AbaseKolose
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,umphostolikaKristuJesungentando kaNkulunkulu,noThimothewuumzalwane, 2kuboabangcwelelabazalwaneabathembekileyokuKristu abaseKolose:Umusakawubekinilokuthulaokuvela kuNkulunkuluuBabawethuleNkosiniuJesuKristu 3SibongauNkulunkuluuYiseweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu, sinikhulekelanjalo, 4NjengobasezwangokukholwakwenukuKristuJesu, nothandoeninalokubobonkeabangcwele 5Ngokubaithembaenibekelwelonaezulwini,enalizwa ngaphambilingezwileqinisolevangeli; 6elifikilekini,njengalokhulikhonaemhlabeniwonke; lithelaisithelo,njengalokhulisenzalakini,kusukela osukwinielakuzwangalo,lawaziumusakaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso;
7njengalokhulafundakuEphafraincekukanyelathi ethandekayo,oyisikhonziesithembekileyosikaKristu ngenxayenu;
8owasibikelafuthingothandolwenungoMoya.
9Ngenxayalokhunathi,kusukelaosukwiniesakuzwa ngalo,asipheziukunithandazela,nokunxusaukuba nigcwaliswengolwazilwentandoyakhekukhokonke ukuhlakaniphanokuqondaokungokomoya;
10ukuzenihambengokufaneleiNkosingokuthokozisa konke,nithelakuyoyonkeimisebenziemihle,nikhule ekwaziniuNkulunkulu;
11Niqiniswengamandlaonkengokwamandlaenkazimulo yakhe,kubekukhokonkeukubekezelanokubekezelakanye nentokozo;
12sibongauBabaosenzesafanelekelaukuhlanganyela efenilabangcweleekukhanyeni;
13owasikhululaemandleniobumnyama,wasesidlulisela embusweniweNdodanayakheethandekayo;
14esilokuhlengwakuyengegazilakhe,ukuthethelelwa kwezono;
15ongumfanekisokaNkulunkuluongenakubonwa,izibulo lakhokonkeokudaliweyo;
16Ngokubakwadalwangayozonkeizintoezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni,ezibonakalayonezingabonakali, kungakhathalisekiukuthiziyizihlalozobukhosi,noma imibuso,nomaimibuso,nomaamandla;
17Yenaungaphambikwazozonkeizinto,futhizonke izintozihlanganangayo
18Futhiyonaiyinhlokoyomzimba,ibandla,eyisiqalo, izibulokwabafileyo;ukuzeibengeyokuqalaezintweni zonke
19NgokubakwamthokozisauBabaukuthiukugcwala konkekuhlalekuye;
20futhi,esenzileukuthulangegazilesiphambanosakhe, ngayeabuyisanenayezonkeizinto;ngaye,noma kungokusemhlabeni,nomaokusezulwini.
21Nanienakadenahlukanisiwenezithaengqondweniyenu ngemisebenziemibi,nokhomanjeusenibuyise ukubuyisana.
22emzimbeniwenyamayakhengokufa,ukuzeanibeke phambikwakheningcwele,ningenacala,ningenakusoleka;
23Umanihlalaekukholweninisekelweniqinile, ningasuswaethembenilevangelienalizwa,elashunyayelwa kukhokonkeokudaliweyookuphansikwezulu;mina Pawulungenziwaisikhonzisakho;
24Manjengithokozaezinhluphekwenizamingenxayenu, futhienyameniyamingigcwalisaokusilelekokuhlupheka kukaKristungenxayomzimbawakheoyibandla;
25NgenziwaisikhonzisasongokohlelolukaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwengenxayenu,ukugcwalisaizwi likaNkulunkulu;
26yebo,imfihlakaloebifihliwekusukelakudala nasezizukulwaneni,kephamanjeibonakalisiwe kwabangcwelebakhe;
27labouNkulunkuluathandaukubazisaukuthiiyini ingceboyenkazimuloyalemfihlakalophakathi kwabezizwe;onguKristuphakathikwenu,ithemba lenkazimulo;
28esimtshumayelayo,sixwayisawonkeumuntu,sifundisa wonkeumuntungakhokonkeukuhlakanipha;ukuze sethulewonkeumuntuephelelekuKristuJesu;
29engikukhuthalelelokhonami,ngilwangokokusebenza kwakheokusebenzakimingamandla
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngokubangithandaukubanaziukuthikukhulu kangakananiukulwaenginakhongani,nabaseLawodikeya, nabobonkeabangabubonangaubusobamienyameni;
2ukuzeizinhliziyozaboziduduzeke,behlanganiswe othandweni,nakuyoyonkeingceboyesiqinisekiso esigcwelesokuqonda,ekwaziniimfihlakalokaNkulunkulu, nekaYise,nekaKristu;
3okufihlwekuyeyonkeingceboyokuhlakaniphanolwazi 4Ngikusholokhu,funakubekhonaonikhohlisayo ngamazwiahungayo.
5Ngokubanomangingekhongenyama,nokhonginani ngomoya,ngithokoza,ngibonaukuhlelekakwenu nokuqinakokukholwakwenukuKristu.
6Ngakho-ke,njengalokhonamamukeleuKristuJesu iNkosi,hambanikuye;
7nigxililenakhiwekuye,niqinisiweekukholweni, njengalokhonafundiswa,nivameukubonga
8Xwayani,funakubekhonaoniphangangokuhlakanipha nangenkohlisoeyize,ngokwesikolabantu,ngokwezinto zokucathulazezwe,kungengokukaKristu
9Ngokubakuhlezikuyekonkeukugcwala kobuNkulunkulungokomzimba.
10niphelelekuye,eyinhlokoyabobonkeubukhosi namandla;
11Enisokwakuyefuthingokusokaokwenziwangaphandle kwezandla,ngokukhumulaumzimbawezonozenyama ngokusokakukaKristu
12Nangcwatshwakanyenayeembhapathizweni,lapho naninavuswanayengokukholwakwamandla kaNkulunkuluowamvusakwabafileyo
13Nanienifileezonwenizenunokungasokikwenyama yenu,uniphilisekanyenaye,esenithethelelezonke iziphambeko;
14Wesulaumbhalowesandlawemithethoowawumelene nathi,owawumelenenathi,wawususaendleleni, wawubethelaesiphambanwenisakhe;
15Esephucileimibusonamandla,wabukisangaboobala, ebanqobangawo
16Ngakhomakungabikhomuntuonahlulelangokudla nomangokunathwayonomangokuphathelenenomkhosi nomaukwethwasakwenyanganomaamasabatha 17eziyisithunzisezintoezizayo;kodwaumzimba ungokaKristu.
18Makungabikhomuntuonikhohlisayongomvuzowenu ngokuthobekakokuzithandelanangokukhonzaizingelosi, engenaengakubonanga,ezikhukhumezangezengengqondo yenyamayakhe;
19futhiengabambiiNhloko,okuvelakuyoukuthiwonke umzimbaosondliwayoukhonzwa,uhlangene,ukhula ngokukhulakukaNkulunkulu,ngamalunguwonke nangezibopho.
20Ngakho-keumanafilekanyenoKristukuzoiziqalo zezwe,kunganiniphilaezweninithobelaizimiso, 21(Ungathinti,unganambithi,ungabambi; 22Ezizobhubhazonkengokusetshenziswa,)ngokwemiyalo nezimfundisozabantu?
23Okukhonaokubonakalakungukuhlakanipha ekukhonzeniintando,ukuthobeka,lokudebeselela umzimba;hhayinganomaiyiphiinhloniphokuzeenelise inyama.
ISAHLUKO3
1NgakhoumanavuswakanyenoKristu,funani okwaphezulu,laphoehlezikhonauKristungakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
2Nakaniokwaphezulu,hhayiokusemhlabeni
3Ngokubanafa,nokuphilakwenukufihliwenoKristu kuNkulunkulu.
4NxauKristu,ongukuphilakwethu,esebonakala,khona naniniyakubonakalakanyenayeenkazimulweni
5Ngakhobulalaniamalunguenuasemhlabeni;ubufebe, ukungcola,inkanuko,inkanukoembi,lokuhaha, okuyikukhonzaizithombe;
6NgenxayalezozintoulakalukaNkulunkululwehlela phezukwabantwanabokungalaleli;
7enakenahambakuzonani,nisahlezikukho
8Kephamanjenanilahlanikonkelokhu;ulaka,nolaka, nenzondo,nokuhlambalaza,nokukhulumaamanyala emlonyeniwenu
9Ningaqambelaniamanga,lokhunikhumuleumuntu omdalakanyenezenzozakhe;
10sembatheumuntuomusha,owenziwamushaekwazini ngokomfanekisowalowoowamdalayo; 11laphokungekhokhonaumGrekinomaumJuda,ukusoka nokungasoki,owezizwenomaumSkithe,isigqilanoma okhululekile,kodwauKristuuyikhokonke,ukubobonke
12Ngakho-kenjengabakhethiweyobakaNkulunkulu, abangcwelenabathandekayo,gqokaniizinhliziyozesihe, umusa,ukuthobeka,ubumnene,nokubekezela; 13nibekezelelane,nithethelelane,umaumuntuenensongo komunye;
14Phezukwakhokonkelokhuyembathaniuthando, oluyisibophosokuphelela
15UkuthulakukaNkulunkulumakubuseezinhliziyweni zenu,enabizelwakukhofuthiemzimbenimunye;futhi nibonge
16IlizwilikaKristukalihlalekiningokwenothokukho konkeukuhlakanipha;nifundisana,niyalanengamahubo,
nangezihlabelelo,nangamaculookomoya,nihubele ngomusaezinhliziywenizenueNkosini.
17Konkeenikwenzayongezwinomakungomsebenzi, kwenzenikonkeegamenileNkosiuJesu,nimbonge uNkulunkuluuYisengaye.
18Bafazi,thobelaniamadodaenu,njengobakufanele eNkosini
19Madoda,thandaniomkenu,ningabazondi.
20Bantwana,lalelaniabazalibenuezintwenizonke, ngokubalokhukuyayithokozisaiNkosi
21Bobaba,lingabathukuthelisiabantwanabenu,ukuze bangadangali
22Zinceku,lalelanikukhokonkeabaphathibenu ngokwenyama;kungabingokukhonzakwamehlo njengabathokozisaabantu;kodwangobuqothobenhliziyo, ngokwesabauNkulunkulu;
23Konkeenikwenzayokwenzeningenhliziyo,kungathi kwenzelwaiNkosi,hhayiabantu;
24naziukuthiniyakwamukelaumvuzowefaeNkosini, ngokubanikhonzaiNkosiuKristu
25Kodwaowenzaokubiuyakwamukeliswaokubi akwenzileyo,futhiakukhoukukhethakomuntu.
ISAHLUKO4
1Makhosi,yiphaniizincekuzenuukulunganokulingana; naziukuthinaninineNkosiezulwini
2Qhubekaninikhuleka,futhinilindekukhongokubonga; 3Nisikhulekelefuthi,ukubauNkulunkuluasivulele umnyangowezwiukubasikhulumeimfihlakalokaKristu, engiboshiwengenxayayo; 4ukuzengibonakalise,njengobangifaneleukukhuluma 5Hambaningokuhlakaniphakuboabangaphandle, nithengisiseisikhathi.
6Ukukhulumakwenumakubenomusanjalo,kuyoliswe ngosawoti,ukuzenazienifaneleukubaphendulangakho bonkeabantu.
7KonkeokumayelanalamiuzalitshelauThikhiku, ongumzalwaneothandekayolesikhonziesithembekileyo lencekukanyelamieNkosini;
8engimthumekiningakholokho,ukuzeaziindabayenu, aduduzeizinhliziyozenu;
9kanyeno-Onesimu,umzalwaneothembekileyo nothandekayo,ongomunyewakiniBayakunazisakonke okwenziwalapha
10Uyakhonzakiniu-Aristarkuoyisiboshwakanyenami, noMarkuindodanakadadewabokaBarnaba,enayalwa ngaye;
11noJesuothiwauJustu,abangabokusokaYilabakuphela abayizisebenzikanyenamiembuswenikaNkulunkulu, babeyinduduzokimi
12Uyakhonzakiniu-Ephafraongomunyewakini,inceku kaKristu,esebenzakanzimangenxayenuemikhulekweni, ukuzenimeniphelelenipheleleentandweniyonke kaNkulunkulu
13Ngokubangiyafakazangayeukuthiunentshisekoenkulu ngani,nabaseLawodikeya,nabaseHiyerapholi.
14UyakhonzakiniuLuka,udokotelaothandekayo, noDema
15KhonzanikubazalwanebaseLawodikeya,nakuNimfa, nasebandlenielisendliniyakhe
16Nxalencwadiisifundiwekini,qinisekaniukubaifundwe nasebandlenilaseLawodikeya;nokuthinaninifunde incwadievelaeLawodikeya
17Nithiku-Arkiphu:QaphelainkonzooyitholileeNkosini, ukubauyifeze.
18IsibingelelongesandlasamiminaPawuluKhumbulani izibophozamiUmusamawubenaniAmen(Yabhalwa uThikhikuno-OnesimuisukaeRomayayakwabaseKolose.)