KwabaseFilipi
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulosnoTimoti,abakhonzibakaYesuKristu, babhalelabonkeabangcweleabakuKristuYesu,abaseFilipi, ndawonyenabavelelinabalungiseleli;
2bathi,Makubelubabalokuni,noxolooluvelakuThixo uBawowethu,neNkosiyethuuYesuKristu
3NdiyambulelauThixowamekunikhumbulenikwam konke;
4Ndihlalandikhungangenxayenunonkengovuyo;
5ngenxayobudlelanebenuobubhekiselekuzoiindaba ezilungileyo,kususelakwiminiyokuqalakudekubengoku;
6ekubenindikholosengayolento,yokubalowo wawuqalayongaphakathikwenuumsebenziolungileyo, wowufeza,ideibeyiloominikaYesuKristu;
7njengokubakufanelekileukubandicingeokongani nonke,ngokubanikumentliziyweni;nithe,nasezintanjeni zam,nasekuziphendulelenikwam,nasekuziqinisenikwam iindabaezilungileyo,nabangamadlelananamngobabalo olu,ninanonke
8KubauThixoulingqinalamlokubakukhulu ukunilangazelelakwamnonke,ndineemfesanezikaYesu Kristu
9Okukendithandazela,ukubauthandolwenuluphuphume ngakumbinangakumbiekwazininasekucingenikonke; 10ukuzenizicikideizintoeziziincamisa;ukuzenibe msulwa,ningabinasiphako,ideibeyiloominikaKristu; 11nizeleziziqhamozobulungisaezingoYesuKristu, nikhangeliseekuzukiseninasekudumiseniuThixo 12Kekalokundinganingazi,bazalwana,ukubaizinto ezindihleleyo,zibethekwakukhonazihambayoiindaba ezilungileyo; 13ngokokudeiintambozamezizibonakalekuyoyonke indluyomkhosinakwabanyebonke,ukubazikuKristu; 14bazeabonabazalwanabaninzibathi,beseNkosini, bekholosengeentambozamezi,babekukhona benobugangabokulithethailizwi,bengenakoyika 15OkuneneabathilebamvakalisauKristungomona neenkani;ukantikeinxenyeikholwa; 16AbeyelenqeabobamazisauKristungokungenyulu,beba bayakongezelelaimbandezelokwiintambozam; 17keaba,benziwaluthando,bamazisawKristubesazi ukubandimiselweukuziphendulelaiindabaezilungileyo 18Kuthiweninakengoko?Nokokunjalo,ngeendlela zonke,nokubakungokunyhwalaza,nokubakungenyaniso, kwaziswauKristuNdiyavuyakukooko,ndayendisaya kuvuya.
19Kubandiyaziukubaokukuyakuphumelela elusindiswenilwamngakoukuthandazakwenu, nangoncedoloMoyakaYesuKristu; 20kuyengokulangazelelanangokuthembakwam,ukuba andiyikudaniswanganto;uyakusukangakokonke ukungafihlisi,njengokwamaxeshaonke,athinangoku enziwemkhuluuKristuemzimbeniwam,nokubana kungobomi,nokubakungokufa
21Kubakummna,ukudlaubomikunguKristu,ukufa kuyinzuzo
22Keukubaukudlaubomindisenyamenikusisiqhamo somsebenzikumoko,intokeendonyulayona,andiyazi.
23Kubandixinekilephakathikwezintoezimbini;ndinawo umnqwenowokungandinganduluka,ndiyekubanoKristu; eyonaingconokakhulu: 24kodwaukuhlalandihlelindisenyameni,yeyonanto ifunekayongenxayenu
25Kananjalo,ndikholosengokonje,ndiyaziukubandiya kuhlalandihlale,ndihlelinaninonke,ukuzenihambele phambili,nivuyiswelukholo;
26ukuzeiqhayiyalenukuKristuYesungamliyelisanda ngokwanda,ngakoukubuyandibekhokuni
27Kuphelanjeihamboyenumayibenjengokuzifaneleyo iindabaezilungileyozikaKristu,ukuze,nokubandifikile kuni,nokubandingekhoyo,ndiveiindabazenu,ukubanimi moyenimnye,nicinganto-nye,nizamaukholoyeendaba ezilungileyo;
28intokeleyoengumbonakalalisowentshabalalookunene kubo,kodwaingumbonakalalisowosindisokuni,kubeke okokuvelakuThixo.
29KubaninaabangenxakaKristubabalelwaukuba ninganelikukholwakuye;
30ninawoumzamoonjengalowonawubonayokum, nangokuniwuvayoukubaukhokum
ISAHLUKO2
1UkubakengokokukhointuthuzelokuKristu,ukuba kukhointuthuzeloyothando,ukubakukhoubudlelane boMoya,ukubakukhoimfesaneneemfefe,
2Luzaliseniuvuyolwam,ukuzenicingento-nye, ninaluthandolunye,ninamphefumlomnye,nicinganto-nye 3ningenzinanyeintongokweyelenqe,nangokozuko olulambathayo;yithiningokuthobekakwentliziyoomnye ambaleleomnyeekuthininguyenawongamileyokunaye
4Makangathielowoaxunelekwezakheizintozodwa, elowomakaxunelenakwezabanye.
5Yibaninalengcingakuni,wayenayokuyeuKristuYesu; 6owathi,esebumenibukaThixo,akabakukulingana ukulingananoThixo;
7usukewazenzawangazinto,wathabathaubume bomkhonzi,wenziwawafananabantu
8wathingemoefunyenweenjengomntu,wazithoba,waba ngolulamileyo,wadawesaekufeni,ukufake kwasemnqamlezweni
9KungokoatheuThixowamphakamisakakhulu,wamnika igamaelingaphezukwawoonkeamagama;
10ukuzengegamalikaYesuonkeamadoloagobe, awabasemazulwini,nawabasemhlabeni,nawabaphantsi komhlaba;
11zithizonkeiilwimizixeleukubauYesuKristuuyiNkosi, kuzekuzukisweuThixouYise.
12Ngokoke,zintandazam,njengokubanahlalaninokuva, lusebenzeninilufezeolwenuusindiso,ninokuzoyikela nokungcangcazela;
13KubanguThixookusebenzayoNgaphakathikwenu ukuthandaoko,kwanokusebenzaoko,ngenxayenkolelo yakhe.
14Yenzanizonkeizintongaphandlekokumbombozela nokuxambulisana
15ukuzenibengabangenakusoleka,nabangenakusoleka, nibengabantwanabakaThixoabangenakusolekaphakathi kohlangaolujijekileyo,olugwenxa,enikhanyaphakathi kwalonjengezikhanyisoehlabathini;
16nibambeleleelizwinilobomi;nibeliqhayiyalam,nide nisekwiminikaKristu,ukubaandifumanangandabaleka, kanjaloandifumanangandabulaleka
17Ewe,nokubandiyathululwangokomnikelophezu kombingelelonombusowokhololwenu,ndiyavuya, ndivuyisanananinonke
18Yithinikengokokonaninivuye,nivuyisanenam
19KekalokundithembeleeNkosiniuYesu,ukuba ndonithumelauTimotikamsinya,ukuzenamndonwabe, ndakuzaziiindawoezingani
20Kubaandinamntuwumbi,umphefumlouvananowam, owothiayikhathalelengokwenyanisoimicimbiengani 21kubabonkebafunaezaboizinto,zingezizoezikaYesu Kristu
Ukucikidekakekwakheniyakwazi:ukubawathi, njengomntwanakuyise,wakhonzakunyenamkuzoiindaba ezilungileyo
23Lowokengokondithembeukumthumakwaoko,xa ndithendayiqondaimicimbiengam.
24KendithembeleeNkosini,ukubanamngokwamndoza kamsinya
25Kodwakendibekuyafunekaukubandinithumele uEpafrodito,umzalwanawam,umlinganewam emsebenzini,umphumi-mkhosinam,umthunywawenuke, umlungiseleliwamkwiintswelozam;
26ekubenikeebenilangazelelaninanonke,edandatheka, ngenxaenokubanevayoukubaubesifa
27Kubaokunenewayesifa,ephantseukufa.KeuThixo wamenzelainceba;akenzelayenayedwa,wenzelanamlo, ukuzendingabibuhlungu,ndibuhlungukade
28Kukhonangokondimthumangokukhawuleza,ukuze nithinakumbonanibuyenivuye,kuthinokwamukuba buhlungukudambe
29MamkelenikengokwaseNkosini,ninovuyolonke; nibabekeabanjalo
30Ngokuba,ngenxayomsebenzikaKristu,wada waphantsaukufa,engabucokisiubomibakhe,ukuze enzeleleleukusilelakwenuekundilungiseleleni
ISAHLUKO3
Elokugqiba,bazalwanabam,vuyaniniseNkosini Ukunibhalelakwaezozintoakunqenekileokunenekum,ke ninakuyaninqabisa
2Zilumkeleniizinja,balumkeleniabasebenzibeento ezimbi,balumkeleniabobasika.
3Kubaabolwalukosithi,thinabakhonzauThixongomoya, siqhayisengoKristuYesu,singakholosingenyama; 4nakubamnandibendingakholosayongenyama;Ukuba kukhobaniubaunokukholosangenyama,bendingaba ngakumbimna
5Ndalukangomhlawesibhozo,ndingowenzalakaSirayeli, ndingowesizwesikaBhenjamin,umHebherewamaHebhere; ngokomthethondingumFarisi; 6ngokwenzondelelondilitshutshisaibandla;ngobulungisa obobasemthethwenindingongenakusoleka 7Ndisuke,zonaezozintozabeziyinzuzokum,zonaezo ndazibalelaekuthiniziyinkxwalekongenxakaKristu 8Ewe,okunene,ndisukaizintozonkendizibaleleekuthini ziyinkxwaleko,ngenxayokongamakokumaziuKristu YesuiNkosiyam;
9ndifunyanwekuye,ndingenaboobamubulungisa,bona obuphumaemthethweni;
10ukuzendimazi,kwanamandlaovukolwakhe, nobudlelanenayengeentlunguzakhe,ndifaniswenokufa kwakhe;
11ukubandingadendifikeleleekuvukenikwabafileyo
12Kungekukoukuthisendamkele,nokuthisendigqibelele; 13Bazalwana,mnaandizibaleliekuthinindigangile;ke ndenzanto-nye:ndithi,ndizilibalaizintoezisemva, ndisolulelakweziphambili;
14ndiphuthumengokoxuneleumvuzowobizolwaphezulu lukaThixokuKristuYesu
15Ngokomasithi,ngangokosingakothinabagqibeleleyo, sicingeoko;kanjaloukubanicingaintongokukumbi, uThixowonityhilelanaleyo
16Nokoke,aphosifikelelekhona,masihambengamgca mnye,masicingento-nye
17Yibaningabaxelisamna,bazalwana,nixunelekubo abahambangokunjalo,njengokubaninomfuziselo,thina abake
18Kubabaninziabahambayo,endathethafuthikuningabo, ngokukendithethandililanokulila,ndisithi,bazizo iintshabazomnqamlezokaKristu; 19abasiphelosiyintshabalalo,abaThixousisisusabo, abaluzukolulihlazolabo,abanyamekelaizintozomhlaba. 20Kubainkangelekoyethuisemazulwini;aphokananjalo silindekhonauMsindisi,iNkosiuYesuKristu; eyakuwenzakumilakumbiumzimbawokuthobekakwethu, ukuzewonawenziweufanenawoumzimbawozuko lwakhe,ngokokusebenzakwalowounakoukuzithobela phantsikwakhezonkeizinto.
