IncwadikaPolycarpeya kwabaseFilipi
ISAHLUKO1
1UPolycarpnabaphathiswaabakunyenaye,babhalela ibandlalikaThixoeliseFilipi;kwaneNkosiuYesuKristu, uMsindisiwethu,yande.
2Ndavuyakunenekunyenani,eNkosiniyethuuYesu Kristu,ukubanakwamkelayoumfanekiselowothando lokwenyaniso,nabaphelekelananabo,njengokonimelwe kukuzibamba,nabangabangcwele;abazizithsabake zabanyuliweyonguThixo,neNkosiyethu;
3Njengokubakeingcambuyokholo,yashunyayelwayo kwasephakadeni,ihlelikuni,kwadakwayilemini; uxakathaisiqhamokwiNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,lowo wevaubunzimabokufangenxayezonozethu. atheuThixowamvusa,eyikhululeinimbayokufa;enithike nikholwakuye,nokongokuningamboniyo,nigcobe ngovuyoolungathethekiyo,oluzukisiweyo.
5abathiabaninzibanqwenelaukungenakuzo;nisazinje ukubanisindiswengokubabalwa;kungengamisebenzi, kungokuthandakukaThixongoYesuKristu.
6Ngoko,bhinqaniizinqezengqondoyenu;Yikhonzeni iNkosingoloyikonangenyaniso;nikholwakulowo wayivusayoiNkosiyethuuYesuKristukwabafileyo, wamnikauzuko,netronengasekunenekwakhe
7Ezithotyelwekuyezonkeizinto,ezisemazulwini kwanezisemhlabeni;lowoyonkeimiphefumloephilileyo iyakumnqula;eyakuzaegwebaabaphilileyonabafileyo, abagazilabouThixoayakulibizakwabakholwayokuye;
8KodwalowowamvusayouKristukwabafileyo,uya kusivusakanjalonathikwangokunjalo,ukubasiyayenza intandoyakhekwayesihambangokwemiyaleloyakhe; nizithandeizintoazithandayo; 9nikhwebukakuyoyonkeintswela-bulungisa;iinkanuko, nokuthandaimali;ekuthethenikakubi;ingqinalobuxoki; ningabuyekeziububingobubi,nokutshabhisa ngokutshabhisa,nokubetha,nokutshabhisa,nokutshabhisa 10KenikhumbulaokoyasifundisayoiNkosi,isithi, Musaniukugweba,nayeningasayikugwetywa;Xolelani, noxolelwa;yibaninenceba,niyakwenzelwainceba;kuba umlinganiseloenilinganiselangawo,niyakulinganiselwa kwangawonani
11Kananjalo,banoyoloabangamahlwempu, nabatshutshiswayongenxayobulungisa;kubaubukumkani bukaThixobubobabo
ISAHLUKO2
1Ezizinto,bazalwanabam,andibanganagunya lokunibhalelangokusingiseleebulungiseni; 2Kubaandinakomna,ndingonjengamnje,ukunyukela ebulumkwenibukaPawulosongowokubongwa,odumileyo, owathi,ehlelindawonyenabobabedlaubomi,engako konkeukuchasa,wafundisailizwilenyaniso;wathiwemka kuni,wanibhalelaincwadi
3enithiukubanithenajongisakuyo,nibenakoukuzakheka elukholweniolunikelwayokuni;onguninawethusonke;
silandelwalithemba,siqhutywaluthandoolupheleleyo, kuThixonakuKristu,kwanommelwanewethu
4Kubaumntu,ukubaubaniunazoezozinto,uwuzalise umthethowobulungisa;kubalowouluthandokukudenaso sonkeisono
5Ukuthandaimaliyingcambuyazozonkeiintlobozobubi. Sisazingokoukuba,njengokubasingangenangananto ehlabathini,ngokokeasinakuphumananto;masixhobe ngezikrweqezobulungisa.
6Kwayesizifundisethinakuqalaukuhamba ngokwemiyaleloyeNkosi;nabafazibenumabahambe ngokunjalongokokholoabalunikwayo;ngothando, nangobunyulu;bawathandeawaboamadodangakokonke ukuhanahanisa,bonkeabanyekengakokonkeukuzeyisa bakhuliseleabantwanababoeluqeqeshweni,bamoyike uYehova
7Kwangokunjaloabahlolokazimababenesidima elukholwenilweNkosi,bethandazelaabantubonke;kukude kuyoyonkeintlambuliso,ukunyelisa,ukungqinaubuxoki; nokubawa,nakubobonkeububi
8sisazinjeukubazizibingelelozikaThixo,obonazonke iziphako,akukhontoifihlakeleyokuye;oziphengululayo iingcamangoneengcinga,neemfihlelozeentliziyozethu; 9SisazingokoukubauThixoasingowokuhlekisa,sifanele ukuhambangokuwufaneleyoumthethowakhe,nozuko lwakhe
10Kananjaloabalungiselelibamelwekukuba ngongenakumangalelekakuye,njengabalungiseleli bakaThixokuKristu,bengabingababantuHayiabatyholi; bangabinalwimizimbini;bangabingabathandibemali;ke nibeziingcathuezintwenizonke;uvelwano,ngenyameko; behambaenyanisweniyeNkosi,engumkhonziwabobonke. 11sithi,xasithesamkholisakweliphakadelangoku,siya kubangamadlelanekowayezakuza,njengoko wasithembisayongathi,wosivusakwabafileyo;nokuba sihambangokumfaneleyo,solawulakwandawonyenaye, ukubasiyakholwa
12Ngokukwanjaloabafanabafanelebangabinakusoleka ezintwenizonke;ngaphezukweentozonke,balunyamekele ubunyulubabo,bazibambekubobonkeububiKubakuhle ukubanibenisithi,nibenina,nibekhophakathi kweminqwenoyehlabathi;Ngokubayonkeinkanukoelolo hloboyenzaimfazwenoMoya;kwanabobenzaizinto ezibubudengenabangenangqiqo.
13Kungokokenimelwekukuthinikhwebukekuzozonke ezozinto,nibalulameleababingelelinamadikoni, ngokokuthobelauThixonoKristu.
14Iintombiziyayalaukubazihambengesazelaesimsulwa, esimsulwa
15Kwayevumelaniabadalababenemfesanenencebakubo bonke;ebabuyisaebugwenxenibabo;nifunaabaswele amandla;ndingabalibaliabahlolokazi,neenkedama, namahlwempu;usolokoesenzaokulungileyoemehlweni kaThixonawabantu
16nikhwebukekuyoyonkeingqumbo,nokucalulaabantu, nesigwebosokungalungisi,ngokukodwakeukubawa.
17Akululaukukholwayiyonantonina;angabilukhuni ekugwebeni;sisaziukubasonkesingabanetyalalesono
18UkubangokosithandazaeNkosiniukubaisixolele,nathi sifaneleukubaxolelaabanyengokubasisonkephambi kweNkosi,noThixowethu;kwayebonkebameleukuma phambikwesihlalosokugwebasikaKrestu;yayeelowouya kuphendulangokwakhe
19Masimkhonzengokosinoloyiko,sinokoyikakonke, njengokowasiwiselayoumthethongokwakhe; nanjengaBapostileabathebashumayelaiVangelikuthi, kwayenabaprofetiabakuxelakwangaphambiliukuza kweNkosiyethubasifundisayo.
20ukuzondelelaokulungileyo;nikhumkekusosonke isikhubekisonakubazalwanaababuxoki;nakwabobathwala igamalikaKristungohanahaniso;balahlekisaabantu abangento
ISAHLUKO3
1KubaotheakavumaukubauYesuKristuweza esenyameni,ungumchasi-Kristu;
2KeothiyenaazijikezeizihlabozeNkosi,azithabathele ezinkanukwenizakhe;kwayeuthiakuyikubakholuvuko, namgwebo,ulizibulolikaSathana
3Kungokokeniwashiyayoamampungeamaninzi, neemfundisozawoezingezizo;masibuyeleelizwini esalinikwayokwasekuqalekeni;Niphaphemeukuba nithandaze;nokuzingisaukudla
4BakhungabonkeabambonayouThixo,ukuba angasingenisiekuhendweni;njengokubawatshoyo uYehovaukuthi,Umoyaunentumekelelo,keyonainyama ithambile.
5Masibambelelengokosingayekikuyelowoulithemba lethu,nesinyanisosobulungisabethu,uYesuKristu;Lowo wazithwalaizonozethungomzimbawakheemthini, ongenzangasono,ekungafunyanwangankohlisoemlonyeni wakhekodwawasivaubunzimangenxayethu,ukuzesidle ubomingaye.
6Masixelisengokoumondewakhe;nokubasivaubunzima ngenxayegamalakhe,masimzukise;kubalomzekelo usinikengokwakhe,sakholwakengoko.
7Ndiyanivuselelangokononke,ukubaniligcineilizwi lobulungisa,nibenokuzekakadeumsindo;enikubonileyo phambikwamehloethu,kungekuphelanjekoIgnatiyo osikelelekileyo,noZozimu,noRufo;keomnyekomnye, omnyekomnye;nakuPawulosngokwakhe,nakwabanye abapostile;
8ndikholosengoko,ukubazonkeezozintoazifumananga zibaleka;sisukangokholonangobulungisa,sasingakuloo ndawosasimelweyiNkosingayo;abathinabo babandezelekakunyenaye
9Kubabengalithandangaeliphakadelangoku;owafayo, wabuyawavuswanguThixongenxayethu.
10Yimaningokokwezozinto,niwulandeleumzekelo weNkosi;niqinile,ningaguqukielukholweni,abathandi bobuzalwana,abathandanayo,abangamadlelanendawonye enyanisweni,babenobubele,bethantamisaomnyekomnye, bangadelinamnye
11Xakusemandlenienuukwenzaokulungileyo,musani ukukuyekela;kubauthandoluhlangulaekufeni
12Thobaniomnyekomnye,ninehamboentlephakathi kweentlanga;ukuzengayoimisebenziyenuemihle, nibabalwe,naningokwenu,nayoiNkosiinganyeliswa ngani.Yehake,lowounyeliswayoigamaleNkosi! 13Ngokokebafundisenibonkeukubanengqiqo;enithi naniniqheliseleoku
ISAHLUKO4
1NdibandezelekilekakhulungenxakaValens, owayefudulaengumphathiphakathikwenu;ukuze ayiqondekancinaneindawoawayeyinikweebandleni. Ndiyanilulekangoko,ukubanikhumkeekubaweni;nibe nyulu,nithembekeekuthetheni;
2Zigcinenikubobonkeububi.Kubalowoungenako ukuzilawulakwezizinto,angathininaukuzithethakomnye?
3Ukubakeumntuutheakangàzinqabiekunqweneleni kwakhe,wongcoliswakukunqulaizithixo;
4NgubaninakekuniongawaziyoumgwebokaThixo?
Asazinaukubaabangcwelebayakuligwebaihlabathi, njengokouPawulosefundisa?
5Andizangendibonenentoenjekuni,awathiuPawulos wasikelelwawabulalekaphakathikwenu;nabakhankanywe ekuqalenikweNcwadiyakhe
6KubaunizukisangawoonkeamabandlakaThixo, emaziyouThixoyedwa;kubabesingekamazioko.Ngako oko,bazalwanabam,ndizisolangokugqithisileyokunye naye,nangomfaziwakhe;atheuThixomabanikeinguquko eyinyaniso.
7Kwayenaniyibaningabangcathukwesisihlandlo; ningabajongiabanjengeentshaba,nibabize ngokwababandezelekayo,babengamalungualahlekayo, ukuzeniwusindiseumzimbawenuuphela;kuba ngokwenjenjalo,niyakuzakhaninangokwenu 8Kubandiyathembaukubaniyakwaziukuqhelana neZibhaloezingcwele,nokubaakukhontoifihlakeleyo kuni;kodwaokwangokuakuvumiukubandikwenzeoko kubhaliweyokwathiwa,Yibaninomsindo,ningoni; kwathiwakananjalo,Ilangamalingadelitshonenicaphukile 9Unoyololowoukholwayo,azikhumbuleezizinto; endithembeukubaniyayenzanam.
10KekalokuuThixo,uYiseweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu; Keyenaongumbingeleliwethuomkhuluongunaphakade, uNyanakaThixo,uYesuKristu,makakheelukholweni nasenyanisweni,nakuzozonkeubulali,nokuzekakade umsindo;Ekunyamezeleninasekunyamezeleni, nasekunyamezeleninasekunyulu.
11Kwayewaninikaiqashisonesabelophakathi kwabangcwelebakhe;nathikunyenani,nakubobonke abaphantsikwezulu,abakholwayoeNkosiniyethuuYesu Kristu,nakuYiseowamvusayokwabafileyo
12Bathandazelenibonkeabangcwele;bathandazeleni ookumkani,nabobonkeabasekongameni;nabo banitshutshisayo,banithiyayo,nangenxayeentshaba zomnqamlezo;ukuzeisiqhamosenusibonakalekubo bonke;nokubanigqibelelekuKristu
13Nandibhalela,ninakwanoIgnatiyo,ukubaubaniuthe waphumaaphawayakwelaseSiriya,makaziphathe iincwadizenu;endiyakuthinakoukukunyamekela, kamsinyanjeukubandibenethubaelilungileyo;nokuba ndimngokwam,nokubandiyakumthumelangetyalalakho 14IincwadizikaIgnatiyo,awasibhalelazona,kwanezo zithezafikaesandlenisethu,sizithumelekuni, ngokommiselowenu;ezihlonyelwekulencwadi.
15Esinokuthingalosibeyingenelokakhulu;kuba banyamekelaukholo,nomonde,nazozonkeizinto ezizezokwakhelwaeNkosiniuYesu.
16IntooyaziyongoIgnatiyo,iyasityhilela,nabobanaye
17UkubaezizintondinibhalelengoKreske,endininike lonangalencwadi,ndibuyandinincomengayomna. 18Kubaubenehamboengenakusolekaphakathikwethu; ndibakenani.
19Nombhekaudadewabo,xaathewezakuni; 20HlalaninikhuselekileeNkosiniuYesuKristu;kunye nencebayakhoyonkeAmen