AbaseFilipi
1:1 UPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele in
UKristu Jesu abaseFilipi kanye nababhishobhi namadiyakoni;
1:2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini
UJesu Kristu.
1:3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami kukho konke ukunikhumbula.
1:4 Ngaso sonke isikhathi kukho konke ukukhuleka kwami ngani nonke ngokuthokoza,
1:5 Ngokuba ukuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje;
1:6 Ngiqiniseka ngayo le nto, ukuthi lowo oqale umsebenzi omuhle
kini lizakwenza kuze kube lusuku lukaJesu Kristu.
1:7 Njengoba kufanele kimi ukuba ngicabange lokhu ngani nonke, ngoba nginani
enhliziyweni yami; ngakho kokubili ekuboshweni kwami, nasekuziphenduleleni, na
ukuqinisa ivangeli, nina nonke ningabahlanganyeli bomusa wami.
1:8 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami, ukuthi nginilangazelela kangakanani nonke
UJesu Kristu.
1:9 Futhi ngithandazela lokhu, ukuze uthando lwenu luvame kakhulu futhi kakhulu
ulwazi kanye nakho konke ukwahlulela;
1:10 Ukuze nivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu; ukuze libe qotho
futhi ngaphandle kwesikhubekiso kuze kube usuku lukaKristu;
1:11 egcwele izithelo zokulunga, okuyinto ngoJesu
Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo lukaNkulunkulu.
1:12 Kodwa ngithanda ukuba niqonde, bazalwane, ukuthi izinto
okwenzeke kimi, kunalokho, kwaphumela ekuqhubekeleni phambili
ivangeli;
1:13 ukuze izibopho zami kuKristu zibonakale esigodlweni sonke nakubo bonke
ezinye izindawo;
1:14 Futhi abaningi kubazalwane eNkosini, beqiniseka ngezibopho zami, kukhona
kakhulukazi isibindi sokukhuluma izwi ngokungesabi.
1:15 Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango; kanti ezinye futhi ezinhle
uzo:
1:16 Labo bashumayela uKristu ngombango, hhayi ngobuqotho, becabanga ukwengeza
ukuhlupheka kwezibopho zami:
1:17 Kodwa omunye ngothando, azi ukuthi mina ngimiselwe ukuvikela ibandla
ivangeli.
1:18 Kuthiwani-ke? Nokho, ngazo zonke izindlela, noma ngokuzenzisa, noma eqinisweni,
UKristu uyashunyayelwa; futhi ngiyathokoza ngakho, yebo, futhi ngiyojabula.
1:19 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyophendukela insindiso yami ngomthandazo wakho, futhi
ukunikezwa koMoya kaJesu Kristu,
1:20 Ngokuvumelana nokulindela kwami okuqotho nethemba lami, ukuthi ngizokwenza lutho
ube lenhloni, kodwa ngesibindi sonke, njengokwezikhathi zonke, ngokunjalo lakhathesi
lizadunyiswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngokuphila, kumbe ngokufa.
1:21 Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, futhi ukufa kuyinzuzo.
1:22 Kodwa uma ngiphila enyameni, lokhu kuyisithelo somsebenzi wami;
ngiyakukhetha angazi.
1:23 Ngoba ngisenkingeni phakathi kokubili, ngilesifiso sokusuka lokuthi
kanye noKristu; okuyinto engcono kakhulu:
1:24 Nokho ukuhlala enyameni kuyadingeka kakhulu ngenxa yenu.
1:25 Futhi njengoba lokhu kuqiniseka, Ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyohlala futhi ngiqhubeke
nonke ngenxa yokuqhubekela phambili kwenu nenjabulo yokukholwa;
1:26 Ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kungase kuvame kakhulu kuJesu Kristu ngenxa yami
eza kuwe futhi.
1:27 Kuphela ake ukukhuluma kwenu kube njengoba kufanele ivangeli likaKristu
noma ngiza nginibone, noma ngingekho, ngizwe izindaba zenu
ezindabeni, ukuze nime niqinile emoyeni munye, nilwela nganhliziyonye
ndawonye ngenxa yokholo lwevangeli;
1:28 futhi ningethuswe ngalutho yizitha zenu, okuyinto kubo
isibonakaliso sokubhubha, kodwa kini sensindiso, futhi esikaNkulunkulu.
1:29 Ngoba kini inikezwe ngenxa kaKristu, hhayi kuphela ukukholwa
kodwa futhi ukuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe;
1:30 ninokulwa okufanayo enakubona kimi, futhi manje ezwa ukuthi kimi.
uFilemoni
1:1 UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaJesu Kristu, noThimothewu umzalwane, kuFilemoni
othandekayo wethu, nesisebenzi kanye nathi,
1:2 Futhi ku-Apiya othandekayo wethu, futhi Arkiphu ibutho kanye nathi, futhi
ibandla endlini yakho;
1:3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
1:4 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngikukhumbula njalo emikhulekweni yami.
1:5 Ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokholo onalo eNkosini uJesu.
nakubo bonke abangcwele;
1:6 Ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube nempumelelo ngo
evuma konke okuhle okukini kuKristu Jesu.
1:7 Ngoba sinenjabulo enkulu nenduduzo othandweni lwakho, ngoba izibilini zenhliziyo
abangcwele bahlunyelelwe nguwe mzalwane.
1:8 Ngakho-ke, nakuba ngingase ngibe nesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokukuyala lokho
okuyinto elula,
1:9 Nokho ngenxa yothando kungcono ngikuncenge, njengoba nginjengoPawulu the
omdala, futhi manje futhi isiboshwa sikaJesu Kristu.
1:10 Ngiyakuncenga ngenxa yendodana yami u-Onesimu, engiyizele ngiboshiwe.
1:11 okwakungasizi ngalutho ngaphambili, kepha manje kuwusizo kuwe
futhi kimi:
1:12 Engimthumele futhi: ngakho wena mamukele, okungukuthi, owami
amathumbu:
1:13 Lowo ebengingathanda ukumgcina nami, ukuze abe naye esikhundleni sakho
wangikhonza ngezibopho zevangeli;
1:14 Kodwa ngaphandle kwakho, angizange ngenze lutho; ukuze inzuzo yakho ingabi khona
njengesidingo, kodwa ngokuzithandela.
1:15 Ngoba mhlawumbe wamuka isikhashana, ukuze wena
mamukele kuze kube phakade;
1:16 Hhayi manje njengenceku, kodwa ngaphezu kwenceku, umzalwane othandekayo, ikakhulukazi
kimi, kodwa kakhulu kangakanani kuwe, enyameni naseNkosini?
1:17 Ngakho-ke uma ungibheka njengomhlanganyeli, mamukele njengami.
1:18 Uma ekonile, noma enecala kuwe, lokho kubalele kimi;
1:19 Mina Pawulu ngikulobile ngesami isandla, mina ngiyakukubuyisela, noma
ngingasho kuwe ukuthi unecala kimina nawe uqobo lwakho.
1:20 Yebo, mzalwane, mangijabule ngawe eNkosini; uvuselele izinhliziyo zami.
iNkosi.
1:21 Ngilobele kuwe ngokwethemba ukulalela kwakho, ngazi ukuthi wena
futhi ngizokwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikushoyo.
1:22 Kodwa phezu kwalokho ungilungisele indawo yokuhlala, ngoba ngiyethemba ukuthi ngenxa yakho
imikhuleko ngizayiphiwa kini.
1:23 Uyakhonza kuwe u-Ephafra, isiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu;
1:24 UMarku, u-Aristarku, uDema, uLucas, izisebenzi kanye nami.
1:25 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen.