Umnikelo obuthelelelwa abantu bakaZimu
1Malungana nomnikelo obuthelelelwa abantu bakaZimu, yenzani njengalokho engakutjela amabandla weGalatiya. 2Elangeni leSabatha, omunye nomunye wenu akabekele ngeqadi inani elithileko ukuya ngokwenzuzo yakhe ukuze kuthi nangizako ngifunyane woke umnikelo sele ubuthelelwe. 3Nangifikako ngizakukhupha iincwadi zokwethula labo enibakhethileko bona base isipho senu eJerusalema. 4Nangabe nami kufanele bona ngikhambe, bazangiphekelela.
Ikhambo lakaPowula
5Ngizakuza kini lapho eKorinte emva kokudabula eMasedoniya ngombana ngihlose ukudabula khona eMasedoniya. 6Kungenzeka ngihlalahlale nani isikhatjhana, mhlamunye bengiqede ubusika boke ngilapho ukuze ningisize ekhambeni lami nanyana kuphi lapha ngiya khona. 7Angifuni ukunibona ngidlula nje, kodwana ngirhuluphela bona ngizakuba nesikhathi sokuhlala nani, iKosi nayivumako.
8Kodwana ngizokuhlala e-Efesu bekufike iPentekoste 9ngombana ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu wokusebenza ngepumelelo, kanti-ke banengi nabaphikisana nami.
10UThimothi nafika lapho kini, qinisekisani bonyana akunalitho alesabako ngombana wenza umsebenzi weKosi njengami. 11Yeke akungabikhona namunye omnyazako! Nasele akhamba, mlayeliseni ngokuthula abuyele kimi ngombana ngimlindele kanye nabazalwana.
12Malungana nomzalwana wethu u-Apholo: Ngimkhuthaze ngamandla bona eze kini kanye nabazalwana. Ubengakazimiseli ukuza njenganje, kodwana uzakuza nafunyene ithuba.
Isiphetho
13Hlalani niqaphile, nijame nidzimelele ekukholweni, nibe nesibindi, niqine. 14Koke enikwenzako, kwenzeni ngethando.
15Bazalwana, ngiyanincenga njengombana nisazi bonyana umndeni kaStefana ube ngewokuthoma ukwamukela ukukholwa e-Arhaya, begodu uzinikele khulu emsebenzini wabacwengileko, 16zithobeni ebantwini abanjalo nakibo boke abanye abahlanganyela emsebenzini lo.
17Ngithabe tle ngokufika kwakaStefana, uFortunatu no-Arhayiko ngombana banikele ngalokho ebeninganakho. 18Bawuvuselele ummoyami kanye newenu, nje-ke bahlonipheni abanjalo.
19Ayanilotjhisa amabandla wesifundeni se-Asiya. U-Akhwila noPriska banilotjhise khulu eKosini nebandla elihlanganyela emzinabo nalo linilotjhisile. 20Boke abazalwana abalapha bayanilotjhisa. Lotjhisanani ngokukhethekileko.
21Mina Powula ngitlola ukulotjhisa lokhu ngesami isandla.
22Nangabe umuntu akathandi iKosi, akanamathelwe manikelela. Yewuze Kosi!
23Umusa weKosi uJesu Krestu awube nani.
24Ithando lami kini noke kuKrestu Jesu.
