KwabaseKolose
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulos,umpostilekaYesuKristungokuthanda kukaThixo,noTimotiumzalwana, 2ubhalelaabaseKolose,abazalwanaabangcwele abakholwayokuKristu;uthi,Makubelubabalokuni, noxolooluvelakuThixouBawowethu,neNkosiyethu uYesuKristu
3SibulelakuyeuThixouYiseweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu, sihlalasinithandazela;
4EkubenisivileyongokhololwenukuKristuYesu, nothandoeninalokubobonkeabangcwele;
5ngenxayethembaenilibekelweyoemazulwini,enalivayo ngenxaengaphambilingaloilizwilenyanisoleendaba ezilungileyoezi;
6lifikileyokuni,njengokubalinjaloehlabathinilonke; luxakathaisiqhamo,kwanjengokolwenjenjalokuni, kususelakwiminienaluvayo,nalwaziubabalolukaThixo ngenyaniso;
7njengokonafundayonokufundakuEpafra,ongumkhonzi oyintandakunyenathi,engumlungiseleliothembekileyo kaKristungenxayenu;
8owasazisayonokusazisauthandolwenulwaseMoyeni
9Ngenxayokonathi,kususelakwiminiesakuvayooko, asiyekiukunithandazela,nokukhunga,ukuzenizaliswe kukukwazikakuhleukuthandakwakhe,kubobonke ubulumkonokuqondakoMoya;
10ukuzenihambengokuyifaneleyoiNkosi,nisekuko konkeukukholisa,nixakatheisiqhamokuwowonke umsebenziolungileyo,nikhulelaekumaziniuThixo;
11nisomelezwangokomelelakonke,ngokokuqinakozuko lwakhe,nisekukokonkeukunyamezela,nokuzekakade umsindo,kunyenovuyo;
12nibulelakuBawo,owasenzasakulinganaukuba nesabelokwilifalabangcweleekukhanyeni;
13owasihlangulayoegunyenilobumnyama,wasifudusela ebukumkaniniboNyanawakheoyintanda;
14esinayosikuyeinkululekongokuhlawulelwangegazi lakhe,uxolelolwezono;
15UngumfanekiselokaThixoongenakubonwa, owamazibulokwindaloyonke;
16Ngokubazadalelwakuyezonkeizinto,ezisemazulwini nezisemhlabeni,ezinokubonwanezingenakubonwa, nokubaziitrone,nokubazibubukhosi,nokubazizilawuli, nokubangamagunya;zonkeizintozidalwenguye, zidalelweyena
17Yenakeungaphambikweentozonke,nazozonkeizinto zimazimikuye
18Yenakeuyintlokoyomzimba,yebandla;oyingqalo, owamazibulokuboabafileyo;ukuzeezintwenizonkeabe ngovelela
19KubakwakholekakuBawoukubakuhlalekuyekonke ukuzaliseka;
20nokuthingayeazixolelanisenayezonkeizinto, elwenzileuxolongaloigazilomnqamlezowakhe;ndithi ngaye,nokubazizintoezisemhlabeni,nokuba zezisemazulwini
21Nani,enibenifudulaningazani,niziintshaba engqondweniyenungokwasemisebenziniengendawo, kungokuunixolelanisile;
22ngomzimbawenyamayakhengokufa,ukuzeanimise phambikwakheningcwele,ningenakusoleka, ningenakusoleka;
23ukubanihlalanihlelielukholweni,nisekelweniqinile, ningashukunyiswanimkeethembenileendabaezilungileyo ezinazivayo,zonazashunyayelwayokwindaloyonke ephantsikwezulu;endabangumlungiseleliwazo,mna Pawulos;
24Ngokundiyavuyaezintlungwinizamngenxayenu, ndikuzalisaokusileleyokwiimbandezelozikaKristu, enyameniyam,ngenxayomzimbawakheoliloibandla; 25endithendabangumlungiseleliwawongokokugosisa kukaThixo,awandinikelangakongenxayenu,ukuba ndilizaliseilizwilikaThixo;
26Kwanaloomfihleloibifihliwekwasemaphakadeni nakwizizukulwana,nakungokuibonakalalisiweyokubo abangcwelebakhe;
27awathandayouThixoukubazisabonaintoobuyiyo ubutyebibozukolwaloomfihlelophakathikwazoiintlanga, obunguKristuphakathikweentlanga;nguKristuke ongaphakathikwenu,ithembalozuko;
28Sazisayenakethina,silulekawonkeumntu,sifundisa wonkeumntungabobonkeubulumko;ukuzesimisewonke umntuegqibeleleekuKristuYesu;
29endibulalekelakonaoko,ndizamangokokusebenza kwakheokusebenzayokumngamandla
ISAHLUKO2
1Kubandithandaukubanikwaziukubakukhulukwako ukuzamaendikuzamayongenxayenu,nabobaseLawodike, nabobonkeabangabubonangaubusobamngokwenyama; 2ukuzezithuthuzelekeiintliziyozabo,bebanjelwe eluthandweni,nasebutyebinibonkebenzalisekoyokuqonda, ekuyazileniimfihlelokaThixo,nekaYise,nekaKristu; 3efihlwekuyebonkeubutyebibobulumkonobokwazi Nditshoke,ukuzekungabikhobaniunilukuhlayo ngentethoegudileyo.
