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.