KwabaseGalathiya 5:1-26
5 UKhristu walikhulula ukuze lithole inkululeko enjalo. Ngakho manini liqine+ lingavumi ukuphinda libotshelwe ejogweni lobugqili.+
2 Zwanini! Mina Phawuli ngilitshela ukuthi nxa lingasoka, lokho uKhristu asekwenzile akusoze kulincede.+
3 Ngiyafakaza futhi ukuthi wonke umuntu osokwayo ulomlandu wokugcina wonke uMthetho.+
4 Lina elizama ukuthi kuthiwe lilungile ngomthetho selehlukaniswe loKhristu,+ selisukile emuseni wakhe omkhulu.
5 Kodwa thina umoya kaNkulunkulu uyasisiza ukuthi sikulindele ngabomvu ukulunga okupheleleyo esilethemba lokukuthola ngenxa yokholo,
6 ngoba kulabo abamanyene loKhristu uJesu, ukusoka kumbe ukungasoki akuncedi ngalutho+ kodwa ukholo olukhanya ngokuba lothando yilo oluncedayo.
7 Beligijima kuhle nje.+ Manje ngubani oselenze layekela ukuqhubeka lilalela iqiniso?
8 Imfundiso le ehugayo ayiveli kulowo owalibizayo.
9 Imvubelo encane* iyayibilisa yonke inhlama.+
10 Ngileqiniso lokuthi lina elimanyene leNkosi+ lizavumelana lami. Kodwa lowo olidalela uhlupho,+ kungelani lokuthi ngubani, uzathola isahlulelo esimfaneleyo.
11 Bafowethu, nxa mina ngisatshumayela ngokusoka, kungani ngilokhu ngihlukuluzwa? Phela nxa kunjalo, kutsho ukuthi isigodo sokuhlutshwa*+ asisakhubi.
12 Ngifisa ukuthi bazithene* abantu laba abazama ukuliphambanisa.
13 Bafowethu, labizelwa ukuthi libe lenkululeko. Lanxa kunjalo, inkululeko le lingayisebenziseli ukuphilela izifiso zenyama,+ kodwa ngothando wobani yizigqili zomunye lomunye+
14 ngoba uMthetho wonke ugcwaliswa* ngomlayo owodwa othi: “Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.”+
15 Kodwa nxa lilokhu lilumana futhi lihlaselana,+ nanzelelani lingaqedani.+
16 Ngithi qhubekani lihamba ngomoya,+ lingenza njalo alisoze lilandele isifiso senyama loba sekutheni+
17 ngoba inyama iphikisana lomoya ngenxa yezifiso zayo, lomoya uphikisana lenyama. Kokubili kuyaphikisana, besekubangela ukuthi lehluleke ukwenza khona kanye elifuna ukukwenza.+
18 Phezu kwalokho, nxa likhokhelwa ngumoya liyabe lingekho ngaphansi komthetho.
19 Imisebenzi yenyama iyazikhanyela njalo yile: Ukufeba,*+ lokungcola, lokuxhwala,*+
20 lokukhonza izithombe, lokusebenzelana lemimoya,*+ lenzondo, lokuxabana, lomhawu, lolaka, lezimpikiswano, lokwehlukana, lokulandela imfundiso zabantu,*
21 lomona, lokudakwa,+ lamadili* axokozelayo lezinye izinto ezinjengalezi.+ Ngilixwayisa ngezinto lezi kusesengaphambili ngendlela engake ngalixwayisa ngayo, ngithi abalomkhuba wokwenza izinto lezi abasoze balithole ilifa loMbuso kaNkulunkulu.+
22 Kodwa izithelo zomoya luthando, lokuthokoza, lokuthula, lokubekezela, lomusa, lobuhle,+ lokholo,
23 lobumnene lokuzibamba.+ Akulamthetho ophikisana lezinto lezi.
24 Kanti njalo abangabakaKhristu uJesu sebeyibethele esigodweni inyama lezinkanuko zayo kanye lezifiso zayo.+
25 Nxa siphila ngomoya, kasiqhubekeni sihamba ngomoya ngendlela ehlelekileyo.+
26 Kasingaziphakamisi+ njalo kasingancintisani+ sisenzelana umona.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Umkhukhumezo omncane.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “babe ngabathenwa,” okuzakwenza bangafaneli ukwenza lokho okukulowomthetho abafuna ulandelwe.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “uhlanganiswa.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “lokuziphatha okulihlazo.” NgesiGrikhi, a·sel′gei·a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “lokubhazuka.”
^ Kumbe, “lobuthakathi.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha lingagoqela lokusebenzisa izidakamizwa.
^ Kumbe, “lamaphathi.”
