KwabaseKolose 2:1-23

KwabaseKolose 2:1-23 CZB24

Ngokuba ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kungakanani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu, nangenxa yabaseLawodikeya, nabo bonke abangabubonanga ubuso bami enyameni; ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzeke, behlanganiswe othandweni, nakuyo yonke ingcebo yesiqinisekiso esigcwele sokuqonda, ekwazini imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, nekaYise, nekaKristu; okufihlwe kuye yonke ingcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi. Ngikusho lokhu, ukuze kungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngamazwi ahungayo. Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngenyama, nokho nginani ngomoya, ngithokoza, ngibona ukuhleleka kwenu, nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu kuKristu. Ngakho njengalokho namamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani kuye; Nigxilile nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nifundisiwe, nivame ukubonga. Xwayani funa kube khona oniphanga ngokuhlakanipha nangenkohliso eyize, ngokwesiko labantu, ngezifundiso zokucathula zezwe, kungengokukaKristu. Ngokuba kuhlezi kuye ukugcwala konke kobuNkulunkulu ngokomzimba. Nina niphelele kuye, eyinhloko yakho konke ukubusa namandla; Enisokwa kuye futhi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngaphandle kwezandla, ngokukhumula umzimba wezono zenyama ngokusoka kukaKristu. Nangcwatshwa kanye naye embhapathizweni, okungawo futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokholo lwamandla kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo. Nani enifile ezonweni zenu nokungasoki kwenyama yenu, uniphilise kanye naye, esenithethelele zonke iziphambeko; Wesula umbhalo wesandla wemithetho owawumelene nathi, owawumelene nathi, wawususa endleleni, wawubethela esiphambanweni sakhe; Esephucile imibuso namandla, wabukisa ngabo obala, ebanqoba ngawo. Ngakho makungabikho muntu onahlulelayo ngokudla noma ngokunathwayo noma ngokuphathelene nomkhosi noma ukwethwasa kwenyanga noma amasabatha. Eziyisithunzi sezinto ezizayo; kodwa umzimba ngokaKristu. Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngomvuzo wenu ngokuthobeka kokuzithandela nangokukhonza izingelosi, engena engakubonanga, ezikhukhumeza ngeze ngengqondo yenyama yakhe; futhi engabambi iNhloko, okuvela kuyo ukuthi wonke umzimba, osondliwayo, uhlanganiswa, uhlanganiswa, ukhula ngokukhula kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke uma nafile kanye noKristu kuzo iziqalo zezwe, kungani niphila ezweni nithobela izimiso na? (Ungathinti, unganambithi, ungabambi; zonke eziyakubhubha ngokusetshenziswa,) ngokwemiyalo nezifundiso zabantu? Izinto ezibonakala zihlakaniphile ekukhonzeni intando, lokuzithoba, lokudebeselela umzimba; kungahlonitshwa ngandlela thize kuze eneliseke inyama.