25 Kodwana ngibone kuqakathekile bona ngithumele kini u-Ephafrodithu umfowethu osisebenzi nolibutho kanye nami, godu nosithunywa senu enamthumela bona azokutjheja iindingo zami.
Njengokuqanda kweliqhwa ngesikhathi sokuvuna, sinjalo-ke nesithunywa esethembekileko kiloyo osithumileko; siqabula umphefumulo womniniso.
Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ayikho inceku ekulu kunekosayo, akakho nomzenda omkhulu kunaloyo omthumileko.
Njengombana ungithumele ephasini, nami ngibathumela ephasini.
Ngilotjhiselani kuPriska no-Akuyila, ababasebenzi kanye nami kuKrestu Jesu,
U-Uribanosi osisebenzi kanye nathi kuKrestu naye nimlotjhise kanye nomngani othandekako uStarhisi.
Thina sisebenza ndawonye singebakaZimu, nina niyisimu kaZimu begodu nimumakho kaZimu.
Kodwana azange ngibe nokuthula ngombana azange ngifunyane umzalwana uTitosi lapho. Yeke ngabalayelisa, ngabuyela eMasedoniya.
Bekatjhisekela ukuzonibona noke, kodwana wakhathazeka ngombana besele nizwile bona bekagula.
Ngifumene yoke ikokhelo bekwaba ngaphezulu; nganeliseke ngokupheleleko njengombana ngamukele izipho eningithumele zona ngo-Epafrodithu, umnikelo wephunga elimnandi, okumhlabelo owamukelekako nothokozisa uZimu.
Iye, nawe ngiyakukhombela mnganami bona usize abomma laba ngombana batjhikatjhika nami emsebenzini wevangeli, bakanye noKlemente nabo boke abasebenzisana nami, labo amabizwabo angencwadini yokuphila.
Lokhu nakufunda ku-Ephafrasi othandekako noyinceku kanye nathi. Usisebenzi sakaKrestu esithembekileko ngebanga lenu
UJesu okuthiwa nguJustosi naye uthe nginivuse. Laba-ke ngibo bodwa abangebokusoka hlangana nabasebenza kanye nami embusweni kaZimu, begodu bayinduduzo kimi njalo.
Sathumela uThimothi umfowethu nesibambisene naye emsebenzini kaZimu wokutjhumayela ivangeli lakaKrestu, kobana azoniqinisa abe anikhuthaze ngebanga lokukholwa kwenu,
ngokunjalo noMarkosi, u-Aristarirhusi, uDemasi noLukasi ababalingani bami.
Ngalokho-ke bazalwana abacwengileko, enibahlanganyeli ekubizweni kwezulwini, bekani umkhumbulwenu kuJesu ongumPostoli nomPhristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu.