Incwadika-Ignatiuseya kuma-Magnesians
ISAHLUKO1
1U-Ignatiusobizwanangokuthingu-Theophorus; ebandlenielibusisiwekongomusakaZimuuYise kuJesuKrestuuMsindisiwethu:kiloengibingelela ibandlaelise-Magnesiaeduzene-Mæander:begodu ngilifiselaithabokuZimuuBabanakuJesuKrestu.
2Ngathingizwangothandolwenunothandolwenu kuZimu,ngathabakhuluNgafisakhulu ukukhulumananingokukholwakwakaJesuKrestu.
3Ngiyabingelelaamabandlanjengombana ngithathwengifaneleukuzuzaibizoelidumileko; sifisakizoubunyebomzimbanomoyakaJesu Krestu,ipiloyethuengapheliko:kanyenokukholwa nethando,okungakhethwalitho:kodwana khulukhuluuJesunoYiselaphosiqalananakho kokeukulimalakwesikhuluyephasielithunyelwe ngaphambilini,begodusiphunyuke,sizokuthabela uZimu
4Njengobangithathwengifaneleukukubona, nguDamasiumbhishobhiwakhoodumileko; begodunabafundisibakhoabafaneleko,u-Bassus no-Apollonius;begodunangesisebenziesikanye namiu-Sotio,umdikoni; 5Ngiyathokozangaye,ngombanauthobela umfundisiwakhemalungananomusakaZimu; Ngizimiseleukunitlolela
6Ngalokho-kekuzakubakuhlekinibona ningasebenzisiumbhishobhiwakho ngokujayelekilekomalungananobutjhabakhe; kodwanaukumhloniphangamandlakaZimuuBaba; njengombananamingiyabonaukuthiabafundisi bakhoabacwengilekobenzanjalo:ngaphandle kokucabangelaiminyakayakhe,ebonakala isemncani;kodwananjengombanakufanelelabo abahlakaniphilekokuZimu,bazithobekuye, namkhangconobangazithobikuye,kodwana kuYiseweKosiyethuuJesuKrestu,umbhishobhi wethusoke.
7Ngalokho-kekuzokufanelabonaulalele umbhishobhiwenungokuthembekakoke; ngokuhloniphaloyookuthabisakobonanikwenze njalo
8Ngombanaloyoongakwenzinjalo,akakhohlisi umbhishobhiambonako,kodwanauthuka ongabonakaliko.Ngombanananyanayinieyenziwa ngalendlela,ayibonisiumuntu,kodwanauZimu, owaziiimfihlozeenhliziyozethu
9Ngalokho-kekufanele,bonasingabizwangokuthi maKrestukwaphela,kodwanasibenjalo
10Njengombanaabanyebabizaumbusiwabo ngokuthimbhishobhi;kodwanayenzakoke ngaphandlekwakhe
11Kodwanaangezengacabangabonaabantu abanjalobanonembezaomuhle,ngombanaakhenge bahlanganiswengokuzelekongokuyakomlayo kaZimu.
ISAHLUKO2
1Njengombanazokeizintozinesiphetho,kunezinto ezimbiliezibekwephambikwethu,ukufanokuphila. begoduomunyenomunyeuzakuyaendaweniyakhe 2Ngombanakunemihloboemibiliyemali,enye ngekaZimu,enyeyephasi;begoduenyenenye yaleziinomtlolowayoofanelekooqotjhwekiyo; kunjalonalapha.
3Abangakholwakobangabaphaseli;kodwana abathembekileko,ngomusa,banesimilosakaZimu uYisengoJesuKrestu:ngayenangabeasikazimisele ukufangokufananokuhlunguphazwakwakhe,ipilo yakheayikhokithi.
4Nje-ke,njengombananginibonileebantwini engikhulumengabongaphambilininoke ekukholweninethando;Ngiyanikhuthazabona nizimiseleukwenzakokengokuvumelana kwakaZimu;
5Umbhishobhiwakhoongameleesikhundleni sakaZimu;ama-presbyterwakhoendaweni yomkhandluwabaphostoli;namadikoniwakho engiwathandakhulunjengombanangiphathiswe umsebenzikaJesuKrestu;owayenguYise ngaphambikwazozokeiinkhathi,wabonakalakithi ekugcineni
6Ngalokho-kenithatheindlelaefanako ecwengileko,tjhejanibonanokeniyahloniphana kodwanathandananinokengoJesuKrestu.
7Makungabinalithoelingenzaukwahlukana phakathikwenu;kodwananihlanganise nombhishobhiwenu,nalaboabakhokhelaphezu kwenu,bonababesibonelosenunesiqondiso endlelenieyaekungafini.
8NgalokhoiKosiazangeyenzelithongaphandle kwakaYise,ihlanganiswenaye;hhayingokwakhe namkhangabaphostolibakhe,ngalokhonaninenzi lithongaphandlekombhishobhinabafundisibenu; 9Ningazamiukuvumelananyanayiniebonakala inengqondokini;
10Kodwananjengombananibutheneendaweni yinye,yenzaniumthandazomunye;isibawosinye; umkhumbulomunye;ithembalinye;omunye ngothando,nangethaboelinganasilaphazeko.
11IKosiyinye,uJesuKrestu,akukhookungcono kunayeNgalokho-kebuyaninoke njengethempelinielilodwalakaZimu;njenge-altare
linye,njengoJesuKrestumunye;owavelakuBaba oyedwa,begoduukhonakoyedwa,begodu ubuyiselwakoyedwa
ISAHLUKO3
1Lingakhohliswaziimfundisoezingakajayeleki; namkhangeenganekwanaezindalaezingasizi ngalitho.Ngombananangabesiragelaphambili nokuphilangokuvumelananomthethowamaJuda, siyavumabonaasikamukelangaumusaNgombana ngitjhonabaphorofidiabacwengilekokhulubaphila ngokuyangoKrestuJesu
2Ngenxayalokhubahlunguphazwa, bephefumulelwangomusawakhe,ukuzebakholise abangakholwayonabangalaleliukuthi kuloNkulunkulumunyeozibonakalisengoJesu KristuiNdodanayakhe;oyilizwilakhelaphakade, elingaveliekuthuleni,othokozisaumthumelikizo zokeizinto.
3Nje-ke,nangabelaboebebakhuliswengemithetho yakadebafikaethembenielitjha:abasagcini amasabatha,kodwanabagcinailangaleKosilapho nokuphilakwethukwakhulangalo,nangokufa kwakhe,abanyeabamphikako:
4(Yiyoleyomfihlakalosikholwengakho,nje-ke silindelebonasifumanekesibafundibakaJesu Krestu,umfundisiwethuoyedwa)
5Sizakghonanjaniukuphilangendlelaehlukileko kiloyoabafundibakheabaphorofidingokwabo, ebegadebamlindelengomoyabonaabemfundisi wabo.
6Ngenxayalokho,esefikilelowoababemlindele, wabavusakwabafileyo
7Nje-keasingabiziindlhayelangobuhlebakhe; ngombanangathanabekangasiphathangokwezenzo zethu,besingekhesibekhona.
8Ngalokho-kenjengombanasesingabafundibakhe, asifundeniukuphilangokwemithethoyobuKrestu; ngombanananyanangubaniobizwangelinyeibizo ngaphandlekwalokhu,akasuyekaZimu
9Yekelanieceleniimvubeloendala,emuncunembi; begodunitjhugululwenibeyimvubeloetja, okunguJesuKrestu
10Yibaniisawudokuye,ukwenzelabonakungabi noyedwaphakathikwenuowonakalako;ngombana ngephungalenulizakwahlulelwa.
11AkuzwakaliukubizauJesuKrestu,nokwenza ubuJudaNgombanaikoloyobuKrestubeyizange yamukeleamaJuda,kodwanaamaJudaamaKrestu; ukuzezokeilimiezikholwakozibuthenendawonye kuZimu.
12Lezizinto,bathandekayobami,ngiyanibhalela; ingasiukuthingiyamaziomunyewenuolele ngaphasikwalokhukukhohlisa;kodwana
njengomunyewabancanihlangananani,ngifuna ukuniyelelisabonaningawelieengibenizemfundiso yamala
13Kodwanakufuzenifundiswengokuzeleko ngokubelethwanokutlhaganokuvukakwakaJesu Krestu,ithembalethu;okwafezwangesikhathi sombusokaPontiyusiPilatu,begodulokho kwamambalabegodungokuqinisekilekobegodu uZimuangavumelibonananyanangubaniphakathi kwenuaphambukiswe
ISAHLUKO4
1Nje-ke,ngingabanethabokinikiningezintozoke, nangabengiyakufanelekela,ngombanananyana ngibotjhiwe,angifaneleukumadaniswanomunye wenuenikhululekileko.
2Ngiyazibonaanizikhukhumezi;ngombana ninoJesuKrestueenhliziywenizenu.
3Njaloikakhulunxangilincoma,ngiyaziukuthi lilenhloni,njengobakulotshiweukuthi:Umuntu olungileyouyazilahla.
4Nje-kelingaukuqinisekaemfundisweniyeKosi yethuneyabaphostolibayo;ukwenzelabona nanyanayinieniyenzako,niphumeleleemzimbeni nasemoyeni,ekukholweninethando,eNdodaneni, nakuYisenakuMoyaoCwengileko:ekuthomeni nekupheleni
5Kanyenombhishobhiwakhoofanelekhulu, nomqhelewomoyaowenziwekuhlewe-presbytery yakho,nabadikonibakho,abangokukaZimu
6Zithobeleniumfundisiwenu,nakomunye nomunye,njengombanauJesuKrestuazithoba kuYisengokwenyama,nabaPhostolikuKrestu, nakuBaba,nakuMoyaoCwengileko,ukwenzela bonanibemunyekibobobabiliumzimbanomoya
7NjengombanangiyazibonanigcweleuZimu, nginikhuthazekancanikhulu.
8Ngikhumbulaniemikhulekweniyenu,ukuze ngifinyelelekuZimu,neBandlaelise-Siriya, engingafanelangaukubizwakilo
9Ngombanangitlhogaimithandazoyenu ehlangenekokuZimu,nethandolenu,ukwenzela bonaibandlaelise-Siriyalithathwelifanele ukondliwalibandlalenu.
10Abase-EfesuabavelaeSmirnabayalibingelela, laphoengilibhalelakhona,ngikhonalapha ukukhazimuliswauZimu,ngendlelaenjengawe,) eningivuselelekizozokeizinto,kanyenoPolycarp, umbhishobhiweAma-Smyrnæans.
11AmanyeamabandlangokuhloniphauJesuKrestu ayanilotjhisa.
12Valelisani,niqiniswengokuvumelana kwakaZimu,nithokozengomoyawakhe ongahlukanisekiko,onguJesuKrestu.