Ukuxwayisa ngemisebenzi yobumnyama; ukuhamba ekukhanyeni

5Ngakho banini ngabalandeli bakaNkulunkulua, njengabantwana abathandekayo; 2 njalo lihambe ethandwenib, njengalokhu uKristu laye wasithandac, wazinikelela thinad abe ngumnikelo lomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulue ukuba luqhatshi olumnandif. 3 Kodwa ubufebegh lakho konke ukungcolai kumbe umhawuj kakungaphathwa lakanye phakathi kwenuk, njengoba kufanele abangcwele; 4 lamanyalal, lokukhuluma okuyize, kumbe ukusoma okulenhlamba, okuyizinto ezingafanelangam; kodwa kulalokhu, ukubonga. 5 Ngoba lokhu liyakwazi, ukuthi sonke isifeben, kumbe ongcolileyo, kumbe olomhawu, ongumkhonzi wezithombeo, kalalifap embusweni kaKristu lokaNkulunkulu. 6 Kakungabi lamuntu olikhohlisayo ngamazwi ayizeq; ngoba ngenxa yalezizintor ulaka lukaNkulunkulus luyehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalalelit. 7 Ngakho lingabi ngabahlanganyeli labou. 8 Ngoba lake labav ngumnyamaw, kodwa khathesi liyikukhanya eNkosinix; hambaniy njengabantwana bokukhanya,z 9 ngoba isithelo sikaMoyaa sikubo bonke ubuhle lokulunga leqinisob, 10 lihlolisisec okuthokozisayo eNkosinid; 11 njalo lingahlanganyelie lemisebenzi yobumnyama engelazithelofg, kodwa-ke kulalokho solanih; 12 ngoba kuthelela inhlonii lokukhuluma ngezinto ezenziwa yibo ekusithekeni. 13 Kodwa konke okusolwayo yikukhanya kuyabonakaliswa; ngoba konke okubonakaliswayoj kuyikukhanya, 14 ngakho uthi1: Phaphama wena oleleyokl uvuke kwabafileyo, njalo uKristu uzakukhanyiselam.

15 Ngakho qaphelani ukuthi lihamban njani ngonanzelelo, kungabi njengezithutha, kodwa njengabahlakaniphileyoo, 16 lihlengap isikhathiq, ngoba insuku zimbir. 17 Ngakho lingabi yizithuthas, kodwa liqedisisa okuyintando yeNkosit. 18 Njalo lingadakwa liwayiniu, okukulo umsindo, kodwa gcwaliswani nguMoyav, 19 likhulumisanaw ngezihlabelelox langamahuboy okudumisa langezingoma zomoyaz, lihlabelele licule eNkosini enhliziyweni yenua, 20 limbonga njalo uNkulunkulu loBaba ngazo zonke izintobc ebizweni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristud, 21 lizehlisela ngaphansi omunye komunye ekumesabeni uNkulunkulue.

Ukuphathana kwabathatheneyo

22 Bafazif, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadodag, njengeNkosinih, 23 ngoba indoda iyinhloko yomfazii, njengoba uKristu laye eyinhloko yebandlajk, njalo yena unguMsindisi womzimbal. 24 Kodwa njengoba-ke ibandla lehliselwe ngaphansi kukaKristu, ngokunjalo labafazi kwawabo amadoda kuyo yonke intom.

25 Madodan, thandani abenu abafazi, njengoKristu laye walithanda ibandla, wasezinikelela lonao; 26 ukuze azingcweliselep lona, eselihlambululeq ngesihlambo samanzir ngelizwis, 27 ukuze azimisele lona, ibandla elilenkazimulot, elingelachathau, kumbe umxhele kumbe okunye nje, kodwa ukuze libe ngcwele lingelacalav. 28 Ngokunjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda abawo abafazi njengeyawo imizimbaw. Othanda owakhe umfazi, uyazithanda yena; 29 ngoba kakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama, kodwa uyayondlax ayiphathe kuhle, njengalokhu leNkosi isenza kubandla; 30 ngoba siyizitho zomzimba wakhey, okwenyama yakhe lokwamathambo akhe. 31 Ngenxa yalokhu umuntu uzatshiya uyise lonina anamathele kumkakhez, njalo laba ababili bazakuba nyamanyea. 32 Inkulu le imfihlo; kodwa mina ngikhulumab ngoKristu lebandlac. 33 Ngalokho lonke ngokukhethekileyo lani-ke, ngulowo lalowo kathande ngokunjalo owakhe umfazi njengayede; lomfazi ukuze ahloniphef indoda.