Incwadziya-Ignatius leyakubase-Efesu
SEHLUKO1
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
SEHLUKO2
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.
SEHLUKO3
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.
SEHLUKO4
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