Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 328

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KWABASE-EFESE 1

Isingeniso

1Mna Pawulos, *umthunywa kaKrestu Yesu ngokuthanda kukaThixo, ndibhalela abantu bakaThixo [abahlala e-Efese,]abakholwayo kuYesu Krestu. 2Ndithi: Wanga uThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi uYesu Krestu, anganenzela isisa, aniphe uxolo.

Iintsikelelo zabamanywe noKrestu

3Makabongwe uThixo, uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu osibabale ngazo zonke izipho zoMoya zasezulwini, sakuba simanywe noKrestu. 4UThixo wasinyula ngoKrestu kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi, ukuze sibe ngabantu bakhe abangenasiphako ngenxa yothando. 5UThixo akuba ethandile wagqiba kwangaphambili ukuba asenze oonyana bakhe ncakasana ngoYesu Krestu. 6Ngoko ke masimdumise uThixo ngenxa yesisa sakhe esisodwa asenzele sona ngoNyana wakhe oyintanda!

7Sikhululwe sazixolelwa izono zethu ngegazi likaKrestu. Siyaphuphuma kuthi isisa 8asenzele sona uThixo ngokusazelelela. 9Kaloku kwakholeka kuThixo ukusityhilela icebo lakhe athande ukulifezekisa ngoKrestu. 10Eli cebo lithwasisa ukufezekiswa kwamaxesha ngenjongo yokubandakanya kuKrestu zonke izinto, ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni. 11Ngenene sifumene isabelo selifa lethu ngokumanywa noKrestu. UThixo owenza zonke izinto ngokwezigqibo necebo lakhe wasinyulela elo lifa kwantlandlolo. 12Kuba kaloku yintando yakhe ukuba kuthi ngenxa yethu, thina sathembela kuKrestu kuqala, kuvakaliswe indumiso yesidima sakhe. 13Nani ke, nimanywe noKrestu nje, nizivile iindaba ezimnandi, ezichaza ngenyaniso yosindiso, nazamkela. Ke ngoko uThixo waniphawula ngoMoya oyiNgcwele owathenjiswayo. 14Lo Moya ke usisiqinisekiso selifa lethu esiya kulifumana lakufika ixesha lenkululeko yemilowo yakhe, ukuze kubongwe kudunyiswe isidima nesithozela sikaThixo!

Umthandazo kaPawulos

15Ngenxa yezi zinto ke, ndakuba ndivile ngokholo eninalo kuYesu iNkosi yethu, nangendlela eniluthanda ngayo lonke usapho lukaThixo, 16andiphezi ukumbulela uThixo ngenxa yenu, xa ndinikhumbulayo emthandazweni. 17Ndiyamcela uThixo weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uSosidima, ukuba aniphe uMoya wobulumko, anityhilele uThixo, ukuze nimazi. 18Ndiyamcela ukuba anikhanyisele nibe nokuqonda, khon' ukuze nilazi ithemba anibizele kulo, niziqonde iintsikelelo ezingaka ezililifa lemilowo yakhe, 19nikuve ukongama kwawo amandla akhe ngakuthi, thina bathembele kuye. La mandla ikwangalawa 20wavusa ngawo uKrestu ekufeni, waza wamthwesa ubukhosi ezulwini. 21Ngenxa yobo bukhosi wongamele lonke ulawulo, negunya, nawo onke amandla nobukhosi. Ubukhosi bakhe bungaphezu kwawo onke amawonga obungangamsha nawo onke amagama anokukhankanywa kweli lizwe nakwelizayo. 22Izinto zonke uThixo uzibeke phantsi kolawulo lukaKrestu, waza wammisela wayintloko yezinto zonke ebandleni. 23Ibandla ke lingumzimba kaKrestu, liphuphuma bubukho bakhe lowo uphuphuma ubukho bukaThixo.

KWABASE-EFESE 2

Siphume ekufeni sangena ebomini

1Benifudula nifile emoyeni ngenxa yeemposiso nokona, 2ngokuya naniziphethe ngendlela yeli hlabathi. Naniphantsi komtyholi, umphathi wamagunya asesibhakabhakeni noweempembelelo ezilawula abo bangamthobeliyo uThixo. 3Eneneni besinjalo sonke; besifudula silawulwa ziinkanuko zesimo sethu esidala, silandela nayiphi na iminqweno neengcinga zethu. Njengamntu wonke ke okuloo meko besiphantsi kwengqumbo kaThixo.

