UFilemoni ISAHLUKO 1 1Pawuli, isibotjhwa sakaJesu Krestu, noThimothi umfowethu, kuFilemoni othandekako wethu nesisebenzi esikanye naye. 2Njalo ku-Afiya othandekako wethu, no-Arkipo, esilibutho esikanye nathi, nebandla elisendlini yakho; 3 Umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba wethu neKosini uJesu Krestu akube kini. 4 Ngiyambonga uZimu wami, nangikukhumbula qobe emithandazweni yami; 5 ngombana ngizwa ngethando lakho nokukholwa kwakho eKosini uJesu, nakubo boke abacwengileko; 6 Ngifuna ukwabelana ngokholo lwakho kube nomphumela wokwamukela koke okuhle okukini kuKrestu Jesu. 7 Ngokuba sithokoza khulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngombana iinhliziyo zabangcwele zivuselelwa nguwe, mfowethu. 8 Ngalokho-ke, ngingaba nesibindi esikhulu kuKrestu ukukulaya ukuthi wenze okufaneleko; 9 Kodwana ngebanga lothando ngiyakuncenga, njengombana nginguPowula omdala, begodu nje ngiyisibotjhwa sakaKrestu uJesu. 10 Ngiyakuncenga ngendodana yami u-Onesimu, engimzale ngisebotjhini; 11 Esikhathini esidlulileko besingasizi ngalitho kuwe, kodwana kwanjesi sesisiza kuwe nakimi; 12 engimthumele godu, yemukela yena, okungukuthi, amathumbu wami; 13 Bengifisa ukumgcina nami, ukuze esikhundleni sakho angisebenzele ngesikhathi ngibotjhwe ngebanga levangeli; 14 Kodwana ngaphandle kwengqondo yakho angeze ngenze litho; ukuze inzuzo yakho ingabi njengokugandeleleka, kodwana ngokuzithandela. 15 Ngoba mhlawumbe wahlukana lawe okwesikhatshana, ukuze umamukele unomphela; 16Kasi njengenceku, kodwana ngaphezu kwenceku, umzalwana othandekako, khulukhulu kimi, kodwana kangangani kuwe, enyameni naseKosini? 17 Ngalokho uba ungithatha njengomlingani, mamukele njengami. 18 Uba ekuphambanisile, kumbe ekukweleda okuthile, ubeke lokho ebantwini bami; 19 Mina uPowula ngitlole ngesandla sami ngithi: Ngizokubhadela; 20 Yebo, mfowethu, ake ngithokoze ngawe eKosini; 21 Ngikutlolela ngiqiniseka ngokulalela kwakho, ngisazi bona uzokwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikutjhoko. 22 Phezu kwalokho ngilungiselele nendawo yokuhlala, ngombana ngithemba bona ngemikhuleko yenu ngizokubuyiselwa kini. 23 Ngiyakubingelela u-Epafrasi, oyisibotjhwa kanye nami kuKrestu Jesu; 24 UMarkosi, u-Aristakhu, uDemasi, noLukasi, ngibo abasebenzi engisebenzisana nabo. 25 Umusa weKosi yethu uJesu Krestu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen.
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