KwabaseKholose 3
1 Ngakho-ke njengoba livuswe kanye loKhristu, bekani inhliziyo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu lapho uKhristu ahlezi khona esandleni sokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
If, then, you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where the Christ sits at the right hand of God;
2 Bekani ingqondo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu hatshi ezintweni zasemhlabeni.
mind the things that are above, not the things that are on the earth:
3 Ngoba lafa, ukuphila kwenu khathesi kufihlwe loKhristu kuNkulunkulu.
for you are dead, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.
4 Lapho uKhristu oyikuphila kwenu, ebonakala, lani futhi lizabonakala laye enkazimulweni.
When the Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.
5 Ngakho-ke, kubulaleni konke okungokwemvelo yenu yasemhlabeni: okubalisa ukuhlobonga, ukungcola, inkanuko, izifiso ezimbi, ubuhwaba lokukhonza izithombe.
Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
6 Ngenxa yalezizinto, ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyeza.
on account of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience,
7 Lalijayele ukuhamba kulezizindlela empilweni elake layiphila.
in which things you also formerly walked when you lived in them.
8 Kodwa khathesi zilahleni zonke izinto ezinjengalezi: ulaka, ukuthukuthela, inzondo, ukunyeya lenkulumo ebolileyo.
But now do you also put away all these―anger, wrath, malice, reviling, obscene language from your mouth.
9 Lingaqambelani amanga njengoba selihlubule uqobo lwenu oludala lezenzo zalo
Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds,
10 lembatha uqobo lwenu olutsha olwenziwa lube lutsha ekwazini ngomfanekiso kaMdali walo.
and have put on the new man, which is renewed for knowledge, according to the image of him that created him;
11 Lapha akula oweZizwe loba umJuda, osokileyo loba ongasokanga, iqaba, umSikhethiya, isigqili loba okhululekileyo kodwa uKhristu uyikho konke njalo ukubo bonke.
in which new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all and in all.
12 Ngakho, njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiweyo, abangcwele labathandwa kakhulu, zembeseni ngesihawu, umusa, ukuzithoba, ubumnene kanye lokubekezela.
Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a merciful disposition, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:
13 Bekezelelanani, lithethelelane loba kuyinsolo bani omunye angaba layo ngomunye. Thethelelani njengoba iNkosi yalithethelela.
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any one have a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you:
14 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu yembathani uthando olukubophela ndawonye konke lokhu, kube yikumanyana okupheleleyo.
and over all these put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 Ukuthula kukaKhristu kakubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu ngoba njengezitho zomzimba munye labizelwa ukuthula. Njalo bongani.
And let the peace of God, to which you are called in one body, rule in your hearts, and be thankful.
16 Ilizwi likaKhristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokupheleleyo lapho lifundisana njalo liselulekana ngenhlakanipho yonke, ngamahubo, amaculo kanye lezingoma zakoMoya, lihlabelele lilokubonga uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu.
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, by teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.
17 Njalo kukho konke elikwenzayo, ngelizwi loba ngesenzo, konke kwenzeni ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, libonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Bafazi, zehliseni kubomkenu njengokufanele eNkosini.
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it is becoming in the Lord.
19 Madoda, thandani omkenu njalo lingabi lesihluku kubo.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
21 Bazali, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu hlezi badumazeke.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be disheartened.
22 Zigqili, lalelani amakhosi enu omhlaba ezintweni zonke; likwenze hatshi ngoba elikhangele loba ukuthi alithande kodwa ngobuqotho bezinhliziyo langokuhlonipha iNkosi.
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God.
23 Konke elikwenzayo kusebenzeni ngenhliziyo yenu yonke njengokusebenzela iNkosi hatshi abantu,
And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;
24 njengoba lisazi ukuthi lizathola ilifa eNkosini njengomvuzo. YiNkosi uKhristu elimkhonzayo.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ.
25 Loba ngubani oyenza okubi uzaphindiselwa ngobubi bakhe njalo akula kubandlulula.
But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done; and there is no respect of persons.
