3Ephesians 3

1Ngenxa yalokhu mina Pawuli, isibotshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngani abezizwe,Select Ephesians 3:1

2uba kambe selizwile ngokuphathwa komusa kaNkulunkulu engawuphiwelwa lina,Select Ephesians 3:2

3ukuthi njengesambulelo wangazisa imfihlo (njengalokhu ngabhala ngaphambili ngamafitshane,Select Ephesians 3:3

4okungalokhu, nxa lifunda, lingazi ulwazi lwami emfihlweni kaKristu);Select Ephesians 3:4

5yona engaziswanga ezizukulwaneni ezinye ebantwaneni babantu, njengalokhu isiyembuliwe khathesi kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele labaprofethi ngoMoya;Select Ephesians 3:5

6ukuthi abezizwe babe yizindlalifa abahlanganyeli lomzimba ofananayo labahlanganyeli besithembiso sakhe kuKristu, ngevangeli,Select Ephesians 3:6

7engenziwa ngalo isikhonzi njengokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe.Select Ephesians 3:7

8Kimi, engimncinyane kulomncinyane wabo bonke abangcwele, lowomusa ngawuphiwa, ukuthi ngitshumayele kwabezizwe ivangeli lenotho kaKristu engelakulinganiswa,Select Ephesians 3:8

9lokukhanyisela bonke ukuthi buyini ubudlelwano bemfihlo, ebifihliwe kusukela endulo kuNkulunkulu owadala izinto zonke ngoJesu Kristu,Select Ephesians 3:9

10ukuze khathesi emibusweni lemandleni endaweni zezulu yaziswe libandla inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu ezinhlobonhlobo,Select Ephesians 3:10

11njengokwecebo laphakade alenza ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu;Select Ephesians 3:11

12esilesibindi kuye lokungena ngethemba, ngokholo lwakhe.Select Ephesians 3:12

13Ngakho ngiyacela ukuthi lingalahli ithemba enhluphekweni zami ngani, eziludumo lwenu.Select Ephesians 3:13

14Ngenxa yalokhu ngiguqa ngamadolo kuYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,Select Ephesians 3:14

15okubizwa ngaye usendo lonke olusemazulwini lolusemhlabeni,Select Ephesians 3:15

16ukuze alinike, njengokwenotho yobukhosi bakhe, liqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe emuntwini ongaphakathi,Select Ephesians 3:16

17ukuze uKristu ahlale ngokholo enhliziyweni zenu; ligxilile lisekelwe ethandweni,Select Ephesians 3:17

18ukuze libe lamandla sibili okuqedisisa kanye labo bonke abangcwele, ukuthi kuyini ububanzi lobude lokutshona lokuphakama,Select Ephesians 3:18

19lokwazi uthando lukaKristu olwedlula ulwazi, ukuze ligcwaliswe ngokugcwala konke kukaNkulunkulu.Select Ephesians 3:19

20Njalo kuye, olamandla phezu kwakho konke okwenza okwedlula ngokwengezelelweyo kwesikucelayo kumbe esikunakanayo, njengamandla asebenza kithi,Select Ephesians 3:20

21kuye kakube udumo ebandleni kuKristu Jesu, ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade laphakade. Ameni.Select Ephesians 3:21