Incwadi kaIgnatius eya kwabaseRoma ISAHLUKO 1 1 UIgnatius, okwabizwa ngokuba nguTiyophoro, ubhalela ibandla elifumene inceba kubungangamsha boPhezukonke, noNyana wakhe okuphela kwamzeleyo uYesu Kristu; zintanda, zikhanyiswe ngentando yalowo uthandayo ukuba zonke izinto ezingokothando lukaYesu Kristu uThixo wethu ophetheyo endaweni yommandla wamaRoma; kwaye endibulisa ngayo egameni likaYesu Krestu njengoko ndimanyene kunye enyameni nasemoyeni kuyo yonke imiyalelo yakhe, kwaye ndizaliswe lubabalo lukaThixo; ninovuyo lonke kuKristu Yesu uThixo wethu. 2 Ekubeni ke ngoko ndikhungele kuThixo ngokukhunga kwam, ukuba ndibubone ubuso benu, endikulangazelelayo ukukwenza; Ndibotshelelwe kuKristu Yesu, ndilangazelela ukunibulisa, ukuba kukuthanda kukaThixo ukuba andinike ndifikelele ekupheleni endikulangazelelayo. 3 Kuba ke kuhle ukuqala kakuhle, ukuba ndingaba ndibabalwe okunene, ngaphandle kwesithintelo, ukwamkela oko ndikumiselweyo. 4 Ke mna ndiyaloyika uthando lwakho, hleze lundenze kakubi. Kuba kulula kuwe ukwenza unothanda; kodwa ukuba nithe nandiconga, koba nzima kum ukusondela kuThixo. 5 Andithandi ke ukuba nikholise abantu; Kuba andisayi kuba nathuba linje lakuthi ndiye kuThixo; kananjalo anisayi kuthi ukuba nithe cwaka ngoku, nibe nelungelo lomsebenzi obhetele. Kuba ukuba nithe nathula ngenxa yam, ndoba ngamadlelane kaThixo. 6 Ukuba ke nithe nawuthanda umzimba wam, ndoba nogqatso lwam kwakhona. Ngako oko aninako ukundenzela nceba ingaphezu koku, ukuba ndingade ndibe lidini elinyukayo kuThixo, ngoku isibingelelo sesele silungisiwe; 7 ukuze xa nithe nahlanganiselwa ndawonye eluthandweni, nimbulele uYise ngoKristu Yesu; efungele ukuzisa kuni ubhishophu wakwa-Aram, evela empumalanga kuye entshonalanga. 8 Kuba kulungile kum ukuba ndisuke ehlabathini, ndisuke kuye uThixo; ukuze ndibuyele kuye. 9 Anizange nimmonele mntu; nafundisa abanye. Ke ngoko ndinga ukuba nizenze ngoku ezi zinto nina ngokwenu, enithe ngemiyalelo yenu nayimisela kwabanye. 10 Kuphela nje ndithandazeleni, ukuze uThixo andiphe amandla angaphakathi kwanangaphandle; nokuba kuthiwe ungumKristu, makufunyanwe ukuba ungomnye. 11 Kuba, ukuba ndifunyenwe ndingumKristu, ndifanele ukubizwa ngokuba ndingumKristu; kwaye ucingelwe ukuba uthembekile, xa ndingasayi kuphinda ndibonakale ehlabathini. 12 Akukho nto ilungileyo ibonwayo. 13 Kuba kwanoThixo wethu, uYesu Kristu, esekuye uYise, kokukhona ubonakalalisa ngakumbi. 14 UmKristu akangomsebenzi wezimvo; kodwa ngobungangamsha bengqondo, ngakumbi xa ethiyiwe lihlabathi. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ndibhalela amabandla, ndibonisa kubo bonke, ukuba ndingade ndife ngenxa kaThixo, ukuba abathanga bandithintele. 2 Ndiyakukhunga ke, ukuba ungenzi nto ngakum ibe ilungile; Ndiyeke ndibe kukudla kwamarhamncwa; endiya ngaye kuye uThixo. 3 Kuba ndiyingqolowa kaThixo; kwaye ndiya kucolwa ngamazinyo amarhamncwa, ukuze ndifumaneke isonka esisulungekileyo sikaKrestu. 4 Yandeni ke amarhamncwa, ukuze abe lingcwaba lam; ndingashiyi nto enyameni yam; ukuba ndifile ndingazikhathazi nakancinci. 5 Ngoko ndiya kuba ngumfundi wenene kaYesu Kristu, xa ihlabathi lingayi kuwubona umzimba wam, Ndithandazeleni ke ngoko kuKristu, ukuze ngezo zixhobo ndenziwe idini likaThixo; 6 Andikwenzi ngokomyalelo kaPetros noPawulos. Babengabapostile, mna ndingumntu ogwetyiweyo; babekhululekile, ke mna ndingumkhonzi unanamhla. 7 Kodwa ukuba ndiya kubandezeleka, ngoko ndiya kuba ngokhululekileyo kaYesu Kristu, kwaye ndiya kuvuka ndikhululekile. Ngoku ke ndikhonkxiwe nje, ndifunda ukungafuni nto; 8 ndithabathela kwa-Aram, ndezisa eRoma, ndilwa namarhamncwa elwandle nasemhlabeni; ubusuku nemini, bebotshelelwe kwizingwe ezilishumi, oko kukuthi, kwibutho elinjalo; bona bathi, bephathwa ngenceba yonke, bagqithise kulo. 9 Ke mna ndindoyiswa kububi bawo; noko ke andigwetyelwe. 10 Ngamana ndingawonwabela amarhamncwa asendle abelungiselelwe mna; endinga ke ndithanda ukuba bububeke phezu kwam bonke ubugorha bazo.
11 endiya kubomeleza ngenxa yeso sizathu, ukuze bandiqwenge, bandinqule, njengoko benze ngako abathile, abangabachukumisanga. Kodwa, kwaye ukuba abathanga benze ngokuzithandela, Ndiya kubaxhokonxa kuyo. 12 Ndixoleleni kule ndawo; ndiyayazi into endincedayo. Ngoku ndiqala ukuba ngumfundi. nokuba kubonwa, nokuba kungenakubonwa, akuyi kundishukumisa, ukuze ndifikelele kuKristu Yesu. 13 Vumela umlilo nomnqamlezo; mawayeke amaqela amarhamncwa; ukwaphulwa kwamathambo nokukrazulwa kwamalungu; ukutyunyuzwa kwamalungu omzimba uphela, nazo zonke iintuthumbo ezikhohlakeleyo zomtyholi mazifike phezu kwam; qha ndivumele ndonwabele uYesu Kristu. 14 Zonke iziphelo zehlabathi, nezikumkani zalo, aziyi kundinceda nto; kugcono ukuba ndifele uYesu Kristu, kunokuba ndilawule kude kuse eziphelweni zehlabathi. Lowo ndimfunayo owasifelayo; ndimnqwenele ukuba abuye avuke ngenxa yethu. Yiyo ke le inzuzo endibekelwe yona. 15 Ndixoleleni, bazalwana bam, aniyi kuthi ncam ukuba ndidle ubomi. Nam ndingathandi ukuya kuye uThixo, uze undahlule kuye, ngenxa yeli hlabathi; ungandinciphisi ngenkanuko yayo. Ndivumele ndingene ekukhanyeni okunyulu: Apho ndifike khona, ndiya kuba ngumkhonzi kaThixo ngenene. 16 Ndenze ndixelise inkanuko yoThixo wam; Ukuba ubani unaye ngaphakathi kwakhe, makakuqonde oko ndikuthandayo; makandenzele inceba, ngokungathi eyazi indlela endithe ngqo ngayo. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Umphathi weli hlabathi ungathanda ukundithwala, Alonakalise isigqibo sam ngakuThixo wam. Makungabikho namnye kuni umncedisayo ngoko; 2 Musani ukuthetha noYesu Kristu, nizondelele ihlabathi. Makungahlali nawe nalinye ikhwele; Ke, ndakuba ndize kuni, ndonivuselela, ize ningandiva; kanye ke, kholwani koko ndinibhalela kona. 3 Kuba nangona ndisidla ubomi, kubhaliwe kwathiwa, noko ke ndikunqwenela ukufa. Uthando lwam lubethelelwe emnqamlezweni; umlilo ongaphakathi kwam awufuni manzi; uthi ke, ehleli nje, ehluma ngaphakathi kwam, niye kuBawo. 4 Andikoliswa kukudla kokonakala, naseziyolweni zobu bomi; 5 Ndiyasinqwenela isonka sikaThixo, esiyinyama kaYesu Kristu, sembewu kaDavide; nesiselo endisilangazelelayo ligazi lakhe, uthando olungenakonakala. 6 Andisakunqweneli ukuphila ngokwabantu; andisayi kuba sanqwenela ukuphila ngokwabantu; Yibani ngoko nithanda ukuba nani ngokwenu nikholiseke kuThixo. Ndiyaniyala ngokufutshane; Ndiyakucela ukuba undikholelwe. 7 UYesu Kristu wonibonisa ukuba ndithetha inyaniso; Umlomo wam awunankohliso, kwaye uBawo uthethe ngawo. Ndithandazeleni ngoko, ukuze ndikufeze endikuthandayo. 8 Andinibhalelanga ngokwenyama; ndinibhalele ngokokuthanda kukaThixo. Ukuba ndiyabuva ubunzima, niyandithanda; kodwa ukuba ndithe ndacekiswa, nindithiyile. 9 Likhumbuleni emithandazweni yenu ibandla laseSiriya, elimasekayo ngoku uThixo ngenxa yomalusi walo, esikhundleni sam; 10 Kungokunje ndineentloni zokubalelwa ekuthini ndingomnye wabo; Kodwa ngenceba ndifumene ukuba nguthile, ukuba ndingade ndiye kuThixo. 11 Uyanibulisa umoya wam; nothando lwenene lwamabandla andamkeleyo egameni likaYesu Krestu; hayi njengomkhweli. Kuba nababebengasondelanga kum endleleni, badlule phambi kwam, baya kundikhawulela emzini okufuphi. 12 Ndinibhalela ezi zinto ndiseSmirna, ngoyena ulifaneleyo ibandla laseEfese. 13 Ngoku kunye nam, nabanye abaninzi, uKrokosi oyintanda kum. Ke abo bavela kwelaseSiriya, bandundulele ukuya eRoma, ukuze kuzukiswe uThixo, ndiba aniyazi into eniyenzayo. 14 Niyababonisa ngoko, ukuba ndisondele; ngokuba bonke bephela bafanele uThixo nakuni; enifanele ukuba nithuthuzeleke ezintweni zonke. 15 Le nto ndinibhalele yona, ngomhla ophambi komhla wesithoba, kwinyanga kaSeptemba. Yomelelani kude kuse ekupheleni, ngonyamezelo lukaYesu Kristu.