Ipilo etja kuKrestu
1Nakube navuswa noKrestu, khona-ke funani izinto zaphezulu, lapho uKrestu ahlezi khona ngesigomeni sakaZimu. 2Bekani imikhumbulwenu ezintweni zezulwini, ningatjheji zephasi 3ngombana nafa, nje-ke ipilwenu ifihliwe kuKrestu okuZimu. 4Lokha uKrestu okuphila kwenu nakabonakaliswako, nani nizokubonakaliswa kanye naye ephazimulweni.
5Nje-ke bulalani koke okukini okungekwemvelo yephasini: ubudzewuri, ukusilaphala, ikanuko, iimfiso ezimbi nobumarhamaru, okukulotjha abosingazimu. 6Ngebanga lakho koke lokhu itukuthelo kaZimu izokwehlela kilabo abangalaleliko. 7Lezo ziindlela nani ebegade nizilandela lokha nanisaphila ipilo enjalo.
8Kodwana kwanjesi kufanele nilahle zoke izinto ezinjalo: itukuthelo, ilaka, izondo, ukuhlambalaza nokukhuluma amahlazo. 9Ningaleyelani amanga, njengombana sele nihlubule ubunina obudala nemikhuba yabo nje, 10begodu senembethe ubunina obutjha, obuvuselelwe elwazini ngokomfuziselo wombumbi wabo. 11Ekuvuselelweni lokho, akusekho umGirigi nomJuda, osokiweko nongakasokwa, otjhili, umSkithi, amakhoboka nabatjhaphulukileko.
12Yeke njengabakhethiweko bakaZimu, abacwengileko nabathandekako, yembathani isirhawu, ukulunga, ukuthobeka, ubumnene nokubekezela. 13Bekezelelanani nakube omunye uneensolo ngomunye; libalelanani njengombana neKosi yanilibalela, iye nani kumele nilibalele. 14Ngaphezu kwakho koke lokhu, zembathiseni ngethando lona elibopha koke ndawonye kuzwane. 15Ukuthula kwakaKrestu akubuse eenhliziyweni zenu, iye lokho enabizelwa kikho emzimbeni munye. Begodu yibani nokuthokoza. 16Ilizwi lakaKrestu alihlale ngaphakathi kwenu ngokupheleleko; fundisanani beniyalane ngakho koke ukuhlakanipha; vumelani uZimu amarhubo, iingoma kanye nomvumo wokukholwa ngokuthokoza eenhliziyweni zenu. 17Koke enikwenzako, kungaba ngelizwi namkha ngezenzo, kwenzeni koke ebizweni leKosi uJesu, ngayo nithokoze uZimu uBaba.
Imiyalo yamakhaya wamakholwa
18Bafazi, thobelani amadoda wenu ngombana kuyifanelo yenu eKosini.
19Madoda, thandani abafazi benu, ningabakhahlamezi.
20Bantwana, lalelani ababelethi benu kikho koke ngombana lokho kuyayithokozisa iKosi.
21Bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, khona bangazukudana.
22Makhoboka, thobelani abaphathi benu bephasinapha kikho koke, kungabi kwaphela nabanibeke ilihlo ngombana nifuna ukubathabisa, kodwana akube ngokuthembeka ngehliziyo yoke, nesabe iKosi. 23Koke enikwenzako, kwenzeni ngehliziyo epheleleko kube ngathi nikwenzela iKosi ingasi abantu, 24njengombana nisazi bonyana eKosini nizakwamukeliswa ilifa njengomvuzo wenu. Khumbulani bona nilotjha iKosi. 25Ngambala loyo owenza okungakalungi, uzakwamukeliswa nanyana yini engakalungi ayenzileko begodu akukho ukukhetha ubuso.
