Ipilo yamakholwa
1Nje-ke, bazalwana abathandekako nengibahlulukeleko, nina enikuthaba kwami kanye nesihlohlo sami, kakarelani eKosini ngayo indlela leyo, bathandekako. 2Ngiyala u-Eyodiya noSuntirhe bona babe nomkhumbulo munye eKosini. 3Iye, nawe ngiyakukhombela mnganami bona usize abomma laba ngombana batjhikatjhika nami emsebenzini wevangeli, bakanye noKlemente nabo boke abasebenzisana nami, labo amabizwabo angencwadini yokuphila.
4Thabani njalo eKosini, ngiyabuyelela godu ngithi: Thabani!
5Ukuthobeka kwenu akwaziwe babantu boke. IKosi sele iseduze. 6Ningakhathazeki ngalitho kodwana kikho koke, iimbawo zenu azaziwe nguZimu ngomthandazo nangokuncenga okunokuthokoza. 7Ukuthula kwakaZimu okudlula koke ukuzwisisa, kuzakubulunga iinhliziyo zenu nemikhumbulwenu kuKrestu Jesu.
8Kokugcina bazalwana nanyana yini eliqiniso, ehloniphekako, elungileko, emsulwa, ethokozisako, eyazisako, iye, nakukhona ubuhle begodu nakukhona nanyana yini efanele idunyiswe, zindlani ngayo. 9Ragelani phambili nokwenza enakufunda, nakwamukela, nakuzwa benakubona ngikwenza, yeke uZimu wokuthula uzakuba nani.
Ukuthokoza isipho
10Kulithabo elikhulu kimi eKosini bona ekugcineni nibe nethuba lokuvuselela ukungitjheja kwenu. Beniseze ningitjheja, kodwana beninganathuba lokukubonisa lokho. 11Angikhulumi ngebanga lokuswela, kodwana ngikhuluma ngombana ngifundile ukwaneliswa ngalokho enginakho. 12Ngiyazi bona kunjani ukungabi nokwaneleko, godu ngiyazi bona kunjani ukuba nakho koke. Kikho koke nakibo boke ubujamo ngafunda ifihlakalo yokwaneliswa nanyana ngisutha namkha ngilamba. 13Ngikghona ukwenza yoke into ngaloyo ongiqinisako.
14Nokho kwaba kuhle kini kobana nihlanganyele eenhluphekweni zami. 15Khulukhulu nina eniseFilipi, niyazi bona emihleni yokuthoma kwevangeli, nangisuka eMasedoniya, akunabandla elahlanganyela nami endabeni yokupha nokwamukela ngaphandle kwenu kwaphela. 16Ngitjho nalokha nabengiseThesalonika, nangithumelela isizo elimalungana neendingo zami bekwaba kanengana. 17Akusi kukobanyana ngifuna isipho, kodwana ngifuna inzuzo ebalelwa ngakini. 18Ngifumene yoke ikokhelo bekwaba ngaphezulu; nganeliseke ngokupheleleko njengombana ngamukele izipho eningithumele zona ngo-Epafrodithu, umnikelo wephunga elimnandi, okumhlabelo owamukelekako nothokozisa uZimu. 19Yeke uZimami uzakwanelisa esinye nesinye isidingo senu ngokomnono wakhe ephazimulweni ekuKrestu Jesu. 20KuZimethu nonguBaba, akube nedumo loke ngokungapheliko! Amen.
Isiphetho
21Lotjhisani boke abacwengileko abakuKrestu Jesu. Abazalwana abanami lapha bayanilotjhisa. 22Boke abacwengileko bayanilotjhisa, khulukhulu labo bekumba kaKhesari.
23Sengathi umusa weKosethu uJesu Krestu ungaba nani.
