Umkhontiso waPawula
1Ngetfula kini nango dzadzewetfu Foyibe longumdikhonikati welibandla laseKhenkhariya. 2Memukeleni egameni leNkhosi njengalokufanele labangcwele, nimnike lonkhe lusito langahle aludzinge kini, ngobe ube lusito kubantfu labanyenti ngisho nakini lucobo.
3Hambisani boPhrisila na-Akhwila, labasebentela Khristu Jesu kanye nami, 4labanikela ngemphilo yabo kutsi ibesengotini ngenca yami. Ngiyababonga kakhulu, hhayi mine ngedvwa, kepha nawo onkhe emabandla ebetive. 5Hambisani nalelo bandla lelihlanganela endlini yabo.
Hambisani Ephayinethosi wami lotsandzekako lowaba yindvodza yekucala leyakholwa kuKhristu eveni lase-Asiya. 6Hambisani Mariya lowanisebentela kakhulu. 7Hambisani Andronikhusi naJuniyasi, tihlobo tami letatisejele kanye nami. Bona babalulekile kubaphostoli, baba ngemaKhristu kucala kunami.
8Hambisani Ampliyatusi lotsandzekako kimi eNkhosini. 9Hambisani Ubhanusi, losebentela Khristu Jesu kanye nami; hambisani nalotsandzekako wami Stakhusi. 10Hambisani Apelesi lotsembekile kuKhristu. Nihambise nalabo lababendlu ya-Aristobulusi. 11Hambisani Herodiyoni, sihlobo sami, nihambise nebazalwane bami kuKhristu labasendlini yaNasisusi.
12Hambisani boTrayifina naTrayifosa, tisebenti teNkhosi; nihambise naPhesisi lotsandzekako lowasebenta kakhulu eNkhosini. 13Hambisani Rufusi, sisebenti lesibalulekile eNkhosini, nenina wakhe longumake wami. 14Hambisani bo-Asinkrithusi, naFlegoni, naHemesi, naPhatrobasi, naHemasi, nabo bonkhe bazalwane labanabo. 15Hambisani boFilologusi naJuliya naNeriyusi nadzadzewabo, na-Olimpasi, nabo bonkhe labangcwele labanabo.
16Bingelelanani ngekwangana lokungcwele. Onkhe emabandla aKhristu ayanibingelela.
Imiyalo yekugcina
17Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane bami, kutsi nicaphele labo lababanga kwehlukana netikhubekiso, baphambane nemfundziso lenayemukela; labo bagegeni. 18Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi. 19Ngiyajabula ngani ngobe kulalela kwenu kuyatiwa kubo bonkhe. Ngifisa kutsi nihlakaniphe kulokulungile, nibe msulwa kulokungakalungi. 20Nkulunkulu, longumtfombo wekuthula, uyawumpitjita masinyane Sathane ngaphansi kwetinyawo tenu.
Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu awube nani.
21Thimothi, losebenta kanye nami, uyanihambisa, kanye naLukhiyosi, naJasoni, naSosipateri, tihlobo tami.
22Mine, Thethiyusi, umbhali walencwadzi, ngiyanihambisa eNkhosini.
23Gayusi, lengingenise kakhe nalapho kuhlanganela khona libandla lonkhe, naye uyanihambisa. Uyanihambisa na-Erastusi, umgcinisikhwama welidolobha; nemzalwane wetfu Kwathusi naye uyanihambisa. [ 24Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu awube nani nonkhe. Amen.]
Umthandazo wekwephetsa ngekubonga
25Asimdvumise Nkulunkulu! Nguye lonemandla ekunicinisa ngeliVangeli lami nangetinshumayelo ngaJesu Khristu, ngekwesembulo semfihlakalo yeliciniso lelalifihlakele kusukela phakadze, 26kodvwa nyalo seyembuliwe. Leyo mfihlakalo yabhalwa baphrofethi, yamenyetelwa kuto tonkhe tive ngekwemiyalo yaNkulunkulu waphakadze, kuze bonkhe batewukholwa balalele yena.
27KuNkulunkulu, lokunguye yedvwa lonekuhlakanipha, akube ludvumo ngaJesu Khristu phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
