KwabaseFiliphi 1
1 UPhawuli loThimothi, inceku zikaKhristu uJesu, Lakubo bonke abangcwele kuKhristu uJesu eFiliphi kanye lababonisi labadikoni:
Iswe ba Paulusi ni Timutea, bahikana ba Jesu Keresite, kwabana bonse babakungulwa cha Jesu Keresite bekele kwa Filipi, ni bakulwana ni madikoni.
2 Umusa lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba leNkosini uJesu Khristu kakube kini.
Chisemo chibe nanwe ni kozo izwa kwa Ireeza Ishetu ni Simwine wetu Jesu Keresite.
3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami izikhathi zonke lapho ngilikhumbula.
Nilitumela kwa Mulimu wangu munimihupwila monse.
4 Emikhulekweni yami yonke ngilikhulekela lonke, ngihlezi ngikhuleka ngokuthokoza
Inako ni nako mutapelo zangu zonse kwenu, cabuitumela heti nitenda itapelo zangu.
5 ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela ngosuku lwakuqala kuze kube khathesi,
Nileta buitumelo kutumelo yenu kwinzwi la Mulimu kuzwa luzuba lwetanzi mane kusika hanu.
6 ngilethemba lokuthi lowo owaqalisa umsebenzi omuhle kini uzawuqhubekisela phambili kuze kube lusuku lukaKhristu uJesu.
Nizumina kwechinu chitutenda, mukuti iye yotanga musebezi mulotu kwenu kazwile habusu kumaniniza kutenda zilotu kukasika izuba la Jesu Keresite.
7 Kuqondile ukuthi ngicabange ngokunjalo ngenxa yenu lonke, njengoba ngilani enhliziyweni yami njalo lanxa ngibotshiwe kumbe ngivikela ivangeli loba ngiliqinisa, lonke lihlanganyela lami emuseni kaNkulunkulu.
Kulotu kwangu kulizuwa munilizuwila ibaka lenu mubonse kakuli mwina kunkulo yangu. Inwe mubonse mubalikani bangu chamusa hanina mumawenge ni mukusileleza ni kukonzeleza inzwi la Ireeza.
8 UNkulunkulu angafakaza ukuthi lonke ngilifiselani ngothando lukaKhristu uJesu.
Initi Ireeza nji paki yangu, muninyolezwi kumibona mubonse mubutungi bwelato la Jesu Keresite.
9 Umkhuleko wami ngowokuthi uthando lwenu lwande kokuphela ekwazini lasekuzikeni kokuqedisisa
Mi itapelo yangu njeyi: kuti ilato lenu nilinjihe chabungi ni kwinjiha chabungi luli muzibo ni kutwisiso yonse.
10 ukuze lenelise ukubona okuhle njalo lihlambuluke lingabi lasici kuze kube lusuku lukaKhristu,
Kanimilapelela kokuti nimusole ni kusala zintu zilukite chakumaniniza. Kanimilapelele kokuti nimube ni inkulo injolola ni isena mafosisa kuya kwizuba la Keresite.
11 ligcwele izithelo zokulunga ezibuya ngoJesu Khristu ekudunyisweni lasekubongweni kukaNkulunkulu.
Kakube bulyo mukuti kamube mwizwile zichelantu zichenete ziza cha Jesu Keresite, mwikanya ni kubabazwa kwa Ireeza.
12 Bazalwane, ngifuna ukuba lazi ukuthi okwenzakale kimi kusizile impela ekuqhubekeliseni ivangeli phambili.
Linu nisaka kuti mwizibe, bakwangu, kuti zintu zibatendahali hewulu lyangu zibaletisi kuti iivangeli ihasane chokuhwela.
13 Ngalokho, sekube sobala kubo bonke abalindi besigodlo lakwabanye bonke ukuthi ngibotshelwe uKhristu.
Chendabayobulyo, kuba mumawenge kwangu cha Keresite kubezibahali mucibaka chisilelezwe ni kumwi konse,
14 Ngenxa yokubotshwa kwami, abazalwane abanengi sebelethemba eNkosini njalo sebelesibindi esikhulu sokutshumayela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu bengelakwesaba.
mi bungi bwabakwangu mwizina la Simwine babakukuwezwa hahulu ibaka lakuba mumawenge kwangu kakuwamba inzwi ninisena lyowa mi ninilukuluhite.
15 Kuliqiniso ukuthi abanye batshumayela uKhristu ngenxa yomona lombango kodwa abanye ngenxa yesifiso esihle.
Ikumbya bamwi mane babezibahazi za Keresite chamuna ni kulikataza, imi bamwi chakusuni bulyo.
16 Laba benza lokhu ngothando bekwazi ukuthi ngifakwe lapha ukuba ngivikele ivangeli.
Bana bezibahaza Jesu chakusuna kwabo bezi kuti nibabikwa munu chakuzimanina inwzi la Ireeza.
17 Abakuqala batshumayela ngoKhristu ngokuzikhukhumeza, bengeqotho, becabanga ukuthi bangangidalela uhlupho ngisekubotshweni.
Kono bamwi bezibahaza za Keresite chabuñwanyama ni mihupulo isena chisemo. Bahupula kuti baniletela bukaabo mumawange angu.
18 Kodwa-ke, kusizani pho? Into eqakathekileyo yikuthi ngezindlela zonke, ingabe kuyinjongo engalunganga loba eyeqiniso, uKhristu uyatshunyayelwa. Njalo ngenxa yalokhu mina ngiyathokoza. Yebo, ngizaqhubeka ngithokoza,
Linu chibileza chi? Iwola kuba inzila ihi ne ihi, iwola kuba chakuchenga kapa cheniti, Keresite wizibahazwa, imi cheyi indava ninyakalala! Eni kaninyakalale.
19 ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu langosizo lukaMoya kaJesu Khristu, okwenzakale kimi kuzaletha ukukhululwa kwami.
Mukuti niizi kuti iyi indava ileta kuti nilukululwe. Ichi kachitendahale bulyo chebaka le tapelo zenu ni tuso ya Luhuho Lunjolola lwa Jesu Keresite.
20 Ngokutshiseka ngilindele njalo ngithemba ukuthi angiyikuyangeka langayiphi indlela, kodwa ngizakuba lesibindi esaneleyo ukuze kuthi khathesi njengenjwayelo uKhristu uzakudunyiswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngokuphila kumbe ngokufa.
Ziyendelela chakuya chetibelelo yesepo ni buniti buta kuti keti niniswabe. Mukucho, chesusuezo yonse, sina inako yonse mane naho hahanu, nina itibelelo yakuti Keresite kabuse mubuli wangu, kapa kaibe kakuhala kapa chefu.
21 Ngoba kimi, ukuphila kunguKhristu lokufa kuyinzuzo.
Kwangu kuhala nji Keresite, imi kufwa kufuma.
22 Nxa ngingaqhubeka ngiphila emzimbeni, lokhu kuzakutsho umsebenzi olezithelo kimi. Kodwa-ke, kuyini engizakukhetha? Angazi!
Kono heba kuhala chenyama kuleta zichelantu kuzwililila hamitendo yangu, linu kanti kanizi chiniswanela kusalwa.
23 Ngiphakathi kwakho kokubili: Ngifisa ukusuka ngibe loKhristu, okungcono kakhulu;
Kakuli nikatezwe inketo yachiniswanela kuketa hazobele. Nina itakazo yakufunduka kukekala ni Keresite, ili indava initabela hahulu ni kuhitiliza!
24 Kodwa kuyasweleka kakhulu kini ukuba ngibe ngilokhu ngiphila kulumzimba.
Imi hape kushala munyama kuyelele chebaka lyenu.
25 Sengikholwe lokhu, ngiyakwazi ukuthi ngizakuba khona, njalo ngizaqhubeka ngilani lonke ngenxa yokuthuthuka kwenu lokuthokoza ekukholweni,
Mukuti nina isepo kuamana nechi, nizi kuti kanishale ni kuzwila habusu kuba nanwe mubonse, chebaka lakuzwila habusu kwenu ni tabo mutumelo.
26 ukuze kuthi ngokuba lani kwami futhi, ukuthokoza kwenu kuKhristu uJesu kuzakwanda ngenxa yami.
Chebaka lyobulyo, kulumbeka kwenu kwa Jesu Keresite chebaka lyangu kakwinjihe chebaka lakuba kwangu hape mukati kenu.
27 Loba kusenzakalani, lina ziphatheni ngendlela efanele ivangeli likaKhristu. Ngakho, langabe ngiyeza ukuzalibona loba ngizwe nje kuphela ngani ngingekho, ngizakwazi ukuba liqinile ngaMoya munye, lilwela ukholo lwevangeli njengomuntu munye,
Mukwate fela buhalo bwenu chenzila iyelele iñusa la Keresite. Mutende bulyo njo kuti, kakwina indava kapa nikezite kukumibona kapa kanikwina, niwola kuzuwa mumuzimanine chenguzu chaluhuho lumwina. Nitabela kuzuwa kuti mwina ni moozo umwina kulika kukwatisana hamwina chebaka letumelo yeñusa.
28 kungekho kwethuswa langayiphi indlela yilabo abaliphikisayo. Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso kubo ukuthi bazachithwa, kodwa lina lizasindiswa nguNkulunkulu.
Imi musiye kutizwa zintu zonse zichitwa ni zila zenu. Ichi kwabo chisupo chitondeza kusinyeha kwabo. Kono kwenu chisupo chitondeza ipuluso yenu, imi ichi chizwa kwa Ireeza.
29 Ngoba kunikelwe kini ngenxa kaKhristu kungasikukholwa kuye kuphela, kodwa lokumhluphekela,
Mukuti kwenu chichibahewa kale, chebaka la Keresite, isiñi kuzumina fela kwali, kono ni kumunyandila hape.
30 njengoba lilwisa hlupho lunye elabona ngilalo, lakhathesi liyezwa ukuba ngilokhu ngilalo.
Mukuti namwe mwina kulilwisa kuswana nokuna kumubaboni kwangu, nokuna kumuzuwa kuti kwina name hanu.
