KwabaseKolose 2:1 Kuba ndithanda ukuba nikwazi ukuba kukhulu kwako ukuzama endikuzamayo ngenxa yenu, nangenxa eLawodike, nabo bonke abangabubonanga ubuso bam ngokwenyama; 2:2 ukuze iintliziyo zabo zithuthuzeleke, bebanjiwe ngothando, kunye nakubo bonke ubutyebi benzaliseko yokuqonda, ebutsheni ukuyiqonda kakuhle imfihlelo kaThixo, nekaYise, nekaKristu; 2:3 ekufihlwe kuye bonke ubutyebi bobulumko nobokwazi. 2:4 Nditsho ke, ukuze kungabikho bani unilukuhlayo ngentetho egudileyo. 2:5 Kuba nangona ndingekhoyo ngenyama, khona ngomoya ndinani. ndivuya, ndibona ulungelelwano lwenu, nokuzimaseka kokholo lwenu UKrestu. 2:6 Njengokuba ngoko namamkelayo uKristu Yesu iNkosi, hambani kuye; 2:7 nendele nakhelwe kuye, naqiniswa elukholweni, njengokuba ninjalo nina nifundise, niphuphuma umbulelo. 2:8 Lumkani, kungabikho bani unithimbayo ngayo intanda-bulumko, nangokulukuhla okungento yanto isithethe sabantu, ngokweziqalelo zehlabathi, hayi emva UKrestu. 2:9 Kuba kuhleli kuye konke ukuzaliseka kobuThixo ngokomzimba. 2:10 kanjalo nigqibelele kuye, oyintloko yabo bonke ubulawuli no amandla: 2:11 enithi nakuye naluswe nolwaluko olungaphandle; izandla, ekususeni umzimba wezono zenyama ngomntu ulwaluko lukaKristu: 2:12 ningcwatywe naye elubhaptizweni, enathi nikuye, navuswa nokuvuswa naye ukukholwa kukusebenza kukaThixo, owamvusa kwabafileyo. 2:13 Nani, nifile nje ziziphoso nakukungaluki kwenyama yenu; udlise ubomi ndawonye naye, enixolele zonke iziphoso. 2:14 wayewucima umbhalo wesandla wemimiselo, owawuchasene nathi, wona lowo Wachasa, wayisusa, wayibethelela emnqamlezweni; 2:15 ebabhunyule ozilawuli noomagunya, wabenza isibonelo kubo elubala, besoyisa phezu kwabo kuyo. 2:16 Makungabikho mntu ngoko unigwebayo ngento edliwayo, nangento eselwayo, nangendawo; ngomthendeleko, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nomhla wesabatha; 2:17 ezisisithunzi sezinto ezizayo; ke wona umzimba ngokaKristu. 2:18 Makungabikho namnye unilukuhlayo emvuzweni wenu, niqhutywa yintliziyo ethobekileyo enqula izithunywa zezulu, engenelela kwizinto angenazo ebonakala, ekhukhumele ngelize yingqondo yakhe yenyama, 2:19 engabambe iNtloko, ekuphuma kuyo umzimba wonke, ngokumalunga nemisipha uthi ngenxa yesonka esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi, ahlanganiswe ndawonye, akhule kunye ukwanda kukaThixo. 2:20 Ukuba ke nafa noKristu, naphuma kuzo iziqalelo zehlabathi. Yini na ukuba niyithobele imimiselo, ningathi niphila kweli hlabathi? 2:21 Musani ukuphatha, musa ukungcamla, musa ukuphatha; 2:22 ezize zonke zitshabalale ngenxa yokusetyenziswa;) emva kwemithetho no iimfundiso zabantu? 2:23 Okunene ezi zinto zinembonakalo yobulumko ngokunqula okuzithandelayo nangokuthobeka kwentliziyo; nokungakhathali komzimba; kungabi ngambeko yanelisa ibandla inyama.