Ikhaya Lethu Elingunaphakade NoBawo Wethu
UPawulos uchaza ukuba kutheni esoloko enikezela ngomzimba wakhe. Intente iya kudilizwa, ize indlu evela kuBawo wethu ilindile. Uthando lukaKrestu luyamnyanzela, isihlalo somgwebo sikaKrestu silindile. UBawo wethu ulixolelanisile ihlabathi naye, waza uPawulos uthwala eso sibongozo njengonozakuzaku.
5 1Siyazi: ukuba intente yethu yasemhlabeni ithe yadilizwa, sinesakhiwo esivela kuBawo wethu, indlu engenziwanga ngazandla, engunaphakade emazulwini. 2Kuba kule ntente sincwina, silangazelela ukwambathiswa indawo yethu yokuhlala yasezulwini, 3ukuba kambe, xa sithe sayambatha, asiyi kufunyanwa sihamba ze. 4Lo gama sihleli kule ntente sincwina, sisindwa—singathandi ukuhlutywa izambatho, koko ukwambathiswa ngaphezulu, ukuze ubomi bukuginye oko kufayo. 5Ke lowo wasilungiselela kanye le nto nguBawo wethu, owasinika uMoya oyiNgcwele njengesibambiso.
6Ngoko sikholosa ngamaxesha onke, sisazi ukuba lo gama sisekhaya emzimbeni, sikude neNkosi, 7kuba sihamba ngokholo, kungekhona ngokubona. 8Ngoko sikholosile, yaye sikhetha ukuwushiya umzimba sibe sekhaya neNkosi. 9Ngoko nokuba sisekhaya, nokuba sikude, injongo yethu kukumkholisa. 10Kuba sonke simelwe ukubonakala phambi kwesihlalo somgwebo sikaKrestu, elowo azuze oko kumfaneleyo ngenxa yoko akwenzileyo esemzimbeni, nokuba kokulungileyo nokuba kokubi.
Ukuxolelaniswa Nokuthunywa Njengamanxusa
11Ngoko siyazi ukoyika iNkosi, siyabeyisa abantu; sibonakele kuBawo wethu, yaye ndithemba ukuba sibonakele nakwisazela senu. 12Asizincomi kuni kwakhona, koko sininika isizathu sokuziqhayisa ngathi, ukuze nibe nempendulo kwabo baqhayisa ngembonakalo, bengaqhayisi ngentliziyo. 13Nokuba siphambene, kungenxa kaBawo wethu; nokuba sisezingqondweni zethu, kungenxa yenu. 14Kuba uthando lukaKrestu luyasiqhuba, ekubeni seyisekile: omnye wafela bonke, ngoko bonke bafa. 15Wafela bonke, ukuze abo baphilayo bangabi saziphilela bona, koko baphilele lowo wafela bona waza wavuswa.
16Ngoko ukususela ngoku, akukho bani simaziyo ngokwabantu. Nathi sakha samazi uKrestu ngaloo ndlela, kodwa ngoku akusenjalo. 17Ngoko ukuba ubani ukuKrestu, uyindalo entsha! Izinto ezindala zidlulile; khangela, zifikile ezintsha! 18Konke oku kuvela kuBawo wethu, owasixolelanisa naye ngoKrestu, wasinika ulungiselelo loxolelaniso: a a v18 Uxolelaniso luqala entliziyweni kaBawo wethu—nguye osolulela isandla ukuze asizise ekhaya, yaye uYesu yindlela akwenza ngayo oku. 19Oko kukuthi, ngoKrestu uBawo wethu wayelixolelanisa naye ihlabathi, engazibaleli izono zabo, waza wasinika udaba loxolelaniso.
20Ngoko singamanxusa kaKrestu, ngokungathi uBawo wethu ubongoza ngathi. Siyabongoza egameni likaKrestu: xolelanani noBawo wethu. 21Ngenxa yethu wamenza lowo wayengazi isono ukuba abe sisono, ukuze kuye sibe bubulungisa bukaBawo wethu.
