Ephesians 5
1Ngakho-ke, wobani ngabalingiseli bakaNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandwa kakhulu 2liphile impilo yothando, njengalokhu uKhristu wasithanda wazinikela ngenxa yethu njengomnikelo olephunga elimnandi lomhlatshelo kaNkulunkulu. 3Kodwa phakathi kwenu Akungabikhona umthonselanyana wokuhlobonga loba uhlobo luphi lokungcola kumbe ubuhwaba ngoba lezizinto kazifanelanga ebantwini abangcwele bakaNkulunkulu. 4Njalo akumelanga kube lenhlamba lenkulumo zobuthutha loba ubuphoxo khona okuyizinto ezingafanelanga kodwa kakube lokubonga. 5Ngoba kuliqiniso ukuthi: Akulamuntu oyisixhwali, ongcolileyo loba oyisihwaba, umuntu onjalo ukhonza izithombe, olelifa embusweni kaKhristu lokaNkulunkulu. 6Lingavumi ukukhohliswa ngumuntu ngamazwi ayize ngoba ngenxa yezinto ezinje ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwalabo abangalaleliyo. 7Ngakho lingahlanganyeli labo.8Ngoba lake laba yibumnyama kodwa khathesi seliyikukhanya eNkosini. Philani njengabantwana bokukhanya 9(ngoba izithelo zokukhanya zikhona kubo bonke ubuhle lokulunga kanye leqiniso) 10lidinge okuthokozisa iNkosi. 11Lingahlanganyeli ezenzweni zobumnyama ezingelazithelo kodwa zichayeni sobala. 12Ngoba kulihlazo lokukutsho nje okwenziwa yizigangi ensitha. 13Kodwa konke okuvezwe obala yikukhanya kuyabonakala, 14ngoba yikukhanya okwenza izinto zonke zibonakale. Yikho-nje kuthiwa:
“Phaphama, wena oleleyo,
vuka kwabafileyo,
uKhristu uzakhanya kuwe.”
15Ngakho-ke, qaphelani kakhulu ukuba liphila njani, kungabi njengezithutha kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyo, 16liwasebenzise ngokupheleleyo amathuba wonke ngoba insuku zimbi. 17Ngakho-ke, lingabi yiziwula kodwa qedisisani ukuthi intando kaThixo iyini. 18Lingadakwa liwayini okuthungamela ekoneni. Kodwa gcwaliswani ngoMoya, 19likhulumisana omunye komunye ngamahubo, amaculo kanye lezingoma zakoMoya. Hlabelani lenzele iNkosi imiculo ezinhliziyweni zenu 20limbonge kokuphela uNkulunkulu uBaba kukho konke, ngebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.
Izeluleko Ezimulini ZamaKhristu
21Zehliseni omunye komunye lihlonipha uKhristu.22Bafazi, zehliseni kubomkenu njengaseNkosini. 23Ngoba indoda yinhloko yomfazi njengoKhristu eyinhloko yebandla elingumzimba wakhe, yena onguMsindisi walo. 24Ngakho njengebandla lizehlisa kuKhristu ngokunjalo abesifazane kumele bazehlise kubomkabo ezintweni zonke.
25Madoda thandani omkenu njengoKhristu owathanda ibandla wazinikela ngenxa yalo 26ukuba alenze libengcwele, elihlambulula ngokuligezisa ngamanzi esebenzisa ilizwi, 27kanye lokulethula kuye njengebandla elilenkazimulo, elingelasici loba ukuba mxhilibane kumbe esinye nje isici kodwa lingcwele njalo lingelacala. 28Ngokunjalo, amadoda kumele athande omkawo njengemizimba yawo. Lowo othanda umkakhe uyazithanda yena ngokwakhe. 29Belo, kakho owake wazonda umzimba wakhe kodwa uwunika ukudla awulondoloze njengokwenziwa nguKhristu ebandleni, 30ngoba thina siyizitho zomzimba wakhe. 31“Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina ihlanganiswe lomkayo njalo ababili laba bazakuba nyamanye.” ▼
▼UGenesisi 2.24
32Le yimfihlakalo enkulu kodwa mina ngikhuluma ngoKhristu lebandla. 33Kodwa omunye lomunye wenu laye kathande umkakhe njengoba ezithanda, lomfazi kumele ahloniphe indoda yakhe.
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