AbaseFilipi
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulunoThimothewu,izincekuzikaJesuKristu,kubo bonkeabangcweleabakuKristuJesuabaseFilipi,kanye nababonisinamadiyakoni;
2MakubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvelakuNkulunkulu uBabawethunaseNkosiniuJesuKristu
3NgiyambongauNkulunkuluwamikukhokonke ukunikhumbula;
4njalokukhokonkeekukhulekelenikwamingenxayenu lonkengininxuselangentokozo;
5ngenxayokuhlanganyelakwenuevangelinikusukela osukwinilokuqalakuzekubemanje;
6Ngethembayonalento,ukuthiowaqalaumsebenzi omuhlekininauyakuwufezakuzekubelusukulukaKristu Jesu;
7njengokubakungifaneleukukucabangalokhungani nonke,ngokubanginanienhliziyweniyami;njengalokhu ekuboshwenikwami,nasekuvikeleninasekuqiniseni ivangeli,ninanonkeningabahlanganyelibomusawami
8NgokubauNkulunkuluungufakaziwamiwokuthi nginilangazelelakangakananinonkengenhliziyokaJesu Kristu
9Ngiyakhulekalokhuukubauthandolwenuluvame kakhulunjaloekwazininasekuqondenikonke;
10ukuzenivumeizintoezinhlekakhulu;ukuzenibe msulwa,ningabinacala,kuzekufikeusukulukaKristu;
11nigcwaliswengezithelozokulungaezingoJesuKristu, kubeyinkazimulonodumokuNkulunkulu
12Kodwangithandaukuthilizwisise,bazalwane,ukuthi okwenzekekimikuphumeleekuqhubekiseleniphambili ivangeli;
13NgalokhoizibophozamikuKristuzibonakalisiwe esigodlwenisonkenakuzozonkeezinyeizindawo; 14AbazalwaneabaningieNkosini,beqinisekangezibopho zami,banesibindiesikhulukakhulusokukhulumaizwi ngokungesabi
15AbanyekambebatshumayelauKristungomona langombango;futhiabanyefuthingenhliziyoenhle: 16LababatshumayelauKristungombango,kungeyisikho ngobuqotho,bethibangongezausiziezibophozami; 17Kodwaabanyengothando,besaziukuthingimiselwe ukuvikelaivangeli
18Pho?NokhouKristuuyashunyayelwangezindlelazonke, nomangokuzenzisanomangeqiniso;futhingiyathokoza ngakho,yebo,futhingiyojabula
19Ngokubangiyaziukuthilokhukuyakungiphendulela kubeyinsindisongokukhulekakwenunangokusiza kukaMoyakaJesuKristu;
20Njengokulangazelelakwaminethembalami,ukuthi angiyikubanamahloningalutho,kodwaukuthingasosonke isibindi,njengasikhathisonke,kanjalonamanjeuKristu uyakuphakanyiswaemzimbeniwami,kungakhathaliseki ukuthingokuphilanomangokufa
21NgobakimiukuphilakunguKristu,futhiukufa kuyinzuzo.
22Kephaumangiphilaenyameni,lokhukuyizithelo zomsebenziwami;
23Ngobangiphakathikokubili,ngilesifisosokusukangibe loKristu;okuyintoengconokakhulu:
24Nokhoukuhlalaenyamenikuyadingekakakhulungenxa yenu
25Futhilokhunginethemba,ngiyaziukuthingiyohlala futhingihlalenaninonkeukuzeniqhubekelephambilifuthi nijabuleekukholweni;
26ukuzeukuthokozakwenukwengezelelwekuKristuJesu ngamingokubuyakwamikini.
27Kuphelanjeukuhambakwenumakubenjengokufanele ivangelilikaKristu,ukuzekuthinomangizanginibona, nomangingekho,ngizweizindabazenu,ukuthinime niqinileemoyenimunye,nganhliziyonyenilwela ukukholwalevangeli;
28futhiningethuswengaluthongabamelenenani, okuwuphawulokubhubhakubo,kodwakininalwensindiso, nolukaNkulunkulu
29NgobalinalinikelwengenxakaKristu,kungeyisikho ukukholwakuyekuphela,kodwalokuhluphekangenxa yakhe;
30ninokulwaokufanayoenakubonakimi,nezwamanje ukuthiukimi
ISAHLUKO2
1NgakhoubakukhonainduduzokuKristu,ubakukhona induduzoyothando,ubakukhonainhlanganyelokaMoya, ubakukhonaisibindinesihawu,
2Gcwalisaniintokozoyami,ukuzenibenhliziyonye, ninothandoolufanayo,nibenhliziyonye,nimqondomunye 3ningenziluthongombangonangodumolweze;kepha ngokuthobekanishayesengathiabanyebakhulukunani.
4Yilowonalowoangabhekiokwakhe,kephayilowo nalowoabhekenokwabanye
5MawubekinilowomqondoowawukuKristuJesu;
6OwathienesimosikaNkulunkulu,akashongoukuthi ukulingananoNkulunkulukungukuphanga;
7Kodwawazenzaongeladumo,wathathaisimosenceku, wabangomfanekisowabantu
8kwathiefunyenweenesimonjengomuntu,wazithoba, wabangolalelayokwazekwabasekufeni,yebo,ekufeni kwesiphambano
9Ngalokho-keuNkulunkuluwamphakamisakakhulu, wamnikaigamaeliphezukwamagamaonke;
10ukuzeebizwenilikaJesuwonkeamadoloaguqe, awabasezulwini,nawabasemhlabeni,nawabangaphansi komhlaba;
11futhizonkeizilimizivumeukuthiuJesuKristuuyiNkosi, kubeinkazimulokaNkulunkuluuBaba
12Ngakho-ke,bathandekayo,njengalokhonilalela ngezikhathizonke,kungesikhonxangikhonakuphela, kodwaikakhulumanjelaphongingekho,sebenzelani ukusindiswakwenungokwesabanangokuthuthumela.
13NgokubanguNkulunkuluosebenzakininokuthanda nokwenzanjengentandoyakheenhle
14Yenzanizonkeizintongaphandlekokukhonona nokuphikisana;
15ukuzenibengabangasolekiyonabangenacala, abantwanabakaNkulunkuluabangasolekiphakathi kwesizweesiyisigwegwenesiphambeneyo,enikhanya phakathikwasonjengezinkanyisoezweni;
16nibambeleleezwinilokuphila;ukuzengizibonge ngosukulukaKristu,ukuthiangigijimelangaize,futhi angisebenzelangaize
17Yebo,nomanginikelwaemhlatshelweninasenkonzweni yokukholwakwenu,ngiyathokoza,ngithokozakanyenani nonke
18Ngakhothokozanilani,lithokozekanyelami
19KephangiyethembaeNkosiniuJesuukuthuma uThimothewukinimasinyane,ukuzenamingiduduzeke, laphosengikwaziokuphathelenenani
20Ngokubaanginamuntuonhliziyoyakheifanayo, ongayikhathalelangokwemveloindabayenu
21Ngobabonkebazifunelaokwabo,hatshi okungokukaJesuKristu
22Kodwaniyabaziubufakazibakhe,ukuthi njengendodanakuyise,ukhonzilekanyenamievangelini.
23Ngakho-kengithembaukumthumamasinyane,nxa sengibonileukuthikungihambelanjani
24KodwangiyethembaeNkosiniukuthilamingokwami ngizakuzamasinyane
25NokhongibonekudingekileukubangithumekiniuEphafrodithu,umzalwanenesisebenzikanyenebutho kanyenami,nesithunywasenunesisebenziekusweleni kwami
26Ngokubaubenilangazelelanonke,edabukile,ngokuba nizwileukuthiubegula
27Ngokubanempelawayegulaesondelaekufeni,kepha uNkulunkuluwamhawukela;njalokungeyisikhokuye yedwa,kodwalakimi,ukuzengingabilosiziphezukosizi
28Ngakhongakhuthalelakakhuluukumthuma,ukuze kuthi,nxasenimbonafuthi,nithokoze,naminginciphe.
29NgakhomamukelenieNkosiningentokozoyonke;futhi nibahlonipheabanjalo
30ngobangenxayomsebenzikaKristuwacishewafa, engakukhathaleliukuphilakwakhe,ukuzeagcwalise ukuntulakwenuukungikhonza
ISAHLUKO3
1Elokugcina,bazalwanebami,thokozanieNkosini. Ukunilobelazonalezizintoakungihluphikimi,kephanina kuyanivikela
2Xwayaniizinja,xwayaniizisebenziezimbi,xwayani abasikayo
3Ngobathinasingabokusoka,esikhonzauNkulunkulu ngomoya,sizincomakuKristuJesu,njalokasithembi enyameni
4nakubanamingingabanethembaenyameni.Uma omunyeumuntuecabangaukuthiunokuthenjwaenyameni, minakakhulu
5ngasokwangosukulwesishiyagalombili,ngingowohlanga luka-Israyeli,owesizwesakwaBenjamini,umHeberu wamaHeberu;ngokomthethongingumFarisi; 6mayelananentshiseko,ngizingelaibandla;mayelana nokulungaokusemthethweni,ngingenacala
7Kodwalokhookwakuyinzuzokimingakushayaindiva ngenxakaKristu.
8Yebo,konkengikushayaindivaubukhulubolwazi ngoKristuJesuiNkosiyami,engilahlekelweyikhokonke ngenxayakhe,ngikushayaizibi,ukuzengizuzeuKristu;
9futhingificwekuye,ngingenakhookwamiukulunga okuvelaemthethweni,kodwalokhookungokukholwa kuKristu,ukulungaokuvelakuNkulunkulungokukholwa; 10ukuzengimaziyena,namandlaokuvukakwakhe, nokuhlanganyelaezinhluphekwenizakhe,ngifaniswe nokufakwakhe;
11umakungenzekangifinyeleleekuvukenikwabafileyo 12Kungesikhoukuthisengikuzuzile,nomasengiphelele, kodwangiphuthumaukubangikubambelokhonami esengibanjwengakhonguKristuJesu
13Bazalwane,angishoukuthiminauqobosengikubambile, kodwakunyeengikwenzayo,ngikhohlwaokungasemuva, ngizelulelakokungaphambili; 14ngijongeemgomeni,emklomelweniwokubizwa okuphezulukukaNkulunkulukuKristuJesu
15Ngakho-kethinaesiphelelemasibenomqondoofanayo; 16Nokho,laphoesesifinyelelekukho,masihambe ngomthethoofanayo,sicabangengendlelaefanayo
17Bazalwane,yibaniabalingisibamikanyekanye, niqapheleabahambakanjalonjengokubaninesibonelokithi 18(Ngokubaabaningi,enganitshelakaningingabo, namanjenginitshelanangezinyembezi,bahambabayizitha zesiphambanosikaKristu;
19abakuphelakwabokungukubhujiswa,abaNkulunkulu wabouyisisusabo,nodumolwabolusehlazwenilabo, abanakaizintozasemhlabeni
20Ngobaindabayethuisezulwini;laphofuthisilindele khonauMsindisi,iNkosiuJesuKristu.
21ozakuguqulaumzimbawethuodelelekile,ufane lomzimbawakhewenkazimulo,njengokusebenzaalakho lokuzehliselangaphansikwakhezonkeizinto.
ISAHLUKO4
1Ngakho-ke,bazalwanebamiabathandekayo nabalangazelelwayo,intokozoyaminomqhelewami, yimaniniqinilekanjaloeNkosini,bathandwabami.
2Ngiyamncengau-EvodiyanoSintikeukubababe nhliziyonyeeNkosini
3Ngiyakuncenga-kenawe,sithandwasamiesiqotho, ukuthiusizelabobesifazaneabashikashikekakanyenami evangelini,kanyenoKlementenezinyeizisebenzikanye nami,abamagamaaboasencwadiniyokuphila.
4JabulanieNkosininjalonjalo,ngiyaphindangithi: Jabulani
5Ukubekezelakwenumakwaziweyibobonkeabantu. INkosiiseduze
6Ningakhathazekingalutho;kodwakukhokonkeizicelo zenumazaziwenguNkulunkulungokukhulekanokunxusa kanyenokubonga
7UkuthulakukaNkulunkuluokudlulaukuqondakonke kuyakulondolozaizinhliziyozenunemicabangoyenu kuKristuJesu
8Elokugcina,bazalwane,konkeokuyiqiniso,konkeokuhle, konkeokulungileyo,konkeokuhlanzekileyo,konke okuthandekayo,konkeokutusekayo;umakukhonaokuhle, nomakukhonaukubongwa,zindlaningalezizinto.
9Lokhoenakufunda,nakwamukela,nakuzwa,nakubona kimi,kwenzeni,khonauNkulunkuluwokuthulauyakuba nani.
10KodwangathokozakakhulueNkosini,ukuthikhathesi seliphindelahlumaukungikhathalelakwenu;enanaka ngakho,kephaanibanganathuba
11Akusikhoukuthingikhulumangokuswela,ngokuba minangifundileukwanelisekakunomayisiphiisimo engikuso
12Ngiyakwazinokubaphansi,ngiyakwazinokubusa; kukhokonkenasezintwenizonkengifundisiwekokubili ukusuthanokulamba,nokubusanokuswela
13Ngingakwenzakonkengayeongiqinisayo
14Nokhonenzekahlengokuhlanganyelanami ekuhluphekenikwami
15KephaninabaseFilipiniyaziukuthiekuqaleni kwevangeli,ekuphumenikwamieMakedoniya,akukho bandlaelahlanganyelanamiendabeniyokupha nokwamukela,kuphelaninanodwa.
16NgokubanaseThesalonikanathumelakanyenakabili ekuswelenikwami
17Kungesikhoukuthingifunaisipho,kodwangifuna isitheloesingavamaesibalwenisenu
18Kodwanginakhokonke,futhingiyachichima;ngisuthi, sengamukeleku-Ephafrodithuizintoezavelakini,iphunga elimnandi,umhlatsheloowamukelekayo,othokozisayo kuNkulunkulu
19KodwauNkulunkuluwamiuzakugcwalisaukuswela kwenukonkengokwenothoyakheenkazimulwenikuKristu Jesu
20ManjekuNkulunkulunoBabawethumakube yinkazimulokuzekubephakadenaphakadeAmen
21KhonzanikubobonkeabangcweleabakuKristuJesu Abazalwaneabanamibayakhonzakini.
22Bonkeabangcwelebayakhonzakini,ikakhuluabendlu kaKesari
23UmusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristumawubenaninonke. Amen(KwabaseFiliphiilotshwanguEphafrodithu eseRoma)