KubaseKholose 1:7 - Siswati 1996 Bible Nafundziswa ngu-Ephafrasi lotsandzekako, losisebenti kanye natsi. Nguye losimelele ngekutsi abesikhonti lesetsembekile saKhristu. |
Lesisebenti sawa phansi satincengela satsi: ‘Ase umane ungibeketelele, ngitakubhadala.’
“Pho, ngubani losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, inkhosi yaso lesimise etikwebendlu yayo, kutsi sibanike kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele?
Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
Ngaloko-ke sengitfumele kini Thimothi, longumntfwanami lengimtsandzako nalowetsembekile eNkhosini. Nguye-ke lotanikhumbuta ngekuhamba kwami lokukuKhristu Jesu, njengobe ngifundzisa etindzaweni tonkhe nasemabandleni onkhe.
Macondzana nalabasengakashadi ngite umyalo weNkhosi, kepha ngitanitjela lengikubonako njengemuntfu lowetsembekile ngekuhawukelwa yiNkhosi.
Batisebenti taKhristu yini? Mine ngingulesincono. Loku sengikukhuluma njengeluhlanya. Ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo, ngidvonsa matima, ngaboshwa kanyenti, ngashaywa kanyenti, ngabasengotini yekufa.
Umzalwane Ephafrodithu, lenanimtfumele kimi kutsi atewungisita ekwesweleni kwami, usisebenti nelisotja laJesu kanye nami. Ngikubone kudzingekile kutsi ngimtfumele kini.
Uyanihambisa na-Ephafrasi longulomunye wakini, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, lonilwela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi emkhulekweni, kuze nime, niphelele nisime ekwenteni intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Thikhikhusi, umzalwane lotsandzekako, nalosikhonti lesetsembekile, lesiyinceku kanye nami eNkhosini, utanatisa konkhe ngami.
Utawube ahamba na-Onesimuse, umzalwane lomunye lowetsembekako nalotsandzekako, yena-ke ungulomunye wenu. Batanilandzisa-ke ngako konkhe lokwenteka ngalapha.
Utawuba sisebenti saKhristu lesincomekako nawungayendlulisela kubazalwane lemiyalo. Nawe utakondleka emoyeni ngemavi ekukholwa nangemfundziso yeliciniso, lobambelele kuyo.
Loko lokuve kimi embikwabofakazi labanyenti, nawe kuphatsise bantfu labetsembekile labatawuba nemandla ekukufundzisa kulabanye.
Ngako-ke kwakudzingekile kutsi afanane nabomnakabo ngako konkhe, kuze atewuba ngumPhristi Lomkhulu lonesihawu nalowetsembekile emsebentini waNkulunkulu, kube yinhlawulo yetono tebantfu.