Xhosa - The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul

Iincwadi zikaPawulos eziya eSeneca, nezikaSeneca eziya kuPawulos ISAHLUKO 1 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Ndiba ke, Pawulos, unixelelwe kakuhle, ngentetho efike izolo phakathi kwam noLusiyo wam, ephathelele uhanahaniso nezinye izinto; kuba kwakukho nabafundi bakho ababekunye nathi; 2 Kuba sakuphumela kwimiyezo yakwaSalusi, ababecanda kuyo nabo, bethanda ukucanda ngandlela yimbi, boyiseka ukuba badlelane nathi.

3 Ndiyathanda ukuba nikholwe, ukuba sikunqwenelela kakhulu ukuthetha kwenu.

4 Kwasiyolisa kakhulu ngencwadi yakho yeencwadi ezininzi, owazibhalelayo kwimizi ngemizi nemizi emikhulu yamazwe, enemiyalelo emangalisayo ngokuziphatha: 5 Ezi mvakalelo, njengoko ndiba wawungenguye umbhali, kodwa isixhobo sokudlulisa, nangona ngamanye amaxesha kokubini umbhali kunye nesixhobo.

6 Kuba bunjalo ubungangamsha bezo mfundiso, nobukhulu bazo, ukuba ndiba iminyaka yomntu inqongophele ngokwaneleyo ukuba afundiswe aze agqibelele kulwazi lwazo.

Ndikunqwenelela impilo entle mntakwethu. Sala kakuhle.

ISAHLUKO 2 UPawulos uya eSeneca Umbuliso.

1 Ndiyifumene izolo le ncwadi, ndivuya; ke bendiza kuyibhalela kwaoko, ukuba ebekho ekhaya umfana lowo, bendiza kumthumela kuni; 2 Kuba uyawazi wena ukuba nini na, ngubani na, ukuba ngawaphi na amaxesha; 3 Ndiyathanda ke ngoko, ukuba ungandithethisi ngokuswela, ukuba ndilinde owamkelekileyo; 4 Ndizibalela ekuthini ndonwabile, ekubeni ndigwetyelwe ngokwalo, ukuba nikholisiweyo nje ngeencwadi zam; 5 Kuba ubungayi kugqalwa njengongqwabalala, ingqondi, okanye umfundisi wenkosi engaka, nomphathi wayo yonke into, ukuba ubunganyanisekanga.

Ndininqwenelela impumelelo ehlala ihleli.

ISAHLUKO 3 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Ndiyigqibile imiqulu ethile, ndaza ndayahlula ngokwazo.

2 Ndizimisele ukuyilesa kuKesare; ukuba ke kuthe kwabakho ithuba, wobakho nawe, xa zileswayo.

3 Kodwa ukuba oko akunako ukwenzeka, ndiya kunyula ndize ndininike isaziso sosuku, apho siya kuthi kunye sifunde umboniso.

4 Ndagqiba kwelokuba, ukuba ndinako, mna ndingoniwayo, mandithethe kuni kuqala, ngaphambi kokuba ndiyivakalise kuKesare, ukuze nazi ukuba ndinithanda. Sala kakuhle, uPawulos othandekayo.

ISAHLUKO 4 UPawulos uya eSeneca Umbuliso.

1 Njengoko ndifunda iileta zakho, ndicinga ukuba usondelele nam; kananjalo andicingi nto yimbi, ngaphandle kokuba uhleli unathi.

2 Xenikweni ngoko nithe naqala ukuza, sobonana kwangoku.

Ndininqwenelela impumelelo nonke.

ISAHLUKO 5 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1Kuyasixhalabisa kakhulu into yokuba ungabikho kuthi ixesha elide.

2 Ziintoni na ezi ziphazamisayo ekufikeni kwakho?

3 Ukuba niyoyika ingqumbo kaKesare, ngenxa enokuba nilushiyile unqulo lwenu lwangaphambili, naba naba ngabangeni ebuYudeni, ninako oku ukuthetha; Sala kakuhle.

ISAHLUKO 6 UPawulos usiya eSeneca noLucilius bayabulisa.

1 Ke zona ezo zinto, enandibhalela ngazo, akundilungele ukuba ndikhankanye nto ibhaliweyo, nentsonkotha, neinki; 2 Ngokukodwa ekubeni ndisazi ukuba kufuphi nawe, kwanam ke, abo baya kuyiqonda intsingiselo yam.

3 Bonke abantu bafanele baphathwe ngesidima, ngakumbi ke abo bathanda ukuxabana.

4 Kwaye ukuba sinomoya wokuzithoba, siya koyisa ngokunempumelelo kuzo zonke iindawo, ukuba kunjalo, abo banokubona bavume ukuba bonile. Sala kakuhle.

ISAHLUKO 7 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Ke mna ndichulumancile kukufunda iincwadi zenu eziya kwabaseGalati, kwabaseKorinte, nakwabaseAkaya.

2 Kuba uMoya oyiNgcwele wabanikela ngabo iimvakalelo zabo ezinembeko, eziphakamileyo, ezifanelwe yimbeko yonke, nangaphaya kokuvela kwenu.

3 Ndinga ke ngoko, ndinqwenela ukuba, xa nibhalayo izinto ezincamisileyo, kungabikho ululamo lwentetho, oluvumelana nozuko lwazo.

4 Kwaye ndimelwe kukuba ndibe ngumzalwana wam, ukuze ndingabi nakunifihlela nto kwaoko, ndize ndingathembeki nesam isazela, ngokokuba ukumkani ekholisiwe ngokugqithileyo ziincwadi zenu; 5 Kuba yakuva ukuba iqalela ukuleswa kwazo, wachaza wathi, Wamangaliswa kukufumana izinto ezinjalo emntwini ongafundanga.

6 Ndaphendula ke ndathi, Maxa wambi oothixo babesebenzisa abantu abangenatyala ukuba bathethe ngabo, baza bamnika umzekelo woku kumntu okhohlakeleyo ogama linguVatienus, owathi, esezweni laseReate, kwabonakala amadoda amabini. kuye, obizwa ngokuba nguCastor noPollux, waza wafumana isityhilelo esivela koothixo. Sala kakuhle.

ISAHLUKO 8 UPawulos uya eSeneca Umbuliso.

1 Noko ke ndiyazi ukuba uKhesare uyasithanda, esithanda kakhulu, noko ke ndivumeleni ukuba ndinicebise, ukuba ndinicenge ngenxa yobubi benu, ngokusibabala.

2 Ndicinga ukuba okunene nafikelela kwilinge eliyingozi kakhulu, xa nithe namxelela umlawuli oko kuchasene nonqulo lwakhe, kwanendlela yonqulo lwakhe; ngokuba unqula oothixo beentlanga.

3 Andiyazi into obuyibonayo wena, ukumxelela oku; kodwa ndicinga ukuba ukwenze oko ngokundihlonela kakhulu.

4 Ndiyathanda ke ukuba ningenjenjalo kwixesha elizayo; kuba nimelwe kukuba nilumke, hleze nithi, ngokundithanda, nikhubekise inkosi yenu.

5 Ingqumbo yakhe ayisayi kusenza bubi, ukuba uthe wahlala ezintlangeni; nokuqumba kwakhe akuyi kuba nankonzo kuthi;

6 Nokuba ithe inkosikazi yenza ngokufanelekileyo isimilo sayo, ayiyi kuqumba; ke ukuba uthe waba ngumfazi, uya kucunulwa. Sala kakuhle.

ISAHLUKO SE-9 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Ndiyazi ke, ukuba incwadi yam endanazi ngayo, endazibhalela uKesare iincwadi zenu, engapheleli nje ekuyo; 2 abathi bephambukisa ngamandla iingqiqo zabantu kwihambo yabo yangaphambili nemikhwa yabo, endihlala ndikhwankqisiwe, ndeyiseka ngokuzeleyo kuko ngeempikiswano ezininzi ezingaphambili.

3 Masiqale ngoko ngokutsha; Ukuba kukho into eyenziweyo ngempazamo, nixolele.

4 Ndikuthumelele incwadi ethi de copia verborum. Sala kakuhle, uPawulos othandekayo.

ISAHLUKO SE-10 UPawulos uya eSeneca Umbuliso.

1 Okukhona ndinibhalela, ndilibeka phambi kwenu igama lam, ndenza into echaseneyo nam; kwaye ngokuchasene nenkolo yethu: 2 Kuba ndimelwe kukuthi, njengoko ndathethayo futhi, ndibe zizinto zonke kubo bonke, ndithabathele kulo isidima senu, wona umthetho wamaRoma uwabeke ngembeko ngawo onke amadoda amakhulu; oko kukuthi, ukubeka igama lam ekugqibeleni kumbhalo weNcwadana, ukuze ekugqibeleni ndingabi nabuganga nehlazo ukwenza oko bendikuthanda ukukwenza. Sala kakuhle, enkosi ehlonitshwayo. Ngomhla wesihlanu wekhalenda kaJulayi, kwi-consulship yesine yeNero, kunye neMessala.

ISAHLUKO SE-11 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Unoyolo wena, ntánda yam, Pawulos.

2 Ukuba umntu omkhulu kangaka, kwaye yonke indlela ethandeka njengawe, akabi nje ukuba ngumntu oqhelekileyo, kodwa abe ngumhlobo osenyongweni kum, hayi indlela eya kuba noyolo ngayo imeko kaSeneca!

3 Wena ke ngoko, wena ude wagqithisa, waphakanyiswayo ngaphezu kwabo bonke, kwangoyena mkhulu, musani ukuzicingela ukuba akufanelekanga ukuba kuqale kuthiwe kubhalwe kuso incwadi ebhaliweyo.

4 hleze ndibe ndinikrokrela ukuba nindilinge kakhulu, nindingcikive; kuba nawe uzazi ukuba ungummi waseRoma.

5 Kwaye ndinganqwenela ukuba kuloo meko okanye kweso sikhululo ukuso, nokokuba ubukule meko ndikuyo. Sala kakuhle, uPawulos othandekayo. Ngomhla we-xth we-calends ka-Epreli, kwi-consulship ye-Aprianus kunye ne-Capito.

ISAHLUKO SE-12 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Unoyolo wena, ntánda yam, Pawulos. Ngaba anicingi ukuba ndikhathazeke kakhulu kwaye ndibuhlungu ngenxa yokuba ubumsulwa benu bunifake kwiimbandezelo?

2 Kwaye bonke abantu bafanele bacinge ukuba nina maKristu ningabenzi bobubi, nize nicinge ngawo onke amashwa ehlela esixekweni, ukuba abangelwa nini?

3 Kodwa masiyithwale isimangalo ngomoya womonde, sibhenela ubumsulwa bethu kwinkundla engentla, ekukuphela kwayo ithamsanqa lethu elinzima eliya kusivumela ukuba sijongane nayo, de ekugqibeleni amashwa ethu aya kuphelela kulonwabo olungenakuguqulwa.

4 Izizukulwana zangaphambili zivelise oozwilakhe uAlesandire unyana kaFilipu, noDiyonisiyo; eyethu nayo

ivelise uCaius Cæsar; ababetyekele ekukuphela kwemithetho yabo.

5 Ngokuphathelele ukutshiswa rhoqo kwesixeko saseRoma, unobangela ubonakalisiwe; ukuba ke kuni uthe wavunyelwa ukuba athethe ngokwam, athethe ezi zinto zimnyama, kungekho bungozi, wonke umntu makayibone yonke loo nto.

6 AmaKristu namaYuda eneneni ngokuqhelekileyo ohlwaywa ngetyala lokutshisa isixeko; ke yena lowo usitshijolo, otshisekela ukubulala nokubulala, nowagubungela amanyala akhe ngobuxoki, umiselwe ukuba ade kufike ixesha lakhe elifanelekileyo.

7 Ke kaloku, kwanjengokuba kubingelelwe umphefumlo wabo bonke abalungileyo, esikhundleni salowo ubengumenzi wobubi, kwangokunjalo uya kunikelwa ngenxa yabaninzi, atshiswe ngomlilo esikhundleni sabo bonke.

8 Zatsha izindlu ezilikhulu elinamanci mathathu anesibini, neendawo ezine zemigubasi neziqithi zatshiswa ngeentsuku ezintandathu; Ndininqwenelela ulonwabo nonke.

9 Ngomhla wesihlanu kwiikhalenda zika-Epreli, kuconsulship kaFrigius kunye neBassus.

ISAHLUKO SE-13 UAnnæus Seneca kuPawulos uyabulisa.

1 Unoyolo wena, ntánda yam, Pawulos.

2 Ubhale imiqulu emininzi ngendlela engumfuziselo nentsonkothileyo, yaye ke ngoko imibandela enamandla ngolo hlobo noshishino lunikelwe kuwe, akufunekanga ukuba upheliswe ngayo nayiphi na intetho echulumancisayo, kodwa ngobuchule obuthile obufanelekileyo.

3 Ndikhumbula usoloko usithi, abaninzi ngokuchaphazela isimbo esinjalo benza ububi kubantu babo, baze baphulukane namandla emibandela abayiphatha ngayo.

4 Ke kaloku ndithanda ukuba nindibeke ngembeko ngokunyamekileyo, ninyule ukuthetha okusesikweni, ukuze niyiphathi kakuhle ke inkoloseko le nto kuni; 5 Sala kakuhle. Ibhalwe umhla vth yamagama kaJulayi, Leo kunye no-Savinus consuls.

ISAHLUKO SE-14 UPawulos uya eSeneca Umbuliso.

1 Ulwazelelelo lwenu olunyanisekileyo luye lwaba nemiphumo emihle kwezi zinto zifunyenweyo, eziye zanikelwa nguBuqu obungokobuthixo kodwa kwabambalwa.

2 Ngaloo ndlela ndiqinisekile ukuba ndihlwayela eyona mbewu inamandla emhlabeni ochumileyo, kungekhona nantoni na enokubola, kodwa ilizwi likaThixo elihlala lihleli, eliya kukhula livelise isiqhamo ngonaphakade.

3 Oko ukufumeneyo ngobulumko bakho, kuya kuhlala kungaboli naphakade.

4 kholwani, ukuba nimelwe kukuthi nikhwebuke kwiinkolelo zamaYuda, kwanamaGrike.

5 Ezi zinto ke enisukuba niziphethe kakuhle, nizibikele uKesare, nendlu yakhe, nakubahlobo abathembekileyo; 6 Nakuba ukucamagushela kwenu kubonakala kukubi, kungaqotywa kubo, ekubeni abaninzi kubo bengaziqondi iintetho zenu, lithi, libe lifakwe kubo ilizwi likaThixo, libenza babe ngabantu abatsha, nabathanda uThixo.

7 Sala kakuhle uSeneca, oyena simthanda kakhulu. Ibhalwe kwiKhalenda ka-Agasti, kwi-consulship kaLeo kunye neSavinus.