Bamanyene Othandweni
UPawulu ucela ubunye, bese ebusekela endleleni uKristu ehla ngayo kunokuba enyuke: wazidela, wathatha isimo senceku, walalela waze wafa esiphambanweni, ngaphambi kokuba uBaba wethu amvuse amnike igama eliphezu kwawo onke. Uthumela futhi uThimothewu no-Ephafrodithu.
2 1Ngakho uma kukhona ukukhuthazwa kuKhristu, induduzo evela othandweni, ukuhlanganyela okujulile kuMoya oNgcwele, ububele nesihawu, 2phelelisani injabulo yami: yibani nomqondo ofanayo, nibe nothando olufanayo, nimanyane emoyeni, nibe nenjongo eyodwa. 3Ningenzi lutho ngokuzifunela noma ngokuzikhukhumeza okuyize, kodwa ngokuthobeka nibabheke abanye njengabangcono kunani. 4Yilowo nalowo kini makanganaki izinto zakhe kuphela, kodwa anake nezabanye.
5Yibani nalo mqondo phakathi kwenu—lona eninawo kuKhristu uJesu, 6yena, owayekhona esimweni sikaBaba wethu, akazange akubheke ukulingana noBaba wethu njengento okufanele ayibambisise, 7kodwa wazenza ize ngokuthatha isimo senceku, wazalwa efana nomuntu. 8Esebonakala engumuntu, wazithoba ngokuba olalelayo kwaze kwaba sekufeni—yebo, ukufa esiphambanweni. 9Ngakho-ke uBaba wethu wamphakamisela endaweni ephakeme kunazo zonke, wamnika igama eliphezu kwawo wonke amagama, 10ukuze ngegama likaJesu onke amadolo aguqe, ezulwini nasemhlabeni nangaphansi komhlaba, 11futhi zonke izilimi zivume ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNkosi, kube inkazimulo kaBaba wethu.
Abantwana bakaBaba, Izinkanyezi Ezikhanyayo
12Ngakho, bathandekayo bami, njengoba nihlale nilalela—kungesikhona lapho ngikhona kuphela kodwa manje kakhulu nalapho ngingekho—qhubekani nokusebenzela insindiso yenu ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, 13ngokuba uBaba wethu usebenza phakathi kwenu, eninika kokubili intando nokwenza ngenxa yenjongo yakhe enhle.
14Yenzani konke ngaphandle kokukhonona noma kokuphikisana, 15ukuze nibe ngabangenasici nabahlanzekile, abantwana bakaBaba wethu abangasoleki phakathi kwesizukulwane esigwegwile nesonakele—nikhanya phakathi kwaso njengezinkanyezi ezweni, 16nibambelele ngokuqinile ezwini lokuphila, ukuze ngizigqaje ngosuku lukaKhristu ngokuthi angizange ngigijime noma ngisebenze ngeze. 17Kodwa noma ngingathululwa njengomnikelo wokuphuzwa phezu komhlatshelo nenkonzo yokholo lwenu, ngiyajabula futhi ngiyathokoza kanye nani nonke. a a v17 Umnikelo wokuphuzwa kwakuyiwayini elalithululwa e-altare ekukhulekeleni; uPawulu ufanisa ukuphila kwakhe nokuthululwa phezu kokholo lwabo. 18Ngakho nani kufanele nijabule futhi nithokoze kanye nami.
UThimothewu no-Ephafrodithu
19Ngithemba, eNkosini uJesu, ukuthumela uThimothewu kini masinyane, ukuze nami ngikhuthazwe, ngazi ukuthi ninjani. 20Anginaye omunye onjengaye, oyonikhathalela ngempela ngempilo yenu. 21Ngokuba bonke bazifunela okwabo, hhayi okukaJesu Khristu. 22Niyakwazi ukufakazeleka kukaThimothewu—njengendodana noyise, wakhonza kanye nami emsebenzini wevangeli. 23Ngakho ngithemba ukumthumela ngokushesha nje lapho sengibona ukuthi izinto zihamba kanjani kimi, 24futhi nginethemba eNkosini ukuthi nami uqobo ngiyeza masinyane.
25Ngabona kudingekile ukuthumela u-Ephafrodithu kini—umfowethu, isisebenzi kanye nami, nebutho elikanye nami, isithunywa senu nesisebenzi sezidingo zami. 26Ubenilangazelela nonke, futhi ukhathazekile ngokuthi nezwa ukuthi ubegula. 27Impela ubegula, waze wacishe wafa. Kodwa uBaba wethu waba nesihe kuye—kungeyena yena kuphela kodwa nami, engiphephisa osizini phezu kosizi. 28Ngakho ngilangazelela nakakhulu ukumthumela, ukuze nithi ukumbona futhi nithokoze, nami ngikhathazeke kancane. 29Memukeleni eNkosini ngenjabulo yonke, nihloniphe abantu abanjengaye, 30ngokuba wacishe wafa ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKhristu, ebeka impilo yakhe engozini ukuze aphelelise lokho enanikusilele ekungisizeni.
