AbaseKolose 2:1 Ngokuba ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kungakanani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu, nangenxa eLawodikeya, nakubo bonke abangabubonanga ubuso bami enyameni; 2:2 Ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzeke, behlanganiswe othandweni, futhi kuyo yonke ingcebo yokuqinisekisa okupheleleyo kokuqonda, ukuvuma imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, nekaYise, nekaKristu; 2:3 Kufihlwe kuye yonke ingcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi. 2:4 Futhi lokhu ngikusho, funa kube khona oniyenga ngamazwi ahungayo. 2:5 Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngenyama, nokho nginani ngomoya. ejabula, ebona ukuhleleka kwenu, nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu UKristu. 2:6 Ngakho-ke, njengoba selamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani kuye. 2:7 Nigxilile, nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nina lafundiswa, ligcwele ukubonga. 2:8 Xwayani funa kube khona oniphanga ngefilosofi nangenkohliso eyize, emva kwalokho isiko labantu, ngokweziqalo zomhlaba, hhayi emva kwalokho UKristu. 2:9 Ngoba kuhlezi kuye konke ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu ngokomzimba. 2:10 Futhi niphelele kuye, oyinhloko yabo bonke ohulumeni kanye amandla: 2:11 enisokwa kuye futhi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngaphandle izandla, ekususeni umzimba wezono zenyama ngo ukusoka kukaKristu: 2:12 Nangcwatshwa naye embhapathizweni, lapho nani navuswa kanye naye ukukholwa kokusebenza kukaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo. 2:13 Nani, enifile ezonweni zenu nokungasoki kwenyama yenu, uphile kanye naye, esenithethelele zonke iziphambeko; 2:14 Wesula umbhalo wesandla wemithetho ngokumelene nathi, okuyinto Wamelana nathi, wayisusa, wayibethela esiphambanweni; 2:15 Futhi esephangile ohulumeni namandla, wabonisa kubo obala, enqoba phezu kwabo kuwo. 2:16 Ngakho makungabikho muntu onahlulela ngokudla, noma ngokunathayo, noma ngokuphathelene nokudla iholide, noma ukwethwasa kwenyanga, noma izinsuku zesabatha; 2:17 Okuyisithunzi sezinto ezizayo; kodwa umzimba ungokaKristu. 2:18 Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngomvuzo wenu ngokuthobeka ngokuzithandela nange ekhonza izingelosi, engena ezintweni angenazo ebonakala, ekhukhumele ngeze ngengqondo yakhe yenyama, 2:19 Futhi engabambi iNhloko, kusukela lapho wonke umzimba by amalunga namabhande lapho okondliwa kukhonzwa, kuhlanganiswe ndawonye, kuyanda kanyekanye ukwanda kukaNkulunkulu. 2:20 Ngakho-ke uma nafile kanye noKristu kuzo iziqalo zezwe. kungani, sengathi niphila ezweni nithobela imithetho na? 2:21 (Ungathinti, unganambithi, ungabambi; 2:22 ezizobhubha zonke ngokusetshenziswa;) emva kwemiyalo ne izimfundiso zabantu? 2:23 Okuyizinto ngempela ezibonisa ukuhlakanipha ekukhonzeni intando nokuthobeka, nokungawunaki umzimba; hhayi nganoma yiluphi udumo kuze enelise i inyama.