Incwadika-Ignatiuseya kwabase-Efesu
ISAHLUKO1
1UIgnatiusothiwafuthiuTheophorusebandlenilaseEfesulase-Asiya;injabulookufanelekakhulu; ebusisiwengobukhulunokugcwalakukaNkulunkulu uBaba,futhiemiselwengaphambilingaphambi kokubaizweliqale,ukuzelibenjalokube yinkazimuloehlalanjalonengaguquleki;nimunye, nikhethiweekuhluphekenikwakhekweqiniso ngokwentandokaBaba,nekaJesuKristuuNkulunkulu wethu;injabuloyonke,ngoJesuKristu,nomusa wakheongenakungcoliswa
2Ngizwilengegamalakho,ngithandekakakhulu kuNkulunkulu;enikuzuzileyongokufaneleyo ngomkhubawokulunga,ngokokholonothando olukuKristuuJesuuMsindisiwethu
3ukuthinjengobaningabalandelibakaNkulunkulu, nizivusangegazilikaKristu,seniwufezileumsebenzi owawungokwemvelokinina
4Ngokubangizwileukuthingafikangiboshiwe eSiriyangenxayegamaelivamilenethemba, ngithembangemikhulekoyenuukulwaneziloeRoma; ukuzengokuhluphekangibengumfundiwalowo owazinikelakuNkulunkulu,abengumnikelo nomhlatshelongenxayethu;(nijaheukungibona) Ngamukele-keegamenilikaNkulunkuluisixukusakho sonkeku-Onesimu.
5Owethungothandoolungachazeki,kodwa ungumbonisiwenungokwenyama;enginincengayo ngoJesuKristu,ukubanimthande;nokuthinonke ningalwelaukufananaye.Futhimakabusiswe uNkulunkulu,oninikenina,enifanelekakangakakuye, ukubanijabuleleumbhishobhiomuhlekangaka 6NgobaiyiniincekukanyelamiuBurrhus,ledikoni elibusiswekakhuluezintweniezimayelana loNkulunkulu?Ngiyanincengaukubaahlaleisikhathi eside,ngenxayenu,kanyenodumolombhishobhi wenu.
7UCrocuslayeofaneleuNkulunkuluwethukanye lani,engamukelanjengesibonisosothandolwenu, ungiqabulileezintwenizonke,njengobalayeuYise weNkosiyethuuJesuKristuezamqabula;kanyenoOnesimu,noBurrhu,no-Ewukulo,noFronto, enginibonilenonkengothandolwenu.Futhisengathi ngingahlalangijabulengani,umangifanelekangakho. 8Ngakho-kekufaneleukubangazozonkeizindlela nikhazimuliseuJesuKristuonikhazimulisile,ukuze kuthingokulalelaokufanayonihlanganiswe ngokugcweleemqondwenimunyenasekuboneni kunye,futhibonkebakhulumengokufanayokonke 9Futhiukuzenithobeleumbhishobhiwenu,kanye nebandla,ningcweliswengokuphelelenangokuphelele.
10Ngininikalezizinto,kungabisengathi ngingumuntuongaphezukwavamile,ngokubanoma ngiboshiwengenxayegamalakhe,angikapheleli kuKristuJesuKodwamanjesengiqalaukufunda, futhingikhulumakininjengabafundikanyenami.
11Ngokubabekufanelengivusweyininaekukholweni, nasekulayweni,nasekubekezeleni,nasekubekezeleni; kodwalokhuuthandolungavumiukuthingithulekini, ngiqalengithathephezukwamiukulikhuthaza ukuthilonkeligijimendawonyengokwentando kaNkulunkulu
12NgokubangishonoJesuKristu,ukuphilakwethu okungenakuhlukaniswa,uthunyelwengentando kaBaba;njengababhishobhi,ababekwe emikhawulweniyomhlaba,bangentandokaJesu Kristu.
13Ngalokho-kekuyobaukubanigijimendawonye ngokwentandoyombhishobhiwenu,njengobanani nenza.
14Ngobaibandlalenuelidumileyo,elifanele uNkulunkulu,lifakelweumbhishobhi, njengezintambokuhabhu.
