kwabaseGalati
1:1 UPawulos, umpostile, (engaphumi bantwini, kungengamntu, kungoYesu Kristu, no
uThixo uYise, owamvusayo kwabafileyo;)
1:2 Nabo bonke abazalwana abakunye nam, babhalela amabandla akwelaseGalati.
1:3 bathi, Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uYise, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu
uKristu,
1:4 owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu, ukuze asihlangule koku
ihlabathi langoku lingendawo, ngokokuthanda kukaThixo uBawo wethu;
1:5 Kuye makubekho uzuko, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni. Amen.
1:6 Ndimangalisiwe kukuba niphambuke kamsinya kangaka kulowo wanibizayo
ubabalo lukaKristu uye kwezinye iindaba ezilungileyo.
1:7 engeyiyo enye; kodwa kukho abathile abanikhathazayo, abaya kufuna
bazigqwetha iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.
1:8 Ke, nokokuba sisuke thina aba, nokokuba sisuke isithunywa sasezulwini sanishumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo ezizimbi;
ngaphezu koko sanishumayezayo, makasingelwe phantsi.
1:9 Njengokuba besesitshilo, ndiyaphinda, ndithi nangoku, Ukuba ubani ushumayela omnye
ivangeli kuni kunaleyo nazamkelayo, makasingelwe phantsi.
1:10 Kuba ngoku ndithomalalisa abantu, ndithomalalisa uThixo, kusini na? Ndifuna ukukholisa abantu na? kuba ukuba mna
Ndikholekile ebantwini, ukuba ndingabi ngumkhonzi kaKristu.
1:11 Ke kaloku, ndiyanazisa, bazalwana, ukuba iindaba ezilungileyo ezi, zashunyayelwayo ndim
hayi emva komntu.
1:12 kuba nam lo andizamkelanga mntwini, andizifundiswanga nokuzifundiswa;
isityhilelo sikaYesu Kristu.
1:13 Kuba nayiva eyam ihambo eyayifudula isebuYudeni.
ndaye ndaye ndilitshutshisa ndilibhuqa ibandla likaThixo ngokuncamisileyo;
1:14 ndaye ndihambela phambili ebuYudeni, ngaphezu kwabaninzi ababeziintanga zam kowam
luhlanga, ndizizondelele ngokugqithiseleyo izithethe zoomawokhulu.
1:15 Ke, xenikweni kwakholekayo kuThixo, owandahlulayo kwasesizalweni sikama
wandibiza ngobabalo lwakhe.
1:16 ukuba amtyhile uNyana wakhe ngaphakathi kwam, ukuze ndimshumayele ngeendaba ezilungileyo phakathi kweentlanga;
kwaoko andibhekisanga nto kwinyama negazi.
1:17 Andinyukanga nokunyuka ndiye eYerusalem, kubo ababengabapostile ngaphambi kwam;
ndesuka ndaya kwelaseArabhi, ndaza ndabuyela eDamasko.
1:18 Ndandula ndathi, emva kweminyaka emithathu, ndenyuka ndaya eYerusalem, ukuba ndazane noPetros;
naye iintsuku ezilishumi elinantlanu.
1:19 Andibonanga wumbi ke kubapostile, yaba nguYakobi, umzalwana weNkosi, yedwa.
1:20 Izinto ke endinibhalela zona, yabonani, ndithetha emehlweni kaThixo, andixoki.
1:21 Emva koko ndeza kwimimandla yelaseSiriya nelaseKilikiya;
1:22 ndaye ke ndingaziwa ngesiqu ngawo amabandla akwelamaYuda, abekhona
UKrestu:
1:23 banela ukuva kwakuphela ukuba, Lowo wayefudula esitshutshisa ngokunje
ushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zokholo abefudula elubhuqa.
1:24 Bamzukisa ke uThixo ngam.