7 UTirhikosi uzanitjela zoke iindaba ngami, ungumfowethu othandekako, isikhonzi esithembekileko nenceku kanye nami eKosini.
Bekaphekelelwa nguSopatrosi umsa kaPhuru weBheriya, ngu-Aristarirhusi noSekhundusi beThesalonika, nguGayusi weDerbe, nguThimothi, nguTikhikhusi noTrofimusi besifundeni se-Asiya.
Kodwana ngibone kuqakathekile bona ngithumele kini u-Ephafrodithu umfowethu osisebenzi nolibutho kanye nami, godu nosithunywa senu enamthumela bona azokutjheja iindingo zami.
Lokhu nakufunda ku-Ephafrasi othandekako noyinceku kanye nathi. Usisebenzi sakaKrestu esithembekileko ngebanga lenu
No-Ephafrasi ongomunye wenu noyinceku kaJesu Krestu uthe nginivuse. Njalo emthandazwenakhe uhlala anilwela ukuze niqine nidzimelele begodu niqinisekisiwe kikho koke okusentandweni kaZimu.
Uzabe akhambisana no-Onesimusi, umfowethu othembekileko nothandekako, ongomunye wenu. Bazanitjela ngakho koke okwenzekako lapha.
UThirhikhu ngimthume e-Efesu.
Lokha nangithumela kuwe u-Arithema namkha uThikiku, yiza msinyana kimi eNikhopholi ngombana ngizimisele ukudlela ubusika lapho.