UPawuli umiselwe ukwembula imfihlo kaKristu

3Ngenxa yalokhu mina Pawuli, isibotshwaa sikaKristu Jesu nganib abezizwec, 2 uba kambe selizwile ngokuphathwad komusa kaNkulunkulue engawuphiwelwa linaf, 3 ukuthig njengesambuleloh wangazisa imfihloi (njengalokhu ngabhala ngaphambili ngamafitshanej, 4 okungalokhu, nxa lifunda, lingazi ulwazi lwamik emfihlweni kaKristul); 5 yona engaziswanga ezizukulwanenim ezinye ebantwaneni babantu, njengalokhu isiyembuliwe khathesi kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele labaprofethi ngoMoyan; 6 ukuthi abezizwe babe yizindlalifao abahlanganyeli lomzimba ofananayop labahlanganyeliq besithembiso sakhe kuKristur, ngevangeli, 7 engenziwa ngalos isikhonzit njengokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkuluu engiwuphiwe ngokusebenza kwamandla akhev.

8 Kimi, engimncinyane kulomncinyane wabo bonke abangcwelew, lowomusa ngawuphiwax, ukuthi ngitshumayele kwabezizwey ivangeli lenotho kaKristu engelakulinganiswaza, 9 lokukhanyisela bonke ukuthi buyini ubudlelwano bemfihlob, ebifihliwe kusukela endulo kuNkulunkuluc owadala izinto zonke ngoJesu Kristud, 10 ukuze khathesie emibusweni lemandlenif endaweni zezulug yaziswe libandla inhlakanipho kaNkulunkuluh ezinhlobonhlobo, 11 njengokwecebo laphakadei alenza ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu; 12 esilesibindi kuyej lokungenak ngethembal, ngokholom lwakhe. 13 Ngakho ngiyacela ukuthi lingalahli ithemban enhluphekweni zamio nganip, eziludumo lwenuq.

UPawuli ukhulekela ibandla ukuthi likhule ekwazini uthando lukaNkulunkulu

14 Ngenxa yalokhur ngiguqa ngamadolos kuYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 15 okubizwa ngaye usendo lonket olusemazulwini lolusemhlabeniuv, 16 ukuze alinike, njengokwenotho yobukhosi bakhew, liqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhex emuntwini ongaphakathiy, 17 ukuze uKristu ahlale ngokholo enhliziyweni zenuz; ligxililea lisekelwe ethandwenib, 18 ukuze libe lamandla sibili okuqedisisac kanye labo bonke abangcwele, ukuthi kuyini ububanzi lobude lokutshonad lokuphakama, 19 lokwazi uthando lukaKristu olwedlula ulwazi, ukuze ligcwaliswee ngokugcwala konke kukaNkulunkuluf.

20 Njalo kuye, olamandlag phezu kwakho konke okwenza okwedlula ngokwengezelelweyo kwesikucelayo kumbe esikunakanayo, njengamandla asebenza kithih, 21 kuye kakube udumoi ebandleni kuKristu Jesu, ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade laphakade. Ameni.