UPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni;
Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami kukho konke ukunikhumbula;
njalo kukho konke ekukhulekeleni kwami ngenxa yenu lonke ngininxusela ngentokozo;
Ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje;
nginethemba lalokho ukuthi owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwufeza kuze kube lusuku lukaJesu Kristu;
njengokuba kufanele ukuba ngikucabangele lokhu nonke, ngokuba nginenu enhliziyweni yami; njengoba naseziboshweni zami, nasekuvikeleni nasekuqiniseni ivangeli, nina nonke ningabahlanganyeli bomusa wami.
Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi wami wokuthi ngililangazelela kangakanani lonke ngenhliziyo kaJesu Kristu.
Nalokhu ngiyakhuleka ukuba uthando lwenu luvame kakhulu ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke;
ukuze nivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu; ukuze nibe msulwa, ningabi nacala, kuze kufike usuku lukaKristu;
nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingoJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu.
Kepha ngithanda ukuba nazi, bazalwane, ukuthi okwenzeka kimi kwaphumela ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ivangeli;
Ngakho-ke izibopho zami kuKristu zabonakala esigodlweni sonke lakuzo zonke ezinye indawo;
Abazalwane abaningi eNkosini, beqiniseka ngezibopho zami, banesibindi esikhulu kakhulu sokukhuluma izwi ngokungesabi.
Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango; futhi abanye futhi ngenhliziyo enhle:
Laba batshumayela uKristu ngombango, kungeyisikho ngobuqotho, bethi bangongeza usizi ezibopho zami;
Kepha abanye ngothando, besazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli.
Pho? Nokho uKristu uyashunyayelwa ngezindlela zonke, noma ngokuzenzisa noma ngeqiniso; futhi ngiyathokoza ngakho, yebo, futhi ngiyojabula.
Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakungiphendulela kube yinsindiso ngokukhuleka kwenu nangokusiza kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu,
Njengokulangazelela kwami nethemba lami, ukuthi angiyikuba namahloni ngalutho, kodwa ukuthi ngaso sonke isibindi, njengalokhu kwenzeka njalo, kanjalo namanje uKristu uyakuphakanyiswa emzimbeni wami, noma kungokuphila noma ngokufa.
Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, futhi ukufa kuyinzuzo.
Kepha uma ngiphila enyameni, lokhu kuyizithelo zomsebenzi wami;
Ngokuba ngicindezelekile phakathi kokubili, nginesifiso sokumuka ngiyekuba noKristu; okuyinto engcono kakhulu:
Kodwa ukuhlala enyameni kuyadingeka kakhulu ngenxa yenu.
Kepha-ke lokhu nginethemba, ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyakuhlala, ngihlale nani nonke, ukuze niqhubekele phambili nentokozo yokukholwa kwenu;
ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kwengezelelwe kuKristu Jesu ngami ngokubuya kwami kini.
Kuphela ukuhamba kwenu makube njengokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, ukuze kuthi noma ngiza nginibona, noma ngingekho, ngizwe izindaba zenu, ukuthi nime niqinile emoyeni munye, nganhliziyonye nilwela ukukholwa kweNkosi ivangeli;
ningethuswe ngalutho ngabamelene nani, okuwuphawu lokubhubha kubo, kodwa kinina lwensindiso, nolukaNkulunkulu.
Ngokuba niphiwe nina ngenxa kaKristu, kungesikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kepha nokuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe;
Nilokulwa okufanayo enakubona kimi, nezwa manje ukuthi ukimi.
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