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3 Nokho, uma navuswa+ kanye noKristu, qhubekani nifuna izinto zaphezulu,+ lapho uKristu ehlezi khona ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.+ 2 Gcinani izingqondo zenu zigxilé ezintweni zaphezulu,+ hhayi ezintweni zomhlaba.+ 3 Ngoba nafa,+ futhi ukuphila kwenu+ kufihlwé kuKristu emunye+ noNkulunkulu. 4 Lapho uKristu, ukuphila+ kwethu, ebonakaliswa, khona-ke nani niyobonakaliswa+ kanye naye enkazimulweni.+
5 Ngakho-ke, bulalani+ amalungu+ emizimba yenu asemhlabeni ngokuqondene nobufebe, ukungcola, isifiso sobulili,+ isifiso esilimazayo, nokuhaha,+ okuwukukhonza izithombe. 6 Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyeza+ ngenxa yalezo zinto. 7 Nani futhi, nake nahamba kuzo lezo zinto lapho nisaphila kuzo.+ 8 Kodwa ngempela manje kulahleni konke kude nani,+ ulaka, intukuthelo, ububi, inkulumo eyihlazo,+ nenkulumo eyichilo+ ephuma emlonyeni wenu. 9 Ningaqambi amanga omunye komunye.+ Hlubulani ubuntu obudala+ nemikhuba yabo, 10 nigqoke ubuntu obusha,+ obenziwa bube busha ngolwazi olunembile ngokomfanekiso+ waLowo owabudala, 11 lapho kungekho khona umGreki noma umJuda, ukusoka noma ukungasoki, owezizwe, umSkithe, isigqila, okhululekile,+ kodwa uKristu eyikho konke futhi ekubo bonke.+
12 Ngakho, njengabakhethiweyo+ bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandwayo, gqokani uthando lomzwelo,+ umusa, ukuthobeka,+ ubumnene,+ nokubekezela.+ 13 Qhubekani nibekezelelana futhi nithethelelana ngokukhululekile+ uma umuntu enesizathu sokukhononda+ ngomunye. Njengoba nje uJehova anithethelela+ ngokukhululekile, yenzani kanjalo nani. 14 Kodwa, ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinto, gqokani uthando,+ ngoba luyisibopho+ esiphelele sobunye.
15 Futhi, ukuthula+ kukaKristu makulawule ezinhliziyweni+ zenu, ngoba eqinisweni, nabizelwa kukho nimzimba+ munye. Futhi ziboniseni ningababongayo. 16 Izwi likaKristu malihlale ngokucebile kini ngakho konke ukuhlakanipha.+ Qhubekani nifundisana+ futhi niyalana ngamahubo,+ ngezindumiso zikaNkulunkulu, ngezingoma+ ezingokomoya ngomusa, nihlabelelela uJehova+ ezinhliziyweni zenu. 17 Futhi noma ngabe yini eniyenza ngezwi noma ngokusebenza,+ kwenzeni konke ngegama leNkosi uJesu,+ nibonga+ uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye.
18 Nina bafazi, zithobeni+ kubayeni benu, ngoba kuyafaneleka eNkosini. 19 Nina madoda, qhubekani nithanda omkenu+ futhi ningabathukutheleli+ kakhulu. 20 Nina bantwana, lalelani+ abazali benu kukho konke, ngoba lokhu kuyajabulisa kakhulu eNkosini. 21 Nina bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana+ benu, ukuze bangadangali. 22 Nina zinceku, balaleleni kukho konke labo abangamakhosi enu ngomqondo ongokwenyama,+ kungabi ngezenzo zokuthenga amehlo, njengabajabulisa abantu,+ kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, ngokwesaba uJehova.+ 23 Noma yini eniyenzayo, yenzeni ngomphefumulo wonke+ njengokungathi nenzela uJehova,+ hhayi abantu, 24 ngoba niyazi ukuthi umvuzo ofanele wefa+ niyowuthola kuJehova.+ Yibani izinceku zeNkosi, uKristu.+ 25 Ngokuqinisekile lowo owenza okungalungile uyobuyiselwa+ lokho akwenze ngokungalungi, futhi akukho ukukhetha.+