KubaseFiliphi 1:1-30
1 Lencwadzi ivela kuPawula naThimothi, labatisebenti taKhristu Jesu, iya kubo bonkhe labangcwele baseFiliphi+ labamunye naKhristu Jesu, nakubabonisi kanye netinceku letisebentako:+
2 Shengatsi ningemukela umusa lomkhulu kanye nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu longuBabe wetfu, naseNkhosini lenguJesu Khristu.
3 Ngihlale ngimbonga Nkulunkulu wami nanginikhumbula.
4 Ngimbonga ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nanginincusela nonkhe, futsi ngihlale ngincusa ngekujabula+
5 ngenca yesandla lenisifakile* etindzabeni letimnandzi kusukela ngelilanga lekucala kuze kube ngunyalo.
6 Ngobe nginelitsemba lekutsi loyo lowacala umsebenti lomuhle kini utawucedzela+ kuze kufike lilanga laKhristu Jesu.+
7 Kuhle kutsi ngicabange loku ngani njengobe nisenhlitiyweni yami, ngobe niyangisita njengobe ngiboshiwe, futsi nangisita ekuvikeleni tindzaba letimnandzi nasekuticaliseni ngalokusemtsetfweni. Ngaleyo ndlela, mine nani satfola umusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu.+
8 Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi nginikhumbula kakhulu, nekutsi nginitsandza njengaKhristu Jesu.
9 Ngichubeka ngithantazela kutsi lutsandvo lwenu lukhule kakhulu+ ngelwati lolungulonalona+ nangekucondza lokuphelele;+
10 khona nitociniseka ngetintfo letibaluleke kakhulu,+ nibe msulwa futsi ningakhubi muntfu+ kuze kufike lilanga laKhristu;
11 nekutsi nigcwaliswe ngesitselo sekulunga lesitfolakala ngaJesu Khristu,+ kube yinkhatimulo neludvumo kuNkulunkulu.
12 Manje ngifuna nati bazalwane, kutsi lesimo lengikuso sente kutsi tindzaba letimnandzi tichutjekiselwe embili,
13 ngobe kuboshwa kwami+ ngenca yaKhristu sekwatiwa+ ngibo bonkhe Bogadzi Bembusi nalabanye bantfu.
14 Bazalwane labanyenti labaseNkhosini batfole emandla ngekuboshwa kwami, futsi bayachubeka bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi.
15 Labanye bashumayela ngaKhristu ngobe banemona futsi bayabanga, kodvwa labanye bashumayela ngenhlitiyo lenhle.
16 Laba labashumayela ngenhlitiyo lenhle bamemetela ngaKhristu ngobe bachutjwa lutsandvo, futsi bayati kutsi ngibekelwe kuvikela tindzaba letimnandzi;+
17 kodvwa laba labanye bakwenta ngembango, hhayi ngenjongo lenhle, ngobe bafuna kungibangela tinkinga njengobe ngiboshiwe.
18 Umphumela uba yini? Uba kutsi ngato tonkhe tindlela Khristu uyamenyetelwa, ngisho kungaba ngekutentisa nobe ngeliciniso, futsi ngiyajabula ngaloko. Ecinisweni ngitawuchubeka ngijabula,
19 ngobe ngiyati kutsi loku kutawuphumela ekusindzisweni kwami ngenca yekuncusa kwenu+ nekusitwa ngumoya waJesu Khristu.+
20 Ngiyaciniseka futsi nginelitsemba lekutsi ngeke ngibe nemahloni nganome nguyiphi indlela, kodvwa ngiyati kutsi ngitawukhuluma ngesibindzi futsi Khristu utawudvunyiswa ngemtimba wami njengobe kwenteka kucala, kungaba ngekuphila nobe ngekufa.+
21 Ngobe nangiphila, ngiphilela Khristu,+ futsi nangifa loko kutawuzuzisa mine.+
22 Nangabe ngitawuchubeka ngiphila enyameni, umsebenti wami utawuba netitselo; kodvwa angikwenti kwatiwe loko lengitakukhetsa.
23 Angati kutsi yini lengitayikhetsa kuloku lokubili, ngobe nginesifiso sekukhululwa ngibe naKhristu,+ futsi ngiyaciniseka kutsi loku ngiko lokuncono kakhulu.+
24 Kodvwa kubaluleke kakhulu kutsi ngihlale ngisenyameni ngenca yenu.
25 Njengobe ngiciniseka ngaloku, ngiyati kutsi ngitawuchubeka ngiphila futsi nginani nonkhe khona nitotfutfuka futsi nijabule ekukholweni,
26 kuze kutsi nasengiphindze nginani, injabulo yenu iphuphume kuKhristu Jesu ngenca yami.
27 Philani ngendlela lefanele tindzaba letimnandzi letimayelana naKhristu,+ kuze kutsi nobe ngingafika nginibone nobe ngingekho, ngive kutsi nime nicinile, nekutsi nicabanga ngendlela lefanako,* nimunye*+ futsi nisebenta ngekubambisana kuze nichubeke ninekukholwa lokusekelwe etindzabeni letimnandzi,
28 futsi ningabowesatjiswa ngulabamelene nani. Konkhe loku kufakazela kutsi batawubhujiswa,+ nekutsi nine nitawusindziswa.+ Loku-ke kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
29 Ngobe ninikwe lilungelo ngenca yaKhristu, hhayi nje kuphela kutsi nikholwe nguye, kodvwa nekutsi nihlupheke ngenca yakhe.+
30 Ngobe nibhekene nekuhlupheka lokunjengaloko lenangibona ngibhekene nako,+ nanyalo leniva kutsi ngisebhekene nako.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “ngenca yekuhlanganyela ekusakateni.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “nimoya munye.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “nimphefumulo munye.”
