3 esasifudula nathi sonke sihleli phakathi kwabo ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, sisenza ukuthanda kwenyama nokwengcinga, saye ngemvelo sikwangabantwana bengqumbo, njengabanye abo.
4 Ke uThixo, esisityebi nje ngenceba, uthe ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu,
5 awasithanda ngalo, thina sifile nje ziziphoso, wasidlisa ubomi ndawonye noKristu (nisindiswé ngokubabalwa),
6 wasivusa naye, wasihlalisa naye kwezasemazulwini iindawo, sikuKristu Yesu;
7 ukuze ubutyebi obuncamisileyo bobabalo lwakhe abubonakalalise emaphakadeni azayo, ngokusenzela ububele ngoKristu Yesu.
8 Kuba nisindiswe ngokubabalwa nangalo ukholo; nako oko kungaphumi kuni, kusisipho sikaThixo;
9 akuphumi misebenzini, hleze kubekho bani uqhayisayo.