Ukupha koSapho oluSweleyo

Ukuvala okusebenzayo: bekani imali bucala veki nganye ngenxa yembuyekezo yaseYerusalem, ukuze kungabikho nto ingxamisekayo xa uPawulos efika. Uceba ukuhlala ixesha elide emva kweMakedoni, ancome uTimoti nendlu kaStefana, aze ashwankathele incwadi — yomelelani, yonke into mayenziwe ngothando.

Isahluko 16.

Ngokubhekisele kwimbuyekezo yabangcwele: yenzani njengoko ndabawisela umthetho amabandla aseGalati. Ngosuku lokuqala lweveki nganye, ngamnye kuni makabeke bucala into, ayigcine njengokuba ethe wanempumelelo, ukuze kungabikho mbuyekezo xa ndifikayo. Xa ndifikayo, ndiya kubathuma neencwadi abo nibakholisiweyo, ukuba bazise isipho senu eYerusalem. Ukuba ke kufanelekile ukuba nam ndihambe, baya kuhamba nam.

Amacebo kaPawulos okuTyelela

Ndiya kuza kuni emva kokuba ndicande eMakedoni, kuba ndicande eMakedoni; kodwa mhlawumbi ndohlala nani, ndide ndibe nobusika, ukuze niphelekelele, apho sukuba ndisiya khona. Andithandi ukunibona ngokudlula nje ngoku; ndiyathemba ukuhlala nani okomzuzu, ukuba iNkosi iyavuma. Kodwa ndohlala eEfese kude kube yipentekoste; kuba ndivulelwe ucango olubanzi lomsebenzi osebenzayo, kananjalo zininzi iintshaba.

Xa afikayo uTimoti, qinisekisani ukuba akanaloyiko phakathi kwenu; kuba wenza umsebenzi weNkosi, njengam. Ngoko ke makungabikho namnye omdelayo. Mndululeni ngoxolo ukuba eze kum; kuba ndilindele ukuza kwakhe, ndinabazalwana.

Ngokubhekisele kumzalwana wethu uApolo: ndambongoza kakhulu ukuba eze kuni nabazalwana, kodwa ube engavumi kwaphela ukuza ngoku; woza ke xa enethuba.

Phaphani, nimi ngokholo, khaliphani, yomelelani. Konke enikwenzayo makwenziwe ngothando.

Ndiyanibongoza ke, bazalwana—niyazi ukuba indlu kaStefana yintlahlela yaseAkaya, nokuba bazinikela ekukhonzeni abangcwele— zithobeni phantsi kwabantu abanjalo, nakubo bonke abancedisayo emsebenzini, nabasebenzayo. Ndiyavuya kuba kufike uStefana, noFortunato, noAkaiko; kuba bona bakuzalisa ukungabikho kwenu; kuba bawuhlaziya umoya wam nowenu. Babekeni abantu abanjalo.

Imibuliso evela koSapho

Amabandla aseAsiya ayanibulisa. UAkwila noPriska, nebandla elisendlwini yabo, bayanibulisa kakhulu eNkosini. Bonke abazalwana bayanibulisa. Bulisanani ngokwanga okungcwele.

Mna, Pawulos, lo mbuliso ndiwubhala ngesandla sam. Ukuba ukho ongenaluthando ngeNkosi, makabe sisiqalekiso. Nkosi yethu, yiza! ^a Ubabalo lweNkosi uYesu malube nani. Uthando lwam malube nani nonke kuKrestu Yesu. Amen.