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3:1 Ukuba ngoko navuswa kunye noKristu, funani izinto zaphezulu;
apho akhona uKristu, ehleli ngasekunene kukaThixo.
3:2 Misani izinto zaphezulu, ingabi zezasemhlabeni.
3:3 Kuba nafayo, baye ubomi benu bufihlakele ndawonye noKristu kuye uThixo.
3:4 Xa athe wabonakalaliswa uKristu, obubomi bethu, ngelo xesha niya kubonakalaliswa nani
kunye naye ebuqaqawulini.
3:5 Bhubhisani ngoko amalungu enu asemhlabeni; uhenyuzo,
ukungcola, ukuthabatheka okuhlazisayo, inkanuko embi, nokubawa;
olulunqulo-zithixo.
3:6 eza ngenxa yezo zinto ingqumbo kaThixo phezu koonyana bakaThixo
ukungathobeli:
3:7 enanifudula nihamba kuzo nani, oko benihleli kuzo.
3:8 Ke ngoku, nani aba, zilahleni zonke ezi zinto; ingqumbo, ingqumbo, ulunya, ukunyelisa;
intetho engcolileyo ephuma emlonyeni wakho.
3:9 Musani ukuxokisana, nizihlubile nje ixhego nelakhe
izenzo;
3:10 nambatha lowo umtsha, uhlaziyelwa ekwazini oko emva koThixo
umfanekiso walowo wamdalayo;
3:11 apho kungekho mGrike namYuda, kwaluka nokungaluki;
mbharbhari, umSkitiya, ikhoboka nokhululekileyo; ke yena uKristu uyinto yonke, waba kubo bonke.
3:12 Yambathani ngoko, njengabanyulwa bakaThixo, abangcwele, abathandiweyo, izibilini
iinceba, ububele, ukuthobeka kwentliziyo, ubulali, ukuzeka kade umsindo;
3:13 ninyamezelana, nixolelana, ukuba ubani uthi abe nokusola ngakubani;
25 zenzani izinto ezimbi ngathi; njengokuba naye uKristu wanixolelayo, yenjani njalo nani.
3:14 Ke, phezu kwazo zonke ezo zinto, yalekani uthando, oluyintambo yogqibelelo
ukugqibelela.
3:15 Uxolo lukaThixo malulawule ezintliziyweni zenu, enisukuba nikulo nina
babizwe kumzimba omnye; nibe nokubulela.
3:16 Ilizwi likaKristu malihlale ngaphakathi kwenu ngokobutyebi; ukufundisa kunye
nilulekana ngeendumiso, neengoma, nezango ezizezomoya, nivuma;
ninobubele eNkosini ezintliziyweni zenu.
3:17 Nako konke enisukuba nikwenza ngelizwi, nokuba kungomsebenzi, yenzani izinto zonke egameni leNkosi
uYesu, ebulela kuye uThixo uYise ngaye.
3:18 Nina bafazi, walulameleni awenu amadoda, njengoko kufanelekile kuwo
Nkosi.
3:19 Nina madoda, bathandeni abafazi benu, ningabi krakra ngakubo.
3:20 Nina bantwana, balulameleni abazali benu ezintweni zonke; kuba oko kukholekile
eNkosini.
3:21 Nina boyise, musani ukubacaphukisa abantwana benu, ukuze bangafi iintliziyo.
3:22 Nina bakhonzi, balulameleni ezintweni zonke abaziinkosi zenu ngokwenyama; hayi
ninkonzo yamehlo, ngathi ningabakholisi-bantu; makube ngokwentliziyo engenakumbi, ninoloyiko
UThixo:
3:23 Nako konke enisukuba nikwenza, kusebenzeni ngokwasemphefumlweni, kunge kukwiNkosi, akukhona kubantu;
3:24 nisazi nje ukuba niya kuyamkela eNkosini imbuyekezo yelifa;
kuba nikhonza iNkosi uKristu.
3:25 Lowo umonayo omnye uya kukuthwala oko kona one ngako;
kwaye akukho kukhetha buso bamntu.