Kwabasekolose 3:2-12 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

2. Iingqondo zenu zimiliseleni kwizinto zaphezulu, kungabi kwizinto zalo mhlaba.

3. Kaloku nafa; ngoko ke ubomi benu busafihlakele kunye noKrestu kuThixo.

4. UKrestu bubomi benu; ngoko ke, akubonakaliswa yena, nani niya kubonakala ningoomaqhuzu kunye naye.

5. Ngoko ke yitshitshiseni iphele kuni imikhwa yeli hlabathi: ukurheletya, ukungcola, ukutshiseka, iinkanuko, nokunyoluka okukwalunqulo-zithixo.

6. Izimilo ezinje zizondwa yingqumbo kaThixo.

7. Nani ke ngokuyâ naningekaguquki naniziphethe ngolu hlobo.

8. Kodwa ke ngoku zilumleni kuzo zonke ezi zinto: ingqumbo, iphuku, ububi, ukuthuka, nokuthetha krwada.

9. Ngoku nisilahlileyo isimo esidala sanukuxokisana.

10. Kaloku ngoku nambethe isimo esitsha, athe chu kuhle ukusihlaziya uThixo, ukuze sifuze yena mdali waso, nokuze nani nimazi ngokupheleleyo.

11. Apho ke akusekho mahluko phakathi komGrike nomJuda, owalukileyo nongalukanga, abangaphucukanga nabaphantsi, ikhoboka nokhululekileyo; kuba uKrestu uyinto yonke, ekubo bonke.

12. Ningabantu bakaThixo abanyuliweyo abathandiweyo nina, abakhe ngenkqu. Ngoko ke nxibani ezifanele abakhe: inceba, ububele, ukuthobeka, ubulali, nomonde.

Kwabasekolose 3