Kwabase-Efese 2:1 Nani unidlise ubomi, nifile nje ziziphoso na zizono; 2:2 enanifudula nihamba kuzo ngokweli hlabathi; ngokomphathi wegunya lesibhakabhaka, umoya wangoku lusebenza koonyana bokungathobeli; 2:3 esasifudula sihamba phakathi kwethu sonke ngokweenkanuko eyenyama yethu, esenza ukuthanda kwenyama nokwengqondo; kwaye besingabantwana bengqumbo, njengabanye; 2:4 Ke yena uThixo, esisityebi ngenceba, uthe ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu awasithanda ngalo. 2:5 sifile nje ezonweni, usidlise ubomi ndawonye noKristu; nisindiswe ngokubabalwa; 2:6 Wasivusa kunye naye, waza wasihlalisa naye emazulwini iindawo ezikuKristu Yesu: 2:7 ukuze ubutyebi obuncamisileyo bobabalo lwakhe abubonakalalise emaphakadeni azayo ngobubele bakhe kuthi ngoKristu Yesu. 2:8 Kuba nisindiswe ngokubabalwa nangalo ukholo; nako oko akuphumi kuni sisipho sikaThixo; 2:9 akuphumi misebenzini, hleze kubekho bani uqhayisayo. 2:10 Kuba thina singumsebenzi wakhe, sidalelwe kuKristu Yesu, ukuze senze imisebenzi elungileyo. awathi uThixo wawamisela ngenxa engaphambili ukuba sihambe kuwo. 2:11 Kungoko khumbulani, ukuba nina, enifudula niziintlanga ngokwenyama; abo kuthiwa ngabangaluki, ngabo kuthiwa ngabolwaluko enyameni eyenziwe ngezandla; 2:12 Okokuba ngelo xesha, nibe ningenaKristu, ningabasemzini isizwe sakwaSirayeli, nabasemzini eminqophisweni yedinga; bengenathemba, kungekho Thixo ehlabathini. 2:13 Ke ngoku ngoKristu Yesu, nina, enibe nifudula nikude, nithe naba kufuphi igazi likaKristu. 2:14 Kuba yena uluxolo lwethu, yena owathi zombini wazenza zaba nye, wayichitha udonga oluphakathi olwahlula phakathi kwethu; 2:15 ewubhangisile ngenyama yakhe ubutshaba nomthetho wemithetho; equlethwe kwimimiselo; ukuze babini enze ngaphakathi kwakhe umntu omnye, omnye omtsha, kube njalo ukwenza uxolo; 2:16 nokuze abaxolelanise bobabini noThixo, babe mzimbeni mnye ngawo umnqamlezo. ebubulele ngayo ubutshaba; 2:17 Weza ke washumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zoxolo kuni abo bakude, nakwabakubo babekufuphi. 2:18 ngokuba kungaye ukungeniswa kwethu sobabini, siMoya mnye kuye uYise. 2:19 Ngoko ke, anisengabo abasemzini, nabasemzini; amadlelane ndawonye nabangcwele, nabendlu kaThixo; 2:20 nakhelwe phezu kwesiseko sabapostile nabaprofeti, uYesu UKristu ngokwakhe ilitye lembombo; 2:21 Esikuye sonke isakhiwo sihlangene, sikhule sibe ngcwele itempile yeNkosi: 2:22 enithi nani nakhelwe ndawonye kuye, ukuze nibe yindawo yokuhlala kaThixo ngaye uMoya.