KWABASE-EFESU 6

₁Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokho kulungile.

₂Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, okungumyalelo wokuqala onesithembiso:

₃ukuze kube-kuhle kuwe, uhlale kade emhlabeni.

₄Nani-boyise, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibondle ngokuyala nangokuqondisa kweNkosi.

₅Zinceku, abangamakhosi enu ngokwenyama, balaleleni ngokwesaba nokuthuthumela ngobuqotho benhliziyo yenu kungathi kukuKristu,

₆ningathengi amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu nenze intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo,

₇nikhonze ngothando kungathi kuseNkosini kungekubantu,

₈nazi ukuthi konke okuhle yilowo nalowo akwenzayo, uzakukwamukela okunjalo eNkosini, noma eyinceku noma engokhululekileyo.

₉Nani-makhosi, yenzani okunjalo kuzo, niyeke ukusongela, nazi ukuthi neyazo neyenu iNkosi isezulwini nokuthi ukukhetha umuntu akukho kuye.

₁₀Elokugcina, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni ayo amakhulu.

₁₁Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe-namandla okumelana namaqhinga kaSathane;

₁₂ngokuba asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene nemibuso, namandla, nababusi bezwe balobubumnyama, nabawomoya bobubi emkhathini.

₁₃Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu ukuba nibe-namandla okuzabalaza ngosuku olubi, nalapho senifezé konke, nime.

₁₄Ngakho yimani izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe ngeqiniso, nifakile isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga,

₁₅izinyawo zigqokisiwe ukulungela kukho ukushumayela ivangeli lokuthula;

₁₆kukho konke nithathe isihlangu sokukholwa eniyakuba-namandla okucima ngaso yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi,

₁₇namukele futhi isigqoko sensindiso, nenkemba kaMoya eyizwi likaNkulunkulu,

₁₈ngokukhuleka konke nokunxusa, nikhuleka ngezikhathi zonke ngoMoya; kulokho nilinde ngesineke sonke nangokunxusela abangcwele bonke,

₁₉ninginxusele nami ukuba ngiphiwe izwi, nxa ngivula umlomo wami, ngize ngiyishumayele ngesibindi imfihlakalo yevangeli;

₂₀engiyisithunywa ngalo esiboshiwe ngamaketanga, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi ngalo, njengokuba kufanele ukuba ngikhulume.

₂₁Kepha ukuba nani nazi okuqondene nami nalokhu engikwenzayo, uyakunazisa konke uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo nesikhonzi esikholekileyo eNkosini,

₂₂engamthumela kini ngakho lokho ukuba nazi izindaba zethu, nokuba aduduze izinhliziyo zenu.

₂₃Ukuthula makube-kubazalwane, nothando kanye nokukholwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu uYise naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

₂₄Umusa mawube-nabo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokunganqamukiyo.