Ephesians 6

Izeluleko kubantwana labazali

1Bantwana a, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini; ngoba lokhu kulungile. 2Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko b, okungumlayo wokuqala olesithembiso, 3ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, njalo uphile isikhathi eside emhlabeni c. 4Lani bobaba d, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa e libondle emlayweni lemfundisweni yeNkosi f.

Izeluleko kuzigqili lamakhosi

5Zisebenzi g, lalelani amakhosi enu ngokwenyama h, ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela i, ebuqothweni benhliziyo zenu j , k, njengakuKristu l; 6kungeyisikho ngenkonzo yamehlo m njengabathokozisa abantu n, kodwa njengezisebenzi zikaKristu o, zisenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo p, 7lisebenza ngenhliziyo enhle q kungathi kuseNkosini njalo kungeyisikho ebantwini; 8lisazi ukuthi loba yini enhle ngulowo lalowo angayenza, enjalo uzayemukela eNkosini r, loba eyisigqili, loba engokhululekileyo s. 9Lani makhosi t, yenzani izinto ezifananayo kuzo, liyekele
 liyekele: kumbe,  linciphise.
ukuzisongela v; lisazi ukuthi leyenu iNkosi isemazulwini w , x, njalo ukubandlulula umuntu y kakukho kuyo.

Izikhali zamaKristu

10Elokucina, bazalwane bami, qinani eNkosini z, lebuninimandleni bamandla ayo aa. 11Hlomani ab izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu ac, ukuze libe lamandla okumelana lobuqili bukadiyabhola ad; 12ngoba kasibindani ae legazi lenyama, kodwa lemibuso af, lamandla ag, lababusi balumhlaba wobumnyama ah , ai balesisikhathi, lemimoya yamabutho obubi ezindaweni zamazulu. 13Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu aj, ukuze libe lamandla okugxila osukwini olubi ak, lokuze kuthi lapho seliqede konke, lime al. 14Ngakho manini, inkalo zenu zibotshiwe ngeqiniso am, lifake isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga an, 15njalo ligqokise inyawo ao zenu ngokulunga kwevangeli lokuthula ap; 16phezu kwakho konke selithethe isihlangu sokholo aq, elizakuba lamandla okucitsha ngaso yonke imitshoko evuthayo ar yomubi as. 17Njalo thathani ikhowa losindiso at, lenkemba kaMoya au, eyilizwi likaNkulunkulu av, 18ngawo wonke umkhuleko lonxuso likhuleka isikhathi sonke aw kuMoya ax, lakulokhu lilinde ay ngesineke az sonke lonxuso ngabangcwele bonke ba, 19langami bb, ukuze ngiphiwe ilizwi ekuvuleni umlomo wami bc ngesibindi bd ukuze ngazise imfihlo yevangeli be, 20engiyisithunywa bf ngalo esisemaketaneni bg ,
 esisemaketaneni: Gr.  esiseketaneni.
, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi bi kulo, njengoba kungifanele ukuthi ngikhulume.

Isicino

21Kodwa ukuze lani lazi izinto eziqondana lami bj, engikwenzayo, uzalitshela konke uTikiko bk umzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo eNkosini bl; 22engimthume kini ngakhona lokhu, ukuze lazi izinto eziqondana lathi, lokuthi aduduze inhliziyo zenu bm.

23Ukuthula bnkakube kubazalwane, lothando kanye lokholo oluvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba leNkosini uJesu Kristu. 24Umusa kawube kubo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokungonakaliyo bo. Ameni.

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