Kwabase-Efesu
2:1 Futhi uniphilise enanifile ngeziphambeko nezono;
2:2 enanihamba kuzo endulo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe.
ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya wamanje
osebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli;
2:3 esake sakhuluma phakathi kwabo sonke ngezinkanuko
enyameni yethu, sigcwalisa izinkanuko zenyama nezengqondo; futhi
ngokwemvelo babengabantwana bolaka njengabanye.
2:4 Kodwa uNkulunkulu, ocebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo.
2:5 Ngisho nalapho sasifile ezonweni, uye wasiphilisa kanye noKristu.
(ngomusa nisindisiwe;)
2:6 Wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye ezulwini
Izindawo zokuhlala ezengeziwe e-Jesu Kristu:
2:7 Ukuze abonakalise ezikhathini ezizayo ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe
ngobubele bakhe kithi ngoKristu Jesu.
2:8 Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini: it
uyisipho sikaNkulunkulu;
2:9 Akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.
2:10 Ngoba singumsebenzi wakhe, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu imisebenzi emihle.
uNkulunkulu asimisela ngaphambili ukuthi sihambe kizo.
2:11 Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enikade ningabeZizwe enyameni.
ababizwa ngokuthi abangasokile ngalokho okuthiwa ngabasokile
enyameni eyenziwe ngezandla;
2:12 Ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, nihlukanisiwe noKristu
isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, nabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso,
bengelathemba, njalo bengelaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
2:13 Kodwa manje kuKristu Jesu, nina enanikade nikude senisondele
igazi likaKristu.
2:14 Ngoba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba-munye, futhi obhidlizile
udonga oluphakathi lokuhlukanisa phakathi kwethu;
2:15 Esechithile ubutha enyameni yakhe, umthetho wemiyalo
equkethwe ezimisweni; ukuze enze kuye ngababili umuntu oyedwa omusha, kanjalo
ukwenza ukuthula;
2:16 ukuze bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano.
esebulele ubutha ngakho;
2:17 Futhi weza washumayela ukuthula kini enikude, futhi labo ababehlala
babeseduze.
2:18 Ngoba ngaye sobabili sinokungena ngoMoya munye kuBaba.
2:19 Ngakho manje aniseyibo abafokazi nabafokazi, kodwa
izakhamuzi ezikanye nabangcwele, nabendlu kaNkulunkulu;
2:20 Futhi yakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo abaphostoli nabaprofethi, uJesu
UKristu ngokwakhe eyitshe legumbi;
2:21 Kuye, sonke isakhiwo sihlanganiswe ndawonye sikhula sibe ngcwele
ithempeli eNkosini:
2:22 enibuye nakhelwe ndawonye kuye, nibe yindawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu ngaye
uMoya.