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4:1 Makhosi, yiphani izinceku zenu okulungile nokulinganayo; ukwazi
ukuthi nani nibe neNkosi ezulwini.
4:2 Qhubekani nikhuleka, futhi nilinde kuwo ngokubonga;
4:3 Nisikhulekela futhi, ukuze uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango
ukukhuluma, ukukhuluma imfihlakalo kaKristu, engiboshiwe ngenxa yayo;
4:4 Ukuze ngibonakalise, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume.
4:5 Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kubo abangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi.
4:6 Ake ukukhuluma kwenu kube nomusa njalo, kuyoliswe ngosawoti, ukuze nibe
nazi ukuthi kufanele niphendule kanjani wonke umuntu.
4:7 UTikhikusi, ongumzalwane othandekayo, uzalimemezela kini lonke isimo sami.
nesikhonzi esikholekile nesigqila kanye nami eNkosini;
4:8 Engimthumile kini ngenjongo efanayo, ukuze akwazi yakho
hlalani, niduduze izinhliziyo zenu;
4:9 Kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane othembekileyo nothandekayo, ongomunye wenu. Bona
lizanazisa zonke izinto ezenziwa lapha.
4:10 Uyakhonza kini u-Aristarku isiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku indodana kadadewabo
uBarnabasi, enayalwa ngaye; uma efika kini,
mamukele;)
4:11 NoJesu othiwa uJustu, abangabokusoka. Lezi
yizisebenzi ezikanye nami kuphela embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ababe a
induduzo kimi.
4:12 Uyakhonza kini u-Ephafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu.
enilwela kanzima emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele, niphelele
ephelele kuyo yonke intando kaNkulunkulu.
4:13 Ngoba ngiyafakaza ngaye, ukuthi unentshiseko enkulu ngani, futhi labo
baseLawodikeya, labo baseHiyerapholi.
4:14 Uyakhonza kini uLuka, udokotela othandekayo, noDema.
4:15 Khonzani kubazalwane abaseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni.
elisendlini yakhe.
4:16 Futhi lapho le ncwadi isifundiwe phakathi kwenu, yenzani ukuba ifundwe futhi
ibandla laseLawodikeya; nokuthi nani niyifunde kuyo incwadi
iLawodikeya.
4:17 Futhi nithi ku-Arkiphu: Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile
eNkosini, ukuze ukugcwalise.
4:18 Isibingelelo ngesandla sami mina Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa ube nawe
wena. Amen.