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1UPawulia umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, loTimothi umzalwaneb,

2 kibo abangcwele labazalwane abathembekileyo kuKristu abaseKolosec: Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.

UPawuli ubonga ukholo lothando lwabeKolose

3 Siyambongad uNkulunkulu loYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, sikhuleka ngani njalonjalo,

4 sesizwile ngokholo lwenu kuKristu Jesu, langothando olukwabangcwele bonke,

5 ngethembae elibekelwe lona emazulwinif, elezwa ngalo ngaphambili ngelizwi leqiniso levangelig,

6 eselifikile kini, njengalokhu lemhlabeni wonkeh, njalo lithela izitheloi, njengoba kunjalo laphakathi kwenu, kusukela ngosuku elezwa laseliwazi umusa kaNkulunkulu ngeqinisoj;

7 njengalokhu lani lafunda kuEpafrak othandekayo wethu incekul kanye lathi, oyisikhonzi esithembekileyo sikaKristumn ngani,

8 ositshele futhi ngothandoo lwenu kuMoyap.

UPawuli uyabakhulekela

9 Ngakho lathi, kusukela ngosuku esezwa ngaloq, kasiyekeli ukulikhulekela, lokucela ukuthi ligcwaliswer ngolwazi lwentando yakhes ngenhlakaniphot yonke lokuqedisisau okungomoya,

10 ukuze lihambe ngokufanele iNkosiv kukho konke okuthokozisayow, lithela izitheloxy kuwo wonke umsebenzi olungileyoz njalo likhule elwazini lukaNkulunkulua;

11 liqiniswe ngamandla wonkeb njengokwamandla obukhosi bakhe, ekubekezeleni konke lesinekec, lenjabulod;

12 sibonge uBabae owasenzaf safanela ekuhlanganyelenig kwelifa labangcwele ekukhanyenih,

13 owasikhululai emandlenij obumnyamak, wasesisa embuswenil weNdodana yothando lwakhem,

14 esilohlengon kuyo ngegazi layoo, uthethelelo lwezonop.

Ubuntu lomsebenzi kaKristu

15 Engumfanekisoq kaNkulunkulu ongabonwayor, izibulost lesidalwa sonke;

16 ngoba kuyo zonke izinto zadalwau, ezisemazulwini lezisemhlabeni, ezibonwayo lezingabonwayo, loba izihlalo zobukhosiv, loba ubuphathamandlaw, loba imibusoxy, loba amandlaza; zonke izinto zidalwab ngayocd zadalelwa yonae;

17 yona-ke ingaphambi kwazo zonke izintofg, njalo ngayo zonke izinto zibambenehi.

18 Njalo yona yinhloko yomzimba, olibandlaj; eyikuqalakl, izibulo kwabafileyomn, ukuze yona ibe ngeyokuqala ezintweni zonkeo1;

19 ngoba kwamthokozisa uBabap ukuthi ukugcwala konke kuhlale kiyoqr,

20 njalo ngayo enze izinto zonke zibuyisane laye oqobo, esenze ukuthulas ngegazi lesiphambano sayo, ngayotuv, loba yizinto ezisemhlabeniw loba ezisemazulwinix.

21 Laniy elalikadez lingabemzinia lezithab ngengqondo emisebenzini emibic, kodwa khathesi usebuyisene lani

22 emzimbeni wenyama yayo ngokufa ukuthi alimise phambi kwakhe lingcweled njalo lingelacala njalo lingasolekie,

23 uba-ke lihlala ekholwenif lisekelweg liqinileh, lingasuswa ethembeni levangelii elalizwayo, elatshunyayelwaj kuso sonke isidalwak esingaphansi kwezulu, engenziwe isikhonzi salo mina Pawulil.

Ukuhlanganyela kukaPawuli emsebenzini kaKristu

24 Khathesi-ke ngiyathokozam ekulihluphekelenin kwami, njalo okusileleyo kwenhluphekoo zikaKristu ngiyakugcwalisa enyameni yami esikhundlenip somzimba wakheq, olibandla;

25 mina engenziwa isikhonzi salor, njengokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulus enganikwa sona maqondana lani, ukugcwalisa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu,

26 imfihlot ebifihliwe kusukela ezikhathini zendulo njalo kusukela kuzizukulwanau; kodwa khathesi ibonakaliswe kwabangcwele bakhevw,

27 kubo uNkulunkulux wathanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini inothoy yobukhosi balimfihloz phakathi kwabezizwe, enguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimuloa;

28 esimtshumayelayo thina, sixwayisa wonke umuntub, sifundisa wonke umuntuc ngayo yonke inhlakaniphod, ukuze silethe wonke umuntue ephelele kuKristu Jesuf;

29 engikutshikatshikelayo lamig, ngisilwah njengokusebenza kwakhei, okusebenza kimi ngamandlaj.

2Ngoba ngithanda ukuthi lazia ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani ukulwab engilakho ngani labaseLawodikeyac, njalo ngobunengi balabo abangabonanga ubuso bami enyamenid,

2 ukuze inhliziyo zaboe ziduduzwe, behlanganiswe ethandwenif, lenothweni yonkeg yokuqinisekiswa okupheleleyo kokuqedisisah, elwazinii lwemfihloj kaNkulunkulu loBaba, lekaKristuk,

3 okufihlwe kuye izinto zonke eziligugu zenhlakaniphol lezolwazim.

4 Ngitsho lokhu-ke, ukuze kungabi lamuntun olikhohlisayoo ngamazwi ayengayop.

5 Ngoba lanxa ngingekho ngenyamaq, kanti ngilani ngomoya, ngithokoza ngibona ukuhlela kwenur, lokuqina kokholos lwenu kuKristu.

Ukuhlala kuKristu

6 Ngakho njengalokhot limemukele uKristu Jesu iNkosiuv, hambani kuyew,

7 ligxilise impandex lakhiwe kuyey, njalo liqiniswe ekholweni, njengokufundiswa kwenu, lengeze kulo ekubongeniz.

8 Nanzelelania hlezi kube khona olithumbayo ngolwazi lwenhlakanipho langenkohliso eyize, njengokomkhuba wabantub, njengokwemfundiso zakuqala zomhlaba, njalo hatshi njengokukaKristu;

9 ngoba kuhlalac kuye ukugcwala konked kobuNkulunkulu ngomzimbae,

10 njalo liphelelisiwe kuyef, oyinhlokog yakho konke ukubusah lamandlai;

11 elasokelwa kuye lani ngokusoka okungenziwanga ngezandlaj, ngokuhlubulak umzimba wezono zenyama, ekusokeni kukaKristu,

12 lingcwatshwe kanye laye ebhabhathizwenil, elavuswam lani kanye laye kulo ngokholon lokusebenza kukaNkulunkuluo, owamvusa kwabafileyop.

13 Lani lifile eziphambekweniq lokungasoki kwenyama yenu, ulenze laphila kanye laye, eselithethelele zonke iziphambeko,

14 esesulers incwadi yezimisot emelana lathi, ephambene lathi, wayisusa phakathi, eseyibethele esiphambanweniu;

15 ebahlubulev ababusiw lamandlax, wabaveza obalay, wathakazelela ukubanqobaz ngasoa.

16 Ngakho kakungabi khona olilahlab ekudleni kumbe ekunathenic, loba endabeni yomkhosid loba eyokuthwasa kwenyangae kumbe eyamasabathaf;

17 eziyisithunzi sezinto ezizayog, kodwa umzimba ungokaKristuh.

Ukuxwayisa ngemfundiso zamanga

18 Kakungabi lamuntui olemuka umvuzo wenu ngobuqili1, ethanda ukuzenza othobekileyo lokukhonza izingilosi, engenaj ezintweni angazibonanga, ezikhukhumezak ngeze ngengqondo yenyama yakhe,

19 njalo engabambil iNhlokom, umzimba wonke ngamalungan lemisiphao usondliwa njalop uhlanganiswa ngayoq, ukhular ngokukhula kukaNkulunkulus.

20 Ngakho uba lafat kanye loKristu emfundisweni zakuqala zomhlaba, libophekeleniu ngemikhubav ngokungathi liphila elizweni,

21 (ungabambiw, unganambithix, ungathinti,

22 ezizaphela zonke ngokusetshenziswayz) njengokwemilayoa lezimfundisob zabantu?

23 Ezilesimoc senhlakanipho ekukhonzenid kokuzenzela lekuzithobenie lekuphatheni nzima umzimba, kakusizi lutho ukumelana lokusuthisa inyama.

Ukunakana ngokwaphezulu lokubulala inkanuko zemhlabeni

3Ngakho uba livuswea loKristu, dingani okwaphezulub, lapho akhona uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluc.

2 Nakanani ngezinto eziphezulud, kungeyisikho ngezinto ezisemhlabeni.

3 Ngoba lifilee, lempilo yenu ifihlwe loKristu kuNkulunkulu.

4 Nxa ebonakaliswa uKristu, oyimpilo yethufg, ngalesosikhathi lani lizabonakaliswa laye enkazimulwenih.

5 Ngakho bulalanii amalunga enu asemhlabenij, ukuphingak, ukungcolal, inkanuko embimn, ukufisa okubio, lomhawup, oyikukhonza izithombeq,

6 okwehla ngalezizinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulur phezu kwabantwanas bokungalalelit;

7 elake lahamba kuzo laniuv, lapho lalihlezi phakathi kwazo.

8 Kodwa khathesi lani khuphani konke lokhuw, ulakax, ukuthukuthelay, inzondoz, inhlambaa, ukukhuluma amanyala emlonyeni wenub;

9 lingaqambelani amangac, lokhu selimhlubule umuntu omdalade lezenzo zakhe,

10 selembethef omutshag, owenziwa kutshah elwazinii njengomfanekisoj walowo owamdalayok;

11 okungekho umGriki lomJudalm, ukusoka lokungasokin, owezizwenio, umSikethiya, isigqili, okhululekileyop; kodwa uKristu uyikho konke lakukho konkeq.

12 Ngakho yembathanir, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulus, abangcwele labathandekayot, imihelo yesihawuuv, ububelew, ukuzithobax, ubumneney, ukubekezelaz;

13 libekezelelanea, lithethelelaneb uba umuntu elensolo komunye; njengoba loKristu walithethelelac, ngokunjalo lani;

14 phezu kwakho konke-ked yembathanie uthandof, oluyisibophog sokuphelelah.

15 Lokuthula kukaNkulunkului kakubuse enhliziyweni zenu, elibizelwa kukhoj lani emzimbeni munyek; futhi banini ngababongayol.

16 Ilizwi likaKristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokwenotho enhlakanipheni yonkemn; lifundisaneo lilayanep, ngezihlabeleloq, lamahubo odumo, lengoma zomoya, lihlabelela lilomusar enhliziyweni zenu eNkosini.

17 Njalo konke loba yini eliyenzayos, elizwini loba esenzweni, konke kwenzeni ebizweni leNkosi uJesu, libonget uNkulunkulu loBaba ngaye.

Ukuphathana kwabomuzi

18 Bafaziu, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda, njengokufanele eNkosiniv.

19 Madoda, thandani omkenuw, lingabi lokubaba kibox.

20 Bantwana, lalelani abazaliy ezintweni zonkez; ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisaa iNkosi.

21 Bobaba, lingabathukuthelisib abantwana benu, ukuze bangadani.

22 Zisebenzic, lalelani ezintweni zonke labo abangamakhosi njengokwenyamad, kungeyisikho ngenkonzo yamehloe njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyof, lisesaba uNkulunkulu;

23 njalo yonke loba yini eliyenzayog, yenzeni ngenhliziyoh, njengeNkosinii, njalo kungeyisikho ebantwini;

24 lisazij ukuthi eNkosini lizakwemukela umvuzo welifak; ngoba likhonzalm iNkosi uKristu.

25 Kodwa owenza okubi uzazemukelelan okubi akwenzileyo; njalo kakukho ukubandlululao umuntu.

4Makhosia, nikani izisebenzi okulungileyo lokulingeneyob, lisazi ukuthi lani lileNkosi emazulwini.

2 Khuthalanicd emkhulekwenie, lilindef kuwo ngokubongag;

3 likhulekeh ngesikhathi esifananayo ngathi futhi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu asivulelei umnyango welizwi, ukukhuluma imfihloj kaKristu, lami engibotshwe ngenxa yayok;

4 ukuthi ngiyibonakalisel, njengalokhu ngifanele ukukhuluma.

5 Hambanim ngenhlakaniphon mayelana labangaphandleo, lihlenga isikhathip.

6 Ilizwi lenu kalihlale emuseniq, linambitheke ngetshwayir, ukuze lazi ukuthi kulifanele njani ukuphendulas lowo lalowo.

Ukubingelela kwabazalwane. Isicino

7 Konke okumaqondana lami uzalitshela uTikikot, umzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyou lesisebenziv kanye lathi eNkosini;

8 engimthume kini kukho lokhu, ukuze azi indaba zenu lokuthi aduduze inhliziyo zenuw;

9 kanye loOnesimox umzalwane othembekileyoy lothandekayo, owakiniz. Bazalazisa konke okulapha.

10 Uyalibingelela uAristakoa oyisibotshwa kanye lamib, loMarkoc umzawakhed kaBarnabasie, elemukela imilayo ngaye; uba efika kini, memukelenif,

11 loJesu othiwa nguJustusig, owabokusokah; laba bodwa yizisebenzi kanye lamii embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ababa yinduduzo kimi.

12 Uyalibingelela uEpafraj owakinik, inceku kaKristu, elilwela emikhulekwenil ngezikhathi zonke, ukuze lime liphelelem ligcwaliswen entandweni yonke kaNkulunkuluo.

13 Ngoba ngiyafakaza kuye ukuthi uyalitshisekela kakhulup labaseLawodikeyaq labaseHiyerapoli.

14 Uyalibingelela uLukar umelaphi othandekayo, loDemas.

15 Bingelelani abazalwane abaseLawodikeyat, loNimfa, lebandlau elisemzini wakhe.

16 Njalo nxa isifundiwe lincwadivw phakathi kwenu, bonani ukuthi ifundwe lebandleni labeLawodikeya, njalo ukuthi lani liyifunde leyo evela eLawodikeyax.

17 Limtshele uArkiphoy lithi: Qaphela inkonzo oyemukele eNkosini, ukuthi uyiphelelise.

18 Isibingeleloz ngesami isandla esikaPawuli. Khumbulania izibopho zamib. Umusa kawube lanic. Ameni.