KWABASEKOLOSE 1

₁UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane

₂kubo abaseKolose, abangcwele nabazalwane abakholwayo kuKristu; makube-kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu.

₃Simbonga njalonjalo uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nxa sinikhulekela,

₄lokhu sizwile ngokukholwa kwenu kuKristu Jesu nangothando eninalo kubo bonke abangcwele,

₅ngenxa yethemba enibekelwe lona ezulwini, enezwa ngalo ngaphambili ngezwi leqiniso levangeli

₆elifikile kini, njengalokhu likhona ezweni lonke lithela izithelo, landa, njengokuba kunjalo naphakathi kwenu, kusukela osukwini enezwa ngalo, nazi umusa kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso,

₇njengalokho nafunda kuEphafra othandekayo oyinceku kanye nathi, oyisikhonzi esithembekayo sikaKristu ngenxa yenu;

₈okunguyena futhi wasitshela ngothando lwenu ngoMoya.

₉Ngalokho nathi, kusukela osukwini esezwa ngalo, asiyeki ukunikhulekela nokuninxusela ukuba nigcwaliswe ngokwazi intando yakhe ngokuhlakanipha konke nokuqonda okungomoya,

₁₀nihambe ngokufanele iNkosi, niyithokozise ngakho konke, nithela izithelo emisebenzini yonke elungileyo, nikhula ekumazini uNkulunkulu,

₁₁niqiniswe nokuqiniswa konke ngokwamandla enkazimulo yakhe, kuze kube-ngukubekezela konke nokubhekakade ngokujabula;

₁₂nibonga uYise owanenza nifanele isabelo sefa labangcwele ekukhanyeni,

₁₃owasikhulula emandleni obumnyama nowasibeka embusweni weNdodana yothando lwakhe;

₁₄okukuyo sinokuhlengwa, ukuthethelelwa kwezono,

₁₅yona ingumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongenakubonwa, izibulo lezidalwa zonke,

₁₆ngokuba kwadalelwa kuyo konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni, okubonwayo nokungenakubonwa, nokuba kuyizihlalo zobukhosi, nokuba kuyimibuso, nokuba kuyizikhulu, nokuba kuyiziphathimandla; konke kwadalwa ngayo, kwadalelwa yona;

₁₇yona ingaphambi kwakho konke, nezinto zonke zimi ngayo;

₁₈yona iyinhloko yomzimba, ngisho ibandla, engukuqala, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze yona ibe-ngowokuqala ezintweni zonke,

₁₉ngokuba kwaba-kuhle kuye ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuyo

₂₀nokuba ngayo abuyisane nakho konke esenzile ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sayo, yebo ngayo, nokuba kuyizinto ezisemhlabeni nokuba ngezisezulwini.

₂₁Nani ekade ningabafokazi nezitha engqondweni ngemisebenzi emibi,

₂₂nokho manje usebuyisene nani emzimbeni wenyama yayo ngokufa ukuba animise ningcwele, ningenasisihla nacala phambi kwakhe,

₂₃uma kambe nihlala ekukholweni, nisekeliwe nigxilile, ningagudluzwa ethembeni levangeli enalizwayo, elashunyayelwa kukho konke okudaliweyo okuphansi kwezulu, engenziwa isikhonzi salo minaPawulu.

₂₄Kalokhu ngiyathokoza ezinhluphekweni zami ngenxa yenu ngokugcwalisa okusileleyo osizini lukaKristu enyameni yami ngenxa yomzimba wakhe, oyibandla;

₂₅engenziwa isikhonzi salo ngokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu enganikwa sona maqondana nani ukuba ligcwaliswe izwi likaNkulunkulu,

₂₆ngisho imfihlakalo ebifihlakele selokhu kwaqala izikhathi nezizukulwane, kepha kalokhu yambuliwe kwabangcwele bakhe;

₂₇okubona uNkulunkulu athanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yaleyomfihlakalo phakathi kwabezizwe, enguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo;

₂₈okunguye esimshumayelayo, siluleka wonke umuntu, sifundisa wonke umuntu ngokuhlakanipha konke, ukuze simise wonke umuntu ephelele kuKristu,

₂₉engikusebenzelayo futhi, ngilwa ngokusebenza kwakhe okusebenza kimi ngamandla.