16 Shangatsi iNkhosi ingaba nebubele kubaka-Onesiforusi, labevame kungihlumelelisa njalo, ngobe abengenamahloni ngekuboshwa kwami.
Shangatsi Simakadze manje anganiphatsa ngemusa nangekwetsembeka, nami futsi ngitaniphatsa ngalowo musa, njengobe nani nentile.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngaloku; ungakwesuli konkhe loku lengikwente ngekwetsembeka, ngikwentela indlu yaNkulunkulu wami nenkonzo yayo.
Ngase ngitjela emaLevi kutsi akatihlambulule ahambe ayewuciza emasango, kuze agcine liSabatha lingcwele. Nangenca yaloko ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ungihawukele njengekwelutsandvo lwakho lolukhulu.
Ngase ngenta nelitfuba leminikelo yetinkhuni ngetikhatsi letimisiwe newetitselo tekucala. Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngekwesihawu sakho.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ube nesihawu kimi ngako konkhe lengikwentele lesive.
Kulowetsembekile wena utibonakalisa wetsembekile, kulongenacala wena utibonakalisa ucotfo,
Unesihawu lonkhe lilanga, ebolekise, nebantfwana bakhe basibusiso.
Kodvwa ngiyakukwephula wena ngalelo langa, ngeke uniketelwe etandleni talabo lobesabako, kusho Simakadze.
Kanjalo futsi nalesi lesemukela emathalenta lamabili sawatalisa, atala lamanye lamabili.
Babusisiwe labanesihawu, ngobe bayawuhawukelwa.
Khenela wacondza kuPawula wambamba, watsi akaboshwe ngetinketane letimbili. Wase uyababuta kutsi ngubani yena lomuntfu, nekutsi wenteni.
Kungako ngicele kunibona nje ngikhulume nani; ngobe ngiboshwe ngaletinketane ngenca yakhe lolitsemba lebantfu baka-Israyeli.”
Ngobe bawuhlumelele umoya wami newenu; ngako-ke bahlonipheni labanjalo.
Ngikhulekeleni-ke, kutsi mine lengilincusa lelisetinketaneni ngenca yeliVangeli, ngilikhulume ngesibindzi njengobe kungifanele.
kungako nje ngihlupheka nanyalo. Kodvwa ngite emahloni, ngobe ngiyamati lengetsembele kuye, futsi ngineliciniso kutsi yena unawo emandla ekukulondvolota loko lakubeke kimi, kuze kube ngalelo langa.
Nakefika eRoma, wangifunisisa, wadzimate wangitfola,
futsi uyayati kahle yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemihle labetinikele kuyo e-Efesu. Shangatsi iNkhosi ingamhawukela ngalelo langa!
Ngako-ke ungabi nemahloni ngekufakaza ngeNkhosi yetfu. Ubete emahloni nangami, siboshwa sayo, kodvwa hlanganyela nami ekuhluphekeleni liVangeli ngemandla aNkulunkulu.
Hambisa boPhrisila na-Akhwila kanye nebaka-Onesiforusi.
Yebo, mzalwane wami, ngicela kutsi ngitfokotiswe nguwe eNkhosini, ngekuhlumelelisa inhlitiyo yami kuKhristu.
Lutsandvo lwakho luyangijabulisa, futsi luyangikhutsata, mzalwane wami. Tinhlitiyo talabanyenti labangcwele tihlunyelelisiwe ngalo.
Naba nesihawu kulabo bebaboshiwe, nacinisela ngekujabula nanemukwa timphahla tenu, ngobe nanati kutsi nine ninalokuncono lokukhonsako.
Ngobe phela Nkulunkulu akakhetsi, futsi angeke ayikhohlwe imisebenti yenu nelutsandvo lenilukhombise ekusiteni labangcwele, njengobe nenta namanje.
Nawomi wase ukhuluma kubomalukatane bakhe, watsi: “Ncandzekani, nibuyele emakhaya akini. Shangatsi Simakadze anganiphatsa ngemusa, njengobe benibaphetse ngemusa nani bafi, lababengemadvodzana ami, kantsi nami futsi beningiphetse kahle.