Singeniso
1Lencwadzi iphuma kuboPawula naThimothi, tinceku taKhristu Jesu.
Iya kubo bonkhe labangcwele baseFiliphi, labakuJesu Khristu, nakubabonisi nebadikhoni:
2Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu, naseNkhosini Jesu Khristu.
Pawula ukhulekela libandla laseFiliphi
3Ngiyambonga Nkulunkulu wami ekunikhumbuleni kwami konkhe. 4Ngetikhatsi tonkhe, ekuncuseni kwami, nginithandazela nonkhe ngekutfokota. 5Ngibonga kuhlanganyela kwenu nami eVangelini kusukela ngelilanga lekucala kuze kube ngulamuhla. 6Nginelitsemba leliphelele kutsi lowo lowacala umsebenti lomuhle kini, uyakuwufeza kuze kube lilanga laKhristu Jesu. 7Kufanele kutsi ngibe nemcondvo lonjalo ngani nonkhe, njengobe nami nginetfwele enhlitiyweni yami. Ngemusa weNkhosi nonkhe nihlanganyele nami ekuboshweni kwami ngenca yeliVangeli, nasekulivikeleni, nasekulisimiseni. 8Nkulunkulu ungufakazi wami kutsi nginilangatelela kanganani nonkhe ngesihe saKhristu Jesu.
9Ngikhulekela loku kutsi lutsandvo lwenu lukhule njalo ekwatini nasekucondzeni konkhe, 10nize nikwati kwehlukanisa lokuncono, nibe msulwa nibete sici, kuze kube lilanga laKhristu. 11Nitsele inala yetitselo tekulunga letingaye Jesu Khristu, kube yinkhatimulo neludvumo kuNkulunkulu.
Kuphila nguKhristu
12Ngitsandza kutsi nati, bazalwane, kutsi loko lokwangehlela kugcine sekuvete kuchubeka kweliVangeli. 13Kubonakele kubalindzi bami, nakubo bonkhe labanye kutsi kuboshwa kwami kungenca yaKhristu. 14Ngekuboshwa kwami linyenti lebazalwane litfole sibindzi lesikhulu eNkhosini sekukhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngekungesabi.
15Kantsi labanye bashumayela Khristu ngemona nangembango, kepha labanye ngenhlitiyo lenhle. 16Laba-ke bashumayela bachutjwa lutsandvo, bayati kutsi ngimiselwe kuvikela liVangeli; 17kepha labo labashumayela Khristu ngembango, kungesiko ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, bacabanga kutsi batangivusela kukhatsateka ekuboshweni kwami.
18Kepha kunani? Nome labanye bashumayela Khristu ngekutentisa, nome labanye bamshumayela ngeliciniso, lokumcoka kimi kutsi Khristu uyashunyayelwa nome nganguyiphi indlela. Loko-ke kuyangitfokotisa, futsi ngiyawuhlala ngitfokota. 19Ngiyati kutsi ngemithandazo yenu nangekusitwa nguMoya waJesu Khristu, ngiyawukhululwa. 20Ngukulangatelela nekwetsemba kwami kutsi ngibete emahloni, kepha ngibe nesibindzi, njengobe bengivele nginaso ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, kutsi Khristu entiwe abe mkhulu emphilweni yami, nome kwenteka ngemphilo yami nome kwenteka ngekufa kwami. 21Kimi kuphila kunguKhristu, kufa kuyinzuzo. 22Kepha nangisetawuphila enyameni, ngisenemsebenti lengisengawenta. Angisakwati lengitawukukhetsa. 23Kepha ngisemkhatsini walokubili: Nginesifiso sekuhamba ngiyewuba naKhristu, ngobe ngiko lokuhle kakhulu. 24Kantsi-ke kuphila kulomtimba kweswelekile kakhulu ngenca yenu. 25Kuloko ngineliciniso, futsi nginelitsemba lekutsi ngisetawuphila. Ngisetawuhlala nani nonkhe nginisite kutsi nikhule ekukholweni kwengeteke injabulo yenu, 26kuze kutsi, nasengiphindza ngifika lapho kini, nitibonge kakhulu ngami kuKhristu Jesu.
Pawula uyabayala kutsi abahambe ngekweliVangeli
27Kuphela hambani ngalokufanele liVangeli laKhristu, kuze kutsi nome ngita nginibona, nome ngingekho, ngive tindzaba letimnandzi ngani kutsi nime nicinile emoyeni munye, kukholwa liVangeli nikulwele ngebunye. 28Ningetfuswa lutfo ngalabo labamelene nani, lokusiciniseko sekubhubha kubo, kepha sekusindziswa kwenu. Loku-ke kuvela kuNkulunkulu. 29Ngobe ngenca yaKhristu nine nabelwa ngemusa angisho kukholwa kuye kuphela, kepha nekuhlupheka ngenca yakhe. 30Nikuko kona loko kulwa lenakubona kimi, njengobe nanyalo niva kutsi ngisekuko.
