KWABASEKOLOSE 2

₁Ngokuba ngiyathanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu nabaseLawodikeya nabo bonke abangabonanga ubuso bami ngamehlo,

₂ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzwe, behlanganisiwe othandweni babe-nengcebo yonke yokwazi okuphelele, bazisise imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu enguKristu,

₃okufihlwé kuye amagugu onke okuhlakanipha nowokwazi.

₄Ngikusho lokhu, ukuze kungabikhomuntu onikhohlisa ngamazwi okuyenga.

₅Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngomzimba, nokho ngikhona kini ngomoya ngithokoza, ngibona inhlelo yenu nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu kuKristu.

₆Ngakho-ke njengalokho nimamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani nikuye,

₇nigxilile, nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nifundisiwe, nivame ukubonga.

₈Xwayani funa kube-khona onithumbayo ngokuhlakanipha nangenkohliso eyize njengokwemvelo yabantu, njengezifundiso zokucathula kwezwe, kungenjengokukaKristu.

₉Ngokuba kuhlala kuye ngokomzimba ukugcwala konke kobuNkulunkulu;

₁₀nigcwalisiwe kuye, yena oyinhloko yemibuso yonke namandla,

₁₁enasokela kuye futhi ngokusoka okungenziwanga ngezandla ngokukhumula umzimba wenyama, ngokusoka kukaKristu;

₁₂nimbelwe kanye naye ngombhapathizo, okungawo futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo.

₁₃Nani-ke ebenifile ngeziphambeko nangokungasoki kwenyama yenu wanenza nibe-ngabaphilayo kanye naye esithethelela zonke izono zethu;

₁₄esehlangulé incwadi yecala lethu, emelana nathi ngemiyalo yayo, wayeyisusa ngokuyibethela esiphambanweni;

₁₅ebaphucile ababusi nabanamandla izikhali wabathela ngehlazo obala, ebanqoba ngaso.

₁₆Ngakho makungabikho-muntu onilahla ngokudla nesiphuzo, noma ngemikhosi, noma ukwethwasa kwenyanga, noma amasabatha,

₁₇okuyisithunzi nje salokhu obekuzakuza; kepha umzimba ngokaKristu.

₁₈Makungabikho-muntu onamuka umvuzo wenu, othanda ukuzenza othobile ekhonza izingelosi, ephiké ngemibono yakhe, ezikhukhumeza ngeze ngengqondo yakhe yenyama,

₁₉engabambeleli kuye oyinhloko, okungaye umzimba wonke usizwa, uhlanganiswa ngamalungu nemisipha, ukhula ngokukhula kukaNkulunkulu.

₂₀Uma nifile kanye noKristu nakhululwa ezifundisweni zokucathula kwezwe, yini ukuba okungathi nisaphila ngokwezwe nithobele izifundiso zokuthi:

₂₁Ungaphathi, ungezwa ngolimi, ungathinti,

₂₂okuphela konke ngokudliwa ngokweziyalezo nezifundiso zabantu

₂₃ezinegama lokuhlakanipha kambe ngokuzikhethela inkonzo, nangokuzithoba, nangokuhlupha umzimba; akusizi-lutho maqondana nokuzithiba kwenyama.