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1. | UPawuli loTimothi, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKristu Jesu abaseFiliphi, kanye lababonisi labadikoni: |
2. | Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu. |
3. | Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ekulikhumbuleni konke, |
4. | ngezikhathi zonke kuwo wonke umkhuleko wami ngani lonke ngenza umkhuleko ngentokozo, |
5. | ngokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini, kusukela esukwini lokuqala kuze kube khathesi; |
6. | ngithemba khona lokhu, ukuthi owaqalisa umsebenzi omuhle kini uza wu phelelisa kuze kube sesukwini lukaJesu Kristu; |
7. | njengoba kulungile kimi ukuthi ngikhumbule lokhu ngani lonke, ngoba ngilani enhliziyweni, ukuthi lekubotshweni kwami, l e kuvikel eni l e kuqinisel eni ivangeli, lina lonke lingabahlanganyeli bomusa wami. |
8. | Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi wami, wokuthi ngililangatha kangakanani lonke emibilini kaJesu Kristu. |
9. | Njalo ngikhuleka lokhu, ukuthi uthando lwenu luvame-ke lusanda ngokwanda elwazini lekuqedisiseni konke, |
10. | ukuze lizivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu, ukuze lihlambuluke lingasoleki kuze kube sesukwini lukaKristu, |
11. | ligcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingoJesu Kristu, ebukhosini lodumo lukaNkulunkulu. |
12. | Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lazi, bazalwane, ukuthi izinto ezangehlelayo zenza kakhulu ukuqhutshelwa phambili kwevangeli; |
13. | zize izibopho zami kuKristu zibonakale esigodlweni sonke lakwabanye bonke, |
14. | labazalwane abanengi eNkosini, beqiniswe ngezibopho zami, sebelesibindi esikhulu sokukhuluma ilizwi ngokungesabi. |
15. | Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango, kodwa abanye kambe ngenhliziyo enhle; |
16. | laba batshumayela uKristu ngokuphikisana, bengelaqiniso, bekhumbula ukuthi baletha ukuhlupheka ekubotshweni kwami; |
17. | kodwa labo ngothando, besazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli. |
18. | Kuyini pho? Loba kunjalo kuyo yonke indlela, loba ekuzenziseni, kumbe eqinisweni, uKristu uyatshunyayelwa; kulokhu-ke ngiyathokoza, yebo ngizathokoza futhi. |
19. | Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuzaphendukela kimi esindisweni ngomkhuleko wenu, langokwelekelela kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu, |
20. | njengokulindela okukhulu lethemba lami, ukuthi kangiyikuyangiswa ngalutho, kodwa ngesibindi sonke, njengesikhathi sonke, lakhathesi uKristu uzakhuliswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngempilo, kumbe ngokufa. |
21. | Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, lokufa yinzuzo. |
22. | Kodwa uba ukuphila enyameni kuyisithelo somsebenzi kimi, lengizakukhetha kangikwazi. |
23. | Ngoba ngiminyezelwe ngokubili; ngilesifiso sokusuka lokuba loKristu, okungcono kakhulukazi; |
24. | kodwa ukuhlala enyameni kuyasweleka kakhulu ngenxa yenu. |
25. | Lalokhu ngithemba ngiyazi ukuthi ngizakuba khona, ngihlale lani lonke, ekuqhubekeni kwenu lentokozweni yokholo, |
26. | ukuze ukuzincoma kwenu ngami kwengezwe kuKristu Jesu kimi, ngobukhona bami kini futhi. |
27. | Kuphela hambani ngokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, kuze kuthi, loba ngifika ngilibona, loba ngingekho, ngizwe indaba zenu, zokuthi limi emoyeni munye, ngengqondonye lilwela ukholo lwevangeli ndawonye, |
28. | njalo lingethuswa ngalutho ngabaphikisayo; okuyisibonakaliso kibo sokubhubha, kodwa kini sosindiso, njalo lokhu kuvela kuNkulunkulu; |
29. | ngoba lanikwa ngesihle esikhundleni sikaKristu, kungeyisikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kodwa lokumhluphekela; |
30. | lilokulwa okufananayo njengalokho elakubona kimi, lelikuzwa kimi khathesi. |
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