Bible Reading Plan – Day 328

₁Mna Pawulos, *umthunywa kaKrestu Yesu ngokuthanda kukaThixo, ndibhalela abantu bakaThixo [abahlala e-Efese,]abakholwayo kuYesu Krestu. ₂Ndithi: Wanga uThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi uYesu Krestu, anganenzela isisa, aniphe uxolo.

₃Makabongwe uThixo, uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu osibabale ngazo zonke izipho zoMoya zasezulwini, sakuba simanywe noKrestu. ₄UThixo wasinyula ngoKrestu kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi, ukuze sibe ngabantu bakhe abangenasiphako ngenxa yothando. ₅UThixo akuba ethandile wagqiba kwangaphambili ukuba asenze oonyana bakhe ncakasana ngoYesu Krestu. ₆Ngoko ke masimdumise uThixo ngenxa yesisa sakhe esisodwa asenzele sona ngoNyana wakhe oyintanda!

₇Sikhululwe sazixolelwa izono zethu ngegazi likaKrestu. Siyaphuphuma kuthi isisa ₈asenzele sona uThixo ngokusazelelela. ₉Kaloku kwakholeka kuThixo ukusityhilela icebo lakhe athande ukulifezekisa ngoKrestu. ₁₀Eli cebo lithwasisa ukufezekiswa kwamaxesha ngenjongo yokubandakanya kuKrestu zonke izinto, ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni. ₁₁Ngenene sifumene isabelo selifa lethu ngokumanywa noKrestu. UThixo owenza zonke izinto ngokwezigqibo necebo lakhe wasinyulela elo lifa kwantlandlolo. ₁₂Kuba kaloku yintando yakhe ukuba kuthi ngenxa yethu, thina sathembela kuKrestu kuqala, kuvakaliswe indumiso yesidima sakhe. ₁₃Nani ke, nimanywe noKrestu nje, nizivile iindaba ezimnandi, ezichaza ngenyaniso yosindiso, nazamkela. Ke ngoko uThixo waniphawula ngoMoya oyiNgcwele owathenjiswayo. ₁₄Lo Moya ke usisiqinisekiso selifa lethu esiya kulifumana lakufika ixesha lenkululeko yemilowo yakhe, ukuze kubongwe kudunyiswe isidima nesithozela sikaThixo!

₁₅Ngenxa yezi zinto ke, ndakuba ndivile ngokholo eninalo kuYesu iNkosi yethu, nangendlela eniluthanda ngayo lonke usapho lukaThixo, ₁₆andiphezi ukumbulela uThixo ngenxa yenu, xa ndinikhumbulayo emthandazweni. ₁₇Ndiyamcela uThixo weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uSosidima, ukuba aniphe uMoya wobulumko, anityhilele uThixo, ukuze nimazi. ₁₈Ndiyamcela ukuba anikhanyisele nibe nokuqonda, khon' ukuze nilazi ithemba anibizele kulo, niziqonde iintsikelelo ezingaka ezililifa lemilowo yakhe, ₁₉nikuve ukongama kwawo amandla akhe ngakuthi, thina bathembele kuye. La mandla ikwangalawa ₂₀wavusa ngawo uKrestu ekufeni, waza wamthwesa ubukhosi ezulwini. ₂₁Ngenxa yobo bukhosi wongamele lonke ulawulo, negunya, nawo onke amandla nobukhosi. Ubukhosi bakhe bungaphezu kwawo onke amawonga obungangamsha nawo onke amagama anokukhankanywa kweli lizwe nakwelizayo. ₂₂Izinto zonke uThixo uzibeke phantsi kolawulo lukaKrestu, waza wammisela wayintloko yezinto zonke ebandleni. ₂₃Ibandla ke lingumzimba kaKrestu, liphuphuma bubukho bakhe lowo uphuphuma ubukho bukaThixo.

₁Benifudula nifile emoyeni ngenxa yeemposiso nokona, ₂ngokuya naniziphethe ngendlela yeli hlabathi. Naniphantsi komtyholi, umphathi wamagunya asesibhakabhakeni noweempembelelo ezilawula abo bangamthobeliyo uThixo. ₃Eneneni besinjalo sonke; besifudula silawulwa ziinkanuko zesimo sethu esidala, silandela nayiphi na iminqweno neengcinga zethu. Njengamntu wonke ke okuloo meko besiphantsi kwengqumbo kaThixo.

₄Kodwa ke uThixo onceba inkulu, ngenxa yendlela asithanda ngayo, ₅usidlise ubomi kunye noKrestu, naxa besinjengabafileyo nje ngenxa yezono zethu. Kambe ke nakhululwa ngenxa yesisa sikaThixo. ₆Njengoko simanyene noKrestu Yesu nje, uThixo usivuse ekufeni, saza saya kutsho ezulwini kunye noYesu. ₇Wênjenjalo ukuze ngamaxesha onke ahlale esibonisa ubukhulu besisa nobubele bakhe, thina bamanywe noYesu Krestu. ₈Ke kaloku nakhululwa ngesisa sikaThixo ngokholo; anikhululwanga ngemizamo yenu. Ewe, kungenxa yesisa sikaThixo. ₉Ngoko ke akukho nto ubani angaziqhayisa ngayo, kungekho migudu yakhe nje. ₁₀Singumsebenzi wezandla zikaThixo ke thina. Kaloku simanywe noYesu Krestu nje, uThixo wasidalela ukuba sizinikele ekwenzeni imisebenzi emihle awasimisela yona kwangaphambili.

₁₁Kaloku yikhumbuleni imeko yenu yangaphambili ngelaa xesha naningabahedeni. Kwakusithiwa ningabangalukanga ngabo bolwaluko (lwaluko olo lulisiko nje langaphandle). ₁₂Kaloku ngelo xesha nanikude kuKrestu. Naningenabudlelane nemilowo yakwaSirayeli. Naningaphandle kweminqophiso nezithembiso zikaThixo. Naningenathemba, ningenaThixo kweli hlabathi. ₁₃Kodwa ngoku, ngokumanywa noKrestu, nina kanye enanikade nikude lee, nisondeziwe ngokuphalala kwegazi likaKrestu. ₁₄Kuba kaloku nguye umxolelanisi. Iintlanga namaJuda uzenze zasisizwe esinye. Yena buqu waludiliza udonga lobutshaba obelusahlule. ₁₅Kaloku uwubhangisile umthetho nemiyalelo kwanemimiselo yawo, ukuze ngezi zizwe zibini adale isizwe esitsha esimanywe naye ngokwakhe. Ngaloo ndlela ke udale uxolo. ₁₆Ewe, ngomnqamlezo wakhe uKrestu ububhangisile ubutshaba, waza ezi zizwe zibini wazixolelanisa zayimbumba yamanyama kuThixo. ₁₇Ngoko ke weza washumayela iindaba ezimnandi zoxolo, kuni nina babekade bekude, nakwabo bebekufutshane kakade. ₁₈Kaloku sonke, amaJuda kwaneentlanga, singena ngoKrestu, siye kufikelela kuBawo ngenkqu, sikuMoya omnye.

₁₉Ngoko ke, nani zintlanga, anisengabo abasemzini neendwendwe. Niyimilowo nabantu bakaThixo; nilusapho lukaThixo. ₂₀Nani ke nakhelwe phezu kwesiseko *sabathunywa *nabashumayeli, kodwa ke elona litye lesiseko nguYesu Krestu ngokwakhe. ₂₁Ungoyena usixhasayo isakhiwo xa sisonke, ukuze sikhule sibe yindlu engcwele yeNkosi. ₂₂Ngokumanywa naye ke nani niyakhiwa nikunye nabanye, ukuze nibe sisakhiwo ahlala kuso uThixo ngoMoya.

