AbaseKolose 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.