KwabaseKholose 4

1 Makhosi, nikani izisebenzi okulungileyo lokulingeneyo, lisazi ukuthi lani lileNkosi emazulwini.

ⲁ̅ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ

2 Khuthalani emkhulekweni, lilinde kuwo ngokubonga;

ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ

3 likhuleke ngesikhathi esifananayo ngathi futhi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango welizwi, ukukhuluma imfihlo kaKristu, lami engibotshwe ngenxa yayo;

ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ

4 ukuthi ngiyibonakalise, njengalokhu ngifanele ukukhuluma.

ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ

5 Hambani ngenhlakanipho mayelana labangaphandle, lihlenga isikhathi.

ⲉ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ

6 Ilizwi lenu kalihlale emuseni, linambitheke ngetshwayi, ukuze lazi ukuthi kulifanele njani ukuphendula lowo lalowo.

ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲣ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ

7 Konke okumaqondana lami uzalitshela uTikiko, umzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo lesisebenzi kanye lathi eNkosini;

ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

8 engimthume kini kukho lokhu, ukuze azi indaba zenu lokuthi aduduze inhliziyo zenu;

ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ

9 kanye loOnesimo umzalwane othembekileyo lothandekayo, owakini. Bazalazisa konke okulapha.

ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ

10 Uyalibingelela uAristako oyisibotshwa kanye lami, loMarko umzawakhe kaBarnabasi, elemukela imilayo ngaye; uba efika kini, memukeleni,

ⲓ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ

11 loJesu othiwa nguJustusi, owabokusoka; laba bodwa yizisebenzi kanye lami embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ababa yinduduzo kimi.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ

12 Uyalibingelela uEpafra owakini, inceku kaKristu, elilwela emikhulekweni ngezikhathi zonke, ukuze lime liphelele ligcwaliswe entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

13 Ngoba ngiyafakaza kuye ukuthi uyalitshisekela kakhulu labaseLawodikeya labaseHiyerapoli.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

14 Uyalibingelela uLuka umelaphi othandekayo, loDema.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ

15 Bingelelani abazalwane abaseLawodikeya, loNimfa, lebandla elisemzini wakhe.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲩⲙⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ

16 Njalo nxa isifundiwe lincwadi phakathi kwenu, bonani ukuthi ifundwe lebandleni labeLawodikeya, njalo ukuthi lani liyifunde leyo evela eLawodikeya.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ

17 Limtshele uArkipho lithi: Qaphela inkonzo oyemukele eNkosini, ukuthi uyiphelelise.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

18 Isibingelelo ngesami isandla esikaPawuli. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa kawube lani. Ameni.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