Sehluko 6

1 Bantfwana, hloniphani batali benu eNkhosini, ngoba loku kulungile. 2 ''Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko'' (lokungumtsetfo wekucala lonesetsembiso), 3 ''khona kutawuba kuhle ngawe futsi utophila kadze emhlabeni.'' 4 Bobabe, ningahlokoloti intfukutselo yebantfwana benu. Esikhundleni, bakhuliseni nibacondzise nangemiyalo yeNkhosi. 5 Tigcili, laleni emakhosi enu asemhlabeni ngenhlonipho lejulile nangekwesaba, ngekwetsemba kwenhlitiyo yakho. Balaleleni njengoba beningalalela Khristu. 6 Lalelani hhayi kuphela uma emakhosi enu anibukile, niwajabuliswa. Esikhundleni, lalelani njengetisebenti taKhristu, labenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu kusuka etinhlitiyweni tabo. 7 Khontani ngetinhlitiyo tenu tonkhe, kube shengatsi nikhonta iNkhosi futsi hhayi bantfu, 8 ngoba siyati kutsi nome nguyiphi intfo lenhle umuntfu ngamunye layentako, utawemukela umchele eNkhosini, nome ngabe usigcili nome ukhululekile. 9 Makhosi, phatsani tigcili tenu ngalokufanako. Ningatesabisi. Niyati kutsi loyo loyiNkhosi yabo ne yenu usezulwini, futsi kute loncono kuye niyafana. 10 Kwekugcina, cinani eNkhosini nase mandleni ayo lamakhulu. 11 Gcokani tonkhe tikhali taNkulunkulu, khona nitewukhona kuma nimelane nemasu nemachinga asathane. 12 Ngoba asilwi nenyama nengati, kepha simelane nebabusi, simelane netikhulu, simelane nemandla ebumnyama lakhona ebumnyameni, simelane nemabutfo abomoya labasetindzaweni letisemkhatsini. 13 Ngako ke gcokani sonkhe sembhatfo saNkulunkulu, khona ke utokhona kuma kuletikhatsi leti temimoya, bese emvakwekutsi ucedze konkhe, nime. 14 Manini nicinile, nelibhande leliciniso liboshwe elukhalweni, nigcokile sivikelo lesikulunga, 15 tinyawo tenu tigcokiswe kulungela kushumayela livangeli lekuthula. 16 Kuto tonkhe tingcinamba tsatsa lihawu lekukholwa, ngalo nitawukhona kucisha tonkhe tikhali letivutsako talomubi. 17 Bese nitsatsa makalabha wensindziso nenkemba yaMoya, lokulivi laNkulunkulu. 18 Ngako konkhe kukhuleka neticelo, khulekani tonkhe tikhatsi nikuMoya. Kute kube ngunasi sephetfo, lindzani ngekukhutsatela konkhe nisanikela imikhuleko yabo bonkhe bantfu labangcwele baNkulunkulu. 19 Ngikhulekeleni, kutsi nginikwe umlayeto uma ngivula umlomo wami. Khulekani kutsi ngingenta latiwe ngesibindzi leliciniso lelifihlakele ngelivangeli. 20 Kungenca yelivangeli ngilincusa leligcinwe emaketaneni, khona ke ngingalimemetela ngesibindzi, njengobe kufanele ngikhulume. 21 Thikhikhusi, umnaketfu lotsandzekako nesisebenti lesitsembekile eNkhosini, sitawunitjela konkhe, khona nitokwati kutsi ngiphila njani. 22 Ngimtfumele kini ngenca yalenjongo lena, khona nitokwati kutsi sinjani, futsi khona atokhutsata tinhlitiyo tenu. 23 Kuthula akube kubazalwane, bese lutsandvo nekukholwa lokubuya kuNkulunkulu Babe neNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu. 24 Umusa awube kubo bonkhe labatsandza iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu ngelutsandvo lolungabhubhi.