4Kodwa ke uThixo onceba inkulu, ngenxa yendlela asithanda ngayo, 5usidlise ubomi kunye noKrestu, naxa besinjengabafileyo nje ngenxa yezono zethu. Kambe ke nakhululwa ngenxa yesisa sikaThixo. 6Njengoko simanyene noKrestu Yesu nje, uThixo usivuse ekufeni, saza saya kutsho ezulwini kunye noYesu. 7Wênjenjalo ukuze ngamaxesha onke ahlale esibonisa ubukhulu besisa nobubele bakhe, thina bamanywe noYesu Krestu. 8Ke kaloku nakhululwa ngesisa sikaThixo ngokholo; anikhululwanga ngemizamo yenu. Ewe, kungenxa yesisa sikaThixo. 9Ngoko ke akukho nto ubani angaziqhayisa ngayo, kungekho migudu yakhe nje. 10Singumsebenzi wezandla zikaThixo ke thina. Kaloku simanywe noYesu Krestu nje, uThixo wasidalela ukuba sizinikele ekwenzeni imisebenzi emihle awasimisela yona kwangaphambili.

Sibanye kuKrestu

11Kaloku yikhumbuleni imeko yenu yangaphambili ngelaa xesha naningabahedeni. Kwakusithiwa ningabangalukanga ngabo bolwaluko (lwaluko olo lulisiko nje langaphandle). 12Kaloku ngelo xesha nanikude kuKrestu. Naningenabudlelane nemilowo yakwaSirayeli. Naningaphandle kweminqophiso nezithembiso zikaThixo. Naningenathemba, ningenaThixo kweli hlabathi. 13Kodwa ngoku, ngokumanywa noKrestu, nina kanye enanikade nikude lee, nisondeziwe ngokuphalala kwegazi likaKrestu. 14Kuba kaloku nguye umxolelanisi. Iintlanga namaJuda uzenze zasisizwe esinye. Yena buqu waludiliza udonga lobutshaba obelusahlule. 15Kaloku uwubhangisile umthetho nemiyalelo kwanemimiselo yawo, ukuze ngezi zizwe zibini adale isizwe esitsha esimanywe naye ngokwakhe. Ngaloo ndlela ke udale uxolo. 16Ewe, ngomnqamlezo wakhe uKrestu ububhangisile ubutshaba, waza ezi zizwe zibini wazixolelanisa zayimbumba yamanyama kuThixo. 17Ngoko ke weza washumayela iindaba ezimnandi zoxolo, kuni nina babekade bekude, nakwabo bebekufutshane kakade. 18Kaloku sonke, amaJuda kwaneentlanga, singena ngoKrestu, siye kufikelela kuBawo ngenkqu, sikuMoya omnye.

19Ngoko ke, nani zintlanga, anisengabo abasemzini neendwendwe. Niyimilowo nabantu bakaThixo; nilusapho lukaThixo. 20Nani ke nakhelwe phezu kwesiseko *sabathunywa *nabashumayeli, kodwa ke elona litye lesiseko nguYesu Krestu ngokwakhe. 21Ungoyena usixhasayo isakhiwo xa sisonke, ukuze sikhule sibe yindlu engcwele yeNkosi. 22Ngokumanywa naye ke nani niyakhiwa nikunye nabanye, ukuze nibe sisakhiwo ahlala kuso uThixo ngoMoya.

KWABASE-EFESE 3

Ukusebenza kukaPawulos phakathi kweentlanga

1Kungesi sizathu ke, mna Pawulos ongumbanjwa kaYesu Krestu ngenxa yenu zintlanga, ndimthandaza nje uThixo. 2Kambe ndiyacinga ukuba nivile ukuba uThixo undimisele ndaba ligosa lobabalo lwakhe ngenxa yenu. 3UThixo wandityhilela icebo lakhe ebelingaziwa mntu, njengoko sendichazile ngokufutshane. 4Xa nithe nayifunda ke, noba nako ukuyilandela indlela endiluqonda ngayo udaba olungoKrestu. 5Kwizizukulwana ezingaphambili abantu abazange balwaziswe olu daba. Kodwa ngoku uThixo ulutyhilile ngaye uMoya oyiNgcwele, kubo *abathunywa *nabashumayeli bakhe. 6Olu daba ke lolokuba iintlanga ziziindlamafa ndawonye namaJuda, zibandakanywe nawo. Bonke bayimbumba yamanyama. Nazo ziyabuxhamla ubuncwane bezithembiso zikaThixo ezenziwa kuYesu Krestu.

