KwabaseKolose
4:1 Nina baziinkosi, baphatheni ngokufanelekileyo nangokulungeleleneyo abanikhonzayo; ukwazi
ukuba nani nibe neNkosi emazulwini.
4:2 Hlalani emthandazweni, niphaphamele kwaoko ninombulelo;
4:3 nisithandazela kananjalo, ukuba uThixo asivulele umnyango
ndithetha imfihlelo kaKristu, endikhonkxwe ngenxa yayo;
4:4 ukuze ndiyibonakalalise, njengoko ndimelwe kukuthetha ngako.
4:5 Hambani ngobulumko ngakwabo bangaphandle, nilonga ixesha eli.
4:6 Ukuthetha kwenu makuhlale kumnandi, kuvakalisiwe ngetyuwa, ukuze nibe nako
yazini ukuba nimelwe kukuthini na ukuphendula bonke ngabanye.
4:7 Izinto zonke ezilunge nam uya kunazisa uTikiko, umzalwana oyintanda;
umlungiseleli othembekileyo, ongumkhonzi kunye nam eNkosini;
4:8 endimthumele khona oku kuni, ukuze azazi iindawo zenu
lungisani, nizithuthuzele iintliziyo zenu;
4:9 kunye no-Onesimo, umzalwana othembekileyo, oyintanda, ongomnye wenu. Bona
iya kunazisa zonke izinto ezenzekayo apha.
4:10 Uyanibulisa uAristarko, umbanjwa ndawonye nam, noMarko, unyana wodade wethu.
uBharnabhas, enamkela imithetho ngaye; ukuba uthe weza kuni,
umamkele;)
4:11 noYesu, ekuthiwa nguYusto, kwabolwaluko; Ezi
bodwa abangabasebenzi abangamadlelane bam kubukumkani bukaThixo, abathe bona
intuthuzelo kum.
4:12 Uyanibulisa uEpafra ongomnye wenu, umkhonzi kaKristu.
nizama kakhulu emithandazweni, ukuze nime nigqibelele
nigqibelele kuko konke ukuthanda kukaThixo.
4:13 Kuba ndiyamngqinela ukuba unenzondelelo enkulu ngenxa yenu, nabo bangabo banjalo
baseLawodike, nabo baseHirapoli.
4:14 Uyanibulisa uLuka, igqirha eliyintanda, noDemas.
4:15 Bulisani kubazalwana abaseLawodike, nakuNimfa, nakulo ibandla.
esendlwini yakhe.
4:16 Xa ke le ncwadi ithe yaleswa kuni, ize nenze ukuba ileswe nakuni
ibandla laseLawodike; nokuba nani niyilese kuyo incwadi leyo
eLawodike.
4:17 Yithini kuArkipo, Lukhangele ulungiselelo owalwamkelayo
eNkosini, ukuba ukufeze.
4:18 Umbuliso ungesam isandla, mna Pawulos. Khumbulani iintambo zam. Ubabalo malube nani
wena. Amen.