Incwadika-Ignatiuseya kumaTrallians
ISAHLUKO1
1UIgnatius,othiwafuthiuTheophorus,ebandlenielingcwele eliseTrallese-Asiya:othandekayokaNkulunkuluuYisekaJesuKristu, abakhethiweyonabafaneleuNkulunkulu,abanokuthulaenyameni nangegazi,nokuhlushwakukaJesuKristuithembalethu,ekuvukeni okukhonangaye:engikubingelelayofuthiekugcwalenikwakho, ngiqhubekaesimwenisobuphostoli,ngifiselayonkeintokozo nentokozo
2Ngizwilengokubekezelakwenukokungasolekiyonokungasoleki kwenu,okungavelinjeekukhulumenikwenukwangaphandle,kodwa kugxililengokwemvelokini
3KanjalonjengobauPolybiusumbhishobhiwenuengibikele,oweza kimieSmirnangentandokaNkulunkulunoJesuKristu,wathokoza kanyenamiekuboshwenikwamingenxakaJesuKristu,ngaze ngabonalonkeibandlalenukuye
4Ngakhongifumeneubufakazibokungithandelakwakhongenxa kaNkulunkulungaye;ngathingiyanithola,njengokubangangazi ukuthiningabalandelibakaNkulunkulu
5NgokubalokhunithobelaumbhishobhiwenunjengakuJesuKristu, nibonakalakimiukuthianiphilingokwendlelayabantu,kodwa ngokukaJesuKristu;owasifelayo,ukuzenikholweekufenikwakhe, niphepheukufa.
6Ngakho-kekuyadingekaukuthinjengalokhulisenza,ngokunjalo lingenziluthongaphandlekombonisiwenu;umasihambakuye, siyakutholwakuye.
7Amadiyakoninawo,njengabayizikhonzizezimfihlakalozikaJesu Kristu,amelweukulithokozisangazozonkeizindlelaNgokuba abasizoizikhonzizokudlanokuphuzwayo,kodwaezebandla likaNkulunkuluNgakho-kekufanelebagwemewonkeamacala, njengobabezokwenzaumlilo
8NgokunjalomasihlonipheabadikoninjengoJesuKristu; nombhishobhinjengoyise;namalunganjengeSanhedrim kaNkulunkulu,nekolishilabaPhostoli
9NgaphandlekwalokhualikhoibandlaNgokuphathelenenakho konkeengiqinisekangakhoukuthinicabangangendlelaefanayo;
10Ukubukekakwakhekuyafundisa;nobumnenebakhebunamandla: engikholwaukuthi,kwabonaabangakholelwaebukhoneni bukaNkulunkuluabakwazingaphandlekokumhlonipha
11Kodwangenxayokuthinginithandakakhulu,kangisayikuphinda nginibhalelekabukhalingalendaba,nomanginamandlaamakhulu; kodwamanjengenzenjalo;funangibengumuntuolahliwe, ngibonakalengininikaumphostoli
12NginolwaziolukhulungoNkulunkulu;kephangiyazibamba,funa ngibhubheekuzigabenikwami.
13Ngokubamanjekufanelengesabekakhulu;futhingingalalelilabo abangikhukhumeza
14Ngobaabakhulumalamiekudumisenikwamibayangilaya
15Ngokubangiyafisaukuhlupheka,kephaangaziukuthi ngiyafanelekayiniukuhlupheka
16Futhilesisifiso,nakubakwabanyesingabonakali,kodwakimi ngenxayasolesosizathusinamandlakakhuluNgakho-ke,ngidinga ukulinganisela;okuchithwangaloumbusiwalumhlaba
17Angikwaziyiniukunilobelaizintozasezulwinina?Kodwa nginovalolokuthinginganenzaninaeniseyizinganekuKristu,nixole; kufaneleaxutshwenabo
18Ngobalamingokwami,lanxangisezibophweni,kangilakuqedisisa okwasezulwini;
19njengezindawozezingelosi,nezigabazazo,ngaphansikwezikhulu zazo;izintoezibonakalayonezingabonakali;kodwakulezi ngisengumfundi
20Ngobakuningiesikusweleyo,ukuzesingasilelikuNkulunkulu
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngakhongiyanincenga,nomakungconohhayimina,kodwa uthandolukaJesuKristu;ukuthiningasebenzisiluthongaphandle kokudlakobuKristu;ukudedaemadlelweniokungolunyeuhlobo, ngishoukuhlubuka
