KWABASE-EFESU 5

₁Ngakho yibani-ngabalingisa uNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandekayo,

₂nihambe othandweni, njengalokho uKristu wanithanda, wazinikela ngenxa yethu, abe-ngumnikelo nomhlatshelo, abe-yiphunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu.

₃Kepha ubufebe, nakho konke ukungcola, noma isangabe, makungaphathwa nangegama phakathi kwenu, njengokuba kufanele abangcwele,

₄nehlazo, nokubheda, nokulawula, okuyizinto ezingafanele, kepha kunalokho makube-ngukubonga.

₅Ngokuba yazini lokhu, nikuqonde ukuthi akukho-sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu.

₆Maningakhohliswa-muntu ngamazwi ayize, ngokuba ngenxa yalezozinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli.

₇Ngakho-ke ningabi-ngabahlanganyela nabo.

₈Ngokuba kade naningubumnyama, kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya,

₉ngokuba izithelo zokukhanya zisebuhleni bonke nasekulungeni naseqinisweni,

₁₀nihlole ukuthi kuyini okuthandeka eNkosini,

₁₁ningahlanganyeli imisebenzi yobumnyama engenazithelo, kepha kunalokho niyidalule;

₁₂ngokuba okwenziwa yibo ngasese kuyihlazo nokukhuluma ngakho.

₁₃Kepha konke okudalulwayo kubonakaliswa ngukukhanya, ngokuba konke okubonakaliswayo kungukukhanya.

₁₄Ngalokho uthi:

₁₅Ngakho-ke bhekisisani ukuthi nihamba kanjani, kungabi-njengabangahlakaniphile kepha njengabahlakaniphileyo,

₁₆nithengisise isikhathi, ngokuba izinsuku zimbi.

₁₇Ngakho-ke ningabi-yiziwula, kodwa qondani okuyintando yeNkosi.

₁₈Ningadakwa yiwayini, kuvela kulo umhumheko, kodwa nigcwaliswe ngoMoya,

₁₉niphendulane ngamahubo nangezihlabelelo nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele, nihubele iNkosi enhliziyweni yenu,

₂₀nimbonge njalo uNkulunkulu uYise ngakho konke egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,

₂₁nithobelane ngokumesaba uKristu.

₂₂Abafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kungathi kukuyo iNkosi,

₂₃ngokuba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengokuba noKristu uyinhloko yebandla, yena engumsindisi womzimba.

₂₄Kepha njengokuba ibandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda ezintweni zonke.

₂₅Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu ulithandile ibandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo

₂₆ukuba alingcwelise, alihlambulule ngesigezo samanzi ngezwi,

₂₇ukuze azimisele ibandla elinenkazimulo, lingenasisihla, nambimbi, nanto enjalo, kodwa libe-ngcwele lingenacala.

₂₈Kanjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda omkawo njengemizimba yawo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena.

₂₉Ngokuba akakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama, kepha uyayondla, ayiphathe kahle, njengalokhu noKristu enza kulo ibandla;

₃₀ngokuba singamalungu omzimba wakhe.

₃₁Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe; labo ababili bayakuba-nyamanye.

₃₂Lemfihlakalo inkulu, kepha ngikhuluma ngoKristu nebandla.

₃₃Nani-ke, yilowo nalowo makathande umkakhe njengokuba ezithanda yena, kepha umfazi makahloniphe indoda yakhe.