Incwadi kaPawulu kwabaseLawodikeya
umphostoli
ISAHLUKO 1 1 UPawulu umphostoli, ongaveli kubantu, noma ngomuntu, kodwa ngoJesu Kristu, kubazalwane baseLawodikeya. 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu. 3 Ngiyambonga uKristu kuyo yonke imikhuleko yami, ukuze niqhubeke futhi nikhuthazele emisebenzini emihle nibheke lokho okuthenjisiwe ngosuku lokwahlulelwa. 4 Izinkulumo eziyize zanoma yibaphi nina eniphendukezela iqiniso, mazinganihlubuki niphambuke eqinisweni levangeli engilishumayelayo. 5 Manje sengathi uNkulunkulu angavuma, ukuze abaguqukile bami bafinyelele olwazini oluphelele lweqiniso leVangeli, babe nomusa, futhi benze imisebenzi emihle ehambisana nensindiso. 6 Manje izibopho zami engihlupheka ngazo kuKristu ziyabonakala, engithokoza ngazo futhi ngithokoza. 7 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakungiphendukela kube yinsindiso yami kuze kube phakade, ngokukhuleka kwenu, nangokusiza kukaMoya oNgcwele. 8 Noma ngiphila noma ngiyafa; ngokuba kimi ukuphila kuyakuba ngukuphila kuKristu, ukufa kuyakuba yinjabulo. 9 Futhi iNkosi yethu izosinika umusa wayo, ukuze nibe nothando olufanayo, futhi nibe nengqondo efanayo. 10 Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengoba nezwa ngokuza kweNkosi, cabangani kanjalo futhi nenze ngokwesaba, futhi kuyakuba kini ukuphila okuphakade; 11 Ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini; 12 Futhi ukwenza konke ngaphandle kwesono. 13 Futhi okuhle, bathandwa bami, thokozani eNkosini uJesu Kristu, futhi nigweme yonke inzuzo embi. 14 Zonke izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi nigxilise emfundisweni kaKristu. 15 Futhi noma yiziphi izinto eziphilileyo neziyiqiniso, nezindaba ezinhle, nezimhlophe, nezilungile, nezithandekayo, zenza lezi zinto. 16 Nanikuzwile nakwamukela, zindlani ngalezizinto, khona ukuthula kuyakuba kini. 17 Bonke abangcwele bayakhonza kini. 18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen. 19 Yenzani ukuba kufundwe le ncwadi kwabaseKolose, nencwadi yabaseKolose ifundwe phakathi kwenu.