KwabaseKholose 4

4 ¹Nina makhosi, nikani izigqila zenu okulungileyo nokufaneleyo—nani ninayo iNkosi ezulwini.

²Zinikeleni emkhulekweni, nihlale niqaphile kuwo ninokubonga. ³Sikhulekeleni nathi, ukuze uBaba wethu asivulele umnyango wezwi, ukuba simemezele imfihlakalo kaKhristu, engiboshelwe yona ngamaketanga, ⁴ukuze ngiyicacise, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume.

⁵Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kwabangaphandle, nisebenzise kahle lonke ithuba. ⁶Khulumani ngomusa ngaso sonke isikhathi, kunongwe ngosawoti, nazi ukuthi niphendule kanjani yilowo nalowo. ^a a v6 Kunongwe ngosawoti: okucatshangisisiwe nokuheha — amazwi afanele ukulalelwa.

Abasebenzi Esikanye Nabo Abathandekayo

⁷UThikhiko, umzalwane wethu othandekayo, inceku ethembekileyo, nesigqila esikanye nathi eNkosini, uyakunitshela konke ngami. ⁸Ngimthumele kini ngale njongo: ukuze nazi izimo zethu, futhi aqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ⁹kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane othembekileyo nothandekayo, ongomunye wenu. Bayakunitshela konke lapha.

¹⁰U-Aristarko, oboshwe kanye nami, noMarko, umzala kaBharnaba, bayanibingelela—namukela imiyalo ngaye: mamukeleni uma efika kini, ¹¹noJesu, obizwa ngokuthi uJustu—yibo bodwa amaJuda phakathi kwababambisene nami emsebenzini wombuso kaBaba wethu; bangiduduzile.

¹²U-Ephafra, ongomunye wenu, inceku kaKhristu uJesu, uyanibingelela, elokhu enilwela emkhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niqinisekile ngokupheleleyo kukho konke uBaba wethu akuthandayo. ¹³Ngingafakaza ukuthi usebenze kanzima ngenxa yenu, nalabo abaseLawodikeya, naseHiyerapholi. ¹⁴ULuka, udokotela othandekayo, uyanibingelela, kanjalo noDema.

¹⁵Bingelelani abazalwane abaseLawodikeya, noNimfa nebandla elisendlini yakhe. ¹⁶Lapho le ncwadi isifundwa phakathi kwenu, yenzani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni laseLawodikeya, nani nifunde naleyo evela eLawodikeya. ¹⁷Futhi tshelani u-Arkhipho nithi: “Qinisekisa ukuba uyifeze inkonzo oyamukele eNkosini.”

¹⁸Mina Pawulu, ngibhala lokhu kubingelela ngesandla sami. Khumbulani amaketanga ami. Umusa mawube nani.