1 Ngithanda nazi bonyana ngirubaruba kangangani ngani nangalabo abaseLawodikeya, boke abanengi esingazange khesibonane nabo ubuso nobuso.
URarheli wathi: “Ngibindene nodadwethu ngamandla amakhulu, ngamhlula.” Alo-ke wayithiya bona nguNafitali.
Kwathi asebuhlungwini njalo, waqinisela khulu emthandazweni, umjulukwakhe waba njengamathosi weengazi athontela equlwanini.
“Nje-ke sengiyazi bona akakho noyedwa wenu kilabo engikhambe ngimemezela ivangeli kibo ozabe asangibona godu.
Bajabha khulu ngamezwi awatjhoko bona angekhe basambona godu. Nje-ke bamphekelela emkhunjini.
Bantwana bami enginomrhelo ngabo kufikela uKrestu abunjwe ngaphakathi kwenu,
njengombana ninomtjhikatjhika ofana nalowo enangibona ngiphakathi kwawo, nagadesi nizwa bonyana ngisesenawo.
Nje-ke ngiyathaba ekuhluphekeni kwami ngenca yenu, begodu emzimbenami ngiphelelisa lokho okutlhayeleko ekuhluphekeni kwakaKrestu ngebanga lomzimbakhe, okutjho ibandla.
Iye, ngikho lokhu engikusebenzelako, ngitjhabatjheka ngawo woke umfutho awuvusa ngamandla ngaphakathi kwami.
ngombana nanyana ngingekho kini siqu sami, kodwana nginani ngommoya. Begodu ngithabela ukubona ukuhleleka kwenu nokudzimelela kokukholwa kwenu kuKrestu.
Phambilini sahlutjhwa begodu sathukwa khulu eFilipi njengombana nisazi, kodwana ngesizo lakaZimethu sazidela kobana sizonitjela ngevangeli lakhe phezu kobana besiqalene nokuphikiswa okukhulu.
Ngesikhathi uJesu asesephasinapha bephele enze imithandazo nokubawela abanye ngesililo esikhulu nangeenyembezi kiloyo ogade anamandla wokumsindisa ekufeni. Begodu bekalalelwa ngombana bekazinikela ngokuzithoba.
Niyamthanda nanyana ningakhange nimbone; niyakholwa kuye nanyana ningamboni njenganje begodu niyathokoza ngethabo elingekhe lahlathululwa nelibabazekako
lisithi: “Tlola lokho okubonako encwadini, ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba, okutjho e-Efesu, eSimirna, ePherigamo, eThiyathira, eSaridisi, eFiladelfiya neLawodikeya.”