To The Word – Day 159

₁Kubhala mna Pawulos kunye noTimoti, izicaka zikaKrestu. Sibhalela usapho lukaThixo olumanywe noKrestu, lungabemi eFilipi, ndawonye nabakhokeli bebandla kunye nabancedisi. ₂Sithi: Wanga uThixo uBawo wethu neNkosi uYesu Krestu anganenzela isisa, aniphe uxolo.

₃Ndisoloko ndimbulela qho uThixo wam xa ndinicinga. ₄Naxa ndinikhumbulayo emthandazweni, ndinithandazela nonke ngovuyo, ₅ngenxa yendlela enasebenzisana ngayo nam kwamhla-mnene kumsebenzi wam wokuhambisa iindaba ezimnandi, kude kube ngoku. ₆Yaye ndiqinisekile ngale ndawo yokuba lo msebenzi mhle awuqalileyo uThixo kuni, uya kude awuqabelise ngeMini kaKrestu uYesu. ₇Nina kum nihlala nisenyongweni; yiyo ke le nto ndinyanzelekile ukuba ndinithathe ngolu hlobo. Kaloku nani niyixhamle inyhweba endiyinikwe nguThixo, ngoku kanye ndisentolongweni, naxa iindaba ezingoKrestu ndizilwelayo ndizimela kananjalo. ₈UThixo uyazi ukuba ndinyanisile xa ndithi ndinilangazelela kanye ngale ndlela uKrestu anilangazelela ngayo.

₉Umthandazo wam kukuba ze niye nikhula ngokukhula eluthandweni naselwazini oluphangaleleyo, nibe nombono onzulu, ₁₀ukuze nibe nokukwazi ukuzicalu-calula izinto. Xa kunjalo ke iMini kaKrestu yofika ningenasiphako, nimsulwa, ₁₁ubomi benu buqhelezela sisidima esinokuveliswa nguKrestu kuphela, ukuze uThixo abongwe adunyiswe.

₁₂Ndifuna nazi, mawethu, ukuba izinto ezandihlelayo zanceda ekuziqhubeleni phambili, endaweni yokuzidodobalisa, iindaba ezingoKrestu. ₁₃Ngenxa yaloo nto ke bonke abalindi bebhotwe, kunye nabo bonke abanye abalapha, bayazi ukuba ndisentolongweni nje kungenxa yokuba ndisisicaka sikaKrestu. ₁₄Loo nto ke ibangela ukuba amakholwa ayithembe iNkosi, athathe unyawo ukulishumayela oku ilizwi likaThixo.

₁₅Kanti ke abanye uKrestu bamshumayela ngomona nangolunya, bambi ke bona bamshumayela ngomoya omhle. _16-17Abo ke baqhutywa luthando, kuba bayazi ukuba uThixo undiphathise umsebenzi wokukhusela udaba olungoKrestu. Kodwa abanye aba bona uKrestu abamshumayeli benyanisekile, koko bamshumayela ngomoya wokuzigwagwisa, becinga ukuba bangandivusela inkathazo engaphezulu ngoku ndibanjiweyo kakade.

₁₈Akukhathaliseki! Nokuba bamshumayela ngomoya ombi okanye benyanisekile, oko nje eshunyayelwa uKrestu, ndiyavuya mna, ndaye ke ndisaya kuvuya. ₁₉Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba ngemithandazo yenu, nangoncedo loMoya kaYesu Krestu ndiya kusinda. ₂₀Umnqweno nethemba lam kukuba ndinganikezeli, kodwa ngamaxesha onke, ingakumbi ngoku, ndikhuthale, ukuze ubume bam bonke bunike isidima kuKrestu, ndiphila okanye ndifile. ₂₁Kambe ke, ukudla ubomi, kum kukuthobela uKrestu. Ukufa ke kona kuzisa lukhulu. ₂₂Kodwa ke ukuba ukudla kwam ubomi kululutho, ndingakhetha ndithini? ₂₃Ndixakiwe. Ndiyakulangazelela ukufuduka ndiye kuKrestu, nto leyo ibhetele kakhulu. ₂₄Kodwa ngenxa yenu kubalulekile ngaphezulu ukuba ndidle ubomi. ₂₅Ngale yona into ndiqinisekile, futhi ndiyazi ukuba ndisaza kuphila. Ndisaza kuhlala ndinincede, niqhubele phambili, lukhule uvuyo nokholo lwenu. ₂₆Xa ndiphinde ndafika ke apho kuni noba nebhongo ngakumbi ngoYesu Krestu ngenxa yobukho bam.

₂₇Ngoko ke ziphatheni ngendlela engqinelana neendaba ezingoKrestu. Nokuba ndizile ndanibona, okanye ndiyeva nje ngani, mandive ukuba nimi ngxishi moyeni mnye, ninenjongo enye yokuncedisana, nisilwela ukuthotyelwa kweendaba ezingoKrestu. ₂₈Musani ukoyikiswa ziintshaba zenu. Loo nto iya kuzenza ziqonde ukuba ziya kwantshabalalo, nina niya elusindisweni, ibe ke uloyiso luvela kuThixo. ₂₉Kuba kaloku ilungelo lenu njengabamanywe noKrestu alipheleli ekukholweni kuye kuphela, koko lifikelela nasekubeni nive ubunzima ngenxa yakhe. ₃₀Nina nam sisedabini elinye. Nakha nandibona ndikulo, futhi ikwaleli nivayo ukuba nangoku ndisekulo.

₁Njengoko kobu bomi bethu, simanywe noKrestu, kukho inkuthazo, kukho nokuvuseleleka kothando, nokudlelana koMoya, kukho nobubele novelwano, ₂ngoko ke ndaneliseni nindivuyise ngokuba nibe banye ngezimvo nangothando, nibanye ngengqondo, nizamela ukuba nibe yimbumba yamanyama. ₃Musani ukusunduzana. Izinto sanukuzenza ngokuzigwagwisa nangokuqhayisa. Ndaweni yaloo nto zithobeni, nibaphakamise kunani abanye abantu. ₄Izinto abanomdla kuzo abanye zixabiseni nazo, ningakhathaleli izinto eninomdla kuzo kuphela. ₅Njengoko nimanywe noYesu Krestu izimvo zenu mazifane nezakhe; kuba kaloku:

₁₂Nani ke, zihlobo zam, njengoko nihlala nimthobela uThixo xa ndilapho, nangoku ke kubaluleke ngakumbi ukuba nimthobele nokuba ndikude. Lufezekiseni usindiso enilunikwe nguThixo, ninembeko nentlonipho. ₁₃Kuba kaloku nguThixo ngokwakhe oninika amandla okuzimisela nokusebenza, ukuze nithobele injongo yakhe.

₁₄Yonke into enimelwe kukuyenza yenzeni ngaphandle kokukhalaza nokuxambulisana, ₁₅niziphathe nyulu ningenagxeke, njengosapho lukaThixo olungabekwa bala phakathi kwabantu abakhohlakeleyo beli phakade.Khanyani phakathi kwabo njengeenkwenkwezi zikhanya esibhakabhakeni, ₁₆nibanika iindaba zobomi. Xa nenjenjalo ke, noba libhongo lam ngaloo Mini kaKrestu, kuba kaloku kobonakala ukuba andifumananga ndabulaleka elugqatsweni nasemsebenzini.

₁₇Kodwa nokuba kutheni ndingavuya, nokuba igazi lam lingade liphalazwe njengomnikelo ngenxa yokholo lwenu – kholo olo lulidini enilinikela kuThixo. Ndiyavuya, kunjalonje nani vuyani. ₁₈Kwakhona ndithi vuyani, nam nindonwabise.

₁₉INkosi ivuma, ndinethemba lokuba kwakamsinya ndoba nako ukumthuma kuni uTimoti, khon' ukuze ndihlaziyeke ziindaba ezivela kuni. ₂₀Kaloku uTimoti lo kuphela komntu ozimvo zinjengezam; yaye unomdla ngokwenene kuni. ₂₁Bonke abanye aba baxakeke zizinto zabo, bengayinanze nganto ekaKrestu imicimbi. ₂₂UTimoti yena nimazi kakuhle. Niyazi ukuba wayesoloko ejikeleza kunye nam ekuhambiseni iindaba ezimnandi, kanye oku konyana ethene nca noyise. ₂₃Ndiza kumthuma kuni ke kamsinya, ndakuba ndiyiqondile imeko yokuhamba kwezinto ngakum; ₂₄ndaye ndinethemba lokuba emandleni eNkosi nam ngokwam ndiza kuza kungekudala.

