Kwabase-Efesu 6:1 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokhu kulungile. 6:2 Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko; okungumlayo wokuqala nge isithembiso; 6:3 Ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, futhi ungase uphile isikhathi eside emhlabeni. 6:4 Nani boyise, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibakhulise ekukhuliseni nasekuqondiseni kweNkosi. 6:5 Zinceku, lalelani abaphathi benu ngokomthetho inyama, ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, ngobuqotho benhliziyo yenu, ngokungathi uKristu; 6:6 Kungabi ngokukhonza emehlweni, njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu, ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngokusuka enhliziyweni; 6:7 nisebenza ngenhliziyo emhlophe, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, hhayi abantu; 6:8 Wazi ukuthi konke okuhle umuntu akwenzayo, uyokwenza okufanayo yamukeleni eNkosini, noma eyisigqila noma engokhululekileyo. 6:9 Nani makhosi, yenzani okufanayo kubo, niyeke ukusongela; nazi ukuthi neNkosi yenu isezulwini; futhi akukho ukuhlonipha abantu naye. 6:10 Ekugcineni, bazalwane bami, qinani eNkosini, nasemandleni akhe amandla. 6:11 Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana nempi amaqhinga kasathane. 6:12 Ngokuba asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene nemibuso. simelene namandla, nababusi bobumnyama balomhlaba. ngokumelene nobubi bomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. 6:13 Ngakho thathani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla nimelene ngosuku olubi, nalapho senifeze konke, nime. 6:14 Ngakho yimani, nibophe izinkalo zenu ngeqiniso, futhi nigqokile isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga; 6:15 Nezinyawo zenu zigqokiswe ukulungela ivangeli lokuthula; 6:16 Ngaphezu kwakho konke, nithathe isihlangu sokholo, eniyokwazi ngaso cimani yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi. 6:17 Futhi namukele isigqoko sokuzivikela sensindiso, futhi inkemba kaMoya, okuyinto izwi likaNkulunkulu: 6:18 Nikhuleka njalo ngakho konke ukukhuleka nokunxusa ngoMoya, futhi lindani kukho ngokubekezela okukhulu lokunxusela bonke abangcwele; 6:19 Futhi mina, ukuze ngiphiwe izwi, ukuze ngivule yami ngomlomo ngesibindi ukwazisa imfihlakalo yevangeli; 6:20 engiyinxusa lazo eziboshweni, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi ngakho; njengoba ngifanele ukukhuluma. 6:21 Kodwa ukuze lani lazi izindaba zami, lokuthi ngenza njani, Thikhiku, othandekayo. umzalwane nesikhonzi esikholekile eNkosini uyakunazisa nonke izinto: 6:22 Engimthumele kini ngenjongo efanayo, ukuze nazi okwethu izindaba, futhi ukuze aduduze izinhliziyo zenu. 6:23 Ukuthula makube kubazalwane, nothando kanye nokukholwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba kanye iNkosi uJesu Kristu. 6:24 Umusa mawube nabo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngobuqotho. Amen.