7Zinjalo ke iindaba ezimnandi endingumququzeleli wazo ngenxa yesisa uThixo andenzele sona ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe. 8Mna ndingoyena mncinane kubantu bakaThixo. Kodwa uThixo undinike ilungelo lokuba ndishumayele iindaba ezimnandi ezintlangeni, ndithethe ngobubele obungaphicothekiyo bukaKrestu, 9ndiqondise bonke abantu indlela esebenza ngayo imfihlelo yecebo likaThixo. UThixo onguMdali wezinto zonke walifihla eli cebo kuwo onke amaphakade adluleyo, 10ukuze ngoku, ngalo ibandla, ubulumko bukaThixo obuntlobo-ntlobo buvakaliswe kuzo izilawuli nabasemagunyeni kweliphezulu. 11Le nto uThixo wayenza ngokwenjongo yakhe engunaphakade awayimisa ngoYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. 12Ngokumanywa naye ke singena siyokutsho kuThixo ngenkqu sikhululekile, sinesibindi ngenxa yokukholwa kuye. 13Ndiyanibongoza ke ukuba ningadakumbi kukuba ndixhwalekile ngenxa yenu; le meko iludumo lwenu.

Uthando lukaKrestu

14Ngenxa yale nto ke, ndizikhahlela phantsi phambi koBawo, 15uYise walo lonke usapho olusezulwini nasemhlabeni. 16Ndiyambongoza ukuba ngobubele bakhe uSosidima anomeleze imo yenu entsha ngoMoya wakhe, 17khon' ukuze ngokholo uKrestu ahlale ngaphakathi kuni. Nanga ningasekelwa eluthandweni nendele. 18Nanga nina nosapho lukaThixo xa lulonke, ningalunakana ukuba lungakanani na ububanzi balo, lungakanani na ubude balo, kukwangakanani na ukuphakama kwalo nokuba nzulu kwalo uthando lukaKrestu, 19nilwazi nakuba lungenakwaziwa nje. Ewe, niye niphuphuma bubukho bukaThixo obugqibeleleyo.

20Ngoku ke, kulowo unako ukwenza ngaphezu kokuba sicela nokuba siqiqa, ngamandla akhe asebenza ngaphakathi kuthi: 21Makubekho udumo kuThixo ebandleni, nakuKrestu Yesu, kuse kuzo zonke izizukulwana ngonaphakade kanaphakade. *Amen.

KWABASE-EFESE 4

Umzimba: imbumba yamanyama

1Ngoko ke mna endingumbanjwa ngenxa yokuba ndisisicaka seNkosi, ndiyanibongoza: ziphatheni ngohlobo olungawuthobiyo umgangatho wendima enamiselwa yona nguThixo mhla wanibiza; 2nihlale nithobekile ngawo onke amaxesha, ninobulali nomonde, ninyamezelana ngothando. 3Zamelani ukuhlala ngoxolo niyilaa mbumba yamanyama wanenza nayiyo uMoya oyiNgcwele. 4Mnye umzimba kaloku, ukwamnye uMoya, kwanjengokuba lilinye nethemba enabizelwa kulo nguThixo. 5INkosi inye, nokholo lunye, nobhaptizo lukwalunye. 6Kanti ukwamnye noThixo onguYise woluntu luphela, olawula izinto zonke, esebenza ngezinto zonke, ekwakho kwiinto zonke.

7Umntu ngamnye wabelwe isiphiwo esisodwa ngangobubele bukaKrestu. 8Yiyo ke le nto *iziBhalo zithi:

“Unyukele ezulwini eqhuba abathinjwa,

waza wabela abantu izipho.”

9Kuthetha ukuthini ke ukuthi unyukile? Kuthetha ukuthi wehla kuqala waya emathunjini omhlaba. 10Lowo ke wehlayo usekwangulo kanye wenyukela ngaphaya kwamazulu, khon' ukuze izinto zonke azizalise ngobukho bakhe. 11Nguye ke lo wababelayo izipho ezizezi abantu: Wabamisela *bangabathunywa abanye, abanye *bangabashumayeli, bangabavakalisi beendaba ezimnandi abanye, abanye bangabelusi nabefundisi. 12Wabanika ezi zipho zokulungiselela lonke usapho lukaThixo emsebenzini walo, ukuze kwakheke ibandla elingumzimba kaKrestu. 13Ekugqibeleni ke sonke siya kuba yiloo mbumba yamanyama iqulethwe lukholo lwethu, kwakunye nokwazi kwethu uNyana kaThixo; sibe ngabantu abakhule bagqibelela, silingane noKrestu ogqibeleleyo. 14Ngoku ke asisengobantwana abafane bakhukuliseke ngamaza, baphephetheke nayiyiphi na imimoya yeemfundiso zabakhohlisi abalahlekisa abantu ngobuqhetseba. 15Ndaweni yaloo nto inyaniso masiyithethe siqhutywa luthando, khon' ukuze siye simfuza uYesu ngokupheleleyo. Kaloku nguye intloko. 16Umzimba wonke uxhomekeke kuye; ilungu ngalinye limanywe namanye kuye. Ngoko ke le mbumba yamanyama ikhuliswa ngumsebenzi welungu ngalinye, izakhe ngothando.

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