15Ngakho-keekuvumelanenikwenunasethandweni linye,kuhlatshelelwauJesuKristu;futhiwonke umuntuoyedwaphakathikwenuwenzaingoma: 16ukuzekuthi,njengalokhunivumelananonke othandweni,futhinithathaisihlabelelo sikaNkulunkulu,nibenobunyeobuphelelengazwi linye,nihubeleuBabangoJesuKristu;ukuzeanizwe, abonengemisebenziyenuukuthiningamalunga endodanayakhe
17Ngakhokuyalisizaukuhlalaebunyeni obungasolekiyo,ukuzelibelenhlanganyelo loNkulunkulunjalonjalo
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngokubaumakulesisikhathiesincanengijwayelane nombhishobhiwenu,angishoumuntuwenyama, kodwaomaziyoongokomoya;kakhulukangakananikeukuthinibusisiweninaenihlangenenaye njengalokhuibandlalinjalokuJesuKristu,noJesu KristukuYise;ukuzezonkeizintozivumelane ebunyeniobubodwa?
2Makungabikhoozikhohlisayo;umaumuntu engekhoe-altare,uphuciweisinkwasikaNkulunkulu. Ngokubaumaumkhulekowoyedwanomawababili unamandla,njengalokhosishiwo;kakhulu kangakananiokukambhishobhinebandlalonke?
3Ngakho-keongabuthelindawonyenawo uyaziqhenya,futhiusezilahlileNgokubakulotshiwe ukuthi:“UNkulunkuluumelananabazidlayo;Ngakhokemasiqapheleukuthisingaziphikisaninombhishobhi, ukuzesibengaphansikukaNkulunkulu.
4Umaumuntuebonaumbhishobhiwakheethule, makamhloniphekakhuluNgokubalowoamthuma umninindluukubaabephezukwabendluyakhe,nathi sifaneleukumamukela,njengalokhosiyakwenzakuye
omthumileyoNgakho-kekusobalaukuthikufanele sibhekeumbhishobhi,njengobasizokwenzaeNkosini uqobo
5Futhiu-Onesimungokwakheutusakakhulu ukuhlelekakwenuokuhlekuNkulunkulu,ukuthi nonkeniphilangokuvumelananeqiniso,futhi kungabikhoukuhlubukaphakathikwenuNgokuba anilalelimuntungaphandlekukaJesuKristuekhuluma kiningeqiniso.
6NgobabakhonaabaphathaibizolikaKristu ngenkohliso,kodwaabenzaizintoezingafanelanga uNkulunkulu;enifanelenibalekelenjengalokhu nizokwenzaizilozasendleeziningikangaka.Ngokuba bayizinjaeziphangayo,ezilumangasese; 7Munyeudokotela,owenyamanowomoya;enziwe futhiengenziwanga;UNkulunkuluosesimweni somuntu;ukuphilakweqinisoekufeni;kokubili uMariyakanyenoNkulunkulu;okokuqalakuyadlula, besekubaokungadluliyo;yebouJesuKristuiNkosi yethu
8Ngakhomakungabikhomuntuonikhohlisayo; njengobangempelaanidukiswa.ngokubaizinceku zikaNkulunkulungokuphelele.Ngokubanjengoba kungekhombangonomaukuxabanaphakathikwenu, okuzonikhathaza,kufaneleniphilengokwentando kaNkulunkulu.Umphefumulowamimawube ngowakho;minangokwamingingumnikelo wokubuyisanawebandlalenulase-Efesu,elidume kangakaemhlabeniwonke.
9Laboabangabenyamaabakwaziukwenza imisebenziyomoya;nomaabangabomoya bayimisebenziyenyamaNjengobaonokholo engenakubangongakholwa;nomaongakholwayo akanaloukholoKodwalezozintoenizenzayo ngokwenyamazingokomoya;ngobanenzazonke izintokuKristuJesu.
10Nokhongizwilengabathileabadlulakini benemfundisoeyonakele;eningamvumelangaukuba ahlwanyelephakathikwenu;kodwavalaizindlebe zenu,ukuzelingamukeliokuhlanyelweyibo; njengobaebaamatsheethempelilikaYise elilungiselweukwakhakwakhe;futhiwadonselwa phezulungesiphambanosikaKristu,njengobangenjini. 11nisebenzisauMoyaoNgcwelenjengentambo: ukukholwakwenukubekwenu;futhiuthandolwenu luyindlelaeholelakuNkulunkulu.
12Ngakho-kenina,kanyenabobonkeohambanabo ohambweniolufanayo,nigcweleuNkulunkulu; amathempeliakheomoya,agcweleuKristu,agcwele ubungcwele,ehlotshisweezintwenizonkengemiyalo kaKristu 13engithokozangayeukuthingifaneleukukhuluma laningencwadiekhona,njalongithokozekanyelani; ukuthingokuqondenenokunyeukuphila,anithandi luthongaphandlekukaNkulunkulukuphela
ISAHLUKO3
1Futhiningaphezinithandazelaabanyeabantu, ngokubakukhonaithembalokuphendukakubo,ukuze bafinyelelekuNkulunkulu.Ngakho-kemabafundiswe imisebenziyenu,umabengayikubangenyeindlela. 2Yibanimneneentukuthelweniyabo;bathobekile ekuziqhayisenikwabo;ekuthukenikwabobuyisela imikhulekoyenuekudukenikwabo,niqine ekukholweni;bengazamiukulingisaizindlelazabo 3Masibengabafowabongawowonkeumusa nokulinganisela,kodwamasibeabalandelibeNkosi; ngobangubaniowakewasetshenziswakubikakhulu? Uswelekakhulu?Edelelekilekakhulu?
