Kwabase-Efesu 6

6 ¹Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokhu kulungile.

²“Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko” (lona ngumyalo wokuqala onesithembiso), ³“ukuze kukuhambele kahle, uphile isikhathi eside ezweni.”

⁴Boyihlo, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu; bakhuliseni ngokuqondiswa nangokufundiswa kweNkosi.

⁵Zigqila, lalelani amakhosi enu asemhlabeni ngenhlonipho nangokuthuthumela, ngobuqotho benhliziyo, njengokungathi nilalela uKhristu. ⁶Hhayi ngokujabulisa abantu kuphela nxa nibukwa, kodwa njengezigqila zikaKhristu enenza intando kaBaba wethu ngenhliziyo yonke, ⁷nikhonza ngenhliziyo enhle, njengokungathi nikhonza iNkosi, hhayi abantu, ⁸nazi ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakwamukeliswa yiNkosi lokho okuhle akwenzayo, noma eyisigqila noma ekhululekile.

⁹Nani makhosi, baphatheni ngokunjalo—yekani ukubasongela—nazi ukuthi iNkosi yabo neyenu isezulwini, engakhethi muntu.

Izikhali Zokulwa Zonke ZikaBaba wethu

¹⁰Okokugcina, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni ayo amakhulu. ¹¹Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaBaba wethu, ukuze nikwazi ukumelana namaqhinga kaSathane. ^a a v11 Izikhali ezichazwa lapha akuzona ezebutho uqobo — zizikhali zikaBaba wethu uqobo, anikela ngazo abantwana bakhe ngosuku lokulwa. ¹²Ukulwa kwethu akulwi negazi nenyama, kodwa kulwa nababusi namagunya, kulwa namandla asezweni lobumnyama bamanje, kulwa nemimoya emibi esemazulwini. ¹³Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaBaba wethu, ukuze nikwazi ukumelana nazo ngosuku olubi, nithi senikwenzile konke, nime niqine. ¹⁴Ngakho yimani, nibophe ibhande leqiniso okhalweni lwenu, nifake isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga, ¹⁵izinyawo zenu zihlonywe ukulungela okuvela evangelini lokuthula. ¹⁶Kukho konke, thathani isihlangu sokukholwa, esinamandla okucima yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi. ¹⁷Thathani isigqoko sensindiso nenkemba kaMoya—izwi likaBaba wethu. ¹⁸Khulekani ngoMoya ngezikhathi zonke, ngemikhuleko yonke nangezicelo zonke. Qaphelani lokhu ngokubekezela konke, nikhulekela abangcwele bonke, ¹⁹ningikhulekele nami—ukuze ngiphiwe amazwi lapho ngivula umlomo wami, ngazise ngesibindi imfihlo yevangeli, ²⁰engiyinxusa layo esengqonjelwe ngamaketango, ukuze ngilikhulume ngesibindi njengokuba kufanele ngikhulume.

Imikhonzo Yokugcina

²¹Ukuze nani nazi isimo sami nalokho engikwenzayo, uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo nenceku ethembekileyo eNkosini, uyakunitshela konke. ²²Ngimthumele kini ngalesi sizathu: ukuze nazi ukuthi sinjani, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu.

²³Ukuthula nothando olugcwele ukukholwa makube kubazalwane, kuvela kuBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Khristu. ²⁴Umusa mawube nabo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ngothando olungafiyo.