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngokoke,bazalwanabamabaziintanda, balangazelelwayo,luvuyolwam,sithsabasam,yimani ngokunjaloeNkosini,zintanda.
2UWodiyandiyamyala,noSintikendiyamyala,ukuba bacingento-nyebeseNkosini
3Ndiyakucelanawe,sinxulumanasenyaniso,bambisana nabobafazibazamanamezindabeniezilungileyo, kwanoKlemente,nabanyeabasebenzisibam,abamagama asencwadiniyobomi.
4VuyanieNkosiniamaxeshaonke;ndiyaphindandithi, Vuyani
5Ukuthantamisakwenumakwazekeebantwinibonke. INkosiisondele
6Ningaxhalelinto;mazithiiingcelozenuezintwenizonke, ngakoukuthandazanokukhunga,ndawonyenokubulela, zaziswekuyeuThixo
7LwayeuxololukaThixo,olugqithiselekukokonke ukuqonda,luyakuzigcinaiintliziyozenuneengqiqozenu kuKristuYesu
8Elokugqiba,bazalwana,ndithi,iintozonkeeziyinene, iintozonkeezindilekileyo,iintozonkeezibubulungisa, iintozonkeezinyulu,iintozonkeezithandekayo,iinto zonkeeziludumolulungileyo;Ukubakekukhoisidima, ukubakukhondumiso,zicingeniezozinto
9Kwaezozintonazifundayo,nazamkela,naziva,nazibona kum,yenzanizonaezo;wayeuThixowoxoloeyakuba nani
10KekalokundayendivuyaeNkosinikakhulu,ukuba ngokukokugqibelakudekwathiukukunyamekelakwenu okwam,kwabuyakwatyatyamba:enikuxhalabeleyoke, kokonanisweleithuba.
11Kungekukoukubandithethangokuswela;kubamna ndafundaukuthientlalweniendikuyowanele
12Ndiyazananobuhlwempu,ndiyazananobutyebi;kuko konke,nasezintwenizonke,ndiqhelanisiwenokuhlutha kwanokulamba,nokutyebakwanokuswela
13Ndinokuzenzaizintozonke,ndikulowoundomelezayo, uKristu
14Nokokenatyaphaukubanobudlelanenam ngembandezelo.
15NanikebaseFilipi,niyaziukuba,ekuqalekeni kweendabaezilungileyoezi,xenikwenindaphumayo kwelaseMakedoni,akubangakhonalinyeibandlaeladlelana nam,ngokusingiseleemcimbiniwokunikela nowokwamkela,yabanininedwa 16Ngokuba,naseTesalonika,kwabakanyenakabini nithumela,nindincedaekuswelenikwam 17Ingekukoukubandibendifunaukuphiwa;ikukuba ndibendifunaisiqhamoesandelaemcimbiniwenu. 18Kendinezintozonkenje,ndityebile,ndihluthi, ndizamkelenjekuEpafroditoizintoezavelakuni:ivumba elimnandi,umbingeleloowamkelekileyo,okholekileyo kakuhlekuyeuThixo
19KeuThixowamwokwenzelelelakonkeukuswela kwenungokobutyebibakhe,ngokozukoolukuKristuYesu.
20KuyekeuThixouBawowethumakubeluzuko,kuse emaphakadeniasemaphakadeniAmen
21BulisanikulowoungcweleakuKristuYesu. Bayanibulisaabazalwanaabanam
22Bayanibulisabonkeabangcwele,ngokukodwakeaba bendlukaKesare.
23UbabalolweNkosiyethuuYesuKristumalubenani nonkeAmen(IbhalelwakwabaseFilipieseRoma, nguEpafrodito.)