Singeniso
1Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, umphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nakuThimothi, umzalwane wakhe.
2Iya kubazalwane labangcwele baseKholose, labakholwa nguKhristu Jesu ngekwetsembeka.
Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu.
Pawula ukhulekela libandla laseKholose
3Sihlale simbonga njalo nje Nkulunkulu uYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu ngesikhatsi sinikhulekela, 4ngobe sivile ngekukholwa kwenu nguKhristu Jesu kanye nangelutsandvo leninalo kubo bonkhe labangcwele. 5Sibonga litsemba lenibekelwe lona ekhaya ezulwini, leneva ngalo kucala ngesikhatsi kushunyayelwa kini livi leliciniso, liVangeli. 6Lona lifike kini, njengaloku likhona nasemhlabeni wonkhe jikelele; futsi litsela titselo landze, njengobe nakini kunjalo, seloku kwesukela mhlazana niva kahle ngebunjalo beliciniso lemusa waNkulunkulu. 7Nafundziswa ngu-Ephafrasi lotsandzekako, losisebenti kanye natsi. Nguye losimelele ngekutsi abesikhonti lesetsembekile saKhristu. 8Seva ngaye ngelutsandvo lwenu leninalo ngaMoya Longcwele.
9Kanjalo-ke natsi, kusukela mhlazana siva ngani, asizange siyekele kunithandazela, sinincusela kutsi niphelele ekwatini intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza konkhe kwaMoya. 10Sinicelela nekutsi niphile imphilo lefanele naletsandzekako eNkhosini, nitsele titselo emsebentini wonkhe lolungile, futsi nikhule nasekumatini Nkulunkulu. 11Sinincusela kutsi Nkulunkulu anicinise ngemandla ebukhosi bakhe, kuze kutsi nome sekuvelani kodvwa nine nisime, nime, nibeketele ngekujabula, 12nibonge uYise lowanenta nafanelwa sabelo selifa lalabangcwele ekukhanyeni. 13Wasikhulula emandleni ebumnyama, wasibeka embusweni weNdvodzana yakhe letsandzekako. 14Kuyo sinekuhlengwa, lokukutsetselelwa kwetono tetfu.
Buntfu baKhristu kanye nemsebenti wakhe
15INdvodzana ingumfanekiso waNkulunkulu
longabonwa ngemehlo enyama,
futsi ngiyo yematubulo ayo yonkhe indalo.
16Ngobe konkhe kwadalelwa kuyo,
lokusezulwini nalokusemhlabeni,
lokubonakalako nalokungabonakali,
nome-ke kutihlalo tebukhosi,
nome kubukhosi,
nome babusi, nome tiphatsimandla.
Konkhe kwadalwa ngayo,
futsi kwadalelwa yona.
17Yona ikhonanchanti kwako konkhe,
tonkhe tintfo time ngayo.
18Yona iyinhloko yemtimba wayo, libandla;
ngiyo lesicalo, nelitubulo kulabafile,
kuze kutsi kuko konkhe ibe yekucala.
19Kwakuyintsandvo nenjongo yaNkulunkulu,
kutsi ahlale kuJesu
ngebuNkulunkulu bakhe bonkhe,
20kuze kutsi ngaye abuyisane netintfo tonkhe
letisemhlabeni naletisezulwini,
akhe kuthula ngengati yesiphambano sakhe.
Kubuyisana kwaNkulunkulu nebantfu
21Nani-ke benikadze nikhashane naNkulunkulu nititsa takhe ngemicabango nangemisebenti yenu lemibi. 22Kodvwa nyalo Nkulunkulu sewubuyisene nani ngekucitsa ingati yaJesu esiphambanweni, kuze kutsi animise ningcwele, ningenasici, ningenacala embikwakhe. 23Loko kungenteka kuphela nangabe nine nihlala ekukholweni, futsi nisekelekile, nisimile, ninganyikanyiswa lutfo ekwetsembeni kwenu liVangeli lenalitfola, naliva lishunyayelwa emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele. Mine Pawula ngentiwa ngaba sikhonti salo lelo Vangeli.
Umsebenti waPawula njengesisebenti selibandla
24Namanje ngijabulela kuhlushwa kwami ngenca yenu, emtimbeni wami ngiphelelisela loko lokwasilela elusizini lwaJesu Khristu, ngenca yemtimba wakhe lolibandla. 25Ngekuhlela kwaNkulunkulu, ngentiwa sikhonti salo. Ngetfweswa umtfwalo macondzana nani, kuze kutsi ngimemetele livi laNkulunkulu ngalokuphelele, 26imfihlakalo yalo leseloku yafihlakala kusukela ekucaleni kwetikhatsi netitukulwane, kepha manje seyembulelwe labangcwele bakhe. 27Nkulunkulu watsandza kutsi kwateke kubo kutsi iyini ingcebo nebukhosi balemfihlakalo kubetive. Lemfihlakalo inguKhristu kini, lolitsemba lebukhosi.
28Nguye lesimshumayelako, seluleka bonkhe bantfu, sifundzisa bonkhe bantfu ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, kuze sikwati kumisa bonkhe bantfu baphelele kuKhristu Jesu. 29Ngisebentela loko ngishikashikeka ngekusebenta kwakhe, lokusebenta ngemandla kimi.