₂₅Ndiyabona ukuba uwethu uEpafrodito, ongumncedisi nogxa wam, enanimthumele kum, mandimthumele kwakuni. ₂₆Ubesoloko enikhumbula gqitha, yaye uva intw' embi kuba nivile ukuba ubegula. ₂₇Kambe wayegulela ukungabikho, kodwa uThixo wamenzela inceba, nam wandivela ngokundikhulula kusizi olungaphezu kolu ndinalo. ₂₈Ngenxa yaloo nto ke ndikungxamele ngakumbi ukumthumela, ukuze nivuye kwakhona nakumbona, nam ndiphumle elusizini. ₂₉Mamkeleni ke ngezandla ezingenamkhinkqi ebudlelaneni eninabo neNkosi. Bonke abantu abanjengaye nje benzeleni imbeko, ₃₀kuba yena obakhe ubomi uphantse ukwahlukana nabo ngenxa yemicimbi kaKrestu, ebubeke esichengeni ukuze andincede apho beningenakundinceda khona nina.

₁Ndiphetha ngelithi ke, mawethu, yanga iNkosi inganipha uvuyo. Akundixhamli konke ukuphinda ndibhale izinto ebekhe ndazibhala ngaphambili; iya kuninceda loo nto. ₂Zilumkeleni ezo zinja, nemikhwa yazo emibi. Balumkeleni abo banimele ngokutsheca imizimba – soze ndithi lulwaluko loo nto yabo. ₃Ábaluke ngenene sithi, thina bamnqula ngoMoya uThixo, thina baqhayiya labo linguKrestu Yesu, thina singaqhayisiyo ngento eyenziwe emzimbeni. ₄Nam ngokwam bendingaqhayisayo ngezi zinto. Ukuba kukho bani uqhayisa ngembonakalo, mna ndingaqhayisa ngaphezulu: ₅Mna ndaluswa ndineentsuku ezisibhozo ndizelwe. NdingumSirayeli wesizwe sakwaBhenjamin ngokomlibo, umHebhere nozwane. Ndandingoweqela *labaFarasi ekugcineni *umthetho,ndinenzondelelo, ₆ndada ndalitshutshisa ibandla. Ndandingabekwa bala ekuwugcineni umthetho. ₇Kodwa zonke ezo zinto ndandisithi ziyinzuzo, ngoku ndizithatha njengelahleko ngenxa kaKrestu. ₈Phofu asizizo zodwa, koko yonke into ndiyithatha njengelahleko mpela, kuba zonke izinto zigqithwa kude lee yinzuzo yokwazana noYesu Krestu iNkosi yam. Ndalahla yonke into ngenxa yakhe. Into yonke ndiyithatha njengomgquba ngenxa yokufuna ukuzuza uKrestu. ₉Kaloku ndimanywe naye, ndingenabulungisa ndizifumanele bona ngokugcina kwam umthetho. Ndimanywe noKrestu nje, ndenziwe ilungisa nguThixo ngenxa yokukholwa kuKrestu. ₁₀Inye kuphela ke into endiyifunayo: kukwazana noKrestu, ndize nam ndiweve ukusebenza kwawo amandla okuvuka kwakhe, ndibe nenxaxheba kwiimbandezelo zakhe, ndimanywe naye ekufeni kwakhe, ₁₁ndinethemba lokuba nam ndovuswa ekufeni.

₁₂Asikuko nokuba ndithi sendiphumelele, okanye sendigqibelele, nto nje ndihlala ndixhinele phambili, ndizabalazela ukuba kubekho lutho ndiluzuzayo, kuba nam ndazuzwa nguKrestu Yesu. ₁₃Hayi, mawethu, andizibaleli ekuthini sendizuzile, nto nje nantsi into endiyenzayo: ndithi ndizilibala izinto esezigqithile, nditsazele kwezo zingaphambili, ₁₄ndixhinele entanjeni, ukuze ndilizuze ibhaso laphezulu asifunza kulo uThixo ngoYesu Krestu.

₁₅Sonke ke thina bafikeleleyo kulo mgangatho masibe nale njongo. Kambe, ukuba bakho kuni abaneembono ezizezinye, uThixo uya kubatyhilela. ₁₆Kodwa ke ukuziphatha kwethu makulungelelane nalo mgangatho sesifikelele kuwo.