5Kubanangonandingekhoyongenyama,khonangomoya ndinani,ndivuya,ndibonaulungelelwanolwenu, nokuzimasekakokukholwakwenukuKristu.
6NjengokubangokonamamkelayouKristuYesuiNkosi, hambanikuye;
7nendelenakhelwekuye,naqiniswaelukholweni, njengokonafundiswayonafezekakulongumbulelo
8Zilumkeleni,kungabikhobaniunithimbayongayo intanda-bulumko,nangokulukuhlaokungentoyanto, ngokwesithethesabantu,ngokweziqalelozehlabathi, kungengokukaKristu
9KubakuhlelikuyekonkeukuzalisekakobuThixo ngokomzimba
10kanjalonigqibelelekuye,oyintlokoyabobonke ubulawulinegunya; 11enathikuyenaluswanokwaluswanokwaluswa ngolwalukoolungenakwenziwangazandla,ngako ukuhlubaumzimbawenyama,ngaloulwalukolukaKristu; 12ningcwatywenayeelubhaptizweni;enathinikuye, navuswanokuvuswanaye,ngokukholwakwenu kukusebenzakukaThixo,owamvusakuboabafileyo.
13Nani,nifilenjeziziphosonakukungalukikwenyama yenu,unidliseubomindawonyenaye,enixolelezonke iziphoso
14wawucimaumbhalowesandlaochasenenathi, wemimiselo,owawuchasenenathi;
15ebabhunyuleozilawulinoomagunya,wabenzaisibonelo ekuhleni,ememelelangaboekuwokuyo
16Makungabikhomntungokounigwebayongento edliwayo,nangentoeselwayo,nangendawoyomthendeleko, nangenyangaethwasileyo,nangeesabatha;
17ezisisithunzisezintoezizayo;kewonaumzimba ngokaKristu
18Makungabikhonamnyeunilukuhlayoemvuzweniwenu, ngokuqhutywayintliziyoethobekileyo,enqulaizithunywa zezulu,egxumekakwizintoangazibonanga,ephuthunyiswe ngengqiqoyenyamayakhe; 19engabambeyonaiNtloko,ekuphumakuyoukuthi umzimbawonkeukhulengokukhulisakukaThixo,uncedwa, ubandakanywangakokonkeukuxhomekelelana kwamalungunemisipha
20UkubakenafanoKristu,nakuzoiziqalelozehlabathi, yininaukubaniyithobeleimimiselo,ningathiniphilakweli hlabathi?
21Musaniukuphatha,musaukungcamla,musaukuphatha; 22ezithizonkezitshabalalengenxayokusetyenziswa kwazo,ngokwemithethoneemfundisozabantu?
23Okunenezizintoezoezidunyelwebubulumko ngokunqulaokuzithandelayo,nangokuthobekakwentliziyo, nokungawukhathaleliumzimba;kungabingantoyanelisa inyama
ISAHLUKO3
1UkubangokonavuswakunyenoKristu,funaniizinto zaphezulu,aphoakhonauKristu,ehlelingasekunene kukaThixo
2Nyamekelaniizintozaphezulu,ingabikwizinto zasemhlabeni
3Kubanafayo,bayeubomibenubufihlakelendawonye noKristukuyeuThixo.
4XaathewabonakalaliswauKristu,obubomibethu,ngelo xeshaniyakubonakalaliswanani,ninayeebuqaqawulini
5Bhubhisaningokoamalunguenuasemhlabeni;uhenyuzo, ukungcola,ukuthabathekaokuhlazisayo,inkanukoembi, nokubawa,okuyinkonzoyezithixokonaoko;
6ezangenxayezozintoingqumbokaThixophezu kwabangevayo;
7enanifudulanihambakuzonani,okobenihlelikuzo; 8Kengoku,naniaba,zilahlenizonkeezizinto;ingqumbo, umsindo,ulunya,ukunyelisa;ukuthethaamanyala kungabikhoemlonyeniwenu
9Musaniukuxokisana,nizihlubilenjeumntuomdala, kunyenezenzozakhe;
10nambathalowoumtsha,uhlaziyelwaekwaziniokuhle, ngokomfanekiselowalowowamdalayo;
11aphokungekhomGrikenamYuda,kwaluka nokungaluki,mbharbharinamSkitiya,khoboka namkhululeki;usukeuKristuwabazizintozonke,waba kubobonke
12Yambathaningoko,njengabanyulwabakaThixo, abangcwele,abathandiweyo,iimfesanezeemfefe,ububele, ukuthobekakwentliziyo,ubulali,ukuzekakadeumsindo;
13ninyamezelana,nixolelana,ukubaubaniuthiabe nokusolangakubani;njengokubanayeuKristu wanixolelayo,yenjaninjalonani
14Ke,phezukwazozonkeezozinto,yalekaniuthando, oluyintamboyogqibelelo.