₁Kungesi sizathu ke, mna Pawulos ongumbanjwa kaYesu Krestu ngenxa yenu zintlanga, ndimthandaza nje uThixo. ₂Kambe ndiyacinga ukuba nivile ukuba uThixo undimisele ndaba ligosa lobabalo lwakhe ngenxa yenu. ₃UThixo wandityhilela icebo lakhe ebelingaziwa mntu, njengoko sendichazile ngokufutshane. ₄Xa nithe nayifunda ke, noba nako ukuyilandela indlela endiluqonda ngayo udaba olungoKrestu. ₅Kwizizukulwana ezingaphambili abantu abazange balwaziswe olu daba. Kodwa ngoku uThixo ulutyhilile ngaye uMoya oyiNgcwele, kubo *abathunywa *nabashumayeli bakhe. ₆Olu daba ke lolokuba iintlanga ziziindlamafa ndawonye namaJuda, zibandakanywe nawo. Bonke bayimbumba yamanyama. Nazo ziyabuxhamla ubuncwane bezithembiso zikaThixo ezenziwa kuYesu Krestu.

₇Zinjalo ke iindaba ezimnandi endingumququzeleli wazo ngenxa yesisa uThixo andenzele sona ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe. ₈Mna ndingoyena mncinane kubantu bakaThixo. Kodwa uThixo undinike ilungelo lokuba ndishumayele iindaba ezimnandi ezintlangeni, ndithethe ngobubele obungaphicothekiyo bukaKrestu, ₉ndiqondise bonke abantu indlela esebenza ngayo imfihlelo yecebo likaThixo. UThixo onguMdali wezinto zonke walifihla eli cebo kuwo onke amaphakade adluleyo, ₁₀ukuze ngoku, ngalo ibandla, ubulumko bukaThixo obuntlobo-ntlobo buvakaliswe kuzo izilawuli nabasemagunyeni kweliphezulu. ₁₁Le nto uThixo wayenza ngokwenjongo yakhe engunaphakade awayimisa ngoYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. ₁₂Ngokumanywa naye ke singena siyokutsho kuThixo ngenkqu sikhululekile, sinesibindi ngenxa yokukholwa kuye. ₁₃Ndiyanibongoza ke ukuba ningadakumbi kukuba ndixhwalekile ngenxa yenu; le meko iludumo lwenu.

₁₄Ngenxa yale nto ke, ndizikhahlela phantsi phambi koBawo, ₁₅uYise walo lonke usapho olusezulwini nasemhlabeni. ₁₆Ndiyambongoza ukuba ngobubele bakhe uSosidima anomeleze imo yenu entsha ngoMoya wakhe, ₁₇khon' ukuze ngokholo uKrestu ahlale ngaphakathi kuni. Nanga ningasekelwa eluthandweni nendele. ₁₈Nanga nina nosapho lukaThixo xa lulonke, ningalunakana ukuba lungakanani na ububanzi balo, lungakanani na ubude balo, kukwangakanani na ukuphakama kwalo nokuba nzulu kwalo uthando lukaKrestu, ₁₉nilwazi nakuba lungenakwaziwa nje. Ewe, niye niphuphuma bubukho bukaThixo obugqibeleleyo.

₂₀Ngoku ke, kulowo unako ukwenza ngaphezu kokuba sicela nokuba siqiqa, ngamandla akhe asebenza ngaphakathi kuthi: ₂₁Makubekho udumo kuThixo ebandleni, nakuKrestu Yesu, kuse kuzo zonke izizukulwana ngonaphakade kanaphakade. *Amen.

₁Ngoko ke mna endingumbanjwa ngenxa yokuba ndisisicaka seNkosi, ndiyanibongoza: ziphatheni ngohlobo olungawuthobiyo umgangatho wendima enamiselwa yona nguThixo mhla wanibiza; ₂nihlale nithobekile ngawo onke amaxesha, ninobulali nomonde, ninyamezelana ngothando. ₃Zamelani ukuhlala ngoxolo niyilaa mbumba yamanyama wanenza nayiyo uMoya oyiNgcwele. ₄Mnye umzimba kaloku, ukwamnye uMoya, kwanjengokuba lilinye nethemba enabizelwa kulo nguThixo. ₅INkosi inye, nokholo lunye, nobhaptizo lukwalunye. ₆Kanti ukwamnye noThixo onguYise woluntu luphela, olawula izinto zonke, esebenza ngezinto zonke, ekwakho kwiinto zonke.

₇Umntu ngamnye wabelwe isiphiwo esisodwa ngangobubele bukaKrestu. ₈Yiyo ke le nto *iziBhalo zithi: