KUFILEMONI 1

₁UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, noThimothewu umzalwane kuFilemoni, isithandwa sethu nesisebenzi kanye nathi,

₂nakuApifiya udadewethu, nakuArkiphu, ibutho kanye nathi, nakulo ibandla elisendlini yakho:

₃Makube-kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

₄Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami,

₅uma ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele,

₆ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube-nomsebenzi ekwazini konke okuhle okukithi kuKristu,

₇ngokuba nginokuthokoza okukhulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabangcwele zihlunyelelwe ngawe-mzalwane.

₈Ngalokho noma nginesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokuba ngikuyale ngakho okufaneleyo,

₉nokho ngenxa yothando okungcono ngiyancenga, njengokuba nginje minaPawulu osemdala, manje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu,

₁₀ngikuncenga ngomntanami engimzeleyo ekuboshweni kwami, uOnesimu;

₁₁okade engenalusizo kuwe, kepha kalokhu unosizo nakuwe nakimi,

₁₂engimbuyisele kuwe, yena oyinhliziyo yami,

₁₃ebengifuna ukumbamba ahlale kimi, ukuze angikhonze esikhundleni sakho ngisekuboshweni ngenxa yevangeli;

₁₄kepha ngaphandle kokubona kwakho ngangingathandi ukwenza-lutho, ukuze umusa wakho ungabi-ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ube-ngesihle.

₁₅Ngokuba mhlawumbe kungenxa yalokho ukuba ahlukaniswe nawe isikhashana, ukuze abe-ngowakho kuze kube-phakade,

₁₆angabi esaba-njengesigqila, kodwa abe-ngaphezu kwesigqila, engumzalwane othandekayo, kakhulu kimi kepha kakhulu kangakanani kuwe, nasenyameni naseNkosini.

₁₇Ngakho uma uthi ngingumhlanganyeli nawe, mamukele ngokungathi yimi.

₁₈Kodwa uma ekonile ngento, noma enecala kuwe, lokho kubalele kimi;

₁₉mina-Pawulu ngikuloba ngesandla sami, ngiyakukukhokha ukuba ngingaze ngisho kuwe ukuthi nawe unecala kimi elinguwe uqobo.

₂₀Yebo, mzalwane, mangithokoziswe nguwe eNkosini, uyihlumelele inhliziyo yami kuKristu.

₂₁Ngikulobele ngokwethemba ukulalela kwakho, ngazi ukuthi uzakwenza nokungaphezu kwengikushoyo.

₂₂Futhi-ke wongilungisela nami indawo; ngokuba ngiyethemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizakuphiwa nina.

₂₃Uyakhonza kuwe uEphafra oyisiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu,

₂₄noMarku, noAristarku, noDema, noLuka, izisebenzi kanye nami.

₂₅Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube-nomoya wenu.