2 ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzwe, behlanganisiwe othandweni babe nengcebo yonke yokwazi okuphelele, bazisise imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu enguKristu,
3 okufihlwe kuye amagugu onke okuhlakanipha nowokwazi.
4 Ngikusho lokhu, ukuze kungabikho muntu onikhohlisa ngamazwi okuyenga.
5 Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngomzimba, nokho ngikhona kini ngomoya ngithokoza, ngibona inhlelo yenu nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu kuKristu.
6 Ngakho-ke njengalokho nimamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani nikuye,
7 nigxilile, nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nifundisiwe, nivame ukubonga.
8 Xwayani funa kube khona onithumbayo ngokuhlakanipha nangenkohliso eyize njengokwemvelo yabantu, njengezifundiso zokucathula kwezwe, kungenjengokukaKristu.