Col 3 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ngakho-ke, njengoba livuswe kanye loKhristu, bekani izinhliziyo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu, lapho uKhristu ahlezi khona esandleni sokunene sikaNkulunkulu.

Colossians 3

Imilayo Yokuphila Okungcwele

1 Ngakho-ke, njengoba livuswe kanye loKhristu, bekani izinhliziyo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu, lapho uKhristu ahlezi khona esandleni sokunene sikaNkulunkulu. 2 Bekani izingqondo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu, hatshi ezintweni zasemhlabeni. 3 Ngoba lafa, ukuphila kwenu khathesi kufihlwe loKhristu kuNkulunkulu. 4 Lapho uKhristu, oyikuphila kwenu, ebonakala, lani futhi lizabonakala laye enkazimulweni.

5 Ngakho kubulaleni konke okungokwemvelo yenu yasemhlabeni: ukuxhwala kobufebe, ukungcola, inkanuko, izifiso ezimbi kanye lobuhwaba, okuyikukhonza izithombe. 6 Ngenxa yalezizinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyeza.

7 Lalijwayele ukuhamba kulezizindlela, empilweni elake layiphila. 8 Kodwa khathesi zilahleni zonke izinto ezinjengalezi: ulaka, ukuthukuthela, inzondo, ukunyeya lenkulumo ebolileyo. 9 Lingaqambelani amanga, njengoba selihlubule uqobo lwenu oludala lezenzo zalo

10 lembatha uqobo lwenu olutsha olwenziwa lube lutsha ekwazini ngesifanekiso sikaMdali walo. 11 Lapho akukho mGriki loba umJuda, osokileyo loba ongasokanga, iqaba, umSikhethiya, isigqili loba okhululekileyo, kodwa uKhristu uyikho konke, njalo ukubo bonke.

12 Ngakho, njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiweyo, abangcwele labathandwa kakhulu, zembeseni ngesihawu, umusa, ukuzithoba, ubumnene kanye lokubekezela.

13 Bekezelelanani, lithethelelane loba kuyinsolo bani omunye angaba layo ngomunye. Thethelelani njengoba iNkosi yalithethelela.

14 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu ukulunga yembathani uthando, olukubophela ndawonye kube yikumanyana okupheleleyo.

15 Ukuthula kukaKhristu kakubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu, ngoba, njengezitho zomzimba munye, labizelwa ukuthula. Njalo bongani. 16 Ilizwi likaKhristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokupheleleyo lapho lifundisana njalo liselulekana ngokuhlakanipha konke, lalapho lihlabela amahubo, lamaculo kanye lezingoma zokomoya ngokubonga uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu. 17 Langabe kuyini elikwenzayo, ngelizwi loba ngesenzo, konke kwenzeni ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, libonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye.

Imilayo Yasemizini YamaKhristu

18 Bafazi, zehliseleni phansi kwamadoda enu, njengokufanele iNkosi.

19 Madoda, thandani omkenu lingabi lesihluku kubo.

20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke, ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.

21 Boyise, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, hlezi badumazeke.

22 Zigqili, lalelani amakhosi enu omhlaba ezintweni zonke; likwenze, hatshi kuphela ngokuba elikhangele loba ukuthi alithande, kodwa ngobuqotho bezinhliziyo langokuhlonipha iNkosi. 23 Langabe kuyini elikwenzayo kusebenzeni ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, njengokusebenzela iNkosi, hatshi abantu, 24 njengoba lisazi ukuthi lizathola ilifa eNkosini njengomvuzo. YiNkosi uKhristu elimkhonzayo. 25 Loba ngubani owenza okubi uzaphindiselwa ububi bakhe, njalo akukho bandlululo.