2NgokubalaboabayizihlubukibasanganisaisifundisosikaJesu Kristungobuthibabo,bebonakalabefaneleukukholwa; 3Njengalokhuabantubephaisitshaesibulalayoesixutshwenewayini elimnandi;okuyintooyiphuzayo,aphuzangayongokuthokoza kwenkohlisoekufenikwakhe
4NgakhozixwayeniabanjaloNalokhooyokwenzauma ungakhukhumele;kodwaqhubekaniningehlukaninoJesuKristu uNkulunkuluwethu,kanyenombhishobhiwenu,kanyenemiyalo yabaPhostoli
5Ophakathikwe-altareuhlambulukile;kodwaongaphandle, okungukuthi,owenzauthongaphandlekombhishobhi,nabaphathi, namadiyakoni,akahlanzekilekunembezawakhe
6Kungesikhoukuthingiyaziukuthikukhonaintoyaloluhlobo phakathikwenu;kodwangiyakunihlomangaphambilinina enibathandiweyoyimina,nibonangaphambiliizingibezikaSathane 7Ngakhoyembathaniubumnene,zivuseleleniekukholweni, okuyinyamayeNkosi;nasothandweni,okungukuthi,igazilikaJesu Kristu
8Kakungabilamuntuobalamagqubungomakhelwanewakhe Ninganikiabezizweithuba;funakuhlanjalazwengabambalwa abayiziwulaibandlalonkelikaNkulunkulu
9Ngobamayekulowomuntuogamalamilihlanjalazwangeze 10Ngakhovalaniizindlebezenu,njalolaphoomunyeekhuluma okuphambeneloJesuKristu;owayengowohlangalukaDavide, weNcasakaziuMariya
11Owazalwangempelafuthiwadlafuthiwaphuza;washushiswa ngempelangaphansikukaPontiyuPilatu;ngempelawabethelwa esiphambanwenifuthiwafa;abasezulwininabasemhlabeni, beyizibukelizakho
12owavuswanguYiseisibilikwabafileyonjengalokhuazasivusa lathiesikholwanguyengoKristuJesu;ngaphandlekwakheasinakho ukuphilakweqiniso
13Kodwauma,njengabathileabangakholelwakuNkulunkulu, okungukuthiabangakholwa,beshayasengathiuhluphekanje:(bona ngokwabobebonakalasengathibakhona)kungani-ke ngiboshelwe?Ngifisaukulwanezilo?Ngalokhongifelaize; ngalokhoangiyikukhulumaamangangoJehova
14Ngakho-kebalekelanilezizitshaloezimbiezithelaisithelo esibulalayo;okuthiumaumuntuenambitha,uyakufamasinyane.
15NgokubaleziakuzonaizitshalozikaBaba;ngokubonaukuthi babenjalo,babeyobonakalabengamagatshaesiphambano,futhi izithelozabongekezibole;elikumemangalongothandolwakhe, abangamalunguakhe
16Ngobainhlokoayinakubangaphandlekwamalunguayo, uNkulunkuluethembiseukuhlangana,okungukuthingokwakhe
ISAHLUKO3
1NgiyakhonzakiningiseSmirnakanyenamabandlakaNkulunkulu akhonanami;abangiqabulilekukhokonke,enyameninasemoyeni 2Izibophozami,engizithwalayongenxakaKristu,ngimncenga ukuthingifinyelelekuNkulunkulu,ngiyalincengaukubanihlale ninobunyenokukhulekaomunyekomunye
3Ngokubakufaneleukuthiyilowonalowokini,ikakhuluamalunga, ukuvuselelaumbhishobhi,kubeudumokuYisekaJesuKristu nabaphostoli
4Ngiyakuncengaukuthiungilalelengothando;ukuzengingasukumi ngifakazenganingalezozintoengizibhalayo
5Ngikhulekeleninami;enathingomusakaNkulunkuluningimele emikhulekweniyenu,ukuzengifanelekeleisabeloengizasizuza, ukuzengingafunyanwangingolahliwe
6LuyakhonzakiniuthandolwabaseSmirnanase-EfesuKhumbulani emikhulekweniyenuibandlalaseSiriya,engingafaneleukubizwa kulo,ngingomunyewabancinyanekulo
7LihlalekahlekuKristuJesu;nithobelaumbhishobhiwenu ngokomyalokaNkulunkulu;kanjalonakuloibandla
8Yilowonalowoathandeumfowabongenhliziyoengazenzisi Umphefumulowamimawubeyinhlawuloyenu,kungabimanje kuphela,kodwalaphosengifinyelelekuNkulunkulu;ngoba ngisesengozini.
9KodwauBabauthembekilekuJesuKristu,ukugcwalisakokubili isicelosaminesenu;elingafunyanwakuyelingelacala