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3 Ngakho nxa lavuswa loKhristu,+ qhubekani lifuna izinto zaphezulu lapho uKhristu ahlezi khona esandleni sokudla sikaNkulunkulu.+ 2 Gcinani ingqondo zenu zinamathele ezintweni zaphezulu+ hatshi ezintweni zasemhlabeni+ 3 ngoba lina lifile futhi impilo yenu ifihlwe loKhristu* ngokuvumelana loNkulunkulu. 4 Lapho uKhristu oyikuphila kwethu+ ebonakala, lani lizabonakaliswa laye enkazimulweni.+
5 Ngakho bulalani izitho zemizimba yenu+ yasemhlabeni okuvela kuzo ukufeba,* lokungcola, lokubuswa zinkanuko zemacansini,+ lezifiso ezimbi kanye lobuhwaba, okuyikukhonza izithombe. 6 Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyeza ngenxa yezinto lezo. 7 Le yiyo indlela elaliziphatha* ngayo empilweni elaliyiphila kuqala.*+ 8 Kodwa kufanele likulahle konke lokhu: ukuthukuthela, lokuzonda, lezenzo ezimbi,+ lokuthethisa+ njalo inkulumo ebolileyo+ akufanelanga iphume emilonyeni yenu. 9 Lingaqambelani amanga.+ Hlubulani ubuntu obudala+ lezenzo zabo, 10 ligqoke ubuntu obutsha+ obenziwa bube butsha ngolwazi oluqondileyo ngokuvumelana lomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu owabudalayo.+ 11 Lapho akulamGrikhi kumbe umJuda, akulakusoka kumbe ukungasoki, akula owezizweni, akula umSikhethiya,* isigqili kumbe okhululekileyo kodwa uKhristu uyikho konke kukho konke.+
12 Njengoba lingabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiweyo,+ abangcwele labathandwayo, gqokani uzwelo olukhulu,+ lomusa, lokuthobeka,*+ lobumnene+ kanye lokubekezela.+ 13 Qhubekani libekezelelana futhi lithethelelana ngenhliziyo yonke+ lanxa umuntu engabe elesizatho sokusola omunye.+ Njengoba nje uJehova* walithethelela ngenhliziyo yonke, lani kufanele lenze njalo.+ 14 Phezu kwakho konke lokhu, gqokani uthando+ ngoba lwenza limanyane ngokupheleleyo.+
15 Kanti njalo ukuthula kukaKhristu akubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu+ ngoba labizelwa kukho ukuze libe ngumzimba owodwa. Tshengisani ukuthi lingabantu ababongayo. 16 Ilizwi likaKhristu kalihlale kini ngokupheleleyo, libe ngabantu abalokuhlakanipha konke. Qhubekani lifundisana njalo likhuthazana* ngamahubo,+ langezingoma zokudumisa uNkulunkulu langokuhlabela izingoma zokukhonza lezokubonga, futhi lihlabelele uJehova* ngezinhliziyo* zenu.+ 17 Loba kuyini elikwenzayo, kungaba ngelizwi kumbe ngesenzo, konke kwenzeni ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, libonga uNkulunkulu uBaba ngayo.+
18 Bafazi, zehliseni kubomkenu+ ngoba lokhu kuhle eNkosini. 19 Madoda, qhubekani lithanda omkenu+ njalo lingabi lesihluku kubo.*+ 20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu kukho konke+ ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi. 21 Bobaba, lingabazondisi* abantwabenu+ ukuze bangadani.* 22 Lina zigqili, walaleleni kukho konke amakhosi enu asemhlabeni,+ hatshi nxa elikhangele kuphela angathi lithokozisa abantu, kodwa kwenzeni ngenhliziyo eqotho langokwesaba uJehova.* 23 Loba kuyini elikwenzayo kwenzeni ngomphefumulo* wonke, angathi lisebenzela uJehova*+ hatshi abantu 24 ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi lizakwamukela umvuzo olilifa elivela kuJehova.*+ Kufanele libe yizigqili zeNkosi uKhristu. 25 Owenza okubi uzajeziswa sibili ngenxa yobubi abenzileyo+ njalo akusoze kube lobandlululo.+