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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.