KubaseFiliphi 4:1-23
4 Bazalwane bami lengibatsandzako, ngilangatelela kunibona, nine ningenta ngijabule futsi ningumchele wami,+ ngako-ke manini nicine+ ngalendlela eNkhosini, nine labatsandzekako bami.
2 Ngiyala bo-Evodiya naSintike kutsi babe mcondvo munye eNkhosini.+
3 Njengobe wena usisebenti seliciniso lesikanye nami,* ngiyakuncusa kutsi uchubeke usita labafati. Bona kanye naKlemente nato tonkhe letinye tisebenti lengikanye nato bebasebenta nami ngekutimisela* ekumemeteleni tindzaba letimnandzi, futsi emabito abo asencwadzini yekuphila.+
4 Hlalani nijabula eNkhosini. Ngiyaphindza ngitsi jabulani!+
5 Kucabangela kwenu+ akwatiwe ngibo bonkhe bantfu. INkhosi isedvute.
6 Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo,+ kodvwa kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu ngekuthantaza, ngekuncusa nangekubonga;+
7 futsi kuthula+ kwaNkulunkulu lokwendlula konkhe kucondza kutawulondvolota tinhlitiyo+ netingcondvo* tenu ngaKhristu Jesu.
8 Kwekugcina bazalwane, chubekani ninaka* nome ngutiphi tintfo letiliciniso, nome ngutiphi tintfo letibaluleke kakhulu, nome ngutiphi tintfo letilungile, nome ngutiphi tintfo letimsulwa,* nome ngutiphi tintfo letitsandzekako, nome ngutiphi tintfo lokukhulunywa kahle ngato, nome ngutiphi tintfo letinhle, nanome ngutiphi tintfo letidvunyiswako.+
9 Tintfo lenatifundza nalenatemukela, lenativa futsi natibona mayelana nami, tenteni.+ Nkulunkulu wekuthula utawuba nani.
10 Ngijabula kakhulu eNkhosini ngekutsi nyalo seniphindze niyangikhatsalela.+ Nanobe beningikhatsalela, benisengakalitfoli litfuba lekungikhombisa loko.
11 Loku angikusho ngesizatfu sekutsi ngeswele, ngobe sengifundze kwenetiseka kunobe ngutiphi timo lengikuto.+
12 Ngikwati kokubili kutsi kunjani kuba nalokuncane+ nekuba nalokunyenti. Kuto tonkhe tintfo nakuto tonkhe timo ngifundze imfihlo yekwenetiseka ngisho ngesutsi nobe ngilambile, ngisho nginalokunyenti nobe ngite lutfo.
13 Nginemandla ekwenta tonkhe tintfo ngenca yaloyo longipha emandla.+
14 Nente kahle ngekungisita ekuhluphekeni kwami.
15 Ecinisweni, nine baseFiliphi nati kahle kutsi ngemuva kwekutsi nive tindzaba letimnandzi kwekucala, ngesikhatsi ngisuka eMasedoniya, kute libandla lelangisita nobe lelemukela lusito lwami ngaphandle kwenu;+
16 ngobe ngesikhatsi ngiseThesalonika nangitfumelela lokutsite, hhayi kanye nje kuphela kodvwa kabili.
17 Akusiko kutsi ngifuna kuphiwa, kodvwa ngifuna nente tintfo letinhle letitanizuzisa kakhulu.
18 Nanobe kunjalo, nginako konkhe lengikudzingako futsi kunyenti kakhulu. Ngenetisekile njengobe sengitfole loko lenikuphatsise Ephafrodithu,+ kungemakha lamnandzi,+ umhlatjelo lowemukelekako nalojabulisako kuNkulunkulu.
19 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngaKhristu Jesu, Nkulunkulu wami utaniniketa konkhe lenikudzingako+ ngenca yebukhulu benkhatimulo yakhe.
20 Nkulunkulu longuBabe wetfu akadvunyiswe kuze kube phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
21 Vuselani bonkhe labangcwele labamunye naKhristu Jesu. Bazalwane labakanye nami nabo bayanivusela.
22 Bonkhe labangcwele, ikakhulukati labo labasesigodlweni saKhesari+ nabo bayanivusela.
23 Shengatsi umusa lomkhulu weNkhosi Jesu Khristu ungaba nani njengobe nikhombisa umoya lomuhle.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “usisebenti lesicotfo lengiboshelwe kanye naso ejokeni.”
^ Nobe “ngekutikhandla.”
^ Nobe “nemicabango.”
^ Nobe “nicabanga; nizindla.”
^ Nobe “letingenasici.”
