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3:1 Ngakho uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu.
lapho ehlezi khona uKristu ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
3:2 Nakani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni.
3:3 Ngoba nafa, futhi ukuphila kwenu kufihliwe kanye noKristu kuNkulunkulu.
3:4 Lapho uKristu, ongukuphila kwethu, uzobonakala, khona-ke nani niyobonakala
naye enkazimulweni.
3:5 Ngakho bulalani amalungu enu asemhlabeni; ubufebe,
ukungcola, nokuhuheka, nenkanuko embi, nokuhaha,
okungukukhonza izithombe;
3:6 Ngenxa yalezi zinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lufika phezu kwabantwana
ukungalaleli:
3:7 enahamba kuzo nani isikhathi esithile, lapho nahlala kuzo.
3:8 Kepha manje nani lahlani zonke lezi; intukuthelo, ulaka, inzondo, inhlamba,
ukukhuluma okungcolile okuphuma emlonyeni wakho.
3:9 Ningaqambi amanga omunye komunye, njengoba nikhumule indoda endala neyakhe
izenzo;
3:10 nigqoke umuntu omusha, owenziwa musha ekwazini emva kwe
umfanekiso walowo owamdalayo:
3:11 lapho kungekho khona umGreki nomJuda, ukusoka nokungasoki,
ongowezizwe, umSkithe, isigqila noma okhululekile, kepha uKristu uyikho konke, ukubo bonke.
3:12 Ngakho-ke, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, gqokani izibilini zothando
isihe, umusa, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, ukubekezela;
3:13 nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enecala
xabana nanoma ubani; njengalokho uKristu wanithethelela, yenzani kanjalo nani.
3:14 Futhi phezu kwakho konke lokhu yembathani charity, okuyinto isibopho
ukuphelela.
3:15 Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu, okuyinto nani
ebizwa emzimbeni munye; futhi nibonge.
3:16 Izwi likaKristu malihlale kini ngokucebile kukho konke ukuhlakanipha; ukufundisa kanye
niyalana ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihube
ngomusa ezinhliziyweni zenu eNkosini.
3:17 Futhi noma yini eniyenzayo ngezwi noma ngesenzo, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi
uJesu, ebonga uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye.
3:18 Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu, njengoba kufanele emandleni
Nkosi.
3:19 Madoda, thandani omkenu, futhi ningabi muncu kubo.
3:20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke, ngokuba lokhu kuyathandeka
eNkosini.
3:21 Bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, funa badangale.
3:22 Izinceku, lalelani kukho konke abaphathi benu ngokwenyama; hhayi
ngokukhonza kwamehlo, njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, ngokwesaba
UNkulunkulu:
3:23 Konke enikwenzayo, kwenzeni ngenhliziyo, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, hhayi abantu;
3:24 nazi ukuthi niyakwamukela umvuzo wefa eNkosini.
ngoba nikhonza iNkosi uKristu.
3:25 Kodwa owenza okubi uyakwamukeliswa ngokubi akwenzileyo.
futhi akukho ukukhetha kwabantu.