1Makhosi, tiphatseni kahle nangalokulungile tisebenti tenu, nikhumbule kutsi nani nineNkhosi lesezulwini.
Kucinisela ekuthandazeni
2Ciniselani ekuthandazeni, nilindze kuko ngekubonga. 3Nisikhulekele natsi kuNkulunkulu, kutsi asinike ematfuba ekushumayela livi lakhe, sitekwati kukhuluma imfihlakalo yaKhristu, mine lengisiboshwa ngenca yayo. 4Ningincusele kuze ngiyibonakalise ngalokuphelele, njengobe ngifanele kukhuluma. 5Tiphatseni ngekuhlakanipha nanisemkhatsini webantfu labangakholwa, bambisisani sikhatsi, niwasebentise kahle ematfuba leninawo. 6Kukhuluma kwenu akube nemusa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nikunandzise njengeluswayi ekudleni, khona nitekwati lenifanele kubaphendvula ngako bantfu.
Imikhontiso yekugcina
7Thikhikhusi, umzalwane lotsandzekako, nalosikhonti lesetsembekile, lesiyinceku kanye nami eNkhosini, utanatisa konkhe ngami. 8Ngimtfumele kini kutsi anatise kutsi tsine siphila njani, advudvute netinhlitiyo tenu. 9Utawube ahamba na-Onesimuse, umzalwane lomunye lowetsembekako nalotsandzekako, yena-ke ungulomunye wenu. Batanilandzisa-ke ngako konkhe lokwenteka ngalapha.
Kuvalelisa
10Uyanihambisa Aristakhusi losiboshwa kanye nami, naMakho, umzala waBhanabasi, lenatjelwa ngaye, nakefika lapho kini nibomemukela. 11Uyanihambisa naJesu lowatiwa ngekutsi nguJustusi, labo-ke ngibo bodvwa lababekusoka labasebentela umbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nami, sebayindvudvuto lenkhulu kimi.
12Uyanihambisa na-Ephafrasi longulomunye wakini, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, lonilwela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi emkhulekweni, kuze nime, niphelele nisime ekwenteni intsandvo yaNkulunkulu. 13Nami ngingufakazi wakhe wekutsi uyanisebentela, nine kakhulu, kanye nebaseLawodisiya, nebaseHiyerapholisi. 14NaLukha longudokodela lotsandzekako, kanye naDemasi bayanihambisa kakhulu.
15Ngikhonteleni nami kubazalwane baseLawodisiya nakuNimfasi, nasebandleni lelihlanganela endlini yakhe. 16Nangabe lencwadzi seniyifundzile, nibobafundzisa nebaseLawodisiya, nani niyifundze lena lephuma eLawodisiya. 17Nitjele Akhipho nitsi: “Caphela kufeza lowo msebenti lowawemukela eNkhosini.”
18Nako-ke kukhonta kwami, ngesandla sami, mine Pawula. Nikhumbule kutsi mine ngisaboshiwe.
Umusa awube nani.
