BAKOLOSE 3

Bophelo bja motho e mofsa

1 Bjale ge le tsogile le Kriste, phegelelang tša legodimong, mo Kriste a dutšego ka letsogong le letona la Modimo. 2 Eleletšang tša legodimong, le lese go eleletša tša mo lefaseng. 3 Gobane le hwile, gomme bophelo bja lena bo fihlilwe Modimong le Kriste.

4 Mohla Kriste, yena bophelo bja lena, a tlogo bonagala, ke mo le lena le tlogo bonagala le yena Le na le letago.
5 Bolayang ge tše dithong tša lena e lego tša lefase, e lego bootswa, le ditšhila, le tumo, le kganyogo e mpe, le megabaru e lego go direla modimo o šele; 6 ke tšona tše bogale bja Modimo bo tlelago ba go se dumele ka tšona.

7 Ke tšona tše kgale le lena le bego le eya le tšona mola le sa phela ka mokgwa woo.
8 Bjale gona lahlang dilo tšeo ka moka, le bogale, le pefelo, le bobe, le maroga; le dipolelo tša dihlong di se be gona melomong ya lena. 9 Le se ke la forana ka maaka; le be ba ba apotšego motho e motala le ditiro tša gagwe. 10 Le be ba ba aperego motho e mofsa, e a mpshafetšego a ba wa tlhaologanyo, a ba seswantšho sa eo a mo hlodilego.

11 Fa ga go sa na Mogerika, le Mojuda, ga go sa na lebollo le go se bolle, ga go sa na wa lethoko le wa lenaba, ga go sa na mohlanka le mohunologi; e a lego gona ke Kriste e a lego tšohle go bohle.
12 Bjale, le le bahlaolwa ba Modimo, le le bakgethwa le baratiwa, aparang kgaugelo le botho le boikokobetšo le boleta le go se fele pelo. 13 Le fele le rwalana; le lebalelane ge go na le e a nago le taba le e mongwe; boka Kriste ge a le lebaletše, le lena le dire ka mokgwa woo. 14 Se segolo mo go tšeo ka moka ke gore le apare lerato, yona tlemo ya botlalo. 15 Mo dipelong tša lena go buše khutšo ya Modimo, ye le bileditšwego yona la ba mmele o tee. Le be balebogi. 16 Lentšu la Kriste a le age mo go lena wa go le humiša. Le rutane, le eletšane ka bohlale bjohle; gomme ka go leboga le binele Morena dipelong tša lena dipesalome le dikopelo le difela tša Moya.

17 Gomme tšohle tše le kago di dira ka polelo le ka diatla, le di dire ineng la Morena Jesu, le leboga Modimo Tata weno ka yena.

18 Lena basadi! Kwang banna ba lena; ke sona se se swanetšego Moreneng.

19 Lena banna! Ratang basadi ba lena; le se ke la ba galefela.

20 Lena bana! Kwang batswadi ba lena dilong tšohle; gobane ke sona se se kgahlago Morena.

21 Lena botatagobana! Le se ke la befediša bana ba lena, gore ba se tširoge.
22 Lena bahlanka! Ba e lego beng ba lena ka thoko ya mmele le ba kweng, e se go fo ba hlankela mahlong ka mokgwa wa bakgahlabatho; ba hlankeleng ka pelothereši le boifa Modimo. 23 Ka moka tše le di dirago, le di dire ka pelo e ratago, eke le direla Modimo, e sego batho. 24 Le dire le tseba gore moputso wa bohwa le tlo o fiwa ke Modimo, gobane le hlankela Morena Kriste. 25 E a dirago bokgopo, o tlo boelwa ke tše kgopo tše a di dirilego; fao ga go bebje motho.

COLOSSIANS 3

1  t You have been raised to life with Christ. Now set your heart on what is in heaven, where Christ rules at God's right side.t 2 Think about what is up there, not about what is here on earth. 3 You died, which means that your life is hidden with Christ, who sits beside God.

4 Christ gives meaning to yourt life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory.
5 Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols. 6 God is angry with people who disobey him by doingt these things. 7 And this is exactly what you did, when you lived among people who behaved in this way. 8 But now you must stop doing such things. You must quit being angry, hateful, and evil. You must no longer say insulting or cruel things about others.

9 t And stop lying to each other. You have given up your old way of life with its habits.
10  t Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.

11 It doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian, t and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
12  t God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient. 13 t Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.

14 Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.
15 Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful. 16 t Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

17 Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him.

Some Rules for Christian Living

18  t A wife must put her husband first. This is her duty as a follower of the Lord.

19  t A husband must love his wife and not abuse her.

20  t Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.

21  t Parents, don't be hard on your children. If you are, they might give up.
22  t Slaves, you must always obey your earthly masters. Try to please them at all times, and not just when you think they are watching. Honor the Lord and serve your masters with your whole heart. 23 Do your work willingly, as though you were serving the Lord himself, and not just your earthly master. 24 In fact, the Lord Christ is the one you are really serving, and you know he will reward you. 25 t But Christ has no favorites! He will punish evil people, just as they deserve.