Kwabase-Efesu 6
1 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini; ngoba lokhu kulungile.
Mobana amwe, cebo cakwambeti mobakendi Mwami, neco kamunyumfwilani bamashali benu, pakwinga calulama kwinseco.
2 Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko, okungumlayo wokuqala olesithembiso,
Mabala alambangeti, “Cindika baiso ne banyoko” Uwu emulawo utanshi muli lulayo lwa kwambeti,
3 ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, njalo uphile isikhathi eside emhlabeni.
“Bintu nibimwendelenga caina, kayi nimukekale ne buyumi butali pa cishi capanshi.”
4 Lani bobaba, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa libondle emlayweni lemfundisweni yeNkosi.
Ne njamwe bamashali, kamutambilanga bana benu maswi eshi kubakalalisha, nsombi kamubakulisha ne kubalela pakubeyisha ncebela kwinsa mubwikalo bwabo bwa ciklistu.
5 Zisebenzi, lalelani amakhosi enu ngokwenyama, ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela, ebuqothweni benhliziyo zenu, njengakuKristu;
Amwe mobasha, nyumfwilani bami mbomulasebenselenga, mwela kubatina ne kubacindika ne moyo wonse mbuli ncemwela kusebensela Klistu.
6 kungeyisikho ngenkonzo yamehlo njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa njengezisebenzi zikaKristu, zisenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo,
Kusebensa kwenu kakutaba kwa kwena kwa kuyandowa kukondwelesha bami benu, nsombi kamusebensani eti basha ba Klistu balenshinga luyando lwa Lesa.
7 lisebenza ngenhliziyo enhle kungathi kuseNkosini njalo kungeyisikho ebantwini;
Sebensani ncito kamuli mwakondwa moyo kubeti mulasebenselenga Mwami Lesa, nkamulasebenselenga muntu.
8 lisazi ukuthi loba yini enhle ngulowo lalowo angayenza, enjalo uzayemukela eNkosini, loba eyisigqili, loba engokhululekileyo.
Ishibani kwambeti Lesa nakape cilambo muntu uliyense nambi muntuyo ni musha nambi nteye musha pancito njalikwinsa.
9 Lani makhosi, yenzani izinto ezifananayo kuzo, liyekele ukuzisongela; lisazi ukuthi leyenu iNkosi isemazulwini, njalo ukubandlulula umuntu kakukho kuyo.
Nenjamwe mobami, mukute basha mwelela kwinsa cimocimo ku basha benu kamutabayoshanga sobwe, pakwinga amwe ne basha benu mwense mukute Mwami umowa uyo uli Kwilu utasalululu pakubeteka.
10 Elokucina, bazalwane bami, qinani eNkosini, lebuninimandleni bamandla ayo.
Pakupwililisha ndambangeti pitilishani kuba bantu bayuma mukwikatana ne Mwami kupitila mu ngofu shakendi.
11 Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze libe lamandla okumelana lobuqili bukadiyabhola;
Kamufwalani byakufwala bya nkondo byonse, kwambeti mucikonshe kwimana cituloba pakutingana ne tumpindamangobe twa Satana.
12 ngoba kasibindani legazi lenyama, kodwa lemibuso, lamandla, lababusi balumhlaba wobumnyama balesisikhathi, lemimoya yamabutho obubi ezindaweni zamazulu. (aiōn g165)
Nteko kwambeti tulalwananga ne bantu, nsombi tulalwananga ne mishimu yaipa ili mu misena ya kwilu ilayungunga bantu kwinsa byaipa, aba ebami ne bendeleshi ne ngofu shili mumushinshe wacino cindi. (aiōn g165)
13 Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze libe lamandla okugxila osukwini olubi, lokuze kuthi lapho seliqede konke, lime.
Lino pacebo ici, kamufwalani byakulicingilisha byonse mbyalamupanga Lesa kwambeti kamutakakomwa pabusuba bwaipa mbweshi bukenshike, mwakenseco nimukakonshe kwimana cituloba.
14 Ngakho manini, inkalo zenu zibotshiwe ngeqiniso, lifake isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga,
Lino imanani cituloba, kamuli mwafwala bintu ibi. Lisungeni mubukome ne lamba wacancinencine, bululami bubeti cishikungilisha cali cenu,
15 njalo ligqokise inyawo zenu ngokulunga kwevangeli lokuthula;
kayi kukambauka Mulumbe Waina wa lumuno kubeti nkwabilo nshemwafwala.
16 phezu kwakho konke selithethe isihlangu sokholo, elizakuba lamandla okucitsha ngaso yonke imitshoko evuthayo yomubi.
Kusankanya pali ibi, kushoma Lesa kwenu cindi conse nikukabeti cishango cinene ncemwamanta nceti mukakonshe kulitabilisha ku mifwi ilabangilinga mulilo ilafumunga kuli Satana.
17 Njalo thathani ikhowa losindiso, lenkemba kaMoya, eyilizwi likaNkulunkulu,
Tambulani lupulusho ndwalamupanga Lesa, pakwinga nilukamucingilisheti cisoti cacela, kayi tambulani Maswi a Lesa awo Mushimu Uswepa ngokute kusebensesheti cibeshi.
18 ngawo wonke umkhuleko lonxuso likhuleka isikhathi sonke kuMoya, lakulokhu lilinde ngesineke sonke lonxuso ngabangcwele bonke,
Insani byonsebi mumipailo, kusenga lunyamfwo kuli Lesa. Pailani pacindi cili conse pakutangununwa ne Mushimu Uswepa, kamubani bacetuka cindi conse kwakubula kutyompwa. Paililani bantu ba Lesa bonse.
19 langami, ukuze ngiphiwe ilizwi ekuvuleni umlomo wami ngesibindi ukuze ngazise imfihlo yevangeli,
Kamumpaililangonga kuli Lesa kwambeti ang'ambile ncendela kukambauka kwambeti njishibishe bantu kwakubula buyowa ibyo byalikuba byasolekwa mu Mulumbe Waina.
20 engiyisithunywa ngalo esisemaketaneni, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi kulo, njengoba kungifanele ukuthi ngikhulume.
Ame ndamwimanina Yesu Klistu nambi cino cindi ndasungwa mujele cebo cakwambeti bantu benshibe Mulumbe Waina. Kamumpaililako kwambeti ncane ngofu sha kukambauka Mulumbe Waina kwakubula buyowa mbuli ncendela kwinsa.
21 Kodwa ukuze lani lazi izinto eziqondana lami, engikwenzayo, uzalitshela konke uTikiko umzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo eNkosini;
Lino kwambeti mwinshibe cena sha buyumi bwakame kayi ne ncetulekalanga kuno, ndatumunga Tukiko kuli njamwe mwanse wetu kayi musebenshi wa shomeka mu ncito ya Mwami, nakese akamwambile byonse.
22 engimthume kini ngakhona lokhu, ukuze lazi izinto eziqondana lathi, lokuthi aduduze inhliziyo zenu.
Encendamutumini kuli njamwe kwambeti mwinshibe ncetulekalanga ne ncetulenshinga kuno, kayi kwambeti amutontosheko myoyo.
23 Ukuthulakakube kubazalwane, lothando kanye lokholo oluvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba leNkosini uJesu Kristu.
Lumuno ne lusuno, kayi ne lushomo lulafumunga kuli Lesa Bata ne kuli Mwami Yesu Klistu bibe pali njamwe mobanse.
24 Umusa kawube kubo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokungonakaliyo. Ameni.
Kayi kwina moyo kwa Lesa kube pali bantu bonse bakute lusuno lwa ncinencine lutapu pali Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu.
