingaqambelani amanga.+ Hlubulani ubuntu obudala+ lezenzo zabo,
10 ligqoke ubuntu obutsha+ obenziwa bube butsha ngolwazi oluqondileyo ngokuvumelana lomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu owabudalayo.+
11 Lapho akulamGrikhi kumbe umJuda, akulakusoka kumbe ukungasoki, akula owezizweni, akula umSikhethiya,* isigqili kumbe okhululekileyo kodwa uKhristu uyikho konke kukho konke.+
12 Njengoba lingabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiweyo,+ abangcwele labathandwayo, gqokani uzwelo olukhulu,+ lomusa, lokuthobeka,*+ lobumnene+ kanye lokubekezela.+
13 Qhubekani libekezelelana futhi lithethelelana ngenhliziyo yonke+ lanxa umuntu engabe elesizatho sokusola omunye.+ Njengoba nje uJehova* walithethelela ngenhliziyo yonke, lani kufanele lenze njalo.+
14 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu, gqokani uthando+ ngoba lwenza limanyane ngokupheleleyo.+
15 Kanti njalo ukuthula kukaKhristu akubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu+ ngoba labizelwa kukho ukuze libe ngumzimba owodwa. Tshengisani ukuthi lingabantu ababongayo.
16 Ilizwi likaKhristu kalihlale kini ngokupheleleyo, libe ngabantu abalokuhlakanipha konke. Qhubekani lifundisana njalo likhuthazana* ngamahubo,+ langezingoma zokudumisa uNkulunkulu langokuhlabela izingoma zokukhonza lezokubonga, futhi lihlabelele uJehova* ngezinhliziyo* zenu.+
17 Loba kuyini elikwenzayo, kungaba ngelizwi kumbe ngesenzo, konke kwenzeni ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, libonga uNkulunkulu uBaba ngayo.+
18 Bafazi, zehliseni kubomkenu+ ngoba lokhu kuhle eNkosini.
19 Madoda, qhubekani lithanda omkenu+ njalo lingabi lesihluku kubo.*+
20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu kukho konke+ ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.
21 Bobaba, lingabazondisi* abantwabenu+ ukuze bangadani.*
22 Lina zigqili, walaleleni kukho konke amakhosi enu asemhlabeni,+ hatshi nxa elikhangele kuphela angathi lithokozisa abantu, kodwa kwenzeni ngenhliziyo eqotho langokwesaba uJehova.*
23 Loba kuyini elikwenzayo kwenzeni ngomphefumulo* wonke, angathi lisebenzela uJehova*+ hatshi abantu
24 ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi lizakwamukela umvuzo olilifa elivela kuJehova.*+ Kufanele libe yizigqili zeNkosi uKhristu.
25 Owenza okubi uzajeziswa sibili ngenxa yobubi abenzileyo+ njalo akusoze kube lobandlululo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “isezandleni zikaKhristu.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “elalihamba.”
^ Kumbe, “lisaphila ngaleyondlela.”
^ Ibala leli lalisitsho umuntu ongaphucukanga.
^ Kumbe, “lokuzehlisa.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “liselulekana.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “ezinhliziyweni.”
^ Kumbe, “lingabathukutheleli kakhulu.”
^ Kumbe, “lingabacaphuli.”
^ Kumbe, “bangapheli amandla.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala ebaleni elithi, “Umphefumulo.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
