“Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?
KubaseFiliphi 4:5 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kubeketela kwenu ngebumnene akwatiwe bantfu bonkhe, iNkhosi isedvute. |
“Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?
Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngelikusasa lenu, ngobe likusasa liyakutikhatsalela lona. Inhlupheko yelilanga yenele lona.”
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
Kwakona loko nje kutsi nibe niloku nimangalelana, kukhomba kona kwehluleka. Yini kungabi ncono kini kutsi noniwe? Yini kungabi ncono kini kutsi nidlelelwe?
Ngako-ke nangabe lokudla kwami inyama kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angeke ngisayidla inyama nome nini, kuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
Bantfu labancintisanako batitsiba kuko konkhe, bukani-ke ngobe labo basuke bentela kutfola umklomelo lophelako, kangakanani-ke tsine lesiyakwemukela umklomelo longeyiwuphela.
Mine, Pawula matfupha, ngiyanincenga ngebumnene nangebubele baKhristu. Nginguye yena loPawula lenimtsatsa ngekutsi uyatikhobosa nasemkhatsini wenu, kodvwa abe nesibindzi kini nangekho embikwenu.
kutsi ningasheshi nidvungeke engcondvweni yenu, ningetfuswa ngumoya nome ngemavi, nome yincwadzi lekungatsi iphuma kitsi. Konkhe loku kunganetfusi kutsi lilanga leNkhosi selifikile.
Kubete lokhuluma kabi ngalomunye, bangabi tilwi, babeketele, bakhombise bumnene kubo bonkhe bantfu.
Singakuyekeli kuhlangana ndzawonye, njengobe labanye sebanemkhuba wekungahlangani; kodvwa asikhutsatane kakhulu, njengobe nani niyabona kutsi lilanga selisondzele.
Moya waKhristu abesavele asebenta kubo abakhombisa tinhlupheko lebetitakwehlela Khristu; waphindze wabakhombisa nebukhosi lobebutawulandzela leto tinhlupheko. Babehlolisisa kutsi kuyakwenteka nini loko, nekutsi kuyakwenteka kanjani.
Siphetfo sato tonkhe tintfo sesisondzele. Ngako-ke tibambeni, nititsibe khona nitekwati kukhuleka.
Jesu watsi: “Lalela la, ngiyeta masinyane! Babusisiwe labo labeva lamavi alesiphrofetho bawente.”