₁₇Mawethu, manyanani ekulinganiseni mna. Mna ndingumzekelo kuni; ngoko ke bagqaleni abo bahambo injengeyam. ₁₈Njengoko ndasoloko ndinixelela, ngoku nditsho ndisenzinyembezini, ukuba baninzi abazimilo zibenza babe ziintshaba zomnqamlezo kaKrestu. ₁₉Bafunzele entshabalalweni. Bona uThixo wabo sisisu sabo. Ihlazo labo baqhayisa ngalo. Iingqondo zabo bazimilisele ezintweni zalo mhlaba. ₂₀Kanti ke thina ikomkhulu lethu lisezulwini, apho silindele ngolangazelelo ukuba uya kuvela khona uMsindisi wethu, iNkosi uYesu Krestu. ₂₁Yena uya kuyiguqula le meko yethu iphuthileyo, ayifanise neyakhe enobungangamsha, esebenzisa kwaloo mandla awasebenzisayo xa afaka zonke izinto phantsi kolawulo lwakhe.

₁Ewe ke, mawethu, zihlobo zam ezithandekayo, andisanikhumbuli ngako! Kaloku niluvuyo nesithsaba sam; ngoko ke, bathandwa, zingisani njengabeNkosi.

₂UYodiya benoSintike ndibacela ndibacenga-cenga ukuba babe moya mnye ebudlelaneni beNkosi. ₃Ewe, nawe mlingane wam, ndiyakubongoza ukuba uwalamle la makhosikazi, kuba nawo aba nenxaxheba kwimizamo yam yokuhambisa iindaba ezimnandi, enoKlemente nabanye oogxa bam abamagama abhaliweyo kumqulu wabaphilayo.

₄Ngoko ke, nimanywe neNkosi nje, yonwabani! Ewe, ndiyaphinda ndithi vuyani!

₅Bazeleleleni bonke abantu. INkosi isemnyango. ₆Sanukuba naxhala; kodwa iintswelo zenu ziseni kuThixo ngomthandazo, nimbongoze ninombulelo. ₇Ke lona uxolo lukaThixo olungaphaya kokuqonda luya kuzalusa iintliziyo neengcinga zenu ningahlukani noKrestu. ₈Mandiphethe ngelithi, mawethu, hlalani nicinga ngezinto eziyinyaniso nezindilekileyo nazo zonke izinto ezilungileyo nezinyulu, zonke ezithandekayo nezinesidima, nangezinto ezintle ngokupheleleyo kwanezincomekayo. ₉Zenzeni zonke izinto enazivayo nezo nazibonela kum, amazwi kwanezenzo. Ke uThixo onika uxolo uya kuba nani.

₁₀Ndimanyene neNkosi, yaye ndivuya gqitha kuba emva kwethuba elingaka kuphinde kwabalasela ukundikhathalela kwenu. Phofu kakade nanindikhathalele, koko niswele ithuba. ₁₁Xa nditshoyo ke andikhalazeli kuswela. Kaloku mna ndafunda ukwanela nakuyiphi na imeko endikuyo. ₁₂Ndiyazana nokuswela, kanti ke futhi ndikuqhelile ukuba nento yonke. Ndiwaqhelile amahlandinyuka obomi: intlutha nendlala, ubutyebi nokuswela. ₁₃Ndinako ukumelana nayo nayiphi na imeko ngenxa yamandla alowo undomelezayo. ₁₄Ngxatsho ke, intle into eniyenzileyo ngokundixhasa ezingxakini zam.

₁₅Yayinini nodwa kakade enandincedayo, bantu baseFilipi, njengoko nani nisazi. Kuwo onke amabandla ethu nini kuphela enanijongene neendleko kunye nengenelo yam kwamhla ndaqalisa ukuhambisa iindaba ezimnandi, ndisuka eMakedoni. ₁₆Naxa ndandiseTesalonika naphinda-phinda ukundithumela uncedo. ₁₇Asikuko nokuba ndincwase ukuba nindikhongoze izipho, nto nje ndijonge ukuba ibe nini abafumana inzuzo. ₁₈Ngoku sendifumene le mpahla ifike noEpafrodito, akukho nto ndingenayo. Nindixhase nangaphezu kokuba bendilindele. Ndiyifanisa nedini elivumba limnandi,umbingelelo owamkelekileyo nowanelisayo kuThixo. ₁₉Yaye uThixo wam wonibonelela kuzo zonke iintswelo zenu ngendyikityha yendyebo yakhe ekuKrestu Yesu. ₂₀Makadunyiswe uThixo uBawo wethu ngonaphakade kanaphakade! *Amen.

₂₁Ndibulisa kusapho lonke lukaThixo olumanywe noKrestu Yesu. Bayabulisa nabo abantu bakaThixo abalapha kunye nam, ₂₂nalo lonke usapho lukaThixo, ingakumbi abo bebhotwe *likaKhesare.

₂₃Ubabalo lweNkosi uYesu Krestu malube nani nonke.