KwabaseFilipi
3:1 Elokugqiba, bazalwana bam, vuyani niseNkosini. Ukubhala izinto ezifanayo ku
wena okunene akubuhlungu kum, koko konqabiseka wena.
3:2 Zilumkeleni izinja, balumkeleni abasebenzi beento ezimbi, balumkeleni abo basika.
3:3 Kuba abolwaluko sithi, thina bakhonza uThixo ngomoya, thina bakhonza uThixo ngomoya
vuyani nikuKristu Yesu, ningakholosi ngenyama.
3:4 nakuba mna ndibe ndingakholosayo ngenyama; Ukuba nawuphi na omnye umntu
uba unokukholosa ngenyama, bendingaba ngakumbi ke mna.
3:5 Ndaluka ngomhla wesibhozo, kumlibo woonyana bakaSirayeli, kwisizwe sakwaSirayeli
uBhenjamin, umHebhere wamaHebhere; ngokomthetho ndingumFarisi;
3:6 ngokwenzondelelo ndilitshutshisa ibandla; echukumisa ubulungisa
okusemthethweni ndingongenakusoleka.
3:7 Ndisuke, zona ezo zinto zabe ziyinzuzo kum, zona ezo ndazibalela ekuthini ziyinkxwaleko ngenxa kaKristu.
3:8 Ewe, ndisuka izinto zonke ndizibalele ekuthini ziyinkxwaleko, ngenxa yokongama kozuko
ulwazi olungoKristu Yesu iNkosi yam, endiye ndalahlekelwa nguye ngenxa yakhe
zonke izinto nizibale njengenkunkuma, ukuze ndimzuze uKristu;
3:9 ndifunyanwe kuye, ndingenabo ubulungisa obuphuma kuye
Ke bona okungokukholwa kuKristu, bubulungisa
oluphuma kuThixo ngokholo.
3:10 ukuze ndimazi, kwanamandla ovuko lwakhe, kwanamandla ovuko lwakhe
waba nobudlelane naye ngeentlungu zakhe, efanekisela ukufa kwakhe;
3:11 ukuba ndingade ndifikelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.
3:12 Kungekuko ukuthi sendamkele, nokuthi sendigqibelele;
phuthuma ke, ukuba ndikufumane ndikufumane oko ndikuko
sibanjwe kuKristu Yesu.
3:13 Bazalwana, mna andizibaleli ekuthini ndigangile;
yenzani, nizilibala izinto ezisemva, niphuthume kubo
izinto ezingaphambili,
3:14 ndiphuthume ngokoxunele umvuzo wobizo lwaphezulu lukaThixo
UYesu Kristu.
3:15 Ngoko masithi, ngangoko singako thina bagqibeleleyo, sicinge oko;
Into enisukuba nikucingela yona, uThixo wonityhilela naleyo.
3:16 Noko ke, apho sifikelele khona, masihambe kwangakhona ke
lawula, masicinge into enye.
3:17 Yibani ngabaxelisa mna, bazalwana, nixunele kubo abahamba ngokunjalo
sibe nomzekelo.
3:18 Kuba baninzi abahambayo, endathetha futhi kuni ngabo, ngoku ke ndithetha kuni ngoku
belila, ukuba baziintshaba zomnqamlezo kaKristu;
3:19 abasiphelo siyintshabalalo, abaThixo usisisu sabo, abaluzuko lulizo
ehlazweni labo, abanyamekela izinto zomhlaba.)
3:20 Kuba inkangeleko yethu isemazulwini; apho nathi silinde khona
Msindisi, iNkosi uYesu Kristu:
3:21 eya kuwenza kumila kumbi umzimba wokuthobeka kwethu, ukuze wona wenziwe ufane nawo
umzimba wozuko, ngokokusebenza kwakhe unako ukuba nako nokuba nako ukwenza oko
wazithobela phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto.