Kutfobeka nekuphakanyiswa kwaKhristu
1Ngako-ke, naninendvudvuto kuKhristu, naninekudvudvuteka kwelutsandvo, naninebudlelwane baMoya, naninesisa nesihawu, 2gcwalisani kutfokota kwami ngekutsi nibe mcondvo munye, nelutsandvo lunye, nenhlitiyo yinye, nemgomo munye. 3Ningenti lutfo ngembango nangeludvumo lwelive, kepha ngekutfobeka nishaye kungatsi labanye bakhulu kunani. 4Ngulowo nalowo anganakekeli kwakhe yedvwa, kepha anakekele nekwalabanye:
5Awube kini lowo mcondvo
lowawukuJesu Khristu,
6lowatsi anesimo saNkulunkulu,
wangete washo kutsi kulingana naNkulunkulu
kuyintfo yekunkonkoshelwa.
7Kepha watidzela,
watsatsa simo senceku,
waba ngumuntfu njengatsi.
Watsi atfolakale anjengemuntfu ngesimo,
8watitfoba, walalela
kwadzimate kwaba ngusekufeni,
yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano.
9Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu
wamphakamisa kakhulu,
wamnika libito
lelingetulu kwemabito onkhe,
10kuze kutsi ngelibito laJesu
emadvolo onkhe aguce,
alabasezulwini, newalabasemhlabeni,
newalabangaphansi kwemhlaba,
11netilimi tonkhe tivume kutsi
Jesu Khristu uyiNkhosi,
kube ludvumo kuNkulunkulu longuYise.
Pawula ubakhutsata kutsi baphilele Khristu
12Batsandzekako bami, benilalele ngetikhatsi tonkhe, kungasiko nangikhona kuphela, kodvwa kakhulu manje nangingekho. Ngako-ke, fezani kusindziswa kwenu ngekwesaba nangekutfutfumela, 13ngobe nguNkulunkulu losebenta kini kutsandza nekwenta ngekwentsandvo yakhe lenhle.
14Yentani konkhe ningakhononi, ningaphikisani, 15kuze nibe ngulabangasoleki, nalabangenacala, bantfwana baNkulunkulu labangenasici emkhatsini wesitukulwane lesigwegwile nalesiphambene. Kufanele nikhanye kuso lesitukulwane njengetinkhanyeti letikhanyisa esibhakabhakeni, 16nisabapha livi lekuphila. Nanenta njalo-ke, ngiyawuba nekutibonga ngelilanga laKhristu ngekutsi angigijimelanga lite nome-ke angisebentelanga lite.
17Kukholwa kwenu kungumhlatjelo wenu lonikelwa kuNkulunkulu. Nome ingati yami beyingengetwa kuwo lomhlatjelo, mine bengingajabula, sijabule kanye nani nonkhe. 18Ngako-ke ngitsi: Nani tfokotani kanye nami.
BoThimothi na-Ephafrodithu
19Kepha ngiyetsemba eNkhosini Jesu kutsi ngitawutfumela Thimothi kini masinyane, kuze nami ngitewujabula nasengive tindzaba tenu letimnandzi. 20Ngite muntfu lonenhlitiyo lenjengeyakhe, lotawunakekela tindzaba tenu ngebucotfo. 21Ngobe bonkhe labanye batifunela kwabo, abafuni kona kwaJesu. 22Kepha vele niyakwati kwetsembeka kwakhe, kutsi ukhonte kanye nami eVangelini njengendvodzana ibambisene neyise. 23Yena-ke ngiyetsemba ngitamtfumela masinyane, nasengibonile kutsi lokucondzene nami kuphela kuphi. 24Kepha ngiyetsemba eNkhosini kutsi nami ngitawuta masinyane.
25Umzalwane Ephafrodithu, lenanimtfumele kimi kutsi atewungisita ekwesweleni kwami, usisebenti nelisotja laJesu kanye nami. Ngikubone kudzingekile kutsi ngimtfumele kini. 26Loku phela abenilangatelela nonkhe, asakhatsatekile emoyeni wakhe, njengobe neva kutsi abegula. 27Ngempela abegula, asemkhatsini wekufa nekuphila, kepha Nkulunkulu wamhawukela, kungesiye yena yedvwa, kepha wangihawukela nami kutsi ngingabi nelusizi etikwelusizi. 28Ngaloko-ke ngakhutsalela kakhulu kumtfuma, kuze kutsi nase nimbonile futsi nitfokote, nakimi kunciphe lusizi. 29Ngako-ke memukeleni eNkhosini ngekutfokota konkhe; labanjalo-ke nibobatisa. 30Ngobe ngenca yemsebenti waKhristu wacishe wafa, watidzela, kuze agcwalise lokusilele ekungikhonteni kwenu.
