Kanjalo akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu.

Uyakhonza kini u -Ephafra ongomunye wakini , inceku kaKristu Jesu , enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niqinisekile entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu.

UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu , noThimothewu umzalwane kuFilemoni, isithandwa sethu nesisebenzi kanye nathi,

nokho ngenxa yothando okungcono ngiyancenga , njengokuba nginje mina Pawulu osemdala, manje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu,

wathi: Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha ? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani -- ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.

wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu , ethi: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu , Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ? Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu , ungangihluphi.

Wathi ukuba ezwe ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha , waqala ukumemeza ethi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!

aphakamisa izwi, athi: Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!

Hhiya! Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha ? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani: ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.

Isimbona uJesu yadazuluka , yawa phansi phambi kwakhe , yathi ngezwi elikhulu: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu , Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi.

Yayisimemeza ithi: Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!

Sase sithi: Jesu, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho.

ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi nokuba ithume uKristu Jesu enimmiselweyo,

UStefanu bamkhanda ngamatshe ekhuleka et hi: Nkosi Jesu , yamukela umoya wami.

Kepha emva kwezi nsuku ezithile wafika uFeliksi noDrusila umkakhe owayengumJudakazi, wabiza uPawulu , wamuzwa ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu.

UPawulu, inceku kaKristu Jesu , umphostoli obiziweyo nowahlukaniselwe ivangeli likaNkulunkulu,

ngosuku uNkulunkulu ayakwahlulela ngalo okufihliweyo kwabantu ngokwevangeli lami ngoKristu Jesu. Umthetho awusizi lutho, uma ungagcinwa

balungisisiwe ngesihle ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu,

Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu , sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe na?

Kanjalo nani manizisho ukuthi ningabafileyo maqondana nesono, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu.

Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya wokuphila okuKristu Jesu ungikhululile emthethweni wesono nowokufa.

Uma-ke uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini , yena owavusa uKristu Jesu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngaye uMoya wakhe ohlala kini.

ngubani olahlayo na ? UKristu Jesu owafayo , yebo impela , owavuswa kwabafileyo, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, nguyena osinxuselayo.

nakuphakama, nakujula, nanto enye edaliweyo akuyikuba namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

Kepha uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nokuqonda kunye phakathi kwenu ngokukaKristu Jesu,

wokuba ngibe yisikhonzi sikaKristu Jesu kwabezizwe , ngikhonze ivangeli likaNkulunkulu njengompristi , ukuze abezizwe babe ngumnikelo owamukeleka kahle, ungcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Ngalokho nginokuzibonga kuKristu Jesu maqondana nokukaNkulunkulu,

Khonzani koPriska no-Akwila, izisebenzi ezikanye nami kuKristu Jesu,

kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte , kubo abangcwelisiwe kuKristu Jesu, ababiziweyo abangcwele , kanye nabo bonke abakhuleka egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ezindaweni zonke, eyabo neyethu:

Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngesikhathi sonke ngani ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu eniwuphiweyo kuKristu Jesu

Ngokuba noma ninabafundisi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kuKristu , nokho oyihlo kababaningi , ngokuba mina nganizala kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli.

Bazalwane, ngiyaqinisa ngokubongwa enginakho n genxa yenu kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngiyafa mihla yonke.

Uthando lwami alube nani nonke kuKristu Jesu.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulu nkulu eliseKorinte nakubo abangcwele bonke abakulo lonke lase-Akhaya:

Ngokuba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu uKristu Jesu owashunyayelwa kini yithina, mina, noSilvanu, noThimothewu, wayengesiye uyebo kanye noqhabo, kepha kuyena kunguyebo.

Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina , kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu.

Kepha kwaba ngenxa yabazalwane bamanga abangeniswa ngasese, abangena ngokunyenya, bezakuhlola ukukhululeka kwethu esinakho kuKristu Jesu , ukuze basenze izigqila,

kepha lokhu sazi ukuthi umuntu akalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho , kuphela ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu , nathi sakholwa nguKristu Jesu ukuba silungisiswe ngokukholwa nguKristu kungengemisebenzi yomthetho; ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akuyikulungisiswa nyama.

ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa. Isithembiso asichithwa ngumthetho

Akakho umJuda nomGreki , akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo , akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu.

nokulingwa kwenu ngenyama yami anikudelelanga , aninengwanga yikho, kodwa nangamukela ngokungathi ngiyingelosi kaNkulunk ulu, ngokungathi nginguKristu Jesu.

Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu akusizi lutho ukusoka nokungasoki , kepha kuphela ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando.

Kepha abakaKristu Jesu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwa nguKristu Jesu:

wasivusa kanye naye , wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu,

kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu.

Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo.

Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu.

nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi , uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi,

Ngenxa yalokho mina Pawulu ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngenxa yenu nina bezizwe --

ukuthi abezizwe bayizindlalifa kanye nathi , nokuthi bamzimba munye nathi, nokuthi bangabahlanganyeli besithembiso kanye nathi kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli;

ngokwecebo laphakade alenza ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu;

makube kuye udumo ebandleni nakuKristu Jesu ezizukulwaneni zonke zaphakade naphakade. Amen.

OPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaKristu Jesu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni:

ngethembile ngempela yona le nto ukuthi owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwufeza kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu,

ukuze ukuzibonga kwenu ngami kuvame kuKristu Jesu ngokufika kwami futhi kini. UPawulu uyabayala ukuba bahambe ngokwevangeli

Mawube kini lowo mqondo owawukhona nakuKristu Jesu

Ngokuba singukusoka thina e sikhonza ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu , sizibonga kuKristu Jesu, singethembi enyameni,

Yebo impela, konke ngikushaya indiva ngobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami , engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe , ngikushaya izibi , ukuze ngizuze uKristu,

kungesikho ukuthi sengibambile nokuthi sengiphelelisiwe , kepha ngijonga ukuba kumbe ngingakubamba yini lokho nami engabanjelwa khona nguKristu Jesu.

Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke kuyakulondoloza izinhliziyo zenu nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu.

UNkulunkulu wami uzakugcwalisa ukuswela konke kwenu njengokwengcebo yakhe ekukhazimuleni kuKristu Jesu.

Ngikhonzeleni kwabangcwele bonke abakuKristu Jesu . Abazalwane abanami bakhonza kinina.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , noThimothewu umzalwane

lokhu sizwile ngokukholwa kwenu kuKristu Jesu nangothando eninalo kubo bonke abangcwele,

Ngakho-ke njengalokho nimamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani nikuye,

Ngokuba nina bazalwane naba ngabalingisi bamabandla kaNkulunkulu aseJudiya akuKristu Jesu , ngokuba nani nahlushwa ngabesizwe sakini , njengalokho nawo ahlushwa ngabaJuda

kukho konke bongani ; ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani.

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noKristu Jesu ithemba lethu,

kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThimothewu ukuba alwe nesifundiso samanga e-Efesu

Ngiyambonga owangenzela amandla , uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu , ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni,

Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu.

Likholekile leli zwi , lifanele impela ukwamukelwa ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni, engingesikhulu kuzo;

Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu , munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu,

Ngokuba amadiyakoni akhonze kahle azizu zela ukuma kahle nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuKristu Jesu. Umgomo wale ncwadi

Nxa ubeka lezo zinto kubazalwane , uyakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaKristu Jesu, wondliwa ngamazwi okukholwa nesifundiso esihle osilandeleyo;

Ngiyaqinisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu noKristu Jesu nezingelosi ezikhethiweyo ukuba ulonde lezo zinto ngokungazinqumeli , ungenzi lutho ngokukhetha.

Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke , naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu,

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu,

kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube kuwe umusa , nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu umvusa uThimothewu ukuba aqine ekulweleni ivangeli

owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcw ele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu kepha ngokwelakhe icebo nomusa , esawuphiwa kuKristu Jesu zingakabikho izikhathi,

kepha osubonakalisiwe manje ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uKristu Jesu, owachitha ukufa , walethela ekukhanyeni ukuphila nokungabhubhi ngevangeli,

Isibonelo samazwi aphilayo masibe yilawo owawezwa kimi ngokukholwa nangothando olukuKristu Jesu;

Ngakho wena mntanami, yiba namandla emseni okuKristu Jesu;

Ngalokho ngiyakhuthazela kukho konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo , ukuze nabo bazuze insindiso ekuKristu Jesu, kanye nenkazimulo yaphakade.

Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuhamba ngokume saba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa.

nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni w azi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.

Ngiyaqinisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu noKristu Jesu oyakwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo nangokubonakala kwakhe nombuso wakhe, ngithi:

kuThithu, umntanami ngempela ngokokukholwa esikuhlanganyele sonke : Makube kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu uMsindisi wethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThithu ngomsebenzi eKrethe wokuhlela amabandla nokulwa nabafundisi bamanga

Uyakhonza kuwe u-Ephafra oyisiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu,

Mina Jesu ngithumile ingelosi yami ukufakaza kini lezi zinto emabandleni. Ngiyimpande nenzalo kaDavide, inkanyezi yokusa ecwebezelayo.

Ofakaza ngalezi zinto uthi : Yebo, ngiyeza masinyane. Amen. Woza, Nkosi Jesu!