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1. | UPawuli isibotshwa sikaKristu Jesu loTimothi umzalwane, kuFilimoni othandekayo lesisebenzi kanye lathi, |
2. | lakuApifiya othandekayo, lakuArkipho owebutho kanye lathi, lakubandla elisendlini yakho: |
3. | Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu. |
4. | Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngikuphatha ngezikhathi zonke emikhulekweni yami, |
5. | ngisizwa ngothando lwakho langokholo olalo eNkosini uJesu lakubo bonke abangcwele, |
6. | ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokholo lwakho kube lamandla elwazini lwento yonke enhle ekini kuKristu Jesu. |
7. | Ngoba silentokozo enkulu lenduduzo ethandweni lwakho, ngoba imibilini yabangcwele yavuselelwa ngawe, mzalwane. |
8. | Ngalokho, lanxa ngilesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokuthi ngikulaye into efaneleyo, |
9. | kanti ngenxa yothando kungcono ukuthi ngincenge, nginjengonje, uPawuli omdala, esengiyisibotshwa futhi sikaJesu Kristu. |
10. | Ngiyakuncenga ngomntanami, engimzeleyo kuzibopho zami, uOnesimo, |
11. | okade engelasizo kuwe, kodwa khathesi-ke ulosizo kuwe lakimi, |
12. | engimbuyisela kuwe; kodwa wena, memukele, okuyikuthi imibilini yami; |
13. | ebengifisa mina ukumbamba abe lami, ukuze angisebenzele esikhundleni sakho kuzibopho zevangeli; |
14. | kodwa kangithandanga ukwenza ulutho ngaphandle kwemvumo yakho, ukuze okuhle kwakho kungabi ngokokubanjwa ngamandla, kodwa njengokwesihle. |
15. | Ngoba mhlawumbe wehlukaniswa lawe okwesikhatshana ngenxa yalokhu, ukuze ubuye umemukele phakade; |
16. | angabe esaba njengesigqili, kodwa ngaphezu kwesigqili, umzalwane othandekayo, ikakhulu kimi, kodwa kakhulu kangakanani kuwe konke enyameni leNkosini. |
17. | Ngakho uba usithi ngingumhlanganyeli lawe, memukele njengami. |
18. | Kodwa uba ekone ng olutho kumbe elomlandu, lokho kubalele kimi; |
19. | mina Pawuli ngibhale ngesandla sami, mina ngizakuhlawula; ukuze ngingatsho kuwe ukuthi ulomlandu oseleyo kimi lawe uqobo. |
20. | Yebo, mzalwane, sengathi ngingaba lentokozo ngawe eNkosini; uvuselele imibilini yami eNkosini. |
21. | Ngikubhalele ngithemba ukulalela kwakho, ngisazi ukuthi lawe uzakwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikutshoyo. |
22. | Futhi ngesikhathi esifananayo ungilungisele lami indawo; ngoba ngiyathemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizanikwa kini. |
23. | Uyakubingelela uEpafra oyisibotshwa kanye lami kuKristu Jesu, |
24. | uMarko, uAristako, uDema, uLuka, izisebenzi kanye lami. |
25. | Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lomoya wenu. Ameni. |
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