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KWABASEFILIPHI

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1UPawuli loTimothia, izinceku zikaJesu Kristub, kubo bonke abangcwelec kuKristu Jesud abaseFiliphie, kanye lababonisif labadikonig:

2 Umusah kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristui.

UPawuli ubonga uNkulunkulu ngabo; uyabakhulekela

3 Ngiyambongaj uNkulunkulu wami ekulikhumbuleni1 konkek,

4 ngezikhathi zonke kuwo wonke umkhuleko wami ngani lonkel ngincenga ngentokozom,

5 ngokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelinin, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube khathesio;

6 ngilethemba lakhona lokho, ukuthi owaqalisap umsebenzi omuhle kiniq uzawuphelelisar kuze kube sosukwini lukaJesu Kristus;

7 njengoba kulungile kimi ukuthi ngikhumbule lokhu ngani lonke, ngoba ngilani enhliziywenit2, ukuthiu lekubotshweni kwamivw, lekuvikelenix lekuqiniseleniy ivangeli, lina lonke lingabahlanganyeliz bomusa wamia3.

8 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi wamib, wokuthi ngililangathac kangakanani lonked emibilini kaJesu Kristue.

9 Njalo ngikhuleka lokhu, ukuthi uthando lwenuf luvame-ke lusandag ngokwanda elwazinih lekuqedisiseni konkei,

10 ukuze lizivumej4 izinto ezinhle5 kakhulu, ukuze lihlambulukek lingasolekil kuze kube sosukwini lukaKristum,

11 ligcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulungan ezingoJesu Kristuo, ebukhosini lodumop lukaNkulunkulu.

UPawuli ulandisa ngokuhlala kwakhe eyisibotshwa eRoma

12 Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lazi, bazalwane, ukuthi izinto ezangehlelayo zenza kakhulu ukuqhutshelwa phambiliq kwevangeli;

13 zize izibophor zami kuKristu zibonakales esigodlweni6 sonke lakwabanye bonke,

14 labazalwane abanengi eNkosini, beqiniswe ngezibopho zamit, sebelesibindi esikhulu sokukhuluma ilizwi ngokungesabi.

15 Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombangou, labanye kambe ngenhliziyo enhle;

16 laba batshumayela uKristu ngokuphikisanav, bengelaqiniso, besithi baletha ukuhlupheka ekubotshweni kwami;

17 kodwa labo ngothando, besaziw ukuthi ngimiselwex ukuvikela ivangeliy.

18 Kuyini pho? Loba kunjalo kuyo yonke indlela, loba ekuzenziseni, kumbe eqinisweni, uKristu uyatshunyayelwa; kulokhu-ke ngiyathokoza, yebo ngizathokoza futhi.

19 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuzaphendukela kimi esindisweni ngomkhuleko wenuz, langokwelekelela kukaMoya kaJesu Kristua,

20 njengokulindela okukhulub lethemba lami, ukuthi kangiyikuyangiswa ngaluthoc, kodwa ngesibindi sonked, njengesikhathi sonke, lakhathesi uKristu uzakhuliswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngempilo, kumbe ngokufa.

21 Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristue, lokufa kuyinzuzo.

22 Kodwa uba ukuphila enyameni kuyisithelo somsebenzi kimi, lengizakukhetha kangikwazi.

23 Ngoba ngiminyezelwe ngokubilif; ngilesifisog sokusukah lokuba loKristu, okungcono kakhulukazi;

24 kodwa ukuhlala enyameni kuyasweleka kakhulu ngenxa yenu.

25 Njalo ngilalelithembai ngiyazi ukuthi ngizakuba khonaj, ngihlale lani lonke, ekuqhubekeni kwenuk lentokozweni yokholo,

26 ukuze ukuzincoma kwenul ngami kwengezwe kuKristu Jesu kimi, ngobukhona bami kini futhi.

UPawuli ubalaya ukuze bahambe ngokwevangeli

27 Kuphela hambanim ngokufanelen ivangeli likaKristu, kuze kuthi, loba ngifika ngilibona, loba ngingekho, ngizwe indaba zenu, zokuthi limio emoyeni munye, ngangqondonyep lilwela ukholo lwevangeli ndawonyeq,

28 njalo lingethuswa ngalutho ngabaphikisayo; okuyisibonakalisor kibo sokubhubha, kodwa kini esosindisost, njalo lokhu kuvela kuNkulunkulu;

29 ngoba lanikwau ngesihle esikhundleni sikaKristu, kungeyisikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kodwa lokumhluphekelav;

30 lilokulwaw okufananayo njengalokho elakubona kimix, lelikuzwa kimi khathesiy.

Ukuzithoba kukaKristu lokuphakanyiswa kwakhe

2Ngakho uba kukhona inkuthazoa kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona ubudlelwanob bukaMoyac, uba kukhona imihelo lesihawud,

2 gcwalisani intokozo yamie, ukuze libe ngqondonyef, libe lothando olufananayo, libe lenhliziyonye, ukuqonda kunye;

3 lingenzi lutho ngokubangisanag kumbe ngokuziqhenyah, kodwa ngokuthobekai liphakamise omunye komunye ngcono kulanij;

4 ngulowo lalowo angakhathaleli okwakhe, kodwa ngulowo lalowok lokwabanye.

5 Ngoba kawube kini lowomqondol owawukhona lakuKristu Jesu;

6 owathi esesimenimn sikaNkulunkulu, kanakananga ukuthi kuyikuphangao ukulingana loNkulunkulup,

7 kodwa wazidelaq, ethatha isimo sencekur, enziwe esimeni sabantus;

8 njalo eficwe elesimot njengomuntu, wazithobau, waba ngolalelayov kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo ukufa kwesiphambanow.

9 Ngakhox laye uNkulunkuluy wamphakamisa kakhuluz, wamnika ibizoa eliphezu kwalo lonke ibizo;

10 ukuze kuthi ebizweni likaJesu lonke idolo liguqeb, elabezulwinicd, lelabemhlabenief, lelabangaphansi komhlabagh,

11 lenlimi zonkei zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristuj uyiNkosik, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu uYise.

Ukupheleliswa komsebenzi wosindiso

12 Ngakho, bathandiweyo bami, njengalokho lilalela ngezikhathi zonkelm, kungenjengebukhoneni bami kuphela, kodwa khathesi ikakhulukazi ngingekho, fezanin usindiso lwenu ngokwesaba langokuthuthumelao;

13 ngoba kunguNkulunkulup osebenza kini kokubili ukuthanda lokwenza njengentando yakhe enhleq.

14 Yenzani zonke izinto kungelakusolar lokuphikisanas,

15 ukuze lingasolekit libe msulwa1, abantwana bakaNkulunkuluu abangelasiciv phakathiw kwesizukulwana esigobileyox lesiphambeneyoy, elikhanya phakathi kwaso njengokukhanyaz emhlabeni,

16 libonakalise ilizwi lempiloa, ekuzincomeni kwamib osukwini lukaKristu, ukuthi kangigijimelanga izec, njalo kangitshikatshikelanga ized.

17 Yebo, uba lami ngithululwa njengomnikeloe wokunathwayo phezu komhlatshelo lenkonzo yokholo lwenuf, ngiyathokozag njalo ngithokoza kanye lani lonke;

18 ngenxa yalokho-ke thokozani lani njalo lithokoze kanye lami.

UPawuli uzathuma uTimothi loEpafrodithu

19 Ngiyathemba-ke eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uTimothih kini masinyane, ukuze lami ngithokoze lapho ngisazi izindaba zenu.

20 Ngoba kangilaye olengqondo enjengeyakhei, ozananzelela indaba zenu ngobuqothoj,

21 ngoba bonkek bazidingela okwabol, kungeyisikho okukaKristu Jesu.

22 Kodwa liyazi ukuqinisa kwakhem, ukuthi njengomntwana kuyisen, usebenzile lami evangelini.

23 Ngiyathemba-ke ukuhle ngimthume yena, nxa sengibonisisile okuqondene lami;

24 kodwa ngiyathembao eNkosini, ukuthi lami ngizakuza kini masinyane.

25 Kodwa ngibone kufanele ukuthi ngithume kini uEpafrodithup, umzalwane lesisebenziqr lolibuthos kanye lami, kodwa isithunywat senu, lesisebenzi sokuswela kwamiu;

26 njengoba wayelilangathav lonke, njalo ekhathazekile kakhuluw, ngoba lezwa ukuthi wayegula;

27 ngoba njalo wagula waphosa wafa, kodwa uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, njalo kungeyisuye yena yedwa, kodwa lami, ukuze ngingabi losizi phezu kosizi.

28 Ngakho ngitshisekela kakhulux ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi, nxa limbona, lithokoze futhi, losizi lwami lunciphe.

29 Memukeleni-key eNkosini ngentokozo yonke, libahloniphez abanjalo-kea;

30 ngoba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu waphose wafa, edela impilo, ukuze apheleliseb okusileleyo komsebenzi wenu kimi.

UPawuli ubaxwayisa ngokulunga okungokwabantu

3Elokucinaa, bazalwane bami, thokozanib eNkosini. Ukulibhalelac izinto ezifananayo, mina kakungidinisi, kodwa lina kuyaliqinisa.

2 Nanzelelani izinjad, linanzelele izisebenzi ezimbie, linanzelele ukusikaf;

3 ngoba thina siyikusokag, esikhonza uNkulunkuluh ngoMoyai, siziqhenyaj kuKristu Jesu, njalo singathembeli enyameni;

4 lanxa mina ngilethemba futhi enyamenik; uba omunye ecabanga ukuthemba enyameni, mina kakhulu;

5 ngasokwal ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, ngingowohlanga lukaIsrayelim, owesizwe sakoBhenjaminin, umHebheru wamaHebheruo, ngokomlayo umFarisip,

6 ngokokukhuthalaq ngazingela ibandlar, ngokokulungas okusemlayweni ngingasolekit.

Ukulunga okukuKristu kuyinzuzo

7 Kodwa izinto ezaziyinzuzo kimiu, lezo ngazibala njengencithakalo ngenxa kaKristu.

8 Yebo isibiliv, futhi ngikubala konke njengencithakalo ngenxa yobuhlekazi bolwaziw lukaKristu Jesu iNkosi yami; okungenxa yakhe ngilahlekelwex yikho konke, njalo ngakuthatha njengezibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu,

9 njalo ngificwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulungay okuvela emlayweniz, kodwa lokhoa okungokholo lukaKristub, ukulungac okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokholo;

10 ukuze ngimazi yena lamandla okuvuka kwakhed, lokuhlanganyela kwenhluphekoe zakhe, ngenziwe ngifuzef ukufa kwakhe,

11 uba kungenzeka ngifinyeleleg ekuvukeni okwabafileyo.

12 Kangitsho ukuthi sengikubambileh, kumbe ukuthi sengiphelelisiwei; kodwa ngixotshana lakho, ukuthi futhi ngingakubambisisaj lokhok engabanjisiselwal khona nguKristu Jesu.

13 Bazalwane, mina kangibali ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambisisilem; kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungemuvan, ngizelulela kokungaphambilio,

14 ngigijimelap isifezo ngokunxwanela emvuzweniq wobizo lwaphezulur lukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu.

15 Ngakho sonke esesipheleles, kasikhumbule lokhu; njalo uba licabanga ulutho olwehlukeneyot, lalokhu uNkulunkulu uzalembulela khonau;

16 kodwa kulokhu esesifike kukhov, kasihambeniw ngesimisox sinye, sikhumbule intonyey.

UPawuli ubeluleka ngokumlandela

17 Banini ngabahlanganyeli abangabalingiseli bamiz, bazalwane, njalo baqaphelisiseni abahamba ngokunjalo, njengoba lilathi njengesiboneloa.

18 Ngoba abanengi bahamba, engalitshela kanengi ngabo, lakhathesi ngitsho ngezinyembezi ngithi, bayizithab zesiphambano sikaKristu;

19 abakuphela kwabo kuyikubhujiswac, abankulunkulu wabo uyisisud, lodumo lwaboe lusehlazwenif labo, abacabanga izinto zomhlabag.

20 Ngoba ikithih isemazulwinii, lalaphoj esilindele ukuthi uMsindisi avele khona, iNkosi uJesu Kristuk;

21 ozaphendulal umzimba wethu wobuphansim, ukuze ufananen lomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, njengokusebenza elamandlao ngitsho okwehlisela ngaphansip kwakhe zonke izinto.

UPawuli ubeluleka ngokuqina langokuzwana ekholweni

4Ngakho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo labalangathwayoa, intokozobc lomqhelede wami, manini liqinef ngokunjalo eNkosini, bathandekayo.

2 Ngiyamncenga uYuwodiya, njalo ngiyamncenga uSintike, ukuthi babe lomqondo munyeg eNkosini.

3 Ngiyakucela-ke lawe, mnakwethu oqothoh, siza labo abesifazana, abasebenza kakhului kanye lami evangelini, kanye loKlementi, lezinye izisebenzi kanye lamij, amabizo azo asencwadini yempilok.

4 Thokozani eNkosini njalonjalol; ngiyaphinda ngithi: Thokozani.

5 Ukubekezela kwenum kakwaziwe yibo bonke abantu. INkosi iseduzen.

6 Lingakhathazeki ngaluthoo, kodwa ezintweni zonke, izicelo zenu kazaziwe kuNkulunkulu ngomkhulekop langonxusoq kanye lokubongar,

7 lokuthula kukaNkulunkulus, okudlula ukuqedisisa konke, kuzalondoloza inhliziyo zenu lemicabango yenut kuKristu Jesuu.

8 Elokucinav, bazalwane, konke okuliqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayow, konke okulungileyo, konke okuhlambulukileyox, konke okuhle, konke okulodumo oluhley, uba kukhona okuhle njalo uba kukhona okudumisekayo, nakanani ngakho lokhu;

9 lelakufundayoz njalo lakwemukelaa futhi lakuzwa laselikubona kimi, zenzeni lezizinto; loNkulunkulu wokuthulab uzakuba lani.

UPawuli ubonga isipho abasithumezela kuye eRoma

10 Kodwa ngiyathokoza kakhulu eNkosini, ukuthi khathesi selize lavuselela ukunginanzelelac, ebelinanzelela kambed, kodwa laswela ithubae.

11 Kakusikho ukuthi ngitsho mayelana lenswelof; ngoba mina sengifundile ukuthi ngenelisweg ezintweni engikuzo.

12 Ngiyakwazi konke ukuthotshiswa, futhi ngiyakwazi ukuba lokunengi kakhulu; kukho konke lezintweni zonke sengifundisiwe futhi ukusutha lokulambah, lokuba lokunengi kakhulu lokuswela.

13 Ngingakwenza konke ngoKristu iengiqinisaj.

14 Kodwa lenze kuhle ngokuhlanganyela ekuhluphekeni kwamik.

15 Liyazi futhi lani, beFiliphi, ukuthi ekuqaleni kwevangelil, ekusukeni kwami eMakedoniyam, kwakungekho bandlan elahlanganyela lami endabeni yokupha lokwemukelao, ngaphandle kwenu lodwa;

16 ngoba laseThesalonikap lathumela ekusweleni kwamiq kanye njalo laphinda.

17 Kungesikuthi ngidinga isiphor, kodwa ngidinga isithelos esengeza isikhwama senu.

18 Kodwa ngemukele konke njalo ngengezelelwet; ngigcwele, ngengikwemukele kuEpafrodithuu izinto ezivela kini, uqhatshi olumnandiv, umnikelo owemukelekayow, othabisayo kuNkulunkulux.

19 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wami uzagcwalisay yonke inswelo yenu njengokwenotho yakhez ebukhosinia, kuKristu Jesu.

20 Akube-ke kuNkulunkulu loBaba wethub udumo kuze kube nini laninic. Ameni.

Isicino

21 Bingelelani wonke ongcwele okuKristu Jesu. Abazalwaned abalami bayalibingelela.

22 Bonke abangcwele bayalibingelelae, kodwa ikakhulu labo abendlu kaKesarif.

23 Umusag weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lani lonke. Ameni.