15UxololukaThixo,enabizelwakwakulomzimbenimnye, malulawuleezintliziywenizenu;nibenokubulela
16IlizwilikaKristumalihlalengaphakathikwenu ngokobutyebi;nifundisana,nilulekanangeendumiso neengomanezangoezizezomoya,nivumekamnandi entliziyweniyenukuyoiNkosi
17Nakokonkeenisukubanikwenzangelizwi,nokuba kungomsebenzi,yenzaniizintozonkeegamenileNkosi uYesu,nibulelangayokuyeuThixouYise
18Ninabafazi,walulameleniawenuamadoda,njengoko kufaneleeNkosini.
19Ninamadoda,bathandeniabafazibenu,ningabikrakra ngakubo
20Ninabantwana,balulameleniabazalibenuezintweni zonke;kubaokokukholekilekuyoiNkosi
21Ninaboyise,musaniukubacaphukisaabantwanabenu, ukuzebangafiiintliziyo.
22Ninabakhonzi,balulameleniezintwenizonke abaziinkosizenungokwenyama;kungabingankonzo yamehlo,ngathiningabakholisi-bantu;makube ngokwentliziyoengenakumbi,nisoyikauThixo;
23Nakokonkeenisukubanikwenza,kusebenzeni ngokwasemphefumlweni,kungekukwiNkosi,akukhona kubantu;
24nisazinjeukubaniyakuyamkelaeNkosiniimbuyekezo yelifa;kubanikhonzaiNkosiuKristu.
25Lowoumonayoomnyeuyakukuthwalaokokonaone ngako;akukhokukhethabusobamntu
ISAHLUKO4
1Ninabaziinkosi,baphatheningokufanelekileyo nangokulungeleleneyoabanikhonzayo;nisazinjeukuba naningokwenunineNkosiemazulwini
2Hlalaniemthandazweni,niphaphamelekwakukooko ninombulelo;
3nisithandazelekananjalo,ukubauThixoasivulele umnyangowentetho,ukubasiyithetheimfihlelokaKristu, endikhonkxwengenxayayo;
4ukuzendiyibonakalalise,njengokondimelwekukuthetha ngako.
5Hambaningobulumkongakwabobangaphandle,nilonga ixeshaeli.
6Ukuthethakwenumakuhlalekumnandi,kuvakalisiwe ngetyuwa,ukuzenaziukubanimelwekukuthinina ukuphendulabonkengabanye
7IzintozonkeezilungenamuyakunazisauTikiko, umzalwanaoyintanda,umlungiseleliothembekileyo, ongumkhonzikunyenameNkosini;
8endimthumelekhonaokukuni,ukuzeazaziiindawo ezingani,azithuthuzeleiintliziyozenu;
9kunyeno-Onesimo,umzalwanaothembekileyo, oyintanda,ongomnyewenuBayakunazisazonkeizinto ezenzekayoapha
10UyanibulisauAristarko,ongumbanjwandawonyenam, noMarkoumtshanakaBharnabhas,enamkelaimithetho ngaye;
11noYesuekuthiwanguYusto,kwabolwaluko;ngabo bodwaabasebenzisananamngenxayobukumkani bukaThixo,abathebonababasisonwabisokum
12UyanibulisauEpafraongomnyewenu,umkhonzi kaKristu,ehlalaezamangenxayenuemithandazweni, ukuzenimenigqibelele,nizalisekilekukokonkeukuthanda kukaThixo
13Kubandiyamngqinelaukubaunenzondeleloenkulu ngenxayenu,nabobaseLawodike,nabobaseHirapoli
14UyanibulisauLuka,igqirhaeliyintanda,noDemas
15BulisanikubazalwanaabaseLawodike,nakuNimfa, nakuloibandlaelisendlwiniyakhe
16Xakelencwadiitheyaleswakuni,izenenzeukuba ileswenasebandlenieliseLawodike;naniniyileseleyo iphumaeLawodike
17YithinikuArkipo,Lukhangeleulungiselelo owalwamkelayolwaseNkosini,ukuzeuluzalise
18Umbulisoungesamisandla,mnaPawulosKhumbulani iintambozam.Ubabalomalubenani.Amen.(Yabhalwa eRomaukuyakwabaseKolosenguTikikono-Onesimo)