Ukuzithoba kwakaKrestu nobukhulu bakhe
1Yeke nakube kukhona ukukhuthazeka kuKrestu,
nakukhona ukududuzwa okuvela ethandweni,
kukhona nehlanganyelo kaMoya
godu kukhona umusa nezwelo,
2khona-ke phelelisani ithabo lami
ngokuba nomkhumbulo owodwa,
nibe nethando elilodwa,
ngokuba mmoya munye
begodu nibe hliziyonye.
3Ningenzi ilitho ngehliziyo ede namkha ngokuzitjhaya kodwana ngokuzithoba, nithathe abanye bona bangcono kunani. 4Ngiloyo naloyo angazitjheji yena kwaphela kodwana akatjheje neemfuno zabanye. 5Yibani nomkhumbulo onjengalowo ebegade ukuKrestu Jesu,
6owathi nanyana gade anejamo lakaZimu,
azange azilinganise noZimu
njengento yokuphangwa.
7Kodwana wazehlisa,
wathatha ijamo lekhoboka,
wabelethwa njengomuntu.
Wafunyaneka anejamo lomuntu.
8Wazithoba,
walalela bekwaba sekufeni,
ngitjho ukufa esiphambanweni.
9Ngalokho uZimu wamphakamisa,
wamnikela ibizo elingaphezu kwamabizo woke,
10ukuze kuthi ebizweni lakaJesu,
woke amadolo aguqe,
walabo abasezulwini,
abasephasini nabangaphasi kwephasi,
11namalimi woke avume
bona uJesu Krestu uyiKosi,
kube lidumo lakaZimu uBaba.
Ukuphazima njengomkhanyo ephasini
12Ngalokho-ke bathandekako, njengombana beniseze ningilalela njalo, ingasi kwaphela nangikhona, kodwana khulukhulu nangingekho, yenzani isindiswenu ibe yipumelelo ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela 13ngombana nguZimu osebenza ngaphakathi kwenu, owenza bona nikghone begodu nisebenze ngokwentando yakhe.
14Yenzani koke ngaphandle kokurhonona nokuphikisana, 15ukuze ningasoleki begodu nibe msulwa, nibe bantwana bakaZimu abanganabala hlangana nesizukulwana esiphambeneko nesikhohlakeleko, eniphazima hlangana naso njengeenkwekwezi ephasini. 16Kungebanga lokukakarela kwenu elizwini lokuphila ukobana ngizikhakhazise ngelanga lakaKrestu ngokuthi ukugijima namkha ukujuluka kwami azange kube lilize.
17Kodwana nanyana ngingathululwa njengomnikelo wokuselwako phezu komhlabelo kanye nomnikelo wokukholwa kwenu, ngithokoza bengithabe nani noke, 18ngokunjalo nani kumele nithokoze benithabe kanye nami.
UThimothi no-Ephafrodithu
19Nginethemba eKosini uJesu bonyana ngizakuthumela uThimothi msinyana kini ukuze nami ngithokoziswe ziindaba ezivela kini. 20Anginaye omunye onjengaye onetjisakalo engazenzisiko ngepilo yenu. 21Boke abanye bazifunela kwabo, abanandaba nokufunwa nguJesu Krestu. 22Kodwana niyazi bona uThimothi uzibonakalise kangangani ngombana usebenze nami emsebenzini wevangeli njengendodana nayisebenza noyise. 23Ngalokho-ke ngitjhisekela ukumthumela msinyazana nasele ngibonile bonyana iindaba zami zijame njani. 24Nginethemba eKosini bona nami ngokwami ngizakuza msinyana kini.
25Kodwana ngibone kuqakathekile bona ngithumele kini u-Ephafrodithu umfowethu osisebenzi nolibutho kanye nami, godu nosithunywa senu enamthumela bona azokutjheja iindingo zami. 26Bekatjhisekela ukuzonibona noke, kodwana wakhathazeka ngombana besele nizwile bona bekagula. 27Ngambala bekagula kangangobana wapheze wahlongakala. Kodwana uZimu wamrhawukela begodu ingasi yena yedwa kodwana nami ukuze ngingabi nesizi phezu kwesizi. 28Ngalokho ngizimisele khulu ukumthumela kini ukuze kuthi nanimbonako godu, nithabe, kunciphe isizi lami. 29Yeke mamukeleni kuKrestu ngethabo loke, abanjalo nibaphathe ngehlonipho 30ngombana upheze wahlongakala ngebanga lokusebenzela uKrestu, wabeka ipilwakhe engozini ukuze ajamele imisebenzi eningazange nifikelele ukungenzela yona.
