Filipi 4:1-23
4 Nje-ke, bafowethu engibathandako nengibahlulukelako, nina enikuthaba kwami nesihlohlo sami, dzimelelani ngendlela le eKosini, bathandekako bami.
2 Ngikhuthaza u-Eyodiya noSintike bona babe nomkhumbulo ofanako eKosini.
3 Ngiyakubawa nawe godu, njengesisebenzi samambala esikunye nami, bona uragele phambili usiza abafazaba abasebenze budisi babambisene nami ngebanga leendaba ezimnandi, kunye noKlemente nazo zoke iinsebenzi ezikunye nami, lezo amabizwazo asencwadini yokuphila.
4 Hlalani nithabile eKosini. Ngiyabuyelela ngithi: Thabani!
5 Ukubonelela kwenu akwaziwe ngibo boke abantu. IKosi iseduze.
6 Ningatshwenyeki ngalitho, kodwana kikho koke, iimbawo zenu azaziwe nguZimu ngomthandazo, ngokurabhela kunye nokuthokoza;
7 begodu ukuthula kwakaZimu okudlula koke ukuzwisisa kuzokuvikela iinhliziyo zenu nemicabangwenu ngoKrestu Jesu.
8 Kwamaswaphela bafowethu, nanyana ngiziphi izinto eziliqiniso, nanyana ngiziphi izinto eziqakathekileko, nanyana ngiziphi izinto ezilungileko, nanyana ngiziphi izinto ezimsulwa, nanyana ngiziphi izinto ezithandekako, nanyana ngiziphi izinto okukhulunywa kuhle ngazo, nanyana ngiziphi izinto ezihle, nanyana ngiziphi izinto ezifanelwa kudunyiswa, ragelani phambili nicabanga* ngezintwezi.
9 Izinto enazifundako, nazamukela, nazizwa benazibona ngokuphathelene nami, yenzani zona, uZimu wokuthula uzokuba nani.
10 Ngithaba khulu eKosini ngokuthi emaswapheleni nikuvuselele ukutshwenyeka kwenu ngami. Nanyana benitshwenyekile ngami, beninganalo ithuba lokukutjengisa.
11 Angitjho lokhu ngombana kukhona engikutlhogako, ngifunde ukwaneliseka kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngisebujamweni obunjani.
12 Ngiyazi ukuthi kunjani ukuba nokuncani nokuba nenala. Kikho koke begodu kibo boke ubujamo ngifunde ifihlo yokusutha nokulamba, yokuba nenala nokuba dududu.
13 Nginamandla kikho koke ngebanga lalowo ongipha amandla.
14 Nanyana kunjalo, nenze kuhle ngokuhlanganyela nami esizini lami.
15 Kuhlekuhle, nina beFilipi niyazi nokuthi ekuthomeni kokumenyezelwa kweendaba ezimnandi, nangisuka eMasedoniya, alikho ibandla elahlanganyela nami endabeni yokupha nokwamukela, ngaphandle kwenu nodwa;
16 ngombana ngesikhathi ngiseThesalonika, nangithumela okuthileko engikutlhogako ingasi kanye kodwana kabili.
17 Ingasi bona ngifuna isipho, kodwana ngifuna isithelo esizokwandisa umnothwenu.
18 Kunalokho, nginokungaphezu kwalokho engikutlhogako. Nginayo yoke into, njengombana sengifumene lokho enikuthumele ngo-Ephafrodithu, iphunga elimnandi, umhlatjelo owamukelekako, omthabisa khulu uZimu.
19 Ngebanga lalokho uZimami uzoninikela koke enikutlhogako ngokuya ngokunotha kwakhe ngephazimulo ngoKrestu Jesu.
20 Nje-ke iphazimulo ayibe kuZimethu uBaba bekube phakade naphakade. Amen.
21 Ningilotjhisele boke abacwengileko abasebunyeni noKrestu Jesu. Abafowethu abanami bayanilotjhisa.
22 Boke abacwengileko, kodwana khulukhulu bendlu kaKhesari, bayanilotjhisa.
23 Umusa omkhulu weKosi uJesu Krestu awube nommoya eniwutjengisako.
