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ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,umphostolikaKristuJesungentando kaNkulunkulu,kuboabangcweleabase-Efesunakubo abakholwayokuKristuJesu;
2MakubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuNkulunkulu uBabawethunaseNkosiniuJesuKristu
3MakabongweuNkulunkulunoYiseweNkosiyethuuJesu Kristuosibusisilengezibusisozonkezomoyaezulwini kuKristu;
4njengalokhowasikhethakuyengaphambikokusekelwa kwezwe,ukuzesibengcwele,singasolekiphambikwakhe othandweni;
5esesimiselengaphambiliukuthisibengabantwanakuye ngoJesuKristu,njengokwakufisakwentandoyakhe;
6kubeyinkazimuloyenkazimuloyomusawakheasenze ngawoumusangothandiweyo
7Esilokuhlengwakuyengegazilakhe,ukuthethelelwa kwezonongokwengceboyomusawakhe;
8laphouyewavalelakithikukhokonkeukuhlakanipha nokuqonda;
9Esazisakithiimfihloyentandoyakhe,njengokufisa kwakheokuhleakuhlosileyokuye
10ukuzeekuhlelenikokuphelelakwezikhathiabuthele ndawonyezonkeizintokuKristu,ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni;nakuye:
11kuyefuthisazuzaifakuye,esamiselwangaphambili ngokwenjongoyalowoosebenzazonkeizintongokwecebo lentandoyakhe;
12ukuzesibeludumolwenkazimuloyakhe,thina esathembakuqalakuKristu
13enimethembilenani,seselizwileizwileqiniso,ivangeli lokusindiswakwenu;
14eyisibambisosefalethu,kuzekubengukuhlengwa kokuzuziweyo,kubeludumolwenkazimuloyakhe.
15Ngalokhonami,sengizwilengokukholwakwenu eNkosiniuJesu,nothandokubobonkeabangcwele, 16angiyekiukubongangenxayenu,nginikhumbula emikhulekweniyami;
17ukuzeuNkulunkuluweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,uYise wenkazimulo,aninikeumoyawokuhlakanipha nokwambulelwaekumaziniyena;
18Amehlookuqondakwakhoakhanyiselwe;ukuzenazi ukuthiliyiniithembalokubizwakwakhe,nokuthiiyini ingceboyenkazimuloyefalakhekwabangcwele;
19nokuthibuyiniubukhuluobudlulelebamandlaakhe kithiesikholwayongokokusebenzakwamandlaakhe amakhulu;
20awenzakuKristu,laphoemvusakwabafileyo,wammisa ngakwesokunenesakheezindawenizasezulwini; 21phezukwabobonkeukubusa,namandla,namandla, nokubusa,nalolonkeigamaelibizwayo,kungekulelizwe lodwa,kodwanakulowoozayo; 22futhiubekezonkeizintongaphansikwezinyawozakhe, wammisaabeyinhlokophezukwakhokonkeebandleni 23Okungumzimbawakhe,ukugcwalakwakheogcwalisa konkekukhokonke
ISAHLUKO2
1Ninaenaniphilisaenanifilengeziphambekonezono; 2enanihambakuzoendulongokwendlelayalelizwe, ngokombusiwamandlaomkhathi,ongumoyaosebenza manjekubantwanabokungalaleli; 3esakesahambaphakathikwabosonkengezinkanuko zenyamayethu,sifezaizinkanukozenyamanezengqondo; futhingemvelosasingabantwanabolakanjengabanye. 4KodwauNkulunkuluocebilengesihawu,ngenxa yothandolwakheolukhuluasithandangalo
5Lalaphosasifileezonweni,wasiphilisakanyeloKhristu, (ngomusalisindisiwe;
6Wasivusakanyenaye,wasihlalisakanyenaye ezindawenizasezulwinikuKristuJesu;
7ukuzeabonakaliseezikhathiniezizayoinothoenkulu yomusawakhengobubelekithingoKristuJesu
8Ngokubangomusanisindisiwengokukholwa;nalokhu akuvelikini,kuyisiphosikaNkulunkulu;
9akuvelingemisebenzi,ukuzekungabikhoozibongayo
10NgokubasingumsebenziwakhekuKristuJesu, sidalelweimisebenziemihleuNkulunkuluayimisela ngaphambiliukubasihambekuyo.
11Ngakho-kekhumbulaniukuthininaenikade ningabezizweenyameni,ababizwangokuthiabangakasoki yilaboababizwangokuthiabokusokaenyameniokwenziwa ngezandla;
12ukuthingalesosikhathinaningenayeuKristu, ningaphandlekombusoka-Israyeli,ningabafokazi ezivumelwanenizesithembiso,ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkuluezweni
13KephamanjekuKristuJesuninaenanikadenikude senisondelengegazilikaKristu
14Ngokubayenaungukuthulakwethu,owenzakokubili kwaba-nye,wadilizaugangeoluphakathioluhlukanisayo; 15Esechithileubuthaenyameniyakhe,umthetho wemiyaloosezimisweni;ukuzeenzekuyengababili umuntumunyeomusha,enzeukuthula;
16ukuzeabuyisanebobabilinoNkulunkuluemzimbeni munyengesiphambano,ebuleleubuthangaso;
17Wezawashumayelaivangelilokuthulakininaenikude, nakuboabaseduze 18ngobangayesobabilisilokungenangoMoyamunye kuBaba.
19Ngakho-keaniseyiboabafokazinezihambi,kodwa niyizakhamuziezikanyenabangcwele,ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu; 20nakhiwephezukwesisekelosabaphostolinabaprofethi, uJesuKristuuqobolwakheeyitshelegumbi; 21okukuyesonkeisakhiwoesihlanganiswendawonye sikhulasibeyithempelielingcweleeNkosini 22enibuyenakhiwendawonyekuye,nibeyindlu kaNkulunkulungoMoya.
ISAHLUKO3
1NgenxayalokhominaPawulu,isiboshwasikaKristuJesu ngenxayenubezizwe, 2UmanizwilengokwesimisosomusakaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwekini; 3ukuthiwangazisaimfihlakalongesambulo;(njengoba ngibhalengaphambilingamagamaambalwa,
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4okungalokho,nxanifunda,nibenokuqondaukwazi kwamiemfihlakalwenikaKristu; 5okungezinyeizikhathiokungakaziswangakubantwana babantu,njengalokhusekubonakalisiwekubaphostoli bakheabangcwelelabaprofethingoMoya; 6ukuzeabezizwebabeyizindlalifakanyenami, bawumzimbaofanayo,nabahlanganyelibesithembiso sakhekuKristungevangeli; 7ngenziwaisikhonzisalongokwesiphosomusa kaNkulunkuluengiwuphiwengokusebenzakwamandla akhe
8Mina,minaengimncinyanekunomncinyanekubobonke abangcwele,ngiphiweumusalo,ukuthingitshumayele phakathikwabezizweingcebokaKristuengaphenyisisekiyo; 9nokwenzabonkebaboneukuthiiyiniinhlanganyelo yemfihlakaloebifihliwekuNkulunkulukusukela kwasekuqaleni,owadalazonkeizintongoJesuKristu; 10ukuzekhathesikwababusilamandlaembusweniwezulu kwazekengebandlaukuhlakaniphaokunengi kukaNkulunkulu, 11ngokwenjongoyaphakadeayimisayokuKristuJesu iNkosiyethu;
12esilesibindikuyelokungenangesibindingokholo lwakhe
13Ngakho-kengithandaukubaningadangali ngokuhlushwakwamingenxayenu,okungudumolwenu 14NgenxayalokhongiguqangamadoloamikuYise weNkosiyethuuJesuKristu, 15Okubizwengayeumkhayawonkewasezulwini nasemhlabeni
16ukuzeaninike,ngokwengceboyenkazimuloyakhe, ukubaniqiniswengamandlangoMoyawakhekumuntu ongaphakathi;
17UkuzeuKristuahlaleezinhliziywenizenungokukholwa; ukuzenina,nigxilile,nisekelweothandweni;
18nibenamandlaokuqondakanyenabangcwelebonke ukuthibuyiniububanzi,nobude,nokujula,nokuphakama; 19nokwaziuthandolukaKristuoludlulaukwazi,ukuze nigcwaliswengakhokonkeukugcwalakukaNkulunkulu
20Kuyeyenaonamandlaokwenzaokukhulukakhulu kunakhokonkeesikucelayonesikucabangayo ngokwamandlaasebenzakithi
21MakubekuyeudumoebandleningoKristuJesu ezizukulwanenizonkezaphakadenaphakadeAmen
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngakho-kemina,siboshwaseNkosi,ngiyanincenga ukubanihambengokufaneleukubizwaenabizwangakho; 2ngokuthobekakonke,nobumnene,ngokubekezela, nibekezelelanangothando;
3nikhuthaleleukugcinaubunyebukaMoyangesibopho sokuthula
4Munyeumzimba,munyeuMoya,njengalokhonabizelwa ethembenilinyelokubizwakwenu;
5YinyeiNkosi,yinyeinkolo,munyeumbhapathizo, 6munyeuNkulunkulu,uYisewabobonke,ophezukwabo bonke,okubobonke,ophakathikwenunonke
7Kephayilowonalowokithinauphiweumusa ngokwesilinganisosesiphosikaKristu.
8Ngalokhouthi:Esenyukelephezulu,wathumba abathunjwa,waphaabantuizipho
9(Manjelokhuukuthiwenyuka,kuyini,ngaphandle kokuthiwehlelaezindawenieziphansizomhlabana?
10Yenaowehlayonguyelayeowenyukelakakhuluphezu kwamazuluwonke,ukuzeagcwalisezonkeizinto. 11Waphaabanyeukuthibabengabaphostoli;labanye abaprofethi;labanye,abavangeli;labanyebangabelusi labafundisi;
12ukuzeabangcwelebaphelelisweemsebenzini wokukhonza,kwakhiweumzimbakaKristu; 13sizesifikesonkeebunyenibokukholwa,lobolwazi lweNdodanakaNkulunkulu,endodeniepheleleyo, esilinganiswenisobukhulubokugcwalakukaKristu 14ukuzesingabesisabaabantwana,sijikijelwangapha nangapha,siqhutshwayiwowonkeumoyawemfundiso, ngobuqilibabantu,nobuqilibobuqiliabaqamekela ukudukisangabo; 15Kodwasikhulumaiqinisongothando,sikhulelekuye ezintwenizonke,oyinhloko,uKristu; 16okuvelakuyeumzimbawonke,uhlanganiswe ngokufaneleyo,uhlangenengalokhookunikezwayilelo nalelolungu,ngokokusebenzaesilinganiswenisazozonke izitho,ukhulisaumzimbakuzekuzakhekeothandweni. 17Ngakho-kelokhungiyakusho,ngiyafakazaeNkosini, ukuthiningabenihambanjengalokhukuhambaabezizwe ebuzenibengqondoyabo;
18benziwemnyamaukuqonda,behlukanisiwenokuphila kukaNkulunkulungokungaziokukubo,ngenxa yobumpumputhebenhliziyoyabo;
19abathisebephelelweyimizwabazinikelaemanyaleni ukuzebasebenzeukungcolakonkengokuhuheka
20KephaninaanimfundangakanjalouKristu;
21Uma-kenimuzwile,nafundiswanguye,njengokuba iqinisolikuJesu;
22ukuthinikhumulemaqondananenkamboyakuqala umuntuomdala,owonakalangezinkanukozenkohliso; 23nenziwebashaemoyeniwengqondoyenu; 24nigqokeumuntuomusha,owadalwa ngokukaNkulunkuluekulungeninasebungcwelenibeqiniso 25Ngakholahlaniamanga,yilowonalowoakhulume iqinisokumakhelwanewakhe,ngokubasingamalungu omunyekomunye
26Thukuthelani,ningoni;ilangamalingashoni nisathukuthele.
27futhilingamnikiuSathaneindawo
28Owebayomakangabeeseba,kodwakunalokho makakhuthale,asebenzeokuhlengezandlazakhe,ukuze abenokokwabelaosweleyo
29Makungaphuminkulumoebolileemilonyeniyenu, kodwaokuhlekubekuhle,kubenokwakhana,ukuzekuphe umusakwabezwayo
30NingamdabukisiuMoyaoNgcwelekaNkulunkulu enabekwauphawungayekuzekubelusukulokuhlengwa.
31Makususwekinikonkeukufutheka,nolaka, nentukuthelo,nomsindo,nokuhlambalaza,kanyenakho konkeokubi
32kodwayibaninomusaomunyekomunye,nihawukele, nithethelelane,njengalokhouNkulunkuluwanithethelela ngenxakaKristu
ISAHLUKO5
1NgakhoyibaningabalingisauNkulunkulu njengabantwanaabathandekayo;
2nihambeothandweni,njengalokhonoKristuwasithanda, wazinikelangenxayethu,abengumnikelonomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu,abeyiphungaelimnandi 3Kephaubufebe,nakhokonkeukungcola,nomaisangabe, makungaphathwanakanyephakathikwenu,njengokuba kufaneleabangcwele;
4namanyala,nenkulumoyobuwula,nokuntela,izinto ezingafanele,kephakunalokhoukubonga
5Ngokubaniyakwazilokhu,ukuthiakukhosifebe,noma ongcolileyo,nomaonesangabeongokhonzaizithombe, onefaembuswenikaKristunoNkulunkulu
6Makungabikhomuntuonikhohlisayongamazwiayize, ngokubangenxayalezizintoulakalukaNkulunkulu lwehlelaphezukwabantwanabokungalaleli
7Ngakho-keningabingabahlanganyelinabo.
8Ngokubakadenaningubumnyama,kephamanje ningukukhanyaeNkosini;
9(NgokubaisithelosikaMoyasikubobonkeubuhle nokulunganeqiniso;)
10nihlolisisaukuthikuyiniokwamukelekayoeNkosini 11futhiningabinenhlanganyelonemisebenzi yobumnyamaengatheli,kodwakunalokhoniyisole
12Ngobaizintoezenziwayiboekusithekenikulihlazo lokukhuluma.
13Kodwazonkeizintoezisolwayozibonakaliswa ngukukhanya,ngobakonkeokubonakaliswayo kukukhanya.
14Ngakhouthi:Vukawenaoleleyo,uvukekwabafileyo, uKristuuzakukhanyisela
15Ngakhobhekisisaniukuthinihambakanjani,kungabi njengeziwulakodwanjengabahlakaniphileyo; 16nithengisiseisikhathi,ngokubaizinsukuzimbi
17Ngakhoningabingabangahlakaniphileyo,kodwa qondaniokuyintandoyeNkosi
18Ningadakwayiwayini,laphokukhonaukukhohlakala; kodwagcwaliswaningoMoya; 19nikhulumisanengamahubo,nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculookomoya,nihlabelele,nihubeleiNkosi enhliziyweniyenu; 20nimbongenjalouNkulunkuluuBabangakhokonke egamenileNkosiyethuuJesuKristu;
21ZithobeniomunyekomunyengokwesabauNkulunkulu. 22Bafazi,thobelaniamadodaenunjengokungathi nithobelaiNkosi.
23Ngokubaindodaiyinhlokoyomfazi,njengokuba noKristueyinhlokoyebandla,yenaengumsindisi womzimba
24NgakhonjengobaibandlalithobelauKristu,kanjalo nabafazimabathobeleamadodaabokukhokonke
25Madoda,thandaniomkenu,njengalokhonoKristu walithandaibandla,wazinikelangenxayalo;
26ukuzealingcwelise,alihlambululengesigezosamanzi ngezwi;
27ukuzeazimisephambikwakheibandlaelikhazimulayo, elingenabala,nomaumbimbi,nokunyeokunjalo;kodwa ukuthilibengcwelenjalolingelasici.
28Kanjaloamadodaafaneleukuthandaomkawo njengemizimbayawoOthandaumkakheuzithandayena
29Ngokubaakakhoowakewazondaeyakheinyama; kodwauyayondlafuthiayinakekele,njengobanjeneNkosi ibandla
30Ngobasingamalunguomzimbawakhe,enyamayakhe, futhiamathamboakhe.
31Ngenxayalokhuindodaizatshiyauyiselonina inamathelekumkayo,laboababilibazakubanyamanye
32Leyimfihlakaloenkulu,kephangikhulumangoKristu nebandla
33Nokho-keyilowonalowokinimakathandeumkakhe njengalokhuezithandayena;nomfazimakahlonipheindoda yakhe
ISAHLUKO6
1Bantwana,lalelaniabazalibenueNkosini,ngokubalokho kulungile
2Yazisauyihlononyoko;(okungumthethowokuqala onesithembiso;)
3Ukuzekubekuhlekuwe,futhiuhlaleisikhathieside emhlabeni
4Nanibobaba,ningabathukuthelisiabantwanabenu, kodwanibondlengokuyalanangokuqondisakweNkosi
5Zinceku,thobelaniabaphathibenungokwenyama, ngokwesabanangokuthuthumela,ngobuqothobezinhliziyo zenu,njengakuKristu;
6kungabingokukhonzaemehlweninjengabathokozisa abantu;kodwanjengezincekuzikaKristu,zenzaintando kaNkulunkulungenhliziyo;
7nisebenzangenhliziyoemhlophekungathikwenzelwa iNkosi,hhayiabantu;
8lisaziukuthilobayinienhleumuntuayenzayo, uzakwamukeliswangokunjaloeNkosini,lobauyisigqili lobaengokhululekileyo.
9Nanimakhosi,yenzaniokufanayokubo,niyeke ukusongela,naziukuthiiNkosiyenunayoisezulwini;futhi akukhoukukhethaubusokuye.
10Elokugcina,qinanieNkosininasemandleniakhe amakhulu
11HlomaniizikhalizonkezikaNkulunkulu,ukuzenibe namandlaokumelananamaqhingakaSathane
12Ngokubaasibambenenegazinenyama,kodwa sibambenenemibuso,namandla,nababusibalobu bumnyamabomhlaba,nobubibomoyaezindaweni eziphakemeyo
13NgakhohlomaniizikhalizonkezikaNkulunkulu,ukuze nibenamandlaokuzabalazangosukuolubi,nalapho senifezekonke,nime.
14Ngakhoyimaniizinkalozenuziboshiwengeqiniso, nifakeisivikelosesifubasokulunga;
15ezinyawenizenuzigqokisweukulungelaivangeli lokuthula;
16phezukwakhokonke,nithatheisihlangusokukholwa eniyakubanamandlaokucimangasoyonkeimicibisholo evuthayoyomubi
17nithatheisigqokosensindiso,nenkembakaMoyaeyizwi likaNkulunkulu;
18ngakhokonkeukukhulekanokunxusanikhuleka ngoMoya,nikulindengakhokonkeukubekezela nokunxuselaabangcwelebonke;
19Nakimi,ukuzengiphiweukukhuluma,ukuzengivule umlomowamingesibindiukuzengenzeyaziweimfihlakalo yevangeli; 20engiyinxusalazoeziboshweni,ukuzengikhulume ngesibindikulo,njengokubangifaneleukukhuluma.
21Kodwaukuzelanilaziizindabazami,lokuthingenza njani,uThikhiku,umzalwaneothandekayolesikhonzi esithembekileyoeNkosini,uzanazisakonke; 22engimthumekiningakholokho,ukuzenaziizindaba zethu,aduduzeizinhliziyozenu
23Ukuthulamakubekubazalwane,nothandokanye nokukholwaokuvelakuNkulunkuluuBabanaseNkosini uJesuKristu.
24UmusamawubenabobonkeabathandaiNkosiyethu uJesuKristungobuqothoAmen(Kwabase-Efesuilotshwa eRoma,nguThikhiku.)