Kuzurirwa mu Bugingo bwa Data
Kuko bazuranye na Kristo, ubugingo bwabo nyakuri buhishwe na we muri Data wa twese. Nuko biyambura uburakari, kubeshya, n'irari ry'ibintu, bakambara impuhwe, kwihangana, no kubabarirana nk'abatoranyijwe na Data wa twese kandi bakundwa. Ingo n'akazi bihindurwa n'urwo rukundo.
3 1Nuko rero, ubwo mwazuranye na Kristo, nimushake ibiri hejuru, aho Kristo yicaye iburyo bwa Data wa twese. 2Mushyire ubwenge bwanyu ku biri hejuru, atari ku by'isi. 3Kuko mwarapfuye, kandi ubugingo bwanyu buhishwe na Kristo muri Data wa twese. 4Igihe Kristo, ari we bugingo bwanyu, azagaragara, namwe muzagaragarana na we mu ikuzo.
5Nuko rero, mwice ibyo by'isi biri muri mwe: gusambana, umwanda, irari, icyifuzo kibi, n'irari ry'ibintu—ari ryo gusenga ibigirwamana. 6Kubera ibyo bintu, uburakari bwa Data wa twese buraje ku batamwumvira. 7Namwe kera mwagendaga mutyo—ubwo ni bwo bwari ubugingo bwanyu. 8Ariko noneho nimukureho ibi byose: uburakari, umujinya, inzika, gusebanya, n'amagambo mabi ava mu kanwa kanyu. 9Ntimukabeshyanye, kuko mwiyambuye umuntu wa kera n'imigenzo ye, 10maze muzambara umuntu mushya, uhorana guhinduka mushya mu bumenyi, agana ishusho y'Umuremyi we. 11Aha nta Mugiriki cyangwa Umuyahudi, uwakebwe cyangwa utakebwe, umunyamahanga, Umusikuti, umugaragu cyangwa umwidegemvya—ahubwo Kristo ni byose, muri bose.
12Nuko rero, nk'abo Data wa twese yatoranyije, abera kandi abakundwa cyane, mwambare impuhwe zikomoka ku mutima, ineza, kwicisha bugufi, ubugwaneza, no kwihangana. 13Mwihanganirane, mubabarirane ibirego byose mwaba mufitanye. Mubabarirane nk'uko Nyagasani yabababariye. 14Hejuru y'ibyo byose, mwambare urukundo, ari rwo ruhuza byose mu bumwe butunganye. 15Amahoro ya Kristo niyategeke imitima yanyu—ni yo mwahamagariwe muri umubiri umwe. Mujye mushimira. 16Ijambo rya Kristo niriture muri mwe ku bwinshi, mwigishanye kandi mukosoranye mu bwenge bwose, muririmba zaburi n'indirimbo zo gusingiza n'indirimbo za Mwuka, mufite gushima mu mitima yanyu muri Data wa twese. 17Icyo mukora cyose, haba mu magambo cyangwa mu bikorwa, mukore byose mu izina rya Nyagasani Yezu, mushimira Data wa twese binyuze kuri we.
Ingo Zubakiye ku Rukundo
18Bagore, mwumvire abagabo banyu, nk'uko bikwiriye muri Nyagasani.
19Bagabo, mukunde abagore banyu, kandi ntimukababere inkazi.
20Bana, mwumvire ababyeyi banyu muri byose, kuko ari byo bishimisha Nyagasani.
21Ba se, ntimukarakaze abana banyu, kugira ngo batacike intege.
22Bagaragu, mwumvire ba shebuja banyu bo ku isi muri byose—atari mu gihe mureberwa gusa ngo mwishimirwe, ahubwo mubikorane umutima utaryarya, mutinya Nyagasani. 23Icyo mukora cyose, mugikorane umutima wanyu wose, nk'aho mukorera Nyagasani, atari abantu, 24kuko muzi ko muzahabwa umurage nk'igihembo kiva kuri Nyagasani; mukorera Nyagasani Kristo. 25Umuntu wese ukora nabi aziturwa ibibi yakoze, kandi nta kubogama kubaho.