(Colossians 1:15-16) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities.
15  Yona ingumfanekiso waNkulunkulu longabonakali, litibulo layo yonkhe indalo; 16  ngobe tonkhe letinye tintfo tadalwa ngayo ezulwini nasemhlabeni, tintfo letibonakalako naletingabonakali, kungaba tihlalo tebukhosi, emandla ekubusa, bohulumende nome tiphatsimandla.