Usapho lwabakhonzi abathembekileyo
Uluhlu olude lwemibuliso olukwabubungqina — uFibhi ophethe incwadi, uPriska noAkwila abafaka imiqala yabo engozini, uYuniya odumileyo phakathi kwabapostile, uMariya noPersi abasebenza nzima. Isilumkiso esinye ngabathethi abaneencoko ezimnandi, noBawo wethu woxolo otyumza uSathana.
16 1Ndinincomela udade wethu uFibhi, ongumkhonzi webandla eliseKenkreya, 2ukuze nimamkele eNkosini ngendlela efanele abantu bakaBawo wethu, nimncede nangantoni na ayiswelayo kuni, kuba yena uye wabanceda abaninzi, ndikho nam.
3Bulisani uPriska noAkwila, abasebenzi abandawonye nam ngoKrestu Yesu, 4abathi bayifaka engozini imiqala yabo ngenxa yobomi bam; asindim ndedwa obulelayo kubo, koko kwanawo onke amabandla eentlanga. 5Bulisani kwanebandla elihlanganisene endlwini yabo. Bulisani uEpenetu, intanda yam, isiqhamo sokuqala saseAsiya ngoKrestu. 6Bulisani uMariya, osebenze nzima phakathi kwenu. 7Bulisani uAndroniko noYuniya, amawethu angamaYuda nabakhonkxiweyo kunye nam, abadumileyo phakathi kwabapostile, nabo bebengoKrestu ngaphambi kwam. 8Bulisani uAmpliyato, intanda yam eNkosini. 9Bulisani uUrbano, umsebenzi esinaye ngoKrestu, noStaki, intanda yam. 10Bulisani uApele, okholekileyo ngoKrestu. Bulisani abendlu ka-Aristobhulo. 11Bulisani uHerodiyon, owethu ongumYuda. Bulisani abendlu kaNarkiso abaseNkosini. 12Bulisani uTrifena noTrifosa, abasebenzi eNkosini. Bulisani uPersi, intanda yam, osebenze nzima eNkosini. 13Bulisani uRufo, onyulweyo eNkosini, nonina, ongumama nakum. 14Bulisani uAsinkrito, noFlegon, noHermes, noPatrobha, noHermas, nabazalwana abakunye nabo. 15Bulisani uFilologo, noYuliya, noNere nodade wabo, noOlimpa, nabantu bonke bakaBawo wethu abakunye nabo. 16Bulisanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Onke amabandla kaKrestu ayanibulisa.
17Bazalwana, ndiyanikhunga: lindelani abo badala ukwahlukana nezikhubekiso, bechasene nemfundiso enayifundayo, nitshintshe nibafulathele. 18Kuba abantu abanjalo abayikhonzi iNkosi yethu uKrestu, koko bakhonza izisu zabo, bekhohlisa iintliziyo zabo bangenamkhethe ngentetho ethambileyo nangokuncoma. 19Ukululama kwenu kufikelele kubo bonke, ndaye ngoko ndinemihlali ngani; kodwa ndithanda ukuba nibe zizilumko ngokulungileyo, nibe msulwa ngokungendawo. 20UBawo wethu woxolo uya kumtyumza kamsinya uSathana phantsi kweenyawo zenu; ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani. a a v20 Idinga lokuba lutshaba luya kutyunyuzwa phantsi kweenyawo zenu libuyela kwanakwelokuqala idinga ngasemyezweni — uBawo wethu wayesoloko ezimisele ukuyoyisa inyoka nokubuyisela abantwana bakhe ekhaya.
21UTimoti, umsebenzi esinaye, uyanibulisa; kwanjalo noLukiyo, noYason, noSosipatro, amawethu angamaYuda. 22Nam, Tertiyo, lo ubhale phantsi le ncwadi, ndiyanibulisa eNkosini. 23UGayo, ondibambeleyo mna kwanebandla liphela, uyanibulisa. UErasto, umphathi-mali womzi, nomzalwana wethu uKwarto, nabo bayanibulisa. b b v23 Imibhalo-ngqangi yakudala ayinandinyana 24 apha; iikopi zamva zongeza oku: “Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani nonke. Amen.”
25Ngoku ke kulowo unako ukunimisa aniqinise—ngayo ivangeli yam nangokuvakaliswa kukaYesu Krestu, ngokutyhilwa kwemfihlakalo ebifihlakele ngonaphakade kususela kwamandulo, 26kodwa ngoku ityhiliwe yaziswa ngemibhalo yabaprofeti, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu ongunaphakade, ukuze zonke iintlanga zizise ekululameni ukholo, 27kuye uBawo wethu okuphela kwakhe osisilumko, ngoYesu Krestu, malube luzuko ngonaphakade! Amen. c c v27 Indumiso yokuvala kaPawulos inyukela kuBawo wethu — uThixo okuphela kwakhe osisilumko — ize ihambe ngoYesu Krestu, lowo wavula indlela yokubuyela ekhaya.
