12 Uyanihambisa na-Ephafrasi longulomunye wakini, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, lonilwela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi emkhulekweni, kuze nime, niphelele nisime ekwenteni intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Ngako-ke nani banini ngulabaphelele, njengobe neYihlo losezulwini aphelele.”
Tiyofilusi, Labanyenti bente kahle ngekubhala umbiko ngetintfo letentekile emkhatsini wetfu.
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Lowo losikhonti sami akangilandzele, lapho ngikhona khona mine nesisebenti sami siyawuba khona. Losikhonti sami uyawutuswa nguBabe.”
Mine ngekwami ngenelisekile ngani, bazalwane bami, kutsi nine ngekwenu nigcwele kulunga, nagcwaliswa nangalo lonkhe lwati, niyakwati nekuyalana.
Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu nangelutsandvo lwaMoya kutsi nilwe kanye nami ekungikhulekeleni kwenu, kuNkulunkulu.
Bazalwane, ningaboba bantfwana ekucabangeni, kodvwa ebubini niboba tinswane, ekucabangeni nibe ngulabakhule impela.
Kodvwa sikhuluma inhlakanipho kubantfu lasebakhulile eNkhosini. Kepha lenhlakanipho akusiyo yalesikhatsi nome yebabusi lababhubhako balesikhatsi.
Kwekugcina-ke bazalwane, ngitsi: Salani kahle. Lungisani imihambo yenu, netsabele kwemukela imiyalo, nivumelane, nihlalisane ngekuthula, khona Nkulunkulu wekuthula newelutsandvo atewuba nani.
Kungabe kambe ngitincengela kubantfu yini nome kuNkulunkulu? Nome ngetama kujabulisa bantfu yini? Nangabe ngisajabulisa bantfu, bengingeke ngibe sisebenti saKhristu.
Bantfwabami, nginemhelo ngani, kuyawudzimate kwakheke Khristu kini.
Kodvwa nyalo Nkulunkulu sewubuyisene nani ngekucitsa ingati yaJesu esiphambanweni, kuze kutsi animise ningcwele, ningenasici, ningenacala embikwakhe.
Nguye lesimshumayelako, seluleka bonkhe bantfu, sifundzisa bonkhe bantfu ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, kuze sikwati kumisa bonkhe bantfu baphelele kuKhristu Jesu.
Ngisebentela loko ngishikashikeka ngekusebenta kwakhe, lokusebenta ngemandla kimi.
Nafundziswa ngu-Ephafrasi lotsandzekako, losisebenti kanye natsi. Nguye losimelele ngekutsi abesikhonti lesetsembekile saKhristu.
Kanjalo-ke natsi, kusukela mhlazana siva ngani, asizange siyekele kunithandazela, sinincusela kutsi niphelele ekwatini intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza konkhe kwaMoya.
Utawube ahamba na-Onesimuse, umzalwane lomunye lowetsembekako nalotsandzekako, yena-ke ungulomunye wenu. Batanilandzisa-ke ngako konkhe lokwenteka ngalapha.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wekuthula anganingcwelisa ngalokuphelele, agcine umoya wenu, nemphefumulo wenu, nemtimba wenu, kungabi nasici ekubuyeni kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Uyanikhontisa Ephafrasi, lesiboshwe kanye naye ngenca yaKhristu Jesu,
Kudla lokucinile kwebantfu lasebakhulile, lasebanemicondvo lehlutekile, leseyikwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle nalokubi.
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuJakobe, inceku yaNkulunkulu neyeNkhosi Jesu Khristu. Iya etiveni letili-12 letisakatekile. Ngiyanibingelela.
Kucinisela kumele kucedzela umsebenti wako, kuze nivutfwe niphelele ningenasici, ningehlulwa lutfo.
Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuSimoni Phetro, inceku nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Iya kini lenemukele kukholwa lokuligugu njengekwetfu. Nikwemukele ngekulunga kwaNkulunkulu neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.
Kuye lonemandla ekunigcina, ningete nakhubeka, kuze aniletse ebukhosini bakhe, nite licala, nitfokota kakhulu,