Incwadi Eya KwebeKolose 3:1-25
3 Nangabe navuswa noKrestu,+ ragelani phambili nifuna izinto zaphezulu, lapho uKrestu ahlezi khona esandleni sokudla sakaZimu.+
2 Hlalani nidzimelelise iingqondo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu,+ ingasi ezintweni ezisephasini.+
3 Ngombana nafa begodu ukuphila kwenu bekufihleke noKrestu ebunyeni noZimu.
4 Kuzakuthi uKrestu, okuphila kwethu,+ nakabonakaliswako nani-ke nizokubonakaliswa naye ephazimulwenakhe.+
5 Nje-ke, bulalani amalunga womzimbenu+ asephasini malungana nokuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme,* ukusilaphala, iinkanuko zomseme ezingalawulwako,+ ikanuko elimazako, nokuba marhamaru, okukulotjha iinthombe.
6 Ilaka lakaZimu liyeza ngebanga lezinto ezinjalo.
7 Nani beniziphatha* njalo endlelenenu yokuphila yaphambilini.*+
8 Kodwana nje kufuze nikususe koke lokhu kini: ilaka, ukusilingeka, ubumbi,+ ikulumo elimazako+ nekulumo eyonakeleko+ emlonyenenu.
9 Ningakhulumi amala komunye nomunye.+ Hlubulani ubuntu* obudala+ kunye nemikghwabo,
10 nimbathe ubuntu obutjha,+ obenziwa bube butjha ngelwazi elinembileko ngokuvumelana nomfanekiso waloyo obudalileko,+
11 lapho kungekho khona umGirigi namkha umJuda, ukusoka namkha ukungasoki, umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, umSkithi,* isigqila namkha ongasisigqila kodwana uKrestu uzizinto zoke kibo boke.+
12 Ngokunjalo, njengabakhethiweko bakaZimu,+ abacwengileko nabathandwako, mbathani isirhawu nethando,+ umusa, ukuthobeka,+ ummoya ophasi+ nokubekezela.+
13 Ragelani phambili nibekezelelana begodu nilibalelane ngokutjhaphulukileko+ ngitjho nanyana kungaba khona onebanga lokunghonghoyila ngomunye.+ Njengombana uJehova* anilibalela ngokutjhaphulukileko nani kufuze nenze okufanako.+
14 Kodwana ngaphezu kwakho koke lokhu, mbathani ithando+ ngombana lisibopho esipheleleko sobunye.+
15 Godu, ukuthula kwakaKrestu akubuse* eenhliziyweni+ zenu ngombana nabizelwa ekuthulenokho ngomzimba munye. Hlalani nithokoza.
16 Ilizwi lakaKrestu alihlale kini ngokunothileko ngakho koke ukuhlakanipha. Ragelani phambili nifundisana begodu nikhuthazana* ngamarhubo,+ iindumiso zakaZimu, iingoma zokulotjha uZimu ezibhinwa ngokuthokoza, nibhinela uJehova* eenhliziyweni zenu.+
17 Nanyana yini eniyenza ngelizwi namkha ngesenzo, yenzani koke egameni leKosi uJesu, nithokoze uZimu uBaba ngaye.+
18 Nina bafazi, zithobeni emadodenenu+ ngombana lokho kuyathandeka eKosini.
19 Nina madoda, ragelani phambili nithanda abomkenu+ begodu ningababhokeli ngobukhali.+
20 Nina bantwana, lalelani ababelethi benu kikho koke+ ngombana lokhu kuyithabisa khulu iKosi.
21 Nina bobaba, ningabasilingi abantwabenu+ bona bangadani.
22 Nina ngqila, lalelani amakhosenu wephasini+ kikho koke, ingasi kwaphela nawaniqalileko bona nithabise abantu kodwana ngokuthembeka okuvela ehliziyweni, nangokusaba uJehova.*
23 Nanyana yini eniyenzako, yenzeni ngomphefumulo woke* ngasuthi niyenzela uJehova,*+ ingasi abantu,
24 ngombana niyazi ukuthi umvuzwenu olilifa nizowufumana kuJehova.*+ Yibani ziingqila zeKosi, uKrestu.
25 Ngokuqinisekileko loyo owenza okumbi uzokufumana umvuzo wobumbi abenzileko+ begodu akukho ukukhethulula.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, yi-por·nei′a. Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Namkha “ngesikhathi niphila endleleni leyo.”
^ Namkha “benikhamba.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “umuntu.”
^ Igama elithi “umSkithi” liqalisele emuntwini ongakaphucuki.
^ Namkha “akulawule.”
^ Namkha “niyelelisana.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo, “Umphefumulo.”
