KwabaseKolose 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.