KwabaseFiliphi 3
1 Elokucina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukulibhalela izinto ezifananayo, mina kakungidinisi, kodwa lina kuyaliqinisa.
Pakupwililisha mobanse bame, ndambangeti, kamukondwani pakwikatana ne Mwami. Nkacela kundemesha kumulembela kayi bintu mbyondalamulembela kendi, pakwinga awo maswi ngamunyamfwilisha kutatonshanya.
2 Nanzelelani izinja, linanzelele izisebenzi ezimbi, linanzelele ukusika;
Cenjelani ne bantu bamicito yabukabwa, beshikwinsa byaipa, bayuminina nta pakupalula mubili.
3 ngoba thina siyikusoka, esikhonza uNkulunkulu ngoMoya, siziqhenya kuKristu Jesu, njalo singathembeli enyameni;
Afwe njafwe twalapalulwa cancinencine, afwe tukute kukambilila Lesa pakutanguninwa ne Mushimu Uswepa. Tukute kutwangila mukwikatana ne Yesu Klistu. Neco nkatukute kushoma myambo ilambangowa sha pamubili sobwe.
4 lanxa mina ngilethemba futhi enyameni; uba omunye ecabanga ukuthemba enyameni, mina kakhulu;
Lino njame ndalikuba welela kushoma myambo ya mubili ilicisa. Na pali muntu layeyengeti washoma myambo ya kumubili ya mushoboyu, ame nkute cebo capitapo,
5 ngasokwa ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, ngingowohlanga lukaIsrayeli, owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, umHebheru wamaHebheru, ngokomlayo umFarisi,
pakwinga ame ndalapalulwa kandicili ne masubowa asanu ne atatu. Njame Muislayeli wamu mukowa wa Benjameni, njame muHebeli nkonko walasemwa kumashali ba ciHebeli. Na tulamba sha Milawo ya Bayuda ndalikuba mulikoto lya Bafalisi.
6 ngokokukhuthala ngazingela ibandla, ngokokulunga okusemlayweni ngingasoleki.
Kayi Ndalikuba wakangwabu cakwinseti ndalapensha mubungano. Lino kwelana ne kululama kukute kucanika mukukonkela milawo, ame nkandalikukute kampenda kali konse sobwe.
7 Kodwa izinto ezaziyinzuzo kimi, lezo ngazibala njengokulahlekelwa ngenxa kaKristu.
Nomba byonse mbyondalikuboneti bikute pindu, lino ndabicaneti paliyawa mobibilele cebo ca Klistu.
8 Yebo isibili, futhi ngikubala konke njengencithakalo ngenxa yobuhlekazi bolwazi lukaKristu Jesu iNkosi yami; okungenxa yakhe ngilahlekelwe yikho konke, njalo ngakuthatha njengezibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu,
Cakubinga bintu byonse ibi biliya pindu, pakwinga nkabyelana ne pindu ili mukwinshiba Yesu Klistu, Mwami wakame. Ecebo cakendi ndabitaya byonse. Ndabibonongoweti byunsho, kwambeti pindu inene yakame ibe Klistu,
9 njalo ngificwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela emlayweni, kodwa lokho okungokholo lukaKristu, ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokholo;
kwambeti ame nendiye twikale pamo cakupwililika. Nkandalyelekeshenga kuba walulama palwakame pakukonkela Milawo, nsombi ndelela kuba walulama pakucanika mukushoma Klistu, bululami bweshikufuma kuli Lesa, bwebakwa palushomo.
10 ukuze ngimazi yena lamandla okuvuka kwakhe, lokuhlanganyela kwenhlupheko zakhe, ngenziwe ngifuze ukufa kwakhe,
Ncondayandishishinga nikwambeti njinshibe Klistu, nekubona ngofu shakendi shakupunduka kubafu. kayi ndayandanga kunyumfwa byeshikubaba pamo nendiye kwambeti mbeti endiye mulufu lwakendi.
11 uba kungenzeka ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.
Ndelekeshenga kwinseco pakupembeleleti mpani nenjame nkekale nebuyumi pakupunduka kubafu.
12 Kangitsho ukuthi sengikubambile, kumbe ukuthi sengiphelelisiwe; kodwa ngixotshana lakho, ukuthi futhi ngingakubambisisa lokho engabanjisiselwa khona nguKristu Jesu.
Nkandambangeti ndacikonsho kendi kayi nkandololoka sobwe. Nsombi ndafwambanga mwakutalefuka kwambeti nkacane cilambo ncalanyandila Yesu Klistu pakunkwela kwambeti mbe wakendi.
13 Bazalwane, mina kangibali ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambisisile; kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili,
Mobanse bame, nkandambangeti ndatambulu kendi cilambo sobwe. Nsombi pali cintu cimo nconkute kwinsa, nkute kuluba byakunyuma nekwelekesha cangofu kucana byakuntangu.
14 ngigijimela umzila ngokunxwanela emvuzweni wobizo lwaphezulu lukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu.
Ndafwambanga lubilo kayi ndipepi kushika pacikonkwani, kwambeti nkatatambule cilambo Kwilu ico Lesa ncalatukuwilinga kupitila mukwikatana pamo ne Yesu Klistu.
15 Ngakho sonke esesiphelele, kasikhumbule lokhu; njalo uba licabanga ulutho olwehlukeneyo, lalokhu uNkulunkulu uzalembulela khona;
Lino afwe twense otulakulu mubuyumi bwetu bwaku mushimu, tube ne moyo wopelowo. Na pali bintu nabimbi mbyomukutepo miyeyo yapusana, Lesa nakamumunikile.
16 kodwa kulokhu esesifike kukho, kasihambeni ngesimiso sinye, sikhumbule intonye.
Neco nambi cibaconi, katwikatishani mwangofu bintu ibyo mbyotukute kendi mpaka lino.
17 Banini ngabahlanganyeli abangabalingiseli bami, bazalwane, njalo baqaphelisiseni abahamba ngokunjalo, njengoba lilathi njengesibonelo.
Mobanse bame, kamukonkelani njame, kayi mubalabilile abo bantu balendenga mwakukonkela cilesho calumbuluka ncetwalamushiyila.
18 Ngoba abanengi bahamba, engalitshela kanengi ngabo, lakhathesi ngitsho ngezinyembezi ngithi, bayizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu;
Ndamwambili sha bintu ibi mankanda angi, nomba kayi ndabweshengaponga kandila misoshi kwambeti pali bantu bangi balendenga mubuyumi bulaleshengeti nibalwani ba lusanda lwa Klistu.
19 abakuphela kwabo kuyikubhujiswa, abankulunkulu wabo uyisisu, lodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abacabanga izinto zomhlaba.
Mapwililisho abo nikulobelela, pakwinga mbyobasuni byakumubili ebilabanga Lesa wabo. Nabo balatwanganga ne bintu byanga byelela kubapa nsoni, kayi bashowa miyeyo yabo pabintu byapacishi capanshi byonka.
20 Ngoba ikithi isemazulwini, lalapho esilindele ukuthi uMsindisi avele khona, iNkosi uJesu Kristu;
Nsombi afwe tobene cishi ca Kwilu, kayi enkweshakafumine Mupulushi ngotulapembelelenga, uyo ni Mwami Yesu Klistu.
21 ozaphendula umzimba wethu wobuphansi, ukuze ufanane lomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, njengokusebenza elamandla ngitsho okwehlisela ngaphansi kwakhe zonke izinto.
Nendi nakaisandule mibili yetu ikute kubola, ikabeti mubili wakendi wabulemu. Ee, nakacinse mungofu shakendi isho nshela kusebensesha pakubika bintu byonse panshi pa bwendeleshi bwakendi.
