1Ngithanda nazi bonyana ngirubaruba kangangani ngani nangalabo abaseLawodikeya, boke abanengi esingazange khesibonane nabo ubuso nobuso. 2Lokhu ngikwenzela bona iinhliziyo zabo zikhuthazeke, bahlanganiswe ethandweni ukuze babe nawo woke umnono wokuzwisisa okuqinisiweko godu babe nelwazi lefihlakalo kaZimu, okutjho uKrestu 3okufunyaneka kuye woke amagugu afihliweko wokuhlakanipha nelwazi.4Nginitjela lokhu ukuze kungabikhona ozanikhohlisa ngeempikiswano eziyengako, 5ngombana nanyana ngingekho kini siqu sami, kodwana nginani ngommoya. Begodu ngithabela ukubona ukuhleleka kwenu nokudzimelela kokukholwa kwenu kuKrestu.
Ukuphelela kwepilo kuKrestu
6Njengombana senamukela uKrestu Jesu iKosi, ragelani phambili ngokuphila nikuye, 7nidzimelele benakhiwe kuye, niqinile ekukholweni njengombana nafundiswa, nivame ukuthokoza.
8Yelelani-ke bona kungabikhona namunye onithumba ngobuhlakani nangekohliso elilize, ngokwefundiso yabantu esekeleke phezu kwemimoya yephasi, ingasi kuKrestu, 9ekuhlala kuye emzimbenakhe koke ukuphelela kwakaZimu. 10Ngalokho-ke nani seniphelelisiwe kuye oyihloko yemibuso neyamandla woke.
11Kuye godu nasokwa ngokusokwa kwakaMoya, ngokuhlubula imvelo yokona, ingasi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngezandla zomuntu kodwana ngokusoka okwenziwa nguKrestu. 12Njengombana nabulungwa naye ngombhabhadiso, khona-ke navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa emandleni kaZimu, owamvusa ekufeni. 13Nani-ke ebegade nifile ngokona kwenu nangokungasoki enyameni yenu, uZimu wanenza abaphilako kanye naye lokha nakasithethelela kizo zoke iimphambeko zethu. 14Wasula okutloliweko kanye nemiyalo yakhona ebegade ilwisana nathi begodu ijamelene nathi, wakususa lokho, wakubethela esiphambanweni.
15Wamuka ababusi neemphathimandla iinhlabano zabo wabenza ihlaya etjhatjhalazini, wabahlula esiphambanweni.
16Nje-ke akungabi namunye onilahla ngokudla nanyana ngokusela, namkha ngeminyanya, ukuthwasa kwenyanga namkha ngamaSabatha. 17Lokho kusithunzi nje salokho okuzako, kodwana okungikho kungekwakaKrestu. 18Akungabikhona umuntu onitjhaphisako, othanda ukuzenza othobileko khisibe ulotjha iingilozi abe akakarele emibonweni, azikhukhumeze ngelize emikhumbulwenakhe yenyama. 19Onjalo sele alahlekelwe ngiloyo oyihloko, lapha umzimba woke usekeleke khona begodu uhlanganiswe malungu nemisipha, ukhule ngokukhula okuvela kuZimu.
Ukufa nokuphila noKrestu
20Njengombana nafa kanye noKrestu benakhululwa eemfundisweni zemimoya yephaseli, kubangelwa yini-ke bona niziphathe njengabantu bephaseli na? Kubayini nithobele imiyalo ethi, 21“Ungakuphathi lokhu! Unganandiphi lokhu! Ungakunamathi lokhuya!” na? 22Yoke imiyalo le itjho izinto ezibhubhako, kumithetho neemfundiso zabantu nje kwaphela. 23Iye, ibonakala inesifaniso sokuhlakanipha ekukhuthazeni ukulunga nokuzithoba kokuzenzisa, okulungele umzimba nje kwaphela kodwana kube kungasizi ngalitho ekuzithibeni eenkanukweni zenyama yabo.
