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3 Nangabe navuswa noKrestu,+ ragelani phambili nifuna izinto zaphezulu, lapho uKrestu ahlezi khona esandleni sokudla sakaZimu.+ 2 Hlalani nidzimelelise iingqondo zenu ezintweni eziphezulu,+ ingasi ezintweni ezisephasini.+ 3 Ngombana nafa begodu ukuphila kwenu bekufihleke noKrestu ebunyeni noZimu. 4 Kuzakuthi uKrestu, okuphila kwethu,+ nakabonakaliswako nani-ke nizokubonakaliswa naye ephazimulwenakhe.+
5 Nje-ke, bulalani amalunga womzimbenu+ asephasini malungana nokuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme,* ukusilaphala, iinkanuko zomseme ezingalawulwako,+ ikanuko elimazako, nokuba marhamaru, okukulotjha iinthombe. 6 Ilaka lakaZimu liyeza ngebanga lezinto ezinjalo. 7 Nani beniziphatha* njalo endlelenenu yokuphila yaphambilini.*+ 8 Kodwana nje kufuze nikususe koke lokhu kini: ilaka, ukusilingeka, ubumbi,+ ikulumo elimazako+ nekulumo eyonakeleko+ emlonyenenu. 9 Ningakhulumi amala komunye nomunye.+ Hlubulani ubuntu* obudala+ kunye nemikghwabo, 10 nimbathe ubuntu obutjha,+ obenziwa bube butjha ngelwazi elinembileko ngokuvumelana nomfanekiso waloyo obudalileko,+ 11 lapho kungekho khona umGirigi namkha umJuda, ukusoka namkha ukungasoki, umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, umSkithi,* isigqila namkha ongasisigqila kodwana uKrestu uzizinto zoke kibo boke.+
12 Ngokunjalo, njengabakhethiweko bakaZimu,+ abacwengileko nabathandwako, mbathani isirhawu nethando,+ umusa, ukuthobeka,+ ummoya ophasi+ nokubekezela.+ 13 Ragelani phambili nibekezelelana begodu nilibalelane ngokutjhaphulukileko+ ngitjho nanyana kungaba khona onebanga lokunghonghoyila ngomunye.+ Njengombana uJehova* anilibalela ngokutjhaphulukileko nani kufuze nenze okufanako.+ 14 Kodwana ngaphezu kwakho koke lokhu, mbathani ithando+ ngombana lisibopho esipheleleko sobunye.+
15 Godu, ukuthula kwakaKrestu akubuse* eenhliziyweni+ zenu ngombana nabizelwa ekuthulenokho ngomzimba munye. Hlalani nithokoza. 16 Ilizwi lakaKrestu alihlale kini ngokunothileko ngakho koke ukuhlakanipha. Ragelani phambili nifundisana begodu nikhuthazana* ngamarhubo,+ iindumiso zakaZimu, iingoma zokulotjha uZimu ezibhinwa ngokuthokoza, nibhinela uJehova* eenhliziyweni zenu.+ 17 Nanyana yini eniyenza ngelizwi namkha ngesenzo, yenzani koke egameni leKosi uJesu, nithokoze uZimu uBaba ngaye.+
18 Nina bafazi, zithobeni emadodenenu+ ngombana lokho kuyathandeka eKosini. 19 Nina madoda, ragelani phambili nithanda abomkenu+ begodu ningababhokeli ngobukhali.+ 20 Nina bantwana, lalelani ababelethi benu kikho koke+ ngombana lokhu kuyithabisa khulu iKosi. 21 Nina bobaba, ningabasilingi abantwabenu+ bona bangadani. 22 Nina ngqila, lalelani amakhosenu wephasini+ kikho koke, ingasi kwaphela nawaniqalileko bona nithabise abantu kodwana ngokuthembeka okuvela ehliziyweni, nangokusaba uJehova.* 23 Nanyana yini eniyenzako, yenzeni ngomphefumulo woke* ngasuthi niyenzela uJehova,*+ ingasi abantu, 24 ngombana niyazi ukuthi umvuzwenu olilifa nizowufumana kuJehova.*+ Yibani ziingqila zeKosi, uKrestu. 25 Ngokuqinisekileko loyo owenza okumbi uzokufumana umvuzo wobumbi abenzileko+ begodu akukho ukukhethulula.+