KWEBE-EFESU 3
Ukusebenza kwakaPowula hlangana nabatjhili
1Ngebangelo-ke, mina Powula engisibotjhwa sakaKrestu Jesu, esikhundleni senu nina abatjhili, 2ngineqiniso bona nizwile ngokuphathwa komusa wakaZimu enganikelwa wona mayelana nani, 3okutjho ifihlakalo engaziswa yona ngesambulo njengombana sengatlola kafitjhazana. 4Nanifunda lokhu, ningalemuka umqondo wami mayelana nefihlakalo kaKrestu, 5engazange yaziswe abantu eenzukulwaneni ezinye njengombana sele yambulwe nguMoya kubapostoli nabaphorofidi bakhe abacwengileko. 6Ifihlakalo leyo kukobana abatjhili baziindlalifa kanye nathi, bamalunga womzimba munye begodu babahlanganyeli besithembiso kuKrestu Jesu ngebanga levangeli.
7Mina ngenziwa inceku yevangeli leli ngokwesipho somusa kaZimu engawuphiwa ngokusebenza kwamandla wakhe. 8Nanyana mina ngingomncancani kunabo boke abacwengileko, ngaphiwa umusa lo, kobana ngitjhumayele kabatjhili umnono kaKrestu ongaphenyekiko, 9nokulemukisa boke abantu ukubona bonyana liyini ihlelo lefihlakalo ebeyifihlwe kwekadeni kuZimu owadala koke. 10Ihloso yakhe bekukukobana gadesi, ngokusebenzisa ibandla, ukuhlakanipha kwakaZimu okubonakalisiweko kuvezwe ebabusini neemphathimandleni zombuso wezulwini, 11ngokwehloso yakhe yanini nanini ayiphelelisa ngoKrestu Jesu iKosethu. 12Kuye nangokukholwa kuye, singaya kuZimu ngokukhululeka nangesibindi. 13Yeke ngiyanirabhela, ningapheli amandla ngalokho enginihluphekela ngakho, okulidumo lenu.
Ithando lakaKrestu
14Ngesizathwesi ngiguqa phambi kwakaBaba, 15imindeni yoke yezulwini nephasinapha ebizwa ngaye. 16Inga ngomnono wephazimulwakhe anganiqinisa ngamandla ngoMoyakhe ongaphakathi kwenu, 17ukuze uKrestu ahlale eenhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa. Njengombana nidzimelele benasekeleka ethandweni lakaKrestu, ngithandazela bona 18nibe namandla kanye nabo boke abacwengileko, nilemuke ububanzi, ubude, ukuphakama nokutjhinga kwethando lakhe. 19Godu nilazi ithando lakaKrestu elidlula ilwazi loke ukuze nizaliswe ngalo kufikela esilinganisweni sakho koke ukuphelela kwakaZimu.
20Yeke loyo onamandla wokwenza okukhulu ngokungalinganisekiko ukudlula lokho esikukhombelako namkha esikucabangako, ukuya ngamandla wakhe asebenza ngaphakathi kwethu, 21akube kuye idumo ebandleni nakuKrestu Jesu iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana! Amen.
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