AbaseFilipi 3:1 Ekugcineni, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukubhalela izinto ezifanayo wena, kimi kawuhluphi, kodwa kuwe kuphephile. 3:2 Xwayani izinja, xwayani izisebenzi ezimbi, xwayani abasikayo. 3:3 Ngoba thina singabokusoka, abakhonza uNkulunkulu ngomoya, futhi zithokozeleni kuKristu Jesu, ningesabi enyameni. 3:4 Nakuba nami ngingase ngibe nethemba enyameni. Uma omunye umuntu uthi ulakho ukwethemba enyameni, mina kakhulu. 3:5 Ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, kusukela stock ka-Israyeli, wesizwe uBenjamini, umHeberu wamaHeberu; ngokomthetho ngingumFarisi; 3:6 Ngokuphathelene nokushisekela, ngizingela ibandla; ethinta ukulunga okusemthethweni, kungelacala. 3:7 Kodwa lokho okwakuyinzuzo kimi, ngakushaya indiva ngenxa kaKristu. 3:8 Yebo, futhi konke ngikushaya indiva ngenxa yobuhle boMbuso ulwazi ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho ngenxa yakhe zonke izinto, ngizibala njengezibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu; 3:9 njalo ngifunyanwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu umthetho, kodwa lokho okungokukholwa kukaKristu, ukulunga okungakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa. 3:10 Ukuze ngimazi yena, futhi amandla okuvuka kwakhe, futhi waba nenhlanganyelo yezinhlupheko zakhe, enziwe wafana nokufa kwakhe; 3:11 uma kungenzeka ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo. 3:12 Akusikho ukuthi ngase ngifinyelelile, noma ngase ngiphelele, kodwa mina landelani, ukuba nami ngibambe lokho engiyikho nami ebanjwe nguKristu Jesu. 3:13 Bazalwane, angisho ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambile; yenzani, nikhohlwa okungasemuva, nizelulele kukho lezo zinto ezingaphambili, 3:14 Ngiphokophele emgomeni, emklomelweni wobizo lwaphezulu lukaNkulunkulu UJesu Kristu. 3:15 Ngakho-ke thina sonke esiphelele masibe nomqondo ofanayo: futhi uma kukhona into eniyicabanga ngenye indlela, uNkulunkulu uyakunambulela nalokhu. 3:16 Nokho, lapho sesifinyelele kakade, masihambe ngakho ukubusa, masikhumbule into efanayo. 3:17 Bazalwane, yibani abalandeli bami ndawonye, futhi niqaphele abahamba kanjalo nani sibe yisibonelo. 3:18 Ngoba abanengi bahamba, engakhuluma ngabo kanengi kini, lakhathesi ngitsho kini bekhala ngokuthi bayizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu; 3:19 Okuphela kwabo kuwukubhujiswa, uNkulunkulu wabo isisu sabo, futhi udumo lwabo kuyinto ehlazweni labo abanaka izinto zasemhlabeni.) 3:20 Ngoba inkulumo yethu isezulwini; lapho futhi sibheka khona Msindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu: 3:21 Oyoshintsha umzimba wethu odelelekile, ukuze ifane neyakhe umzimba wenkazimulo, ngokokusebenza lamandla akhe okwenza ehlisele phansi kwakhe zonke izinto.