Secwayiso ngemisebenti yebumnyama
1Njengobe nibantfwana baNkulunkulu, futsi naye anitsandza, yetamani kutsi nibe njengaye. 2Niphile imphilo yelutsandvo, njengobe naKhristu asitsandza watinikela ngenca yetfu, waba ngumnikelo nemhlatjelo loliphunga lelimnandzi kuNkulunkulu.
3Kepha bugwadla nebuphingi, nako konkhe kungcola, nome kungeneliswa, kungaphatfwa ngisho nangeligama emkhatsini wenu, njengobe labangcwele bafanele kwenta. 4Akubete kungcola, nekwedzelela, nekuhhalatisa, lokutintfo letingakafaneli. Esikhundleni saloko banini nekubonga. 5Nifanele nati, futsi nicondze kahle, kutsi kute umuntfu loyingwadla nome losiphingi nome longcolile, nalobukhali, lokusho kutsi ukhonta tithico, longabuye abe nelifa embusweni waKhristu naNkulunkulu.
Kuhamba ekukhanyeni
6Ningakhohliswa ngumuntfu ngemavi lalite, ngobe ngenca yaleto tintfo lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwehlela etikwalabangamlaleli. 7Ngako-ke ningahlanganyeli nabo. 8Ngobe kucala nanibumnyama, kepha nyalo senikukhanya eNkhosini. Hambani njengebantfwana bekukhanya. 9Ngobe lapho kunekukhanya khona ngulapho kuvela khona konkhe lokuhle, nalokulungile, nalokuliciniso. 10Yetamani kufundza lokutfokotisa iNkhosi. 11Ningahlanganyeli emisebentini yebumnyama, lete titselo, kunaloko niboyeneka ebaleni. 12Kulihlazo lelikhulu ngisho nekukhuluma ngaleto tintfo labatenta emasitseleni. 13Kepha lokwenekwe ebaleni kuvela kukukhanya, 14ngobe konkhe lokuvetwa kukhanya kuyabonakala. Ngako-ke kutsiwa:
“Phaphama, wena lolele,
uvuke kulabafile,
naKhristu utakukhanyisa.”
15Ngako-ke caphelani kutsi nitiphatsa njani. Ningatiphatsisi kwebantfu labangakahlakaniphi, kepha njengalabahlakaniphile. 16Nibambisise ematfuba, ngobe emalanga mabi. 17Ngako-ke ningabi tilima, kodvwa yatini loko lokuyintsandvo yeNkhosi.
18Ningadzakwa, ngobe kuvela kuko inkhanuko, kodvwa gcwaliswani ngaMoya. 19Niphendvulane ngemahubo, nangemaculo, nangetingoma takaMoya; nihlabele nidvumise iNkhosi ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe. 20Nimbonge njalo Nkulunkulu uYise ngako konkhe egameni leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Bafati nemadvodza abo
21Nitfobelane ngenca yekwesaba Khristu. 22Bafati, tfobelani emadvodza enu kungatsi kuseNkhosini. 23Ngobe indvodza iyinhloko yemfati, njengobe naKhristu ayinhloko yelibandla, yena unguMsindzisi welibandla lelingumtimba wakhe. 24Ngako-ke njengobe libandla litfobela Khristu, kanjalo nebafati abatfobele emadvodza abo kuko konkhe.
25Madvodza, tsandzani bafati benu, njengobe naKhristu alitsandza libandla. Wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yalo, 26kuze atelingcwelisa alihlambulule ngesigezo semanti, ngelivi, 27khona atetimisela libandla lelinebukhosi, lingabi nabala nome sici nome yini lokunjalo; kodvwa libe ngcwele lingabi nacala. 28Emadvodza kufanele atsandze bafati bawo, njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo. Indvodza letsandza umfati wayo ititsandza yona. 29Phela kute umuntfu lowake watondza umtimba wakhe, kepha uyawondla, awunakekele, njengobe naKhristu enta ebandleni, 30ngobe singemalunga emtimba wakhe. 31UmBhalo utsi: “Ngenca yaloko indvodza iyawushiya uyise nenina inamatsele kumkayo; labo bobabili bayawuba nyamanye.” 32Lemfihlakalo yinkhulu, mine ngiyitsatsa ngekutsi isho Khristu nelibandla. 33Noko-ke, akube ngulowo nalowo atsandze umkakhe, njengobe atitsandza yena, nemfati ahloniphe indvodza yakhe.
