30 Ngobe ngenca yemsebenti waKhristu wacishe wafa, watidzela, kuze agcwalise lokusilele ekungikhonteni kwenu.
Kepha ngikhandza kutsi imphilo yami ayisho lutfo kimi, nangabe nje ngingaphumisela indzima yami ngicedze nemsebenti lengawunikwa yiNkhosi Jesu, wekutsi ngifakaze ngeliVangeli lemusa waNkulunkulu.
labanikela ngemphilo yabo kutsi ibesengotini ngenca yami. Ngiyababonga kakhulu, hhayi mine ngedvwa, kepha nawo onkhe emabandla ebetive.
Ngobe loku lokubolako kufanele kutsi kwembatse kungaboli, naloko lokufako kufanele kutsi kwembatse kungafi.
Nakufika Thimothi lapho kini, nibocaphelisisa kutsi nimemukele, ativele asekhaya, ngobe wenta msebenti munye nami, umsebenti weNkhosi.
Ngiyatfokota ngekufika kwaStefanasi, naFothunatusi, na-Akhayikhusi, ngobe bayanimelela nome ningekho.
Ngiyawujabula kutsi nginikele ngako konkhe ngize nginikelwe nami lucobo, kuze kusitakale imiphefumulo yenu. Nanginitsandza kakhulu, pho, mine kufanele yini kutsi ngitsandvwe kancane?
Kanjalo-ke kitsi kusebenta kufa, kepha kini kusebenta kuphila.
Kukholwa kwenu kungumhlatjelo wenu lonikelwa kuNkulunkulu. Nome ingati yami beyingengetwa kuwo lomhlatjelo, mine bengingajabula, sijabule kanye nani nonkhe.
Ngempela abegula, asemkhatsini wekufa nekuphila, kepha Nkulunkulu wamhawukela, kungesiye yena yedvwa, kepha wangihawukela nami kutsi ngingabi nelusizi etikwelusizi.
Ngijabule kakhulu eNkhosini, ngobe manje senite navuselela kunginakekela kwenu; noko beninginakekela, kepha benisengakabi nelitfuba lekukwenta loko.
Ngemukele konkhe ngalokungetulu, ngenelisekile ngetipho lengitinikwe ngu-Ephafrodithu tichamuka kini, letingumnikelo longemakha lamnandzi, umhlatjelo lowemukelekako nalojabulisako kuNkulunkulu.
Bengingatsandza kutsi ngimgcine ngalapha ngakimi, njengobe ngisiboshwa nje, khona atewutsatsa indzawo yakho ekungisiteni ngesikhatsi ngisaboshiwe ngenca yeliVangeli.
Bamehlule ngengati yeliWundlu nangelivi lebufakazi babo, ngobe abakutsandzanga kuphila kwabo kwaze kwabasekufeni.