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.