KwabaseFiliphi 4
1 Ngakho-ke bazalwane bami, lina engilithandayo lengilikhumbulayo, liyintokozo yami lomqhele wami, kumele liqine kanjalo eNkosini bangane abathandekayo!
Lino mobanse bame ndimusuni, kayi ndamuyeyenga, mukute kunkondwelesha. Njamwe cilambo cakame cakutwangilapo. Kamuyumani mushoboyu mukwikatana ne Mwami.
2 Ngiyamncenga uYuwodiya loSintikhe ukuba bavumelane eNkosini.
Ndasengenga Yudiya ne suntuke, kwambeti munyumfwane pakwinga momukowa umo muli Mwami.
3 Ngiyakucela mhlobo wami oqotho, siza abesifazane labo abasebenza lami kanzima ngenxa yevangeli, kanye loKlementi labanye engisebenza labo, abalamabizo abo asencwadini yokuphila.
Ndasengenga obe omuname mu ncito, kwambeti ubanyamfwilishe batukashi aba. Pakwinga balasebensa camakasa abili pamo nenjame kumwaya Mulumbe Waina, kubikapo ne Kilementi ne nabambi bonse abo balembwa maina abo mulibuku lya Lesa lya bayumi.
4 Thokozani eNkosini kokuphela. Ngiyatsho futhi ngithi: Thokozani!
Kamukondwani mukwikatana ne Mwami. Kayi ndamwambilingeti, “kamukondwani.”
5 Ukuthobeka kwenu kakubonakale kubo bonke. INkosi isiseduze.
Kamuboneshani buyumi bwakulicepesha kuli umo ne munendi, pakwinga Mwami ulipepi kwisa.
6 Lingakhathazeki kodwa ngazo zonke izikhathi bikani izicelo zenu kuNkulunkulu ngokukhuleka, ngokuncenga langokubonga.
Kamutasukama pacintu ciliconse, nsombi mumipailo yenu yonse sengani Lesa ncomulayandanga, cindi conse sengani ne moyo wakulumbaisha.
7 Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqedisisa konke kuzabusa inhliziyo zenu lezingqondo zenu kuKhristu uJesu.
Lino lumuno lwa Lesa ulo lwapita mano amuntu nilusunge myoyo ne mano enu mukwikatana ne Yesu Klistu.
8 Okokucina bazalwane, konke okuliqiniso, lokulesithunzi, lokulungileyo, lokuhlambulukileyo, lokuhle, lokubukekayo, nxa ulutho luluhle kakhulu loba lubongeka, cabangani ngezinto ezinje.
Pakupwililisha mobanse, bikani miyeyo yenu pa bintu byaina ibyo byelela kulumbaishiwa, mbuli bintu ibi; Bya lushomo, byalemekwa, byalulama, byabula kampenda, byeshikuboneka cena, kayi ne bintu byonse bya bulemu.
9 Loba kuyini elikufundileyo loba elikwamukeleyo loba elikuzwileyo kuvela kimi, loba elikubonileyo kimi, kwenzeni. UNkulunkulu wokuthula uzakuba lani.
Kamwinsanga mbyomwalaiya ne kutambula kufuma kulinjame, ponse pabili, mbyomwalanyumfwa ne kubona kulinjame. Popelapo Lesa ukute kupa lumuno nakabe nenjamwe.
10 Ngiyathokoza kakhulu eNkosini ngokuthi khathesi selize lavuselela ukungikhathalela kwenu. Impela kade likhathazeka kodwa lingelalo ithuba lokukubonakalisa.
Mubuyumi bwakame mukwikatana ne Mwami ndakondwa cancine ncine, kwambeti lino panyuma pacindi citali cilapitipo, mulatatiki kayi kulesheti mulanjeyenga. Nkandambangeti mwalacileka kunjeya sobwe. Kwalo kunjeya mukute kunjeya, nsombi nkamwalikukutowa cindi cakwambeti mukuleshe.
11 Kangitsho lokhu ngenxa yokuthi ngiyaswela ngoba sengafunda ukwaneliseka kuyo yonke imimo.
Nkandambanga mushoboyu pacebo cakwambeti mulandeke kwakubula bintu sobwe, pakwinga ame ndayiyipo kuba wekuta.
12 Ngiyakwazi ukuba ukuswela kuyini njalo ngiyakwazi ukuba kuyini ukuba lokunengi. Sengafunda imfihlo yokwaneliseka kuzozonke izimo, langabe ngiyasutha loba ngilambile, loba ngilokunengi kumbe ngiswela.
Ndibwinshi ncebubele bukandu kayi ndibwishi ncebubele bubile. Pali ibi byonse ndeyipo cintu casolama kwambeti kulikonse kayi pacindi ciliconse, ndela kuba wekuta pacindi ncenkute cakulya cakwana, nambi kanyumfwa nsala, nambi kankute bingi nambi bing'ana.
13 Ngingazenza zonke izinto ngaye onginika amandla.
Ngandicikonsha kulangana ne bwikalo bonse bulico kupitila mungofu nshakute kumpa Klistu.
14 Kodwa kwakukuhle ukuthi lihlanganyele lami ekuhluphekeni kwami.
Nsombi mwalensa cena kunyamfwilisha pa mapensho akame.
15 Phezu kwalokho, lina bantu baseFiliphi liyakwazi ukuthi ensukwini elaqala ngazo ukwazi ivangeli ngesikhathi ngisuka eMasedoniya, akukho lalinye ibandla elahlanganyela lami endabeni yokupha lokwamukela ngaphandle kwenu kuphela;
Amwe bantu baku Filipi, mucinshi cena kwambeti pacindi mpondalafuma ku Makedoniya mumasuba akuyamba kukambauka Mulumbe Waina, nimubungano wenu wonka walanyamfwilisha pabintu mbyondali kuyandika kulipila nambi kutambula.
16 ngoba langesikhathi ngiseThesalonika langithumela usizo kanengi lapho ngidinga uncedo.
Mpondalikuba ku Tesalonika, mwalantumina tunkanda twingi lunyamfo ndondalikuyanda.
17 Akusikuthi ngifuna isipho kodwa ngifuna okuzakuba yinzuzo kini.
Nkandambangeti ndayandangowa kutambula bipo sobwe, nsombi kwambeti pali ibyo mbyomukute pasankanishiwepo bipo nabimbi.
18 Sengamukele umvuzo ogcweleyo lodlulisileyo; ngiphiwe okwaneleyo njengoba khathesi sengamukele ku-Ephafrodithusi izipho elazithumelayo. Zingumnikelo wephunga elimnandi, umhlatshelo owamukelekayo lothokozisa uNkulunkulu.
Ndatambulu byonse, kayi mbyonkute bilafulu. Lino nkute byonse mbondayandanga, pakwinga ndatambulu kufuma kuli Epafulodito, ibyo mbyomwalantumina. Bilyeti bipo byanunkila cena byeshikupewa kuli Lesa, eti mulumbo ngwalatambula Lesa mwwakukondwa.
19 UNkulunkulu wami uzakugcwalisa konke ukuswela kwenu ngenkazimulo yenotho yakhe kuKhristu uJesu.
Pakwinga Lesa wakame ukute bubile bwingi, kupitila muli Yesu Klistu nakamupe byonse mbyemwabulilwa.
Lesa Bata balamakeshewe muyayaya kukabe kutapu. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
21 Bingelelani bonke abangcwele abakuKhristu. Abazalwane abalami bayalibingelela.
Mulina lya Yesu Klistu mumpeleko mitende bonse mumubungano. Banse mbondi nabo kuno balamupanga mitende.
22 Abangcwele bonke bayalibingelela, ikakhulu labo abangabendlu kaKhesari.
Balamupanga mitende bantu ba Lesa bonse balikuno makamaka aba balasebensenga mung'anda ya Muleli mukulene waku Loma.
23 Umusa weNkosi uJesu Khristu kawube lomoya wenu.
Luse lwa Mwami Yesu Klistu lube nenjamwe mwense.
