Incwadika-Ignatiuseya kumaMagnesians
ISAHLUKO1
1UIgnatiusobuyeabizwengokuthinguTheophorus; ebandlenielibusisiweyongomusakaNkulunkulu uBabakuKristuJesuuMsindisiwethu,engikhonza ngayeibandlaeliseMagnesiyangaseMeander, ngifisaintokozoyonkekuNkulunkuluuBaba nakuJesuKristu.
2Laphongizwangokuhlelekaokuhlenothando lwenukuNkulunkulu,ngigcweleintokozo,ngafisa kakhuluukukhulumakiningokhololukaJesuKristu 3Ngobangibonekufaneleukubangitholeigama elihlekakhulu,ngezibophoengizibophayo, ngikhonzaamabandla;sifisaphakathikwabo ubunyebomzimbanomoyakaJesuKristu,ukuphila kwethuokuphakade,kanjalonokukholwanothando, okungakhethwalutho,kodwaikakhulukazi okukaJesunoYise,okuthikuyeumasehlelwayizo zonkeezimbizombusiyalelizweelithunyelwe ngaphambili,futhisiphunyuke,siyojabulela uNkulunkulu.
4Ngakho-kenjengobangibonelwengifanele ukunibonakuDamaseumbhishobhiwenu odumileyo;nangabaphathibenuabafaneleka kakhulu,oBassuno-Apholoniyu;nangencekukanye namiuSotiyo,idikoni;
5engithokozangaye,lokhuezithobakumbhishobhi wakheemsenikaNkulunkulunaphambikwabadala ngokomthethokaJesuKristu;nginqume ukunibhalela.
6Ngalokho-kekuzobanguwenafuthiukuthi ungasebenzisiumbhishobhiwakho ngokujwayelekilengendabayobushabakhe;kodwa ukunikelakonkeukwesabakuyengokwamandla kaNkulunkuluuBaba;njengobangibonafuthi ukuthiamalungaenuangcweleenza;kodwa njengobakufanelelaboabahlakaniphileyo kuNkulunkulu,bezithobakuye,nomakunalokho hhayikuye,kodwakuYiseweNkosiyethuuJesu Kristu,umbhishobhiwethusonke
7Ngakho-kekuyonifanelekangobuqothobonke, ukulalelaumbhishobhiwenu;nimdumiseothanda ukubanenzenjalo
8Ngobaongakwenzilokho,akamkhohlisi umbhishobhiambonayo,kodwauhlambalaza ongabonakali.Ngokubakonkelokhuokwenziwayo akubonakalikumuntu,kephakubonakaliswa kuNkulunkuluowaziizimfihlozezinhliziyozethu
9Ngakho-kekuyafanelekaukubasingagcini ngokuthisingamaKristu,kodwasibenjalo
10Njengobaabanyebebizaumbusiwabongokuthi umbhishobhi;kodwanokhonenzezonkeizinto ngaphandlekwakhe
11Kodwaangisozengacabangaukuthiabanjalo banonembezaomuhle,njengobabengabuthelwanga ndawonyengokuvumelananomyalokaNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngakho-keizintozonkezinesiphelo,kukhonalezi ezimbiliezibekwephambikwethu ngokungakhathali,ukufanokuphila,futhiyilowo nalowouyakuyaendaweniyakhe
2Ngokubanjengalokhukukhonaizinhloboezimbili zemali,enyekaNkulunkulu,enyeisemhlabeni;futhi ngayinyeyaleziinombhalowayooqoshwekuwo; kunjalofuthilapha.
3Abangakholwayobangabelizwe;kepha abakholwayongothandobanesimosikaNkulunkulu uYisengoJesuKristu:okungayeumasingathandi ukufangokufananosizilwakhe,ukuphilakwakhe akukhokithi.
4Ngakho-ke,njengalokhonginibonilenonke ekukholweninasesothandweni,phakathikwabantu okukhulunywengayengaphambili; Ngiyanikhuthazaukubanifundeukwenzazonke izintongokuvumelananoNkulunkulu.
5Umbhishobhiwenuongameleesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu;abaphathibenuesikhundleni somkhandluwabaPhostoli;namadiyakonienu athandekakakhulukimiephathisweinkonzokaJesu Kristu;owayenguBabangaphambikwazozonke izinkathi,futhiwabonakalakithiekugcineni
6Ngakhothathaniinkamboengcwele,qaphelani ukuthilonkelihloniphane,njalokakungabilamuntu okhangelaumakhelwanewakhengokwenyama; kodwathandananinonkengokunyekuKristuJesu.
7Makungabikho-luthoolungehlukanisaphakathi kwenu;kodwanihlanganiswenombhishobhiwenu, kanyenalaboabangamelephezukwenu,ukuzebabe yiphethiniyenukanyenesiqondisoendlelenieya ekungafini.
8NgakhonjengalokhuiNkosiingenzangalutho ngaphandlekukaYise,ihlangenenaye;kungabi ngayengokwakhenomangabaphostolibakhe, kanjaloaniyenziluthongaphandlekombhishobhi wenunamalunga;
9Futhiningazamiukuvumelanomayiniukuba ibonakaleinengqondokiningokwehlukana;
10Kodwanxanibuthanaendaweniyinye,yibani nomkhulekoowodwa;ukunxusaokukodwa; umqondoowodwa;ithembaelilodwa;munye othandweni,nasentokozweniengenabala.
11InyeiNkosiuJesuKristu,akukholutho olungconokunaye.Ngakho-kenibuthananonke
kungathinisethempelinilinyelikaNkulunkulu; njengakuloi-altarelinye,njengakulouJesuKristu oyedwa;owaphumakuBabamunye,ekhonamunye, wabuyelakoyedwa.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ningakhohliswangezifundisoezingaziwayo; nomaizinganekwaneezingasizingalutho.Ngokuba umasisaqhubekasihambangokomthetho wamaJuda,sizivumathinaukuthiasiwamukelanga umusa.Ngobangishonabaprofethiabangcwele kakhulubaphilangokukaKristuJesu
2Futhingenxayalesisizathubashushiswa, bephefumulelwengomusawakhe,ukuzebakholise abangakholwanabangalaleliukuthikukhona uNkulunkuluoyedwaozibonakalisilengoJesu KristuiNdodanayakhe;oyizwilakheeliphakade, elingaphumiekuthuleni,owamthokozisangakho konkeomthumileyo.
3Ngakho-keubaabakhuliswekulemithetho yakudalabezanokhoebushenibethemba, bengasawagciniamasabatha,kodwabegcinausuku lweNkosi,laphoukuphilakwethukwavelangaye, nangokufakwakhe,abanyeabaphikayonalokhu.: 4(okuyimfihlosikholwengayo,ngakho-ke silindeleukubasitholwesingabafundibakaJesu Kristu,iNkosiyethuokukuphelakwayo;)
5Siyokwazikanjaniukuphilangokwehlukile kulowoobafundibakhebonakanyeabaprofethi ngokwabo,ababemlindelengomoyaukubaabe yinkosiyabo?
6Ngakhokwathiesefikilelowoababemlindele, wabavusakwabafileyo
7Ngakhomasingabingabangenangqondongobuhle bakhe;ngobangabewenzakithi njengokwemisebenziyethu,ngabebesingekho.
8Ngakhosesibengabafundibakhe,masifunde ukuphilangemithethoyobuKristu;ngokubayilowo nalowoobizwangelinyeigamaelingaphandle kwaleliakasiyeokaNkulunkulu
9Ngakhosusaniimvubeloendalanemuncunembi; futhiliguqulwelibeyimvubeloentsha,enguJesu Kristu
10Yibaninosawotikuye,funakubekhona okonakalayophakathikwenu;ngobangephunga lenulizakwahlulelwa.
11AkunangqondoukubizauJesuKristu,kanye nobuJudaNgokubainkoloyobuKristuayizange yemukeleumJuda,kodwaeyamaKrestuumJuda; ukuzezonkeizilimiezikholwayozibuthelwe kuNkulunkulu.
12Lezizinto,bathandekayobami,nginibhalela zona;kungesikhoukuthingiyaziomunyewenu olelengaphansikwalesisiphambeko;kepha
njengomunyewabancinyanekini,ngithanda ukunixwayisa,ukuzeningaweliogibeni lwesifundisosamanga
13kodwaukubanifundiswengokugcwele ekuzalweni,nasekuhluphekeni,nasekuvukeni kukaJesuKristu,ithembalethu;okwafezwa ngesikhathisokubusakukaPontiyuPilatu,futhi lokhongempela,impela,futhingempela,futhi engavunyelweuNkulunkuluukubanomaubani phakathikwenuahlubuke
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngakho-kemangingajabulanganikukhokonke, umangifaneleka.Ngokubanomangiboshiwe, angifaneleukulinganiswanomunyewenu okhululekile.
2Ngiyaziukuthianikhukhumali;ngokubaninoJesu Kristuezinhliziywenizenu.
3Kodwaikakhulunxangilincoma,ngiyaziukuthi lilenhloni,njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:Olungileyo uyazilahla;
4Ngakhofundaniukuzeniqinisweemfundisweni yeNkosiyethuneyabaphostolibayo;ukuzekuthi nomayinieniyenzayoniphumeleleemzimbeni nasemoyeni,ekukholweninasothandweni, eNdodaneni,nakuYise,nakuMoyaoNgcwele: ekuqaleninasekugcineni
5Kanyenombhishobhiwenuofanelekakakhulu, nomqhelewomoyaowenziwakahlewebandlalenu, namadiyakonienungokukaNkulunkulu
6Zithobenikumbhishobhiwenu,omunyekomunye, njengalokhouJesuKristukuYisengokwenyama, nabaphostolikuKristu,nakuBaba,nakuMoya oNgcwele,ukuzenihlanganiswenobabiliumzimba nomoya
7NjengobanginaziukuthinigcweleuNkulunkulu, kungokwengeziwenginiyalakafushane.
8Ngikhumbuleniemikhulekweniyenu,ukuze ngifinyelelekuNkulunkulu,nasebandlenilaseSiriya, engingafaneleukubizwakulo
9Ngobangiswelaukukhulekakwenu kuNkulunkululangothandolwenu,ukuzeibandla leSiriyalibonakalelifaneleukondliwaebandleni lenu.
10Abase-EfesubaseSmirnabayakhonzakini, enginilobelakhonangikhona,(lokhunikhonalapha kubeyinkazimulokaNkulunkulunjenganinjengani), abangiqabulilekukhokonkekanyenoPolycarp, umbhishobhiwebandla.amaSmirna.
11Ayakhonzakiniamanyeamabandla ngokuhlonishwakukaJesuKristu.
12valelisani,liqinisweekuvumelaneni kukaNkulunkulu,lithokozelaumoyawakhe ongahlukanisiweyo,onguJesuKristu.