Kwebe-Efesu 6:1-24
6 Bantwana, lalelani ababelethi benu+ abanobunye neKosi ngombana lokhu kulungile.
2 “Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,”+ lo myalo wokuthoma oza nesithembiswesi:
3 “Bona kukukhambele kuhle* begodu uphile isikhathi eside ephasini.”
4 Bobaba, ningabasilingi abantwabenu+ kodwana ragelani phambili nibakhulisa ngesiyalo+ nangesinqophiso sakaJehova.*+
5 Nina ngqila, lalelani amakhosenu wephasini,+ ngokusaba nangokuthuthumela okusuka eenhliziyweni zenu, njengokungathi nilalela uKrestu,
6 ingasi kwaphela naniqaliweko bona nithabise abantu+ kodwana njengeengqila zakaKrestu ezenza intando kaZimu ngomphefumulo woke.*+
7 Yibani ziingqila ezinommoya omuhle ngasuthi niziingqila zakaJehova,*+ ingasi zabantu
8 ngombana niyazi ukuthi nanyana yini elungileko umuntu ngamunye ayenzako, uzoyifumana godu kuJehova,*+ nanyana asigqila namkha amumuntu otjhaphulukileko.
9 Nani makhosi, ragelani phambili nokubaphatha ngendlela efanako, ningabathuseli ngombana niyazi ukuthi iKosabo neyenu isezulwini+ begodu yona ayikhethululi.
10 Emaswapheleni, ragelani phambili nifumana amandla+ eKosini nebukhulwini bamandlayo.
11 Mbathani izembatho zepi ezipheleleko+ ezivela kuZimu bona nikghone ukujamelana ngokuqinileko namaqhinga kaDeveli
12 ngombana asikurakurani+ neengazi nenyama kodwana sikurakurana naborhulumende, abalawuli, ababusi bephasi bobumnyamobu namabutho wemimoya emimbi+ eendaweni zezulwini.
13 Ngebangeli mbathani izembatho zepi ezipheleleko ezivela kuZimu+ bona nikghone ukudzimelela ngelanga elimbi begodu ngemva kokuqeda koke, nijame niqine.
14 Nje-ke, jamani niqine, nibophe ibhande leqiniso emadininenu,+ nembathe isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga,+
15 iinyawo zenu zimbathiswe amanyathelo wokulungela ukutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zokuthula.+
16 Ngaphandle kwakho koke lokhu, phathani isihlangu esikhulu sokukholwa,+ enizokukghona ngaso ukucima yoke imicibitjholo evuthako yomumbi.+
17 Godu, yamukelani isikoporo* sesindiso,+ nesabula yommoya, okulilizwi lakaZimu,+
18 kukulapho ngawo woke umhlobo wokuthandaza+ nokuncenga niragele phambili nithandaza ngommoya+ ngazo zoke iinkhathi. Bona nenze lokhu, hlalani niphapheme, nibancengele qobe boke abacwengileko.
19 Ningithandazele nami bona nginikelwe amezwi nangivula umlomami bona ngikghone ukukhuluma ngesibindi ekwembuleni ifihlo ecwengileko yeendaba ezimnandi,+
20 engisebenza njengomzenda+ obotjhwe ngeenketani ngebanga lazo bona ngikhulume ngazo ngesibindi njengombana kufuze ngikhulume.
21 Godu bona nazi ngami nokuthi nginjani, uThikhikhusi,+ umfowethu othandekako nesisebenzi esithembekileko eKosini, uzonazisa koke.+
22 Ngimthumela kini ngomnqopho lo bona nazi ukuthi sinjani nokuthi aduduze iinhliziyo zenu.
23 Kwanga abafowethu bangaba nokuthula nethando ngokukholwa okuvela kuZimu uBaba neKosini uJesu Krestu.
24 Kwanga umusa omkhulu ungaba nabo boke labo abathanda iKosethu uJesu Krestu ngethando elingapheliko.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “Bona uphumelele.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo, “Umphefumulo.”
^ Kutjho ingwani yokuvikela ihloko.
