Chapter 3
1 Ke, kwazi oku, ukuba ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kufika amaxesha anomngcipheko.
2 Kuba abantu baya kuba ngabazithandayo, abathandi bemali, abaqhankqalazi, abakratshi, abanyelisi, abangeva bazali, abangabuleliyo, abangengcwele, abangenabubele,
3 abangenatarhu, abatyholi, abangenakuzeyisa, izibhoja, abangenakuthanda kulunga, abancethezi,
4 izityhuthutyhuthu, abathiwe lwale likratshi, abathandi beziyolo kunokuba bathande uThixo;
5 benokumila kokuhlonela uThixo, ukanti bayawakhanyela amandla ako. Kwabo ke khwebuka.
6 Kuba baphuma kwaba, abo banyebelezela ezindlwini, bathimbe abafazazana abazono ziziimfumba, bephethwe ziinkanuko ngeenkanuko,
7 behlala befunda, bangaze phofu babe nako ukufika ekuyazini inyaniso.
8 Kwangolo hlobo ke, bàthi ooYanes noYambres bamchasa uMoses, ngokunjalo nabo aba bayayichasa inyaniso. Bangabantu abonákele iingqiqo, abangenakucikideka ngakulo ukholo.
9 Abayi kuhambela phambili ngakumbi; kuba ukungabi nangqiqo kwabo kuya kubonakala kubantu bonke, njengokuba kwaba njalo okwabaya.
10 Ke wena uyilandile eyam imfundiso, ihambo, ingqibo, ukholo, ukuzeka kade umsindo, uthando,
11 unyamezelo, iintshutshiso, iintlungu ezinjengezo zandihlelayo kwa-Antiyokwe, eIkoniyo, eListra; ukutshutshiswa okunjengoko ndakuthwalayo, yaza iNkosi yandihlangula kuko konke.
12 Nabo bonke ke abathanda ukuhlala ngokuhlonela uThixo kuKristu Yesu baya kutshutshiswa.
13 Ke bona abantu abangendawo noosiyazi, kukhona baya kuhambela phambili ebubini, belahlekisa, belahlekiswa.
14 Ke wena yima ezintweni owazifundayo, waqiniselwa kuzo, umazi owazifunda kuye;
15 nokuba ùzazé kwasebuntwaneni izibhalo ezingcwele, ezinako ukukulumkisela elusindisweni ngokukholwa kuKristu Yesu.
16 Sonke isibhalo, siphefumlelwe nguThixo nje, sikwancedela ukufundisa, ukohlwaya, ukululeka, ukuqeqesha okusebulungiseni,
17 ukuze umntu kaThixo afaneleke, exhobele wonke umsebenzi olungileyo.