17 Ngako-ke nawutsi mine ngingumhlanganyeli kanye nawe, naye-ke, memukele ngaleyo ndlela lebewungangemukela ngayo mine.
“Lonemukelako nine, wemukela mine; nalowemukela mine, wemukela longitfumile.
Nalowo lowemukela umntfwana lonje egameni lami, wemukela mine.”
INkhosi iyawubaphendvula itsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe loko lenanikwenta kulomunye walabanaketfu labancane, nanikwenta kimi!’
Watsi kube abhajatiswe yena nendlu yakhe, wasincenga watsi: “Nangabe niyangibona kutsi ngetsembekile ngempela eNkhosini yami, wotani nitewuhlala endlini kami.” Wasicindzetela saze savuma.
Thithusi-ke yena sibambisene naye emsebentini wekunikhonta. Labazalwane-ke, batitfunywa temabandla, baludvumo kuKhristu.
Imfihlakalo ngulokutsi betive nabo sebatindlalifa kanye natsi, nekutsi sebangumtimba munye kanye natsi, futsi sebabahlanganyeli besetsembiso kanye natsi kuJesu Khristu ngeliVangeli.
Kufanele kutsi ngibe nemcondvo lonjalo ngani nonkhe, njengobe nami nginetfwele enhlitiyweni yami. Ngemusa weNkhosi nonkhe nihlanganyele nami ekuboshweni kwami ngenca yeliVangeli, nasekulivikeleni, nasekulisimiseni.
Tisebenti letinebaphatsi labakholwako kufanele tingabedzeleli ngeligunya lekutsi babazalwane; kodvwa timelwe tisebente kancono, ngobe labo labasitakala ngekusebenta kwato ngulabatsandzekako labakholwako. Ubofundzisa uyale ngaletintfo.
ngiyakuncenga mayelana na-Onesimuse, indvodzana yami, lengimtfole ngesikhatsi ngisejele.
Ngimbuyisela kuwe, yena loyinhlitiyo yami.
Nangabe kukhona lakona ngako, nome kukhona lakukweleda kona, sibuyise kimi leso sikwelede.
Ngako-ke bazalwane bami labangcwele, leninenhlanganyelo kulolubito lwasezulwini, cabangisisani ngaJesu, longumPhostoli nemPhristi Lomkhulu wesivumo setfu.
Ngobe sihlanganyela naKhristu kuphela, nasibambelele etsembeni letfu lakucala kuze kube ngusekupheleni.
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Ngako ngiyabancenga babonisi labasemkhatsini wenu, njengobe nami ngingumbonisi kanye nabo, ngingufakazi wetinhlupheko taKhristu, nemhlanganyeli ebukhosini lobutakwembulwa, ngitsi:
Lowo lesambona samuva simemetela yena nakini, kuze nani nibe nebudlelwane kanye natsi. Tsine-ke sinebudlelwane neYise kanye neNdvodzana yakhe lenguJesu Khristu.