KWABASE-EFESU 2

₁Uniphilisile nani enanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu,

₂enanikade nihamba kuzo ngokwendlela yalelizwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osasebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli,

₃esasikade sihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza intando yenyama neyengqondo; ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabo abanye.

₄Kepha uNkulunkulu ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo,

₅sesifile ngeziphambeko, wenza siphile kanye noKristu — kungomusa nisindisiwe —

₆wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu,

₇kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu.

₈Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu;

₉akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.

₁₀Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo.

₁₁Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni,

₁₂ukuthi ngalesosikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso kaIsrayeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni.

₁₃Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu.

₁₄Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba-kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha,

₁₅ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe-muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula,

₁₆enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho.

₁₇Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze.

₁₈Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise.

₁₉Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu,

₂₀nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi,

₂₁okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe-yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini,

₂₂okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe-yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.