KWABASEKOLOSE 4

₁Makhosi, zenzeleni izinceku zenu okulungileyo nokufaneleyo; nazi ukuthi nani nineNkosi ezulwini.

₂Qiniselani ekukhulekeni, nilinde kukho ninokubonga.

₃Nathi nisikhulekele, ukuze uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango wezwi ukuba sikhulume imfihlakalo kaKristu engiboshwé ngenxa yayo,

₄ukuze ngiyibonakalise njengalokhu ngifanele ukukhuluma.

₅Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kubo abangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi.

₆Ukukhuluma kwenu makube-nomusa njalo, kuyolisiwe ngosawoti, ukuze nazi enifanele ukubaphendula ngakho bonke abantu.

₇Konke okuqondene nami uyakunazisa khona uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo nesikhonzi esikholekileyo oyinceku kanye nami eNkosini,

₈engimthumile kini ngakho lokhu ukuba nazi ukuthi sihlezi kanjani, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu,

₉kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane okholekileyo nothandekayo, ongomunye wakini; bazakunazisa konke okwalapha.

₁₀Uyakhonza kini uAristarku oyisiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku umzala kaBarnaba, enayalezwa ngaye — uma efika kini mamukeleni —

₁₁noJesu othiwa uJustu; yibo bodwa abangabokusoka abasebenzela umbuso kaNkulunkulu kanye nami, abakade beyinduduzo kimi.

₁₂Uyakhonza kini uEphafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu Jesu, enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niqinisekile entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu.

₁₃Ngokuba ngingufakazi wakhe wokuthi uyanisebenzela kakhulu nina, nabaseLawodikeya, nabaseHiyerapholi.

₁₄Uyakhonza kini uLuka inyanga ethandekayo, noDema.

₁₅Khonzani kubazalwane abaseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni lakwakhe.

₁₆Nxa lencwadi isifundiwe kini, bhekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni labaseLawodikeya; nani niyifunde leyo evela eLawodikeya.

₁₇Nimtshele uArkiphu, nithi: Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile eNkosini, ukuze uyifeze.

₁₈Yilokhu ukukhonza kwami ngesandla sami, mina-Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa mawube-nani.