4ukuzekungafunyanwakiniimifinokaSathane, kodwanihlalekubobonkeubungcwele nasekuqondenikomzimbanokomoyakuKristuJesu 5Izikhathizokucinasezisifikele;ngakho kasihloniphenikakhulufuthisesabeukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu,ukuzekungabikithiekulahlweni 6Ngobakasesabeulakaoluzayo,kumbeasithande umusaesiwuthokozelayokhathesi,ukuzengalowo kumbeokunye,sitholakalesikuKristuJesu, empilweniyeqiniso
7Ngaphandlekwakhemakungabikholutho olunifanelekelayo;engimthwalelefuthingalezi zibopho,amaguguokomoya,engingathandangawo kuNkulunkuluukubangivukengemikhulekoyenu 8enginincengayoukubaningenzeleukuhlanganyela njalo,ukuzengitholakaleenhlanganweniyamaKristu ase-Efesu,avumelananjalonabaphostolingamandla kaJesuKristu
9Ngiyazazikokubiliukuthingingubani,nokuthi ngibhalakuye;Minangingumuntuolahliwe,nina enihawukelwe;nina,niqinisekisiwengokumelene nengozi.
10Ninaniyimpamboyalaboababulawangenxa kaNkulunkulu;abanganebakaPawulu ezimfihlakalwenizeVangeli;oNgcwele,umfel’ ukholo,uPawuluojabulangokufaneleyo: engingafunyanwaezinyawenizakhelapho sengifinyelelekuNkulunkulu;okhulumanganikuyo yonkeincwadiyakhekuKristuJesu.
11Ngakho-kemakubekukukhathalelakwenu ukuhlanganangokugcwelengokwengeziwe ekudumiseninasenkazimulwenikaNkulunkulu. Ngokubanxanibuthanangokugcweleendaweni eyodwa,amandlakaSathaneayachithwa,nobubi bakhebuqedwaubunyebokukholwakwabo.
12Futhingempela,akukholuthoolungcono kunokuthula,okuyoqedwangakhoyonkeimpi engokomoyaneyomhlaba
13Konkeokungekhookufihlekilekini,uma ninokholooluphelelenothandokuKristuJesu, oyisiqalonesiphethosokuphila
14Ngokubaisiqalosiwukholo;isiphethoyisisa Lokhukokubilikuhlangenendawonye kungokukaNkulunkulu,kodwazonkeezinyeizinto
eziphathelenenokuphilaokungcweleziyimiphumela yazo.
15Akukhomuntuothiunokholooluqinisileyoakoni; futhionothandoakazondimuntu
16Umuthiubonakaliswangesithelosawo;ngakho laboabathibangamaKrestubaziwangabakwenzayo.
17NgokubaubuKristuabuwonaumsebenzi wokuzisholokwangaphandle;kodwauzibonakalisa emandleniokholo,umaumuntuetholwaethembekile kuzekubesekupheleni
18Kungconokumuntuukuthiathule,athule; kunokubasithiungumKristufuthiangabi.
19Kuhleukufundisa;umaekwenzakanjaloakushoyo.
20Ngakhomunyeumfundisiowakhuluma, kwasekwenzeka;futhingisholezozintoazenza ngaphandlekokukhuluma,zimfaneleuBaba.
21LowoonezwilikaJesuuyakwazingempelaukuzwa ukuthulakwakhe,ukuzeaphelele;futhibobabili benzenjengokukhulumakwakhe,futhibaziwe ngalezozintoathulengazo
22KakukhookufihliweyokuNkulunkulu,kodwa lemfihlozethuziseduzekwakhe.
23Ngakho-keasenzenizonkeizinto,njengoba kufanelelabouNkulunkuluehlezikubo;ukuzesibe ngamathempeliakhe,yenaabenguNkulunkuluwethu;
ISAHLUKO4
1Ningakhohliswa,bazalwanebami:abenzaimindeni eyonakeleifalokuphingaabayikulidlaifalombuso kaNkulunkulu
2Ngakho-keumaabenzalokhungokwenyamabezwe ukufa;kakhulukangakananilowoonakaliseukholo lukaNkulunkulungesifundisosakheesibi,uKristu abethelwakusona?
3Ongcoliswekanjalouyakuyaemlilweni ongacimekiyo,kanjalonayeomlalelayo.
4NgenxayalokhoiNkosiyavumelaamafuthaukuba atheleekhandalakhe;ukuzeaphefumuleleibandla lakheumoyawokungafi.
5Ngakho-keningagcotshwangephungaelibi lemfundisoyombusiwalelizwe;
6Futhikunganisonkesingahlakaniphile,njengoba samukeleulwazingoNkulunkulu,onguJesuKristu? Kunganisihluphekathinangokwethusibhubha; ningasicabangeliisiphoiNkosiesithumelekithi ngeqiniso?
7Impiloyamimayinikelelweimfundiso yesiphambano;okuyihlazongempela kwabangakholwayo,kephakithinakuyinsindiso nokuphilaokuphakade
8Uphiumuntuohlakaniphileyo?Uphiumbangi? Kuphiukuzincomakwabathiwabahlakaniphilena?
9NgokubauNkulunkuluwethuuJesuKristu wakhulelwangoMoyaoNgcwele,uNkulunkuluwethu uJesuKristu;wazalwafuthiwabhapathizwa,ukuze ngentshisekoyakheahlanzeamanzi,ekugezweni kwesono
10ManjeubuntombibukaMariya,kanyenalowo owazalwanguye,babufihlwekumbusiwalomhlaba; njengokubakwabanjalonokufakweNkosiyethu: izimfihlakaloezintathuokukhulunywangazokakhulu emhlabeniwonke,nokhozenziweekusithekeni nguNkulunkulu.
11Pho,uMsindisiwethuwabonakaliswakanjani emhlabenina?Inkanyeziyakhanyaezulwini ngaphezukwazozonkeezinyeizinkanyezi,futhi ukukhanyakwayokwakungenakukhulumeka,futhi intoentshayayoyabangelaukwesabaezingqondweni zabantu.Zonkeezinyeizinkanyezi,kanyenelanga nenyanga,zaziyingomayalenkanyezi;kodwalokho kwathumelaukukhanyakwayongaphezukwabo bonke.
12Futhiabantubaqalaukukhathazekangokucabanga ukuthilenkanyezientshaivelaphingokungafaniyo nezinyezonke
13Ngakhowonkeamandlaomlingoaphela;nazo zonkeizibophozobubizachithwa:ukungazikwabantu kwasuswa;nombusoomdalawachithwa; UNkulunkulungokwakheebonakalaenesimo somuntuukuzekwenziwekabushaukuphila okuphakade
14KusukelalaphokwaqalalokhouNkulunkulu ayekulungisele:kusukelalaphoizintozaphazamiseka; ngobawayehloseukuqedaukufa
15KephaumauJesuKristuenginikaumusa ngemikhulekoyenu,futhikubeyintandoyakhe, nginqumaencwadiniyesibiliengizonilobelayona ngokuzumayoukuzengibonakalisekiningokugcwele isimisosesimisoesengiqalilemanjeukukhuluma ngaso,umuntuomusha,onguJesuKristu;kokubili ekukholwenikwakhe,nasothandweni;ekuhluphekeni kwakhe,nasekuvukenikwakhe
16IkakhulukaziumaiNkosiizongenzangaziseukuthi nihlangenenonkengegamaekukholweniokukodwa nakuKristuJesumunye;owayengowohlanga lukaDavidengokwenyama;iNdodanayomuntu, neNdodanakaNkulunkulu;ukulalelaumbhishobhi wenukanyenebandlangothandolonke;ukuhlephula isinkwaesisodwa,esingumuthiwokungafi;ikhambi lethuukuzesingafi,kodwasiphilephakadekuKristu Jesu
17Umphefumulowamimawubengowenu,neyabo enibathumeleenkazimulwenikaNkulunkulu,ngisho naseSmirna;laphofuthienginibhalelakhona; ngibongaiNkosifuthingithandeuPolycarpnjengoba namingenzakini.Ngikhumbule,njengobauJesu Kristuenikhumbula.
18KhulelaniibandlaeliseSiriya,laphongisukakhona ngibotshiwengayaeRoma;ngingomncanekunabo bonkeabakholwayoabakhona,njengalokhu kucatshangwaukuthingifaneleukufunyanwakube yinkazimulokaNkulunkulu
19NihlalekahlekuNkulunkuluuBabanakuJesu Kristu,ithembalethusonke.Amen.