IncwadikaPolycarpeya kwabaseFilipi
ISAHLUKO1
1UPolycarpnamalungaanayekuloibandla likaNkulunkulueliseFilipi:makubekiniumusanokuthula okuvelakuNkulunkuluuMninimandlaonke;neNkosiuJesu Kristu,uMsindisiwethu,yande 2NgathokozakakhulukanyenanieNkosiniyethuuJesu Kristu,ngokubanamukelaizithombezothandolweqiniso, nabaphelekezelaninaababoshiwe,nabangabangcwele, njengokubabenifanele;okuyimiqheleyabakhethiweyo ngeqinisonguNkulunkuluneNkosiyethu;
3Njengobafuthiimpandeyokukholwaeyashunyayelwa kusukelaezikhathinizasenduloimikininakuzekube namuhla;futhiuthelaisitheloeNkosiniyethuuJesuKristu, yenaowahluphekaukubaabulawengishonasekufeni ngenxayezonozethu
4uNkulunkuluamvusayo,esethukululileinhlunguzokufa, enikuthandayolingambonanga;eningambonikuye,nakuba ningambonimanje,nikholwanokhonithokozangentokozo engakhulumekiyonegcweleinkazimulo.
5abaningiabafisaukungenakukho;naziukuthingomusa nisindisiwe;kungeyisikhongemisebenzi,kodwangentando kaNkulunkulungoJesuKristu.
6Ngakhobophaniizinkalozengqondoyenu;khonzani iNkosingokwesabanangeqiniso,nilahlakonkeokuyize, okuyize,nokudukakwabaningi;nikholwanguyeowavusa iNkosiyethuuJesuKristukwabafileyo,wamnika inkazimulonesihlalosobukhosingakwesokunenesakhe
7Ezithotshisiwekuyezonkeizinto,ezisezulwini lezisemhlabeni;oyokhulekakuyezonkeizidalwa eziphilayo;oyakuzaabengumahluleliwabaphilayo nabafileyo:abagazilabouNkulunkuluuyakulibiza kwabakholwayokuye
8KodwalowoowavusauKristukwabafileyo,uyosivusa nathingokufanayo,umasenzaintandoyakhefuthisihamba ngokwemiyaloyakhe;nithandeizintoazithandayo; 9nidedekukhokonkeukungalungi;ukuthandaimali ngokweqile;ekukhulumenikabi;ufakaziwamanga; ningaphindisiokubingokubi,nokuthukangokuthuka, nokushayangokushaya,nokuqalekisangokuqalekisa
10KodwakhumbulanilokhoiNkosieyasifundisakhona, ithi:Lingahluleli,njalokaliyikwahlulelwa;thethelelani khonanizothethelelwa;yibaninobubele,nizohawukelwa; ngokubangesilinganisoenilinganisangasonani niyakulinganiselwangaso
11Futhiphezukwalokho,babusisiweabampofu,nalabo abashushiswangenxayokulunga;ngobaumbuso kaNkulunkuluungowabo
ISAHLUKO2
1Lezizinto,bazalwanebami,angizangengizithathele inkululekominangokwamiukuthinginilobelengokulunga, kodwalinangokwenulangikhuthazangaphambilikukho
2Ngokubanami,nomaomunyeonjengami, anginakukhuphukelaekuhlakaniphenikukaPawulu obusisiweyonodumileyo,owathiyenaehlangene
nababephilangalesosikhathi,wafundisaizwileqiniso ngawowonkeubuqothonangemfaneloyonke;esehambile kiniwalobelaincwadi.
3okuthiumanibhekakukho,nikwaziukuzakha ekukholweniolunikelwekini;onguninawethusonke; silandelwangethemba,siholwauthandoolujwayelekile, kuNkulunkulunakuKristu,nakumakhelwanewethu
4Ngokubaumaumuntuenalezozinto,ugcwalisile umthethowokulunga,ngokubaonothandoukudenaso sonkeisono
5Kodwaukuthandaimalikuyimpandeyakhokonkeokubi Ngakhosiyaziukuthinjengalokhusingalethangalutho emhlabeni,ngokunjalokasiyikuphumalalutho;asihlome izikhalizokulunga
6Futhisizifundisethinakuqalaukuhamba ngokwemiyaleloyeNkosi;nabafazibenubahambe ngokunjalonjengokukholwaabakunikiweyo;othandweni, nasekuhlanzekeni;bathandeamadodaabongobuqotho bonke,nabanyengokufanayongakhokonkeukuzithiba; futhibakhuliseabantwanababoemlaywenilangokwesaba iNkosi.
7Kanjaloabafelokazibafundisaukuthibahluzeke ekukholwenikweNkosi,bakhulekelebonkeabantunjalo; bekudenakhokonkeukuphazamisa,ukukhulumakabi, ukufakazaamanga;ebuhwabeninakubobonkeububi 8sisaziukuthiangama-altarekaNkulunkuluobonazonke izisihla,futhiakukhookusithekilekuye;ophenyayona kanyeimicabango,nemicabango,nezimfihlozenhliziyo yethu
9NgakhosaziukuthiuNkulunkuluakahlekwa,thina sifaneleukuhambangokufaneleumyalowakhenodumo lwakhe.
10namadiyakoniamelweukubangabangenacalaphambi kwakhenjengezikhonzizikaNkulunkulukuKristu,hhayi abantu.Hhayiabamangalelibamanga;hhayingezilimi ezimbili;hhayiabathandibemali;kodwaulinganisele ezintwenizonke;nobubele,ngokucophelela;behamba ngokweqinisoleNkosieyayiyisikhonzisabobonke.
11Othi,umasimthokozisakulelizwelamanje,siyakubuye sibeabahlanganyelibalokhookuzayo,njengokusithembisa kwakheukuthiuyakusivusakwabafileyo;nokuthiuma sihambangokufaneleyena,siyakubusakanyenaye,uma sikholwa
12Ngokunjaloizinsizwakufanelezibe-ngasoleki ezintwenizonke;phezukwakhokonke,banakekele ubumsulwababo,bazibambekukhokonkeokubiNgokuba kuhleukuhlukaniswanezinkanukozezwe;ngokubazonke izifisoezinjalozilwanomoya;nalaboabenzaizinto eziwubuwulanezingenangqondo
13Ngakho-kekufanelenidedekuzozonkelezizinto, nizehliselengaphansikwabapristinamadiyakoni, njengakuNkulunkulunoKristu
14Izintombiziyalaukuthizihambengonembeza ongenabalanomsulwa
15Futhiabadalamababenobubelefuthibabenobubele kubobonke;ebasusaeziphambekwenizabo;nifuna ababuthakathaka;ngingakhohlwaabafelokazi, nezintandane,nabampofu;kodwanjalounikaokuhle emehlwenikaNkulunkulukanyelabantu.
16nidedekulolonkeulaka,nokukhethaabantu, nokwahlulelaokungalungile,ikakhulukaziukukhululeka kukhokonkeukuhaha.
17Akululaukukholwauthoolumelenelobangubani;hhayi kanzimaekwahluleleni;saziukuthisonkesinecalalesono. 18Ngakho-keumasikhulekaeNkosiniukubaisithethelele, nathisifaneleukubathethelelaabanye;ngokubasonke siphambikweNkosiyethunoNkulunkulu;futhibonke kufanelebamephambikwesihlalosokwahlulelasikaKristu; futhiyilowonalowouyoziphendulelangokwakhe 19Ngakho-kemasiyikhonzengokwesabanangenhlonipho yonke,njengalokhoeyalileyena;futhinjengoba abaPhostoliabashumayeleiVangelikithi,kanye nabaphrofethiababikezelengokuzakweNkosiyethu basifundisile 20eshisekelaokuhle;nidedekukhokonkeukona, nakubazalwanebamanga;nakulaboabaphathaigama likaKristungokuzenzisa;abadukisaabantuabayize
ISAHLUKO3
1NgokubayilowonalowoongamvumiukuthiuJesuKristu uzileenyameni,ungumphikukristu;ongavumiukuhlupheka kwakheesiphambanweni,ungokaSathane 2FuthilowoophendukezelaizinkanukozeNkosiamazwi eNkosi;futhiuthingekekubekhonaukuvukakwