KwabaseFiliphi 1

₁UPawula noThimothewu, izinceku zikaKhristu uJesu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKhristu uJesu abaseFiliphi, nababheki bebandla kanye nabadiyakhoni. ₂Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Khristu.

₃Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ngezikhathi zonke enginikhumbula ngazo. ₄Njalo ekuninxuseleni kwami, nginxusa ngokuthokoza, ₅ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini, kusukela ngosuku lokuqala kuze kube manje. ₆Nginesibindi ngempela sokuthi owuqalile umsebenzi omuhle kini uzakuwufeza, kuze kube wusuku lukaKhristu uJesu. ₇Nakuba kufanele ukuba ngicabange kanjalo ngani nonke, ngokuba nisenhliziyweni yami nonke, lokhu nina nonke nihlanganyele nami emseni, ekuboshweni kwami, ekulivikeleni nasekuliqiniseni ivangeli.

₈UNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami ukuthi nginilangazelela kangakanani nonke ngenxa yesihe sikaJesu Khristu. ₉Ikakhulukazi ngikhulekela ukuba uthando lwenu lwande kakhulu, lujule ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke, ₁₀ukuba nikwazi ukukhetha okusemqoka, ukuze nibe mhlophe, futhi ningabi nasici osukwini lukaKhristu; ₁₁nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ngaye uJesu Khristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu.

₁₂Bazalwane, ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi lokho okwangehlelayo kugcine sekuqhubekisela phambili ivangeli. ₁₃Kwaze kwabacacela bonke abasendaweni yokwahlulela nabo bonke abanye, ukuthi ukuboshwa kwami kungenxa kaKhristu. ₁₄Kanjalo-ke iningi labazalwane eNkosini laba neqholo ngokuboshwa kwami, lakulungela ukukhuluma izwi lingesabi.

₁₅Abanye kambe bashumayela uKhristu ngomhawu nangombango, kodwa abanye ngenhliziyo enhle. ₁₆Abanye bashumayela ngothando, bazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli. ₁₇Kepha labo abanye bashumayela uKhristu ngombango, kungengokwethembeka, bezitshela ukuthi bangangidalela uchuku ngisaboshiwe. ₁₈Pho kunani na? UKhristu uyashunyayelwa ngezindlela zonke, kungaba ngokuzenzisa noma ngokweqiniso. Kukho konke lokho mina ngiyathokoza, yebo, ngiyakuthokoza. ₁₉Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi imikhuleko yenu nokungisiza kwenu okukhulu ngokukaMoya kaJesu Khristu, kuzakwelekelela ekukhululweni kwami. ₂₀Ngiyalangazelela, futhi ngethemba ukuthi akukho lutho oluzongijabhisa, kodwa ngizokuba nesibindi esanele ukuze njengokuba kuhlala kwenzeka, uKhristu enziwe mkhulu emzimbeni wami, noma kungokuphila noma kungokufa. ₂₁Ngokuba kimina ukuphila kunguKhristu, ukufa kuyinzuzo. ₂₂Kepha uma ukuphila kulo mzimba kuyisithelo somsebenzi kimi, engizakukukhetha angikwazi. ₂₃Manje ngimanqikanqika; nginesifiso sokumuka ngibe noKhristu, ngokuba yilokho okuhle kakhulu; ₂₄kanti futhi ukuhlala kulo mzimba kudingeke kakhulu ngenxa yenu. ₂₅Nginaso lesi siqiniseko, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyakuhlala, yebo, ngihlale nani nonke, kuqhubeke ukuthokoza kwenu ekukholweni, ₂₆ukuze ukuzibonga kwenu ngami kuvame kuKhristu uJesu ngobukhona bami futhi kini.

₂₇Okubalulekile, hambani ngokufanele ivangeli likaKhristu, ukuze kuthi noma ngiza ukuzonibona noma ngizwa ngani ngingekho, ngizwe ukuthi nimi niqinile emoyeni munye, nangomphefumulo munye; nilwela inkolo yevangeli. ₂₈Maningethuswa ngalutho yilabo abamelene nani, okuyisiboniso kubo sokubhubha kwabo, kodwa nina niyakusindiswa; lokhu impela kuvela kuNkulunkulu. ₂₉Ngokuba nina nabelwe ngenxa kaKhristu, hhayi nje ukuba nikholwe kuye, kodwa nokuba nihlupheke ngenxa yakhe, ₃₀lokhu nani-ke nisalwa leyo mpi enangibona ngiyilwa, namanje nizwile ukuthi ngisayibambile.