{
    "translation": "Ndebele Bible",
    "abbreviation": "ndebele",
    "lang": "nd",
    "language": "Ndebele",
    "direction": "LTR",
    "encoding": "UTF-8",
    "book_nr": 51,
    "book_name": "Colossians",
    "chapter": 3,
    "name": "Colossians 3",
    "verses": [
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 1,
            "name": "Colossians 3:1",
            "text": "Ngakho uba livuswe loKristu, dingani okwaphezulu, lapho akhona uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 2,
            "name": "Colossians 3:2",
            "text": "Nakanani ngezinto eziphezulu, kungeyisikho ngezinto ezisemhlabeni. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 3,
            "name": "Colossians 3:3",
            "text": "Ngoba lifile, lempilo yenu ifihlwe loKristu kuNkulunkulu. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 4,
            "name": "Colossians 3:4",
            "text": "Nxa ebonakaliswa uKristu, oyimpilo yethu, ngalesosikhathi lani lizabonakaliswa laye enkazimulweni. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 5,
            "name": "Colossians 3:5",
            "text": "Ngakho bulalani amalunga enu asemhlabeni, ukuphinga, ukungcola, inkanuko embi, ukufisa okubi, lomhawu, oyikukhonza izithombe, "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 6,
            "name": "Colossians 3:6",
            "text": "okwehla ngalezizinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 7,
            "name": "Colossians 3:7",
            "text": "elake lahamba kuzo lani, lapho lalihlezi phakathi kwazo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 8,
            "name": "Colossians 3:8",
            "text": "Kodwa khathesi lani khuphani konke lokhu, ulaka, ukuthukuthela, inzondo, inhlamba, ukukhuluma amanyala emlonyeni wenu; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 9,
            "name": "Colossians 3:9",
            "text": "lingaqambelani amanga, lokhu selimhlubule umuntu omdala lezenzo zakhe, "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 10,
            "name": "Colossians 3:10",
            "text": "selembethe omutsha, owenziwa kutsha elwazini njengomfanekiso walowo owamdalayo; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 11,
            "name": "Colossians 3:11",
            "text": "okungekho umGriki lomJuda, ukusoka lokungasoki, owezizweni, umSikethiya, isigqili, okhululekileyo; kodwa uKristu uyikho konke lakukho konke. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 12,
            "name": "Colossians 3:12",
            "text": "Ngakho yembathani, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele labathandekayo, imihelo yesihawu, ububele, ukuzithoba, ubumnene, ukubekezela; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 13,
            "name": "Colossians 3:13",
            "text": "libekezelelane, lithethelelane uba umuntu elensolo komunye; njengoba loKristu walithethelela, ngokunjalo lani; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 14,
            "name": "Colossians 3:14",
            "text": "phezu kwakho konke-ke yembathani uthando, oluyisibopho sokuphelela. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 15,
            "name": "Colossians 3:15",
            "text": "Lokuthula kukaNkulunkulu kakubuse enhliziyweni zenu, elibizelwa kukho lani emzimbeni munye; futhi banini ngababongayo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 16,
            "name": "Colossians 3:16",
            "text": "Ilizwi likaKristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokwenotho enhlakanipheni yonke; lifundisane lilayane, ngezihlabelelo, lamahubo odumo, lengoma zomoya, lihlabelela lilomusa enhliziyweni zenu eNkosini. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 17,
            "name": "Colossians 3:17",
            "text": "Njalo konke loba yini eliyenzayo, elizwini loba esenzweni, konke kwenzeni ebizweni leNkosi uJesu, libonge uNkulunkulu loBaba ngaye.  "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 18,
            "name": "Colossians 3:18",
            "text": "  Bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadoda, njengokufanele eNkosini. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 19,
            "name": "Colossians 3:19",
            "text": "Madoda, thandani omkenu, lingabi lokubaba kubo. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 20,
            "name": "Colossians 3:20",
            "text": "Bantwana, lalelani abazali ezintweni zonke; ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 21,
            "name": "Colossians 3:21",
            "text": "Bobaba, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, ukuze bangadani. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 22,
            "name": "Colossians 3:22",
            "text": "Zisebenzi, lalelani ezintweni zonke labo abangamakhosi njengokwenyama, kungeyisikho ngenkonzo yamehlo njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, lisesaba uNkulunkulu; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 23,
            "name": "Colossians 3:23",
            "text": "njalo yonke loba yini eliyenzayo, yenzeni ngenhliziyo, njengeNkosini, njalo kungeyisikho ebantwini; "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 24,
            "name": "Colossians 3:24",
            "text": "lisazi ukuthi eNkosini lizakwemukela umvuzo welifa; ngoba likhonza iNkosi uKristu. "
        },
        {
            "chapter": 3,
            "verse": 25,
            "name": "Colossians 3:25",
            "text": "Kodwa owenza okubi uzazemukelela okubi akwenzileyo; njalo kakukho ukubandlulula umuntu.  "
        }
    ]
}