1 UPowula noThimothi, iinceku zakaKrestu Jesu, kibo boke abacwengileko kuKrestu Jesu abaseFilipi, bakanye nabaphathi namagosa:
Kuzokuba njengendoda enekhambo: Itjhiya umzayo ezandleni zeensebenzi zayo, esinye nesinye isisebenzi sinomsebenzaso bese itjela leso esisesangweni bona sibeke ilihlo.
Nanyana ngubani oyincekwami kufuze angilandele; nalapho ngikhona nencekwami izakubakhona. UBaba uzamdumisa umuntu oyincekwami.”
“Kutloliwe encwadini yamaRhubo bona, ‘Ikumbakhe ayigedeze, kungahlali namunye ngaphakathi kwayo.’ “Begodu kutloliwe bona, ‘Kwanga omunye angathatha isikhundla sakhe.’
Zilondeni ngokuzitjheja nina ngokwenu, nawo woke umhlambi uMoya oCwengileko anibeke bona nibe babonisi bawo kobana neluse ibandla lakaZimu azizuzele lona ngeengazi zeNdodanakhe.
Kodwana u-Ananiyasi waphendula wathi: “Kosi, ngizwe imibiko eminengi ngendoda leyo, nangazo zoke izinto ezimbi ezenzileko ngabacwengileko bakho eJerusalema.
Incwadi le ivela kimi mina Powula, inceku kaKrestu Jesu, owabizelwa ekubeni mpostoli, wahlukaniselwa ivangeli lakaZimu.
Kibo boke abathandekako kuZimu abaseRoma, ababizelwe ekubeni ngabacwengileko: Akube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba wethu neKosini uJesu Krestu.
UThimothi nafika lapho kini, qinisekisani bonyana akunalitho alesabako ngombana wenza umsebenzi weKosi njengami.
Mina Powula umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngokwentando kaZimu, noThimothi umzalwana, silotjhisa ibandla lakaZimu eKorinte nabo boke abacwengileko abakilo loke le-Arhaya.
Kghani nje-ke ngizifunela ukuthandwa babantu namkha nguZimu na? Kghani ngifuna ukuthabisa abantu? Nakube bengisafuna ukuthabisa abantu, bengingeze ngaba likhoboka lakaKrestu.
Noke nibantwana bakaZimu ngokukholwa kuKrestu Jesu
AkunamJuda, akunamGrigi, ikhoboka namkha otjhaphulukileko, omduna namkha omsikazi ngombana nimunye noke kuKrestu Jesu.
UPowula umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngokwentando kaZimu, kibo abacwengileko abase-Efesu nabathembekileko kuKrestu Jesu:
Ngalokho-ke, soloko ngezwa ngokukholwa kwenu eKosini uJesu kanye nethando lenu kibo boke abacwengileko,
Akube mumusa kibo boke abathanda iKosethu uJesu Krestu ngalo loke ithando elingapheliko.
Nginethemba eKosini uJesu bonyana ngizakuthumela uThimothi msinyana kini ukuze nami ngithokoziswe ziindaba ezivela kini.
Yibani nomkhumbulo onjengalowo ebegade ukuKrestu Jesu,
Ingasi bona sele ngikufumene lokho namkha sele ngifikile emnqopheni, kodwana ngihlabela phambili kobana ngikwenze kube ngekwami ngombana uKrestu Jesu ungenze ngaba ngewakhe.
Ngithi esisokileko, iye, thina esilotjha ngoMoya kaZimu. Sizikhakhazisa ngoKrestu Jesu, asinathemba enyameni,
Ngaphezu kwalapho, ngithatha koke njengokulahlekelwa ngebanga lokuqakatheka okukhulu kokwazana noKrestu Jesu iKosami. Ngebanga lakhe ngilahlekelwe ngikho koke, yeke koke lokho ngikuthatha njengeenzibi ukuze ngizuze uKrestu,
Mina Powula, uSilasi noThimothi; kiwo amaThesalonika alibandla lakaZimu, uBaba wethu, neKosethu uJesu Krestu: Akube kini umusa nokuthula.
Phambilini sahlutjhwa begodu sathukwa khulu eFilipi njengombana nisazi, kodwana ngesizo lakaZimethu sazidela kobana sizonitjela ngevangeli lakhe phezu kobana besiqalene nokuphikiswa okukhulu.
Mina Powula, uSilasi noThimothi; kilo ibandla lamaThesalonika elikuZimu onguBaba wethu, neKosini yethu uJesu Krestu:
lokha nayiza kobana izokuphazimuliswa ngibo boke abacwengileko bayo begodu ibatjazwe ngibo boke abayikholwako ngombana nakholelwa ebufakazini bethu.
kuThimothi indodanami ngenyama ekukholweni. Akube mumusa, isirhawu nokuthula okubuya kuZimu uBaba, nakuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
Ngokunjalo namadikoni. Nawo kufanele ahlonipheke, angabi mamenemene, azinikelele ewayinini elinengi namkha abe marhamaru ngemalini;
UPowula ikhoboka lakaZimu nompostoli wakaJesu Krestu, ngebanga lokukholwa kwabakhethiweko bakaZimu nangokwazi iqiniso elimayelana nokwesaba uZimu,
ngombana umbonisi njengomphathi weendaba zakaZimu kufanele angasoleki, angazigqaji, angapheli ihliziyo, angabi sidakwa, angabi ngosisilwi nomarhamaru;
UPowula osibotjhwa sakaKrestu Jesu noThimothi umzalwana wethu, kuFilimoni isinini sethu esithandekako nosisebenzi kanye nathi;
Ngithanda nazi bonyana umzalwana wethu uThimothi sele akhutjhiwe ngesikhungweni. Nange angafika msinyana, ngizokuza naye sizonibona.
UJakopo, inceku kaZimu neyeKosi uJesu Krestu, ulotjhisa kizo zoke iinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili ezihlakazeke hlangana neziziwe.
ngombana beninjengezimvu ezidurhileko, kodwana kwanjesi seniphendukele kuMelusi nomnakekeli wemiphefumulwenu.
USimoni Pitrosi oyinceku nompostoli kaJesu Krestu, kilabo abamukele ukukholwa okuligugu njengokwethu ngokulunga kwakaZimethu noMsindisi uJesu Krestu.
UJuda, inceku kaJesu Krestu, umfowabo kaJakopo, kilabo ababiziweko, abathandwe nguZimu uBaba, balondwa nguJesu Krestu.
Isambulo sakaKrestu asinikelwa nguZimu bonyana abonise iinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzeke msinyana. Lokho wakwenza ngokuthumela ingilozi ukuyobonisa inceku yakhe uJwanisi,
Ifihlakalo yeenkwekwezi ezilikhomba ozibonileko ngesidleni sami kanye nezinti zegolide zeembani ezilikhomba zingilokhu: Iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba ziziingilozi zamabandla alikhomba nezinti zeembani ezilikhomba zegolide zimabandla alikhomba.”
Ngalokho ngaguqa eenyaweni ngayilotjha kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho ababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu. Lotjha uZimu ngombana ubufakazi bakaJesu bumumoya wokuphorofida.”
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla lePhergamu tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe isabula ebukhali ngapha nangapha:
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwana bakho, abaphorofidi kanye nalabo ababulunga amezwi wencwadi le. Yeke, lotjha kwaphela uZimu!”