AbaseFilipi ISAHLUKO 1 1 UPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni; 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami kukho konke ukunikhumbula; 4 njalo kukho konke ekukhulekeleni kwami ngenxa yenu lonke ngininxusela ngentokozo; 5 ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje; 6 Ngethemba yona le nto, ukuthi owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwufeza kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu; 7 njengokuba kungifanele ukukucabanga lokhu ngani nonke, ngokuba nginani enhliziyweni yami; njengalokhu ekuboshweni kwami, nasekuvikeleni nasekuqiniseni ivangeli, nina nonke ningabahlanganyeli bomusa wami. 8 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami wokuthi nginilangazelela kangakanani nonke ngenhliziyo kaJesu Kristu. 9 Ngiyakhuleka lokhu ukuba uthando lwenu luvame kakhulu njalo ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke; 10 ukuze nivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu; ukuze nibe msulwa, ningabi nacala, kuze kufike usuku lukaKristu; 11 nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingoJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu. 12 Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lizwisise, bazalwane, ukuthi okwenzeke kimi kuphumele ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ivangeli; 13 Ngalokho izibopho zami kuKristu zibonakalisiwe esigodlweni sonke nakuzo zonke ezinye izindawo; 14 Abazalwane abaningi eNkosini, beqiniseka ngezibopho zami, banesibindi esikhulu kakhulu sokukhuluma izwi ngokungesabi. 15 Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango; futhi abanye futhi ngenhliziyo enhle: 16 Laba batshumayela uKristu ngombango, kungeyisikho ngobuqotho, bethi bangongeza usizi ezibopho zami; 17 Kodwa abanye ngothando, besazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli. 18 Pho? Nokho uKristu uyashunyayelwa ngezindlela zonke, noma ngokuzenzisa noma ngeqiniso; futhi ngiyathokoza ngakho, yebo, futhi ngiyojabula. 19 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakungiphendulela kube yinsindiso ngokukhuleka kwenu nangokusiza kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu; 20 Njengokulangazelela kwami nethemba lami, ukuthi angiyikuba namahloni ngalutho, kodwa ukuthi ngaso sonke isibindi, njengasikhathi sonke, kanjalo namanje uKristu uyakuphakanyiswa emzimbeni wami, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuphila noma ngokufa. 21 Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, futhi ukufa kuyinzuzo. 22 Kepha uma ngiphila enyameni, lokhu kuyizithelo zomsebenzi wami;
23 Ngoba ngiphakathi kokubili, ngilesifiso sokusuka ngibe loKristu; okuyinto engcono kakhulu: 24 Nokho ukuhlala enyameni kuyadingeka kakhulu ngenxa yenu. 25 Futhi lokhu nginethemba, ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyohlala futhi ngihlale nani nonke ukuze niqhubekele phambili futhi nijabule ekukholweni; 26 ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kwengezelelwe kuKristu Jesu ngami ngokubuya kwami kini. 27 Kuphela nje ukuhamba kwenu makube njengokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, ukuze kuthi noma ngiza nginibona, noma ngingekho, ngizwe izindaba zenu, ukuthi nime niqinile emoyeni munye, nganhliziyonye nilwela ukukholwa. levangeli; 28 futhi ningethuswe ngalutho ngabamelene nani, okuwuphawu lokubhubha kubo, kodwa kinina lwensindiso, nolukaNkulunkulu. 29 Ngoba lina linikelwe ngenxa kaKristu, kungeyisikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kodwa lokuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe; 30 ninokulwa okufanayo enakubona kimi, nezwa manje ukuthi ukimi. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngakho uba kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona inhlanganyelo kaMoya, uba kukhona isibindi nesihawu, 2 Gcwalisani intokozo yami, ukuze nibe nhliziyonye, ninothando olufanayo, nibe nhliziyonye, nimqondo munye. 3 ningenzi lutho ngombango nangodumo lweze; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani. 4 Yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo abheke nokwabanye. 5 Mawube kini lowo mqondo owawukuKristu Jesu; 6 Owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akashongo ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kungukuphanga; 7 Kodwa wazenza ongeladumo, wathatha isimo senceku, waba ngomfanekiso wabantu. 8 kwathi efunyenwe enesimo njengomuntu, wazithoba, waba ngolalelayo kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano. 9 Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke; 10 ukuze ebizweni likaJesu wonke amadolo aguqe, awabasezulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabangaphansi komhlaba; 11 futhi zonke izilimi zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kube inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu uBaba. 12 Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengalokho nilalela ngezikhathi zonke, kungesikho nxa ngikhona kuphela, kodwa ikakhulu manje lapho ngingekho, sebenzelani ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela. 13 Ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini nokuthanda nokwenza njengentando yakhe enhle. 14 Yenzani zonke izinto ngaphandle kokukhonona nokuphikisana; 15 ukuze nibe ngabangasolekiyo nabangenacala, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangasoleki phakathi kwesizwe esiyisigwegwe nesiphambeneyo, enikhanya phakathi kwaso njengezinkanyiso ezweni;