Kwabase-Efese
5:1 Ngoko yibani ngabaxelisa uThixo, ngokwabantwana abaziintanda;
5:2 nihambe eluthandweni, kwanjengokuba naye uKristu wasithandayo, wazinikela
kuthi ngenxa yethu, ube ngumnikelo nedini kuThixo, ivumba elithozamisayo.
5:3 Ke umbulo, nako konke ukungcola, nokubawa, makungakhe kube njalo
kukhe kuthiwe phakathi kwenu, njengoko kubafaneleyo abangcwele;
5:4 kwanamanyala, nentetho yobuyatha, nobuhiba, izinto ezo ezingezizo
eluncedo kakhulu, kodwa kanye nibulela.
5:5 Kuba oku nikwazi, ukuba akukho mhenyuzi, nomntu ongcolileyo, nolibawa
Umntu ongumnquli-zithixo unelifa ebukumkanini bukaKristu
kunye noThixo.
5:6 Makungabikho namnye unilukuhlayo ngamazwi alambathayo; kuba ngenxa yezo zinto
iza ingqumbo kaThixo phezu kwabangevayo.
5:7 Ngoko musani ukuba ngamahlulelana nabo.
5:8 Kuba nina naye nifudula nibubumnyama, ke ngoku nikukukhanya, niseNkosini nje;
njengabantwana bokukhanya;
5:9 (Kuba sona isiqhamo soMoya sikuko konke ukulunga, nobulungisa;
inyaniso;)
5:10 nicikida ukuba yintoni na ekholekileyo kakuhle kwiNkosi.
5:11 Kwaye musani ukusebenzelana nemisebenzi yobumnyama engenasiqhamo, kodwa kanye
bohlwaye.
5:12 Kuba izinto ezenziwa ngabo kulihlazo nokuzithetha
emfihlekweni.
5:13 Ke zonke ezi zinto, zakohlwaywa, ziyabonakalaliswa kukukhanya;
Konke okubonakalaliswayo kukukhanya.
5:14 Kungoko athi, Vuka wena uleleyo, uvuke kwabafileyo;
UKristu uya kukukhanyisela.
5:15 Khangelani ngoko, ukuba ningathini na, ukuze kucokiseke ukuhamba kwenu; ningabi njengabaswele ubulumko, yibani njengezilumko;
5:16 nizongela ixesha eli, ngokuba le mihla ayindawo.
5:17 Ngenxa yoko musani ukuba ziintsweli-kuqonda;
yi.
5:18 Kanjalo musani ukunxila yiwayini, ekukhoyo kuloo nto ukuzibhubhisa; kodwa zaliswe bubomi
uMoya;
5:19 nithetha omnye nomnye ngeendumiso, neengoma, nezango ezizezomoya, nivuma;
nibethe uhadi entliziyweni yenu kuyo iNkosi;
5:20 nimana nibulela ngenxa yeento zonke, egameni likaThixo uYise
weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu;
5:21 nilulamelana ngokoyika uThixo.
5:22 Nina bafazi, walulameleni awenu amadoda, ngokokululamela iNkosi;
5:23 ngokuba indoda le iyintloko yomfazi, njengokuba naye uKristu eyintloko yomfazi
ibandla: waye yena ngokwakhe enguMsindisi wawo umzimba.
5:24 Ke, kwanjengokuba ibandla eli limlulamela uKristu, mabathi ngokunjalo nabafazi bathobele
abawabo amadoda ezintweni zonke.
5:25 Nina madoda, bathandeni abafazi benu, njengokuba naye uKristu walithandayo ibandla
wazinikela ngenxa yawo;
5:26 ukuze ayingcwalise, ayihlambulule ngokuhlamba kwamanzi ngoMoya oyiNgcwele
ilizwi,
5:27 ukuze alimise phambi kwakhe linobuqaqawuli, lilibandla elingenabala;
nemibimbi, nenye into enjalo; kodwa ukuze ibe ngcwele nangaphandle
isiphako.
5:28 Ngoko amelwe amadoda ukubathanda abawo abafazi, njengokuba beyimizimba yawo. Lowo umthandayo owakhe
umfazi uyazithanda.
5:29 kuba akukho namnye wakha wayithiya eyakhe inyama; uyayondla, akhathalele
nayo, njengokuba nayo iNkosi isenza ibandla.
5:30 Ngokuba singamalungu omzimba wayo, singabenyama yayo, singabamathambo ayo.
5:31 Ngenxa yoko ke, umntu womshiya uyise nonina, abekho;
banamathele kuye umkakhe, baze abo babini babe nyama-nye.
5:32 Loo mfihlelo inkulu; ke mna ndithetha ndisingisele kuKristu, ndisingisele kulo ibandla.
5:33 Kodwa ke manithi nani ngabanye, elowo amthande umkakhe, njengoko
yena ngokwakhe; Umfazi ke makayoyike indoda.