Kubase-Efesu 5
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Secwayiso ngemisebenti yebumnyama
1 Njengobe nibantfwana baNkulunkulu, futsi naye anitsandza, yetamani kutsi nibe njengaye. 2 Niphile imphilo yelutsandvo, njengobe naKhristu asitsandza watinikela ngenca yetfu, waba ngumnikelo nemhlatjelo loliphunga lelimnandzi kuNkulunkulu.
3 Kepha bugwadla nebuphingi, nako konkhe kungcola, nome kungeneliswa, kungaphatfwa ngisho nangeligama emkhatsini wenu, njengobe labangcwele bafanele kwenta. 4 Akubete kungcola, nekwedzelela, nekuhhalatisa, lokutintfo letingakafaneli. Esikhundleni saloko banini nekubonga. 5 Nifanele nati, futsi nicondze kahle, kutsi kute umuntfu loyingwadla nome losiphingi nome longcolile, nalobukhali, lokusho kutsi ukhonta tithico, longabuye abe nelifa embusweni waKhristu naNkulunkulu.
Kuhamba ekukhanyeni
6 Ningakhohliswa ngumuntfu ngemavi lalite, ngobe ngenca yaleto tintfo lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwehlela etikwalabangamlaleli. 7Ngako-ke ningahlanganyeli nabo. 8 Ngobe kucala nanibumnyama, kepha nyalo senikukhanya eNkhosini. Hambani njengebantfwana bekukhanya. 9 Ngobe lapho kunekukhanya khona ngulapho kuvela khona konkhe lokuhle, nalokulungile, nalokuliciniso. 10 Yetamani kufundza lokutfokotisa iNkhosi. 11 Ningahlanganyeli emisebentini yebumnyama, lete titselo, kunaloko niboyeneka ebaleni. 12 Kulihlazo lelikhulu ngisho nekukhuluma ngaleto tintfo labatenta emasitseleni. 13 Kepha lokwenekwe ebaleni kuvela kukukhanya, 14 ngobe konkhe lokuvetwa kukhanya kuyabonakala. Ngako-ke kutsiwa:
“Phaphama, wena lolele,
uvuke kulabafile,
naKhristu utakukhanyisa.”
15 Ngako-ke caphelani kutsi nitiphatsa njani. Ningatiphatsisi kwebantfu labangakahlakaniphi, kepha njengalabahlakaniphile. 16 Nibambisise ematfuba, ngobe emalanga mabi. 17 Ngako-ke ningabi tilima, kodvwa yatini loko lokuyintsandvo yeNkhosi.
18 Ningadzakwa, ngobe kuvela kuko inkhanuko, kodvwa gcwaliswani ngaMoya. 19 Niphendvulane ngemahubo, nangemaculo, nangetingoma takaMoya; nihlabele nidvumise iNkhosi ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe. 20 Nimbonge njalo Nkulunkulu uYise ngako konkhe egameni leNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Bafati nemadvodza abo
21 Nitfobelane ngenca yekwesaba Khristu. 22 Bafati, tfobelani emadvodza enu kungatsi kuseNkhosini. 23 Ngobe indvodza iyinhloko yemfati, njengobe naKhristu ayinhloko yelibandla, yena unguMsindzisi welibandla lelingumtimba wakhe. 24Ngako-ke njengobe libandla litfobela Khristu, kanjalo nebafati abatfobele emadvodza abo kuko konkhe.
25 Madvodza, tsandzani bafati benu, njengobe naKhristu alitsandza libandla. Wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yalo, 26 kuze atelingcwelisa alihlambulule ngesigezo semanti, ngelivi, 27 khona atetimisela libandla lelinebukhosi, lingabi nabala nome sici nome yini lokunjalo; kodvwa libe ngcwele lingabi nacala. 28Emadvodza kufanele atsandze bafati bawo, njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo. Indvodza letsandza umfati wayo ititsandza yona. 29Phela kute umuntfu lowake watondza umtimba wakhe, kepha uyawondla, awunakekele, njengobe naKhristu enta ebandleni, 30ngobe singemalunga emtimba wakhe. 31 UmBhalo utsi: “Ngenca yaloko indvodza iyawushiya uyise nenina inamatsele kumkayo; labo bobabili bayawuba nyamanye.” 32 Lemfihlakalo yinkhulu, mine ngiyitsatsa ngekutsi isho Khristu nelibandla. 33Noko-ke, akube ngulowo nalowo atsandze umkakhe, njengobe atitsandza yena, nemfati ahloniphe indvodza yakhe.
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