Kwabase-Efesu 2

2 ¹Nani nanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu, ²enanihamba kuzo kuqala, nilandela izindlela zaleli zwe, nilandela umbusi onamandla phezu komoya, umoya osebenza manje kwabangalaleli. ³Phakathi kwabo nathi sonke sake saphila ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza lokho inyama nengqondo okwakukufisa, futhi ngemvelo sasiyizingane zolaka, njengabanye bonke. ⁴Kodwa uBaba wethu, ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando olukhulu asithanda ngalo, ⁵noma sasifile ngezono zethu, wasiphilisa kanye noKhristu—ngomusa nisindisiwe, ⁶wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye emazulwini kuKhristu uJesu, ⁷ukuze ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo echichimayo yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithi kuKhristu uJesu. ⁸Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokholo—akuveli kinina; kuyisipho sikaBaba wethu. ⁹Akuveli emisebenzini, ukuze kungabikho oziqhayisayo. ¹⁰Singumsebenzi wezandla zakhe, sadalwa kuKhristu uJesu ngenxa yemisebenzi emihle uBaba wethu ayilungiselela ngaphambili ukuba sihambe kuyo.

Sisondeziwe Ngegazi likaKhristu

¹¹Ngakho khumbulani: nina abeZizwe ngokwenyama, enake nabizwa ngokuthi “abangasokile” yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi “abasokile,” okuwuphawu olwenziwa enyameni ngesandla. ¹²Khumbulani ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKhristu, nikhishwe emphakathini wakwa-Israyeli, ningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenalo ithemba futhi ningenaye uBaba wethu emhlabeni. ¹³Kodwa manje kuKhristu uJesu, nina enanikade nikude senisondeziwe ngegazi likaKhristu. ¹⁴Ngokuba yena ngokwakhe uwukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, edilize enyameni yakhe udonga olwahlukanisayo lobutha, ^a a v14 Ithempeli laseJerusalema lalinothango lwamatshe oluxwayisa ukuthi noma yimuphi owezizwe oludlulayo wayebhekene nokufa — okuyilo “udonga olwahlukanisayo lobutha” akhuluma ngalo uPawulu. ¹⁵echitha enyameni yakhe umthetho wemiyalo nezimiso, ukuze adale laba ababili kuye babe umuntu omusha oyedwa, enza ukuthula, ¹⁶futhi abuyisanise bobabili noBaba wethu emzimbeni owodwa ngesiphambano, ngalokho ebulala ubutha. ¹⁷Weza washumayela ukuthula kinina enanikude, nokuthula kulabo ababeseduze. ¹⁸Ngokuba ngaye sobabili sinokungena kuBaba wethu ngoMoya munye. ^b b v18 Lapha uZiqu-zintathu wonke uvula indlela yokuya ekhaya: kungeNdodana, ngoMoya munye, lapho siza khona kuBaba wethu. Umgomo wevangeli akusilo izulu nje kuphela, kodwa nguBaba wethu ngokwakhe.

¹⁹Ngakho anisabe bafokazi nabezizwe, kodwa niyizakhamuzi kanye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaBaba wethu. ²⁰Nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKhristu uJesu ngokwakhe eyitshe legumbi, ²¹okuthi kuye isakhiwo sonke, sihlanganisiwe ndawonye, sikhule sibe ithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, ²²kuye, nani niyakhelwa ndawonye nibe yindlu kaBaba wethu ngoMoya oNgcwele.