Ephesians 2
1 Nani uniphilise enanifile ngeziphambeko nezono;
2 enanihamba kuzo endulo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osebenza manje kubantwana bokungalaleli;
3 Esasihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezikhathini ezidlule ngezinkanuko zenyama yethu, sifeza izinkanuko zenyama nezengqondo; futhi ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabanye.
4 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ocebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo.
5 Nalapho sasifile ezonweni, wasiphilisa kanye noKristu, (ngomusa nisindisiwe;)
6 Wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye ezindaweni zasezulwini kuKristu Jesu;
7 ukuze abonakalise ezikhathini ezizayo inotho enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithi ngoKristu Jesu.
8 Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu;
9 akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.
10 Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle uNkulunkulu ayimisela ngaphambili ukuba sihambe kuyo.
11 Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enikade ningabezizwe enyameni, ababizwa ngokuthi abangakasoki ngalokho okuthiwa ngabasokile enyameni okwenziwa ngezandla;
12 Ngalesosikhathi naningenaye uKristu, ningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, ningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni.
13 Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude nisondele ngegazi likaKristu.
14 Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba-nye, wadiliza ugange oluphakathi oluhlukanisayo;
15 Echithile ubutha enyameni yakhe, umthetho wemiyalo osezimisweni; ukuze enze kuye ngababili umuntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula;
16 lokuthi enze ukuthi bobabili babuyisane loNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngaso;
17 Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, nakubo abaseduze.
18 Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngaMoya munye kuBaba.
19 Ngakho-ke aniseyibo abezizwe nezihambi, kodwa niyizakhamuzi ezikanye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu;
20 Nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uJesu Kristu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi;
21 okukuye isakhiwo sonke esihlanganiswe kahle sikhule sibe ithempeli elingcwele eNkosini;
22 enibuye nakhiwe ndawonye kuye, nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.