KwabaseFiliphi 1:1-13

UPawula noThimothewu, izinceku zikaKhristu uJesu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKhristu uJesu abaseFiliphi, nababheki bebandla kanye nabadiyakhoni. Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Khristu. Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ngezikhathi zonke enginikhumbula ngazo. Njalo ekuninxuseleni kwami, nginxusa ngokuthokoza, ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini, kusukela ngosuku lokuqala kuze kube manje. Nginesibindi ngempela sokuthi owuqalile umsebenzi omuhle kini uzakuwufeza, kuze kube wusuku lukaKhristu uJesu. Nakuba kufanele ukuba ngicabange kanjalo ngani nonke, ngokuba nisenhliziyweni yami nonke, lokhu nina nonke nihlanganyele nami emseni, ekuboshweni kwami, ekulivikeleni nasekuliqiniseni ivangeli. UNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami ukuthi nginilangazelela kangakanani nonke ngenxa yesihe sikaJesu Khristu. Ikakhulukazi ngikhulekela ukuba uthando lwenu lwande kakhulu, lujule ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke, ukuba nikwazi ukukhetha okusemqoka, ukuze nibe mhlophe, futhi ningabi nasici osukwini lukaKhristu; nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ngaye uJesu Khristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu. Bazalwane, ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi lokho okwangehlelayo kugcine sekuqhubekisela phambili ivangeli. Kwaze kwabacacela bonke abasendaweni yokwahlulela nabo bonke abanye, ukuthi ukuboshwa kwami kungenxa kaKhristu.