Isibingelelo

1 UPawulia, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulub, kubo abangcwele abaseEfesuc, labathembekileyo kuKristu Jesud: 2 Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu laseNkosini uJesu Kristue.

UPawuli udumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yokusindiswa okungoKristu

3 Ubusisiwef uNkulunkulu loYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristug, osibusisileyo ngaso sonke isibusiso somoya ezintweni zezulwini kuKristuh; 4 njengoba wasikhetha kuyeij ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlabak, ukuthi sibe ngcwele, njalo singasoleki phambi kwakhe ethandwenil, 5 esesimiselem ngaphambili ukuma kwabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristun, njengokufisa okuhle kwentando yakheo, 6 kube ludumo lobukhosi bomusa wakhe, asiphe wonap ngesihle ngaye oThandiweyoq; 7 esilohlengo kuyers ngegazi lakhet, uthethelelo lweziphambekou, njengokwenotho yomusa wakhev, 8 awengezelele kithiw kuyo yonke inhlakanipho lokuqondax, 9 esesazisile imfihloy yentando yakhe, njengokufisa kwakhe okuhlez, akumisa kuye ngokwakhea, 10 ukuze, ekuphatheni kokugcwaliseka kwezikhathib, ahlanganise ndawonyec izinto zonke kuKristud, zombili ezisemazulwini lezisemhlabenie; 11 ngitsho kuye, lathi esabelwa ilifa kuyef, esamiselwa ngaphambili njengokwesimiso sakheg owenzayo izinto zonke njengokwecebo lentando yakheh, 12 ukuze sibe ngabodumo lobukhosi bakhei, esathemba kuKristu kuqalaj; 13 eselithemba kuye lani, selizwilek ilizwi leqinisol, ivangeli losindiso lwenu; kuye selikholiwem lani laphawulwa nguMoya oNgcwele wesithembison, 14 oyisibambisoo selifa lethup, kube yikuhlengwaq okuzuziweyor, kudumo lobukhosi bakhes.

UPawuli ucelela ibandla ukuze lazi izibusiso ezivela ngoKristu

15 Ngenxa yalokho lamit sengizwile ngokholo lwenu eNkosini uJesuu lothando kubo bonke abangcwele, 16 kangiyekelivw ukulibongelaxy, ngiliphatha emikhulekweni yami; 17 ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristuz, uYise wodumo, alinike umoyaa wenhlakaniphob lowesambuloc elwazini lwakhe; 18 amehlo engqondo yenu akhanyiswed, ukuze lazi ukuthi liyini ithemba lobizo lwakhee, lokuthi iyini inotho yodumof lwelifa lakhe kwabangcweleg, 19 lokuthi buyini ubukhulu bamandla akhe obudlula amalawulo kithi esikholwa njengokusebenza kobuninimandla bamandla akheh, 20 awasebenzisa kuKristu, emvusa kwabafileyoi, njalo emhlalisa ngakwesokunene sakhej endaweni zezuluk, 21 phezulu kakhulu kwakho konkel ukubusa lobukhulumn lamandlao lobukhosi, lebizo lonke elibizwayop, kungeyisikho kulesisikhathi kuphela, kodwa lakwesizayo; 22 wasebeka konke ngaphansi kwenyawo zakheq, wamnikela ukuba yinhlokor phezu kwakho konke kulo ibandla, 23 elingumzimba wakhes, ukugcwala kwalowot ogcwalisau konke kukho konkev.