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.