KubaseFiliphi 3
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Pawula ubecwayisa ngekulunga lokukwemuntfu
1 Lokunye, bazalwane, tfokotani eNkhosini. Angidzinwa kunibhalela kona loko, kepha nine niyasitakala ngako. 2 Caphelani tinja, nicaphele tisebenti tebubi, nicaphele bekusika umtimba. 3 Ngitsi labasoke sibili, tsine lesikhonta ngaMoya waNkulunkulu, sitibonga kuKhristu Jesu, asetsembeli enyameni, 4 nome nami bengingaba nekwetsembela enyameni. Empeleni kube bekungaba khona umuntfu lofanele kwetsembela enyameni, ngabe ngimi kakhulu. 5 Ngobe ngasokwa ngelilanga lesiphohlongo, futsi ngiweluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli, wesive sakaBhenjamini, umHebheru wemaHebheru; ngekwemtsetfo ngingumFarisi. 6 Ngatingela libandla ngekushisekela lokukhulu; ngekulunga lokusemtsetfweni bengingasoleki ndzawo.
Kulunga kwaKhristu kuyinzuzo
7 Kantsi-ke loko lokwakuyinzuzo kimi, ngakushaya lite ngenca yaKhristu. 8 Yebo, konkhe ngikushaya lite ngebukhulu bekumati Khristu Jesu iNkhosi yami, lengilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe ngenca yakhe. Ngikushaya tibi, kuze ngizuze Khristu, 9 ngitfolakale kuye ngite ngisho nalokuncane kulunga lokukwami, lokutfolakala ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo. Kepha ngifuna kutfolakala nginekulunga lokuya ngekukholwa nguKhristu, ngisho kulunga lokutfolakala kuNkulunkulu ngekukholwa. 10 Lengikufunako kutsi ngimati yena, nemandla ekuvuka kwakhe, nekuhlanganyela etinhluphekweni takhe, ngimfute ngekufa kwakhe, 11 kuze kutsi nakungenteka kumbe nami ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kulabafile.
Kugijimela emgomeni
12 Akusho kutsi konkhe loku sengikubambile nekutsi sengiphelelisiwe. Kepha ngicondze kutsi ngikubambe kube kwami, njengobe naKhristu wangizuza, wangenta kutsi ngibe wakhe. 13Bazalwane, angisho kutsi mine lucobo sengikubambile, kepha kunye lengikwentako: Ngikhohlwa lokungemuva, ngitelulele kulokusembili, 14 ngibabele emgomeni, kuyakwemukela umklomelo wekuphila kwasezulwini, Nkulunkulu langibitele kuko ngaKhristu Jesu.
Pawula ubeluleka ngekumlandzela yena
15 Ngako-ke tsine sonkhe lesesikhulile eNkhosini sibocabanga kanjalo, kepha nanicabanga lokwehlukile ngelutfo lolutsite, nalapho Nkulunkulu uyakunembulela. 16 Kuphela nje kutsi lesesifikile kuko, asihambe ngemkhondvo wako.
17 Ngilingiseni, bazalwane, nibabukisise labahamba njengatsi, tsine lesisibonelo kini. 18 Phela labanyenti lenganitjela kanyenti ngabo, nanyalo nginitjela ngetinyembeti ngabo ngitsi, sebahamba batitsa tesiphambano saKhristu. 19 Kuphela kwabo kubhujiswa, nkulunkulu wabo sisu, ludvumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, bangulabanaka tintfo temhlaba. 20 Kepha tsine likitsi lisezulwini, lapho silindzele khona kutsi kuvele uMsindzisi wetfu, iNkhosi Jesu Khristu. 21 Nguye loyawugucula simo sebuphansi bemtimba wetfu, ufane nemtimba wakhe wenkhatimulo, ngemandla akhe langahlela ngawo konkhe ngephansi kwakhe.
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