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Ephesians 2

Senziwa saba Ngabaphilayo KuKhristu

1 Lina lalifile kuziphambeko zenu lasezonweni, 2 elaliphila kuzo lapho lalilandela izindlela zalo umhlaba lezombusi wombuso wasemoyeni, umoya osebenzayo lakhathesi kulabo abangalaleliyo. 3 Lathi sonke sake saphila phakathi kwabo ngesinye isikhathi, sithokozisa izinkanuko zemvelo yethu yesono silandela lezifiso zayo kanye lemicabango. Njengabanye, ngemvelo sasiyizinto zolaka. 4 Kodwa ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu kithi, uNkulunkulu olesihawu esikhulu, 5 wasenza saba ngabaphilayo loKhristu lanxa sasifile eziphambekweni – lina selisindisiwe ngomusa. 6 UNkulunkulu wasivusa kanye loKhristu wasihlalisa laye ebukhosini basezulwini kuKhristu uJesu, 7 ukuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo atshengise inotho yomusa wakhe engeke ilinganiswe, ebalulwe yibubele bakhe kithi kuKhristu uJesu. 8 Ngoba lisindisiwe ngomusa, ngokukholwa – njalo lokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu – 9 hatshi ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabi lozazincoma.

10 Ngoba siyibuciko bukaNkulunkulu, sidalelwe kuKhristu uJesu ukuba senze imisebenzi emihle, uNkulunkulu ayilungisa ngaphambili ukuba siyenze.

Simunye KuKhristu

11 Ngakho, khumbulani ukuthi kuqala lina elingabezizweni ngokuzalwa njalo elibizwa ngokuthi “ngabangasokanga” yilabo abazibiza ngokuthi “ngabokusoka” (lokho kusenziwa emzimbeni ngezandla zabantu) – 12 khumbulani ukuthi ngalesosikhathi lalehlukene loKhristu, lingabalelwa enzalweni yako-Israyeli njalo lingabezizweni kusivumelwano sesithembiso, lingelathemba njalo lingelaye uNkulunkulu emhlabeni. 13 Kodwa khathesi kuKhristu uJesu lina elake laba khatshana le selisondezwe eduzane ngegazi likaKhristu.

14 Ngoba yena uqobo uyikuthula kwethu, yena owenza ababili baba munye wadiliza uthango, umduli wobutha owehlukanisayo,

15 ngokuchitha emzimbeni wakhe umthetho lemilayo yawo kanye lezimiso. Injongo yakhe yayiyikudala phakathi kwakhe umuntu oyedwa omutsha ngabantu ababili, ngalokho enze ukuthula 16 kuthi kulo umzimba munye kube lokubuyisana kwayo yomibili kuNkulunkulu ngesiphambano, achitha ngaso ubutha bayo.

17 Weza wazatshumayela ukuthula kini elalikhatshana lokuthula kulabo ababeseduzane. 18 Ngoba ngaye sobabili siyafinyelela kuYise ngoMoya munye.

19 Ngalokho-ke, kaliseyibo bezizweni lezihambi, kodwa seliyinzalo yakithi labantu bakaNkulunkulu, kanye lamalunga abendlu kaNkulunkulu, 20 lakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli labaphrofethi, uKhristu uJesu yena uqobo eyilitshe elikhulu lengosi. 21 Indlu yonke ihlanganiselwe kuye, ikhule ukuba lithempeli elingcwele eNkosini. 22 Lani futhi lakhelwa ndawonye kuye ukuze libe yindawo yokuhlala uNkulunkulu ahlala kuyo ngoMoya wakhe.