Swati - The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

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Incwadziya-Ignatius leyakubase-Efesu

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1Ignatiyusi,lobitwangekutsinguThiyoforusi, ngibhalelaebandlenilase-Efesu,esifundzenisase-Asiya kujabulalokufanelekakhulu;sibusisekilengebukhulu nangekugcwalakwaNkulunkululonguBabe,futsi sakhetfwakusengaphambiliumhlabaungakacali,kutsi uhlaleukhonaenkhatimulwenilehlalanjalo nalengagucukisihlangenefutsisikhetsiwengelutsandvo lwakhelweliciniso,ngekwentsandvoyaBabe,naJesu KhristuNkulunkuluwetfuyonkheinjabulo,ngaJesu Khristu,nemusawakhelongangcoliswa 2Ngivilengelibitolakholotsandzekakokakhulu kuNkulunkulu;lenayizuzangalokufanelekakhulu ngemkhubawekulunga,ngekukholwanangelutsandvo lolukuJesuKhristuuMsindzisiwetfu

3NjengobesenibalingisibaNkulunkulufutsi nitikhutsatangengatiyaKhristu,niwucedzile ngalokupheleleumsebentilobewufanelekutsiniwente

4NgobengivilekutsingivelaeSiriyangiboshiwe ngencayelibitolelivamilenelitsembaletfu,ngako ngetsembangemithantazoyenukutsingitawulwa netilwaneletinemandlaeRoma.kuzekutsi ngekuhluphekangibengumfundziwalowolowatinikela kuNkulunkulukutsiabengumnikelonemhlatjelongenca yetfu.(naphutfumakutewungibona).Ngako-ke ngemukelasonkhesicumbisakhoegameni laNkulunkulunga-Onesimuse.

5Loyongelutsandvololungekeluchazeke,kodvwa ngekwenyamaungumcondzisiwenu.Ngiyanincenga ngaJesuKhristukutsinimtsandze;nekutsinonkhe nilwelekubanjengaye.AkabongweNkulunkulungobe uninikeninelenimfanelekangakakutsinibenemfundisi lomuhlekangaka.

6Ngobelendzabalephatselenenesisebentilesikanye namiBurrhus,futsilongumdikoniwenulobusisiwe kakhuluetindzabeniletiphatselenenaNkulunkulu Ngiyanincengakutsiahlalesikhatsilesidze,kuze nihloniphenembhishobhiwenu.

7NaKrokusilofaneleNkulunkuluwetfunawe, lengimukelenjengesiboneloselutsandvolwenu, ungivuselekutotonkhetintfo,njengobenaBabe weNkhosiyetfuJesuKhristuamvuselela;kanyenaOnesimuse,naBurusi,na-Euclus,naFronto,lengibone kininonkhemayelananelutsandvolwenuShengatsi ngingajabulanganingasosonkhesikhatsi,nangabe ngikufanele

8Ngako-kekufanelekutsinidvumisengatotonkhe tindlelaJesuKhristulowanikhatimulisa,kuzekutsi ngekulalelalokufanakonibemunyengalokuphelele, nibenemcondvomunyenangemcondvomunye,futsi nonkhenikhulumengetintfoletifanakokonkhe

9Kuzenitfobeleumfundisiwenunebaholibenu, nitawungcweliswangalokuphelele

10Nginiyalangaletintfo,hhayinjengemuntfulovamile, ngobengishonobengiboshwengencayelibitolakhe, kodvwangisengakaphelelikuKhristuJesuKodvwa nyalosengicalakufundza,futsingikhulumanani njengebafundzikanyenami.

11Ngobebekufanelekutsingikhutsatekeekukholweni, ekwelulekeni,ekuciniseleni,nasekuciniseleni;kodvwa ngobelutsandvolungivumelikutsingithulekini,ngako ngicalengekunikhutsatakutsinonkhenigijime ndzawonyengekuvumelananentsandvoyaNkulunkulu.

12NgobengishonaJesuKhristu,kuphilakwetfu lokungekekwehlukane,utfunywengentsandvoyaBabe; njengobenebabhishobhi,lababekweemikhawulweni yemhlaba,banjalongentsandvoyaJesuKhristu.

13Ngakokufanelekutsinigijimendzawonye ngekuvumelananentsandvoyemcondzisiwenu, njengobenaninenta.

14Ngobeumsebentiwenulodvumile,lofanele Nkulunkulu,ufanelakahleumfundisi,njengobenje netintsambotelihabhutifanelwe.

15Ngako-kengekuvumelanakwenunelutsandvo loluvumelanako,JesuKhristuuyahlatjelwafutsi wonkheumuntfuemkhatsiniwenuwentai-chorus:

16Kuzekutsinonkhenibemunyeelutsandvwenifutsi nihlabeleleingomayaNkulunkulu,nihlabeleleBabe ngaJesuKhristungelivilinyengelivilinyekuzeanive, abonengemisebentiyenukutsiningemalunga endvodzanayakhe

17Ngako-kekunconokinikutsinihlaleninebunye lobungasoleki,kuzenihlaleninebunyenaNkulunkulu

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1Ngobenangabekulesikhashanalengikwatiko nalomfundisiwenu,angishokwatiwakwenyama, kodvwakwamoyakufanelengicabangekutsinijabulile kangakanani-keninelenihlanganiswenayekangaka, njengobenelibandlalihlanganiswenaJesuKhristu, naJesuKhristunaYisekuzetonkhetintfo titewuvumelanangebunyelobufanako?

2Akubeteumuntfulotikhohlisako;nangabeumuntfu angekhoe-al’thare,usukeencishiwesinkhwa saNkulunkulu.Ngobenangabeimithantazoyalomunye nobelababiliinemandla,njengobesitjelwa;kutawuba nemandlakangakananilokokwembhishobhinelibandla lonkhe?

3Ngako-keloyolongahlanganiendzaweniyinyenayo uyatigcabha,futsisewutilahlileyena.Ngobekubhaliwe kutsi:“Nkulunkuluumelananalabatigcabhako.”Ngakokeasicaphelekutsisingatiphikisinemfundisi,khona sitewutfobelaNkulunkulu.

4Nangabeumuntfuabonaumbhishobhiwakheathulile, akamhloniphekakhulu.Nomengabengubaniumnikati wendlulamtfumakutsiengameleindluyakhe,natsi kufanelesimemukele,njengobesitamemukelalowo lomtfumile.Ngako-kekuyacacakutsikufanelesibuke umbhishobhi,njengobenjesingabukaiNkhosiyona.

5Ecinisweni,Onesimuseuncomakakhulukuhlekwenu kuNkulunkulu,ngobenonkheniphilangekuvumelana neliciniso,nekutsikutekuhlubukalokuhlalaemkhatsini

wenu.Ngobeanimlalelimuntfungaphandlekwekutsi JesuKhristuakhulumekiningeliciniso.

6NgobelabanyebakhohlisalibitolaKhristu,kodvwa bentatintfoletingakafaneliNkulunkulu.Kufanele nibabalekele,njengobeningabalekelatilwanetesiganga letinyentikangaka.Ngobebatinjaletihlaselako,letiluma ngasese,kufanelenitibalekele,njengebantfulabalukhuni kutsibelapheke.

7Munyedokotelawenyamanewemoya;leyentiwefutsi lengakakhiwa;Nkulunkululowabangumuntfu;kuphila kwelicinisoekufeni;bobabilibaMariyanaNkulunkulu; kucalakudlula,besekungahambi;lokunguJesuKhristu iNkhosiyetfu.

8Ngako-keningavumelimuntfulonidukise;njengobe nanianidukiswa.sibetincekutaNkulunkulu ngalokuphelele.Ngobenjengobekutekuphikisana nekubambanaemkhatsiniwenulokungentanihluphe, kufaneleniphilengekuvumelananentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.Umphefumulowamiawubewakho; namingimiumnikelowenhlawuloyelibandlalakholaseEfesu,lelatiwaemhlabeniwonkhe

9Bantfulabacondziswayinyamaabakhonikwenta imisebentiyemoya;labolabacondziswangumoya abayentiimisebentiyenyamaNjengobeumuntfu lonekukholwaangekeabengumuntfulongakholwa; naloyolongakholwaabetekukholwaKodvwanetintfo lenitentakongekwenyamativelakuMoya;ngobetonkhe tintfonentakuKhristuJesu 10Nanobekunjalo,ngivengalabanyebantfulabendlule laphakini,bafundzisangendlelalephambeneAnizange nimvumelekutsiahlanyeleemkhatsiniwenu;kodvwa wativalatindlebetenu,kuzeningemukeliloko lokwahlanyelwangibobafananematjeethempeli laBabe,lalungiselelwekwakhiwanguyefutsiidvonswa etulungeSiphambanosaKhristu,njengenjini

11SebentisaniMoyaLongcwelenjengentsambo nelutsandvolwenulubeyindlelaleholelakuNkulunkulu 12Ngako-keninenabobonkhelenihambanabo kuloluhambololufanako,nigcweleNkulunkulu emathempeliakheakamoyaagcweleKhristu,agcwele bungcwele,ahlotjiswekukokonkhengemiyalo yaKhristu.

13Ngiyajabulangayekutsingalencwadzingibonekutsi ngifanelekutsingicocenanifutsingijabulekanyenani. kutsimayelananalokunyekuphila,anitsandzilutfo ngaphandlekwaNkulunkuluyedvwa.

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1Ningayekelinithantazelalabanyebantfu,ngobe banelitsembalekutsibatawuphendvuka,batewufika kuNkulunkulu.Ngako-keabafundziswengemisebenti yenu,nangabeingekeibengulenyeindlela.

2Nibobamneneelulakenilwabo;batfobeke ngekutigabatisakwabo;buyiselaniimithantazoyenu etinhlambalwenitabo,nibuyeleekukholwenikwenu lokucinile.ningetamikulingisatindlelatabo.

3Asibebazalwanebabongemusawonkhe nangekulinganisela,kodvwaasilingiseiNkhosi.ngobe

ngubanilowakewasetjentiswakabikakhulu?Kuphuyile lokunyenti?Kwedzelelekakakhulu?

4KutekutsikubeteluhlangotsilwaDevelilolutfolakala kini,kodvwanihlalenisebunyeninaKhristuJesu,nihlale nisebungcwelenibonkhe,nasekuticondziseniemtimbeni nasemoyeni.

5Tikhatsitekugcinasetifikile,ngako-keasihloniphe kakhuluNkulunkulufutsisimesabekubeketelakwakhe, kuzekungasiholiekulahlweni.

6Ngobeasilusabelulakalolutako,nobeasitsandze umusalomkhululesinawonyalo,kuzekutsingalomunye nobelomunyewawositfolakalesibunyenaKhristuJesu, sitfolekuphilakweliciniso.

7Ngaphandlekwakhe,akubetelokunyelokunifanela; Ngibophangaletibopho,letimaguguaMoya,ngicela kuNkulunkulukutsingivukengatongemithantazoyenu.

8Ngiyakuncengakutsiuhlalengihlanganyelakulo,kuze ngibesesabelwenisemaKhristuase-Efesu,labehlale avumelananebaphostolingemandlaaJesuKhristu.

9Ngiyatikutsingingubaninekutsingibhalelabani; Mine,umuntfulolahliwe:nine,lenitfoleumusa:Mine, ngibekweengotini;nine,nicinisekisiwengekumelana nengoti

10Nineniyindlelayekuhambakwalabolababulawelwa Nkulunkulu;banganibaPawulaetimfihlakalweni teliVangeli;Longcwele,umfel’ukholo,Pawulalofanele kutsiajabulekakhulu:ngingatfolakalaetinyawenitakhe, nangifikakuNkulunkulu;UkhulumanganikuKhristu Jesukuyoyonkheincwadziyakhe

11Ngako-keakubengumdlandlawenukutsinihlangane ngalokugcwele,kuzeNkulunkuluadvunyiswefutsi advunyisweNgobenanihlanganandzawonye endzaweniyinye,emandlaaDeveliayabhujiswa,nebubi bakhebuphelengencayebunyebekukholwakwabo 12Ecinisweni,kutelokunconokwendlulakuthula, lokucedvwangakotonkhetimphitakamoya netasemhlabeni

13Kutotonkheletintfokutelokufihlekilekini,nangabe ninekukholwalokuphelelenelutsandvokuKhristuJesu, lokusicalonesiphetfosekuphila

14Ngobekucalakukukholwa;siphetfosiphaLetintfo letimbililetihlangene,tivelakuNkulunkulu,kodvwa tonkheletinyetintfoletiphatselenenekuphila lokungcweletiyimiphumelayaloko.

15Kuteumuntfulovumakutsiunekukholwa lokuliciniso;futsinaloyolonelutsandvoakatondzani muntfu.

16Sihlahlasibonakalangetitselotaso;ngakolabo labatibitangekutsibangemaKhristubatiwangaloko labakwentako.

17NgobebuKhristuakusiwoumsebentilowentiwa ngephandle;kodvwakubonakalangemandlaekukholwa, nangabeumuntfuatfolakalaetsembekilekuzekube sekugcineni.

18Kunconokutsiumuntfuathulebeseuyaphila; kunekutsiatsiungumKhristuhhayikutsiabenguye. 19Kuhlekufundzisa;nangabelokolakushokoakwenta ngendlelalefanako.

20Ngakokunemfundzisimunyelowakhuluma,futsi kwenteka;ngishonetintfolatentakoangakakhulumi timfaneleBabe

21UmuntfulonelivilaJesuuyakwatikulalelakuthula kwakhe,kuzeabengulophelele;bobabilibentaloko lakushoko,futsibatiwengalokolakhulumangako.

22KutelokufihlekilekuNkulunkulu,kodvwangisho netimfihlotetfutisedvutenaye.

23Ngako-keasentetonkhetintfongendlelalefanele labolabaneNkulunkululohlalakubo.kuzetsinesibe lithempelilakhe,nayeabenguNkulunkuluwetfu, njengobenayeanjalo,futsiuyawutibonakalisaebusweni betfungalokolesimtsandzangako.

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1Ningadukiswa,bazalwanebami,ngobeimindeni lekhohlakeleidlalifalekuphinga,ngekeidlelifa leMbusowaNkulunkulu.

2Ngako-kenangabelabolabentangekuvumelana nenyamabahluphekangekufa;kakhulukangakanani-ke lowolocedzakukholwakwaNkulunkulungemfundziso yakhelemibi,leyonaKhristuwabetselwa esiphambanweni

3Umuntfulongcoliswengalendlelautawungena emlilwenilongekeucimeke,kanjalonalowolomlalelako

4KungalesosizatfuiNkhosiyavumelalamafutsakutsi atfululweenhlokoyakhe;kutsiaphefumulelelibandla lakheumoyawekungafi

5Ngakoningagcotjwangeliphungalelibilemfundziso yembusiwalelive

6Kunganisonkhesingahlakaniphinjengobesemukele lwatingaNkulunkululonguJesuKhristu?Sitivumelelani kutsisibhubhengebulima;asicabangingesiphoiNkhosi lesisitfumeleyonambamba?

7Imphiloyamiayinikelengencayemfundziso yesiphambano;lokukuhlazokulabangakholwa,kodvwa kitsikuyinsindzisonekuphilalokuphakadze

8Uphiumuntfulohlakaniphile?Uphiloyo lophikisanako?Kuphikutigabatisakwalabolokutsiwa bahlakaniphile?

9NgobeNkulunkuluwetfuJesuKhristuwabangumoya longcwelengesikhatsiNkulunkuluwamitsaesiswini saMariya,asitukulwanesaDavide.watalwa wabhajatiswa,kuzengelusizilwakheahlanteemanti, kuzekugezwesono.

10BuntfombibaMariya,nemntfwanalabetalwanguye, bebufihlekilekumbusiwalelive;njengobebekunjalo nangekufakweNkhosiyetfu:timfihlakaloletintsatfu letikhulunywakakhuluemhlabeniwonkhe,kodvwa tentiwangasesenguNkulunkulu.

11PhouMsindzisiwetfuwabonakalanjaniemhlabeni?

Inkhanyetiyakhanyaezulwinikwendlulatonkheletinye tinkhanyeti,futsikukhanyakwayobekungachazeki,futsi bushabayobebushayakwesabaetingcondvweni tebantfu.Tonkheletinyetinkhanyeti,kanyenelilanga nenyanga,bekuyi-chorusyalenkhanyeti;kodvwaloko kwakhanyisakakhulungetulukwabobonkhe.

12Bantfubacalakukhatsatekangekucabangakutsi lenkhanyetilenshaivelaphilengafaninaletinye

13Ngakoonkheemandlaemlingoancibilika;tonkhe tibophotebubitacedvwa,kungatikwebantfukwasuswa; umbusolomdzalawacinywa;Nkulunkuluyenalucobo lwakhewabonakalaasesimenisemuntfu,kuze avuselelwekuphilalokuphakadze.

14KwacalalapholokoNkulunkululabekulungiselele; njengobeabehlosekucedzakufa.

15KodvwanangabeJesuKhristuanginikaumusa ngemithantazoyenu,futsikuyintsandvoyakhe,ngifuna kunivetakabantiencwadziniyesibililengitayibhalela yonanyalo,umuntfulomusha,lokunguJesuKhristu; kokubiliekukholwenikwakhe,naselutsandvweni lwakhe;ekuhluphekenikwakhe,nasekuvukenikwakhe.

16IkakhulukatinangabeiNkhosiitangichazelakutsi nonkhenihlangenengemabitoenuekukholwenilokunye nasekuJesuKhristumunye.lowongekwenyama abewesitukulwanesaDavide;iNdvodzanayemuntfu, neNdvodzanayaNkulunkulu;kulalelaumbhishobhi wakhokanyene-presbyteryngelutsandvololuphelele; kwephulasinkhwasinyefutsilesifanako,lokungumutsi wekungafi;umutsiwetfukutsisingafi,kodvwasiphile kuzekubephakadzekuKhristuJesu

17Umphefumulowamiawuhlalewenukanyenalabo lenibatfumeleenkhatimulweniyaNkulunkulu,eSmirina Nginibhalelakuphi;nibongeiNkhosifutsinitsandze PolycarpnjengobenaminginitsandzaNgikhumbule, njengobenaJesuKhristuanikhumbula

18NithantazelelibandlaleliseSiriya,laphongiboshwe khonangiyeeRomangingulomncanekunabobonkhe labetsembekilebalapho,ngobenamingifanele kutfolakalekukhatimulisaNkulunkulu

19NichubekekahlekuNkulunkululonguBabe,nakuJesu Khristu,litsembaletfulesinaloAmen

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