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1Pawuli,isibotjhwasakaJesuKrestu,noThimothiumfowethu,kuFilemoniothandekako wethunesisebenziesikanyenaye.
2Njaloku-Afiyaothandekakowethu,no-Arkipo,esilibuthoesikanyenathi,nebandla elisendliniyakho;
3UmusanokuthulaokuvelakuZimuuBabawethuneKosiniuJesuKrestuakubekini.
4NgiyambongauZimuwami,nangikukhumbulaqobeemithandazweniyami;
5ngombanangizwangethandolakhonokukholwakwakhoeKosiniuJesu,nakuboboke abacwengileko;
6Ngifunaukwabelanangokhololwakhokubenomphumelawokwamukelakokeokuhle okukinikuKrestuJesu.
7Ngokubasithokozakhulunenduduzongothandolwakho,ngombanaiinhliziyo zabangcwelezivuselelwanguwe,mfowethu.
8Ngalokho-ke,ngingabanesibindiesikhulukuKrestuukukulayaukuthiwenze okufaneleko;
9Kodwanangebangalothandongiyakuncenga,njengombananginguPowulaomdala, begodunjengiyisibotjhwasakaKrestuuJesu.
10Ngiyakuncengangendodanayamiu-Onesimu,engimzalengisebotjhini;
11Esikhathiniesidlulilekobesingasizingalithokuwe,kodwanakwanjesisesisizakuwe nakimi;
12engimthumelegodu,yemukelayena,okungukuthi,amathumbuwami;
13Bengifisaukumgcinanami,ukuzeesikhundlenisakhoangisebenzelengesikhathi ngibotjhwengebangalevangeli;
14Kodwanangaphandlekwengqondoyakhoangezengenzelitho;ukuzeinzuzoyakho ingabinjengokugandeleleka,kodwanangokuzithandela.
15Ngobamhlawumbewahlukanalaweokwesikhatshana,ukuzeumamukeleunomphela; 16Kasinjengenceku,kodwanangaphezukwenceku,umzalwanaothandekako, khulukhulukimi,kodwanakanganganikuwe,enyameninaseKosini?
17Ngalokhoubaungithathanjengomlingani,mamukelenjengami.
18Ubaekuphambanisile,kumbeekukweledaokuthile,ubekelokhoebantwinibami; 19MinauPowulangitlolengesandlasamingithi:Ngizokubhadela; 20Yebo,mfowethu,akengithokozengaweeKosini;
21Ngikutlolelangiqinisekangokulalelakwakho,ngisazibonauzokwenzaokungaphezu kwalokhoengikutjhoko.
22Phezukwalokhongilungiselelenendawoyokuhlala,ngombanangithembabona ngemikhulekoyenungizokubuyiselwakini.
23Ngiyakubingelelau-Epafrasi,oyisibotjhwakanyenamikuKrestuJesu; 24UMarkosi,u-Aristakhu,uDemasi,noLukasi,ngiboabasebenziengisebenzisananabo 25UmusaweKosiyethuuJesuKrestumawubenomoyawenu.Amen.