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1 Ngenxa yalokhu mina Pawuli, isibotshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngani abezizwe,
ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
2 uba kambe selizwile ngokuphathwa komusa kaNkulunkulu engawuphiwelwa lina,
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3 ukuthi njengesambulelo wangazisa imfihlo (njengalokhu ngabhala ngaphambili ngamafitshane,
ⲅ̅ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ
4 okungalokhu, nxa lifunda, lingazi ulwazi lwami emfihlweni kaKristu);
ⲇ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲔⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
5 yona engaziswanga ezizukulwaneni ezinye ebantwaneni babantu, njengalokhu isiyembuliwe khathesi kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele labaprofethi ngoMoya;
ⲉ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬ ⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
6 ukuthi abezizwe babe yizindlalifa abahlanganyeli lomzimba ofananayo labahlanganyeli besithembiso sakhe kuKristu, ngevangeli,
ⲋ̅ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
7 engenziwa ngalo isikhonzi njengokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe.
ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ.
8 Kimi, engimncinyane kulomncinyane wabo bonke abangcwele, lowomusa ngawuphiwa, ukuthi ngitshumayele kwabezizwe ivangeli lenotho kaKristu engelakulinganiswa,
ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲂⲞⲔ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲢⲎϪⲤ.
9 lokukhanyisela bonke ukuthi buyini ubudlelwano bemfihlo, ebifihliwe kusukela endulo kuNkulunkulu owadala izinto zonke ngoJesu Kristu, (aiōn g165)
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϮ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ. (aiōn g165)
10 ukuze khathesi emibusweni lemandleni endaweni zezulu yaziswe libandla inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu ezinhlobonhlobo,
ⲓ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲐⲞϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲤ (aiōn g165)
12 esilesibindi kuye lokungena ngethemba, ngokholo lwakhe.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ.
13 Ngakho ngiyacela ukuthi lingalahli ithemba enhluphekweni zami ngani, eziludumo lwenu.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
14 Ngenxa yalokhu ngiguqa ngamadolo kuYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲖⲒ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
15 okubizwa ngaye usendo lonke olusemazulwini lolusemhlabeni,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ.
16 ukuze alinike, njengokwenotho yobukhosi bakhe, liqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe emuntwini ongaphakathi,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
17 ukuze uKristu ahlale ngokholo enhliziyweni zenu; ligxilile lisekelwe ethandweni,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲚϮ.
18 ukuze libe lamandla sibili okuqedisisa kanye labo bonke abangcwele, ukuthi kuyini ububanzi lobude lokutshona lokuphakama,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲎϢⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϢⲒⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲔ.
19 lokwazi uthando lukaKristu olwedlula ulwazi, ukuze ligcwaliswe ngokugcwala konke kukaNkulunkulu.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
20 Njalo kuye, olamandla phezu kwakho konke okwenza okwedlula ngokwengezelelweyo kwesikucelayo kumbe esikunakanayo, njengamandla asebenza kithi,
ⲕ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ.
