Qhubekani nikhuleka, nilinde kukho ngokubonga;
nisikhulekele nathi, ukuba uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango wenkulumo, ukuba sikhulume imfihlakalo kaKristu, engiboshiwe ngenxa yayo;
ukuze ngibonakalise, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume.
Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kwabangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi.
Ukukhuluma kwenu makube nomusa njalo, kuyolisiwe ngosawoti, ukuze nazi enifanele ukubaphendula ngakho bonke abantu.
Konke okumayelana lami uzalitshela uTikhiku, ongumzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo lenceku kanye lami eNkosini;
engimthume kini khona lokho, ukuze azi indaba yenu, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu;
kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane othembekileyo nothandekayo, ongowakini. Bayakunazisa konke okwenziwa lapha.
Uyakhonza kini u-Aristarku isiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku indodana kadadewabo kaBarnaba, enayalwa ngaye; uma efika kini mamukeleni;
NoJesu othiwa uJustu, abangabokusoka. Yilaba kuphela abayizisebenzi kanye nami embusweni kaNkulunkulu, babe yinduduzo kimi.
Uyakhonza kini u-Ephafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu, enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niphelele entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu.
Ngokuba ngiyamfakazela ukuthi unentshiseko enkulu ngani, nabaseLawodikeya, nabaseHiyerapholi.
Uyakhonza kini uLuka, udokotela othandekayo, noDema.
Khonzani kubazalwane baseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni elisendlini yakhe.
Nxa le ncwadi isifundiwe kini, qinisekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni laseLawodikeya; nokuthi nani nifunde incwadi evela eLawodikeya.
Lithi ku-Arkiphu: Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile eNkosini, ukuze uyifeze.
Isibingelelo ngesandla sami mina Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa mawube nani. Amen. (Yabhalwa uThikhiku no-Onesimu isuka eRoma yaya kwabaseKolose.)
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