Filipi 1:1-30
1 UPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku+ zikaKristu Jesu, kubo bonke abangcwele abaseFilipi+ abamunye noKristu Jesu, kanye nababonisi nezinceku ezikhonzayo:+
2 Kwangathi ningaba nomusa ongafanelwe nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.+
3 Ngaso sonke isikhathi ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo lapho nginikhumbula+
4 kukho konke ukuninxusela nonke,+ njengoba nginxusa ngenjabulo,
5 ngenxa yomnikelo+ eniwenzele izindaba ezinhle kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube yilo mzuzu.
6 Ngoba ngiyaqiniseka ngale nto, ukuthi lowo owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kini uzowenza aze awuqede+ kuze kube usuku+ lukaJesu Kristu.
7 Kulungé ngokuphelele ngami ukucabanga lokhu ngokuqondene nani nonke, ngenxa yokuthi nisenhliziyweni yami,+ njengoba nonke ningabahlanganyeli+ nami emseni ongafanelwe, kokubili lapho ngisetilongweni,+ nasekuvikeleni+ nasekumiseni ngokomthetho+ izindaba ezinhle.
8 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami wokuthi nginilangazelela kanjani nonke ngothando lomzwelo+ olunjengalolo uKristu Jesu analo.
9 Futhi yilokhu engiqhubeka ngikuthandazela, ukuthi sengathi uthando lwenu lungavama+ kakhulu ulwazi olunembile+ nokuqonda okuphelele;+
10 ukuba niqiniseke ngezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu,+ ukuze ningabi nasici+ futhi ningabakhubekisi+ abanye kuze kube usuku lukaKristu,
11 nigcwaliswe ngesithelo sokulunga,+ esiza ngoJesu Kristu, kube udumo nenkazimulo kuNkulunkulu.+
12 Ngifisa ukuba nazi, bazalwane, ukuthi izindaba zami ziye zaphumela ekuqhubekeleni phambili kwezindaba ezinhle+ kunokuba kube ngenye indlela,
13 kangangokuthi ukuboshwa+ kwami sekwaziwa obala+ ebuhlotsheni noKristu phakathi kwabo bonke abaQaphi Bombusi nabo bonke abanye;+
14 futhi iningi labazalwane eNkosini, njengoba lizizwa linesibindi ngenxa yokuboshwa kwami etilongweni, libonisa isibindi esikhulu nangokwengeziwe sokukhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokungesabi.+
15 Yiqiniso, abanye bashumayela uKristu ngomona nangombango,+ kodwa abanye futhi ngokuzithandela.+
16 Laba bamemezela uKristu ngothando, ngoba bayazi ukuthi ngimiswe lapha ukuze ngivikele+ izindaba ezinhle;
17 kodwa abokuqala bakwenza ngombango,+ hhayi ngesisusa esihle, ngoba baqonde ukungivusela ukuhlupheka+ etilongweni.
18 Pho, kuthiweni? Lutho, ngaphandle kokuthi ngazo zonke izindlela, uKristu uyamenyezelwa+ kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuzenzisa+ noma ngeqiniso, futhi ngiyajabula ngalokhu. Eqinisweni, ngizoqhubeka futhi ngijabula,
19 ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyophumela ekusindisweni kwami ngokunxusa+ kwenu nangokunikezwa umoya kaJesu Kristu,+
20 ngokuvumelana nokulangazela kwami+ nethemba+ lokuthi ngeke ngibe namahloni+ kunoma yisiphi isici, kodwa, ukuthi ngayo yonke inkululeko yokukhuluma,+ njengoba bekulokhu kunjalo, kanjalo namanje, uKristu uzokwenziwa mkhulu ngomzimba wami,+ kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuphila noma ngokufa.+
21 Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu,+ nokufa+ kuyinzuzo.
22 Manje uma kuwukuba ngiqhubeke ngiphila enyameni, lokhu kuyizithelo zomsebenzi+ wami— nokho ukuthi yikuphi engikukhethayo angikwenzi kwaziwe.
23 Ngicindezelwe yilezi zinto ezimbili;+ kodwa engikufisayo kuwukukhululwa nokuba kanye noKristu,+ ngoba lokhu, empeleni, kungcono kakhulu.+
24 Nokho, kudingeke kakhulu ngami ukuba ngiqhubeke ngisenyameni ngenxa yenu.+
25 Ngakho, njengoba ngiqiniseka ngalokhu, ngiyazi ukuthi ngizoqhubeka+ futhi ngihlale nani nonke ukuze nithuthuke+ futhi nibe nenjabulo yokholo lwenu,
26 ukuze ukwethaba kwenu kuchichime kuKristu Jesu ngenxa yami ngokuba khona kwami futhi kanye nani.
27 Kuphela ziphatheni ngendlela efanele+ izindaba ezinhle mayelana noKristu, ukuze kuthi, noma ngiza futhi nginibona noma ngingekho, ngizwe ngezinto eziphathelene nani, ukuthi nimi niqinile emoyeni munye, ngomphefumulo+ munye nilulwela ndawonye ukholo lwezindaba ezinhle,
28 futhi anethuswa nangayiphi indlela yilabo abaphikisana nani.+ Yona le nto iwubufakazi bokubhujiswa kwabo, kodwa bokusindiswa kwenu;+ futhi lesi siboniso sivela kuNkulunkulu,
29 ngoba leli lungelo lanikezwa nina ngenxa kaKristu ukuba ningabi nje kuphela nokholo+ kuye, kodwa futhi nokuba nihlupheke+ ngenxa yakhe.
30 Ngoba ninomshikashika ofanayo nalowo enawubona kimi+ nalowo futhi enizwa ngawo manje ngokuqondene nami.+
