Ukuhlala ekukhanyeni
1Yeke yibani balingisi bakaZimu njengabantwana abathandekako, 2niphile ipilo yethando njengombana uKrestu asithanda wabe wazinikela ngenca yethu, waba mnikelo onuka kamnandi kanye nomhlabelo kuZimu.
3Kodwana phakathi kwenu akungabikho ukuziphatha kumbi ngokwamabhayi, nanyana kungaba ngiwuphi umhlobo wokusolaphala namkha womrhawu, ngombana lokho akukalungeli abantu abacwengileko bakaZimu. 4Akungabikho amanyala, iinkulumo zobudlhadlha namkha isikhathi samahlaya angayi ngandlela, kodwana kunalokho yibani nokuthokoza. 5Ngambala qinisekani ngalokhu: Akunasifebe, umuntu osilapheleko namkha omarhamaru njengaloyo olotjha abosingazimu, ozakuba nesabelo elifeni lombuso kaKrestu noZimu.
6Ningakhohliswa mumuntu ngamezwi angatjho ilitho ngombana ngebanga lezinto ezinjalo itukuthelo kaZimu yehlela labo abangalaleliko. 7Nje-ke ningabi nobudlelwano nabo. 8Nani nakhe naba bumnyama, kodwana gadesi sele nikukhanya eKosini. Philani njengabantwana bokukhanya 9ngombana isithelo sokukhanya sinabo boke ubuhle, ukulunga neqiniso 10bese nifunyane bona yini okuthokozisa iKosi. 11Ningabi nandaba nezinto ezililize ezenziwa babantu, izinto ezisebumnyameni, kunalokho zivezeni ekukhanyeni izintwezo. 12Kulihlazo ngitjho nokutjho bona abangalaleliko benzani ngemsitheleni. 13Kodwana koke okuvezwa kukhanya kuba semtarini 14ngombana kukhanya okwenza koke kubonakale. Kungalokho kuthiwa:
“Phaphama wena oleleko,
uvuke kabafileko,
nje-ke uKrestu uzakukhanya kuwe!”
15Ngalokho-ke tjhejisisani bona niziphethe njani, ningabi ziindlhayela, kodwana nihlakaniphe 16ngokusebenzisa elinye nelinye ithuba ngombana imihla le esiphila kiyo mimbi. 17Ningabi ziindlhayela, kodwana lemukani bona iyini intando kaZimu.
18Ningadakwa liwayini ngombana lidosela ekukhohlakaleni. Esikhundleni salokho zaliswani ngoMoya oCwengileko. 19Khulumisanani ngamarhubo, ngeenhlabelelo nangeengoma zakaMoya. Vumani benirhubele iKosi niyidumise ngeenhliziyo zenu, 20nihlale njalo nithokoza uZimu uBaba ngakho koke, ebizweni leKosethu uKrestu Jesu.
Amadoda nabafazi
21Thobelanani ngokuhlonipha uKrestu.
22Bafazi, thobelani amadoda wenu sengathi nithobela iKosi 23ngombana indoda iyihloko yomfazi, njengombana uKrestu ayihloko yebandla elimzimba wakhe begodu yena aMsindisi walo. 24Njengombana ibandla limthobela uKrestu, ngokunjalo nabafazi kumele bathobele amadoda wabo kikho koke.
25Madoda, thandani abafazi benu njengombana uKrestu athanda ibandla, wadela ukuphila kwakhe ngebanga lalo. 26Walicwengisa, walihlanza ngamanzi nangelizwi lakhe 27begodu waliletha kuye lilibandla elinephazimulo, elinganachaphazi, ukutjhwabana namkha umphambo wananyana yini kodwana licwengile begodu limsulwa. 28Ngokunjalo namadoda kufanele athande abafazi bawo njengombana athanda imizimba yawo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena ngokwakhe. 29Akakho owakhe wazonda umzimbakhe kodwana ngiloyo naloyo uyawondla awutlhogomele, njengombana noKrestu asenza ebandleni 30ngombana sizizitho zomzimbakhe. 31“Ngalokho-ke indoda izokutjhiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo, nje-ke ababili labo babe nyamanye.” 32Yifihlakalo ekulu le, kodwana ngikhuluma ngoKrestu nebandla. 33Nokho-ke omunye nomunye wenu kumele athande umkakhe njengombana azithanda yena, nomfazi kumele ahloniphe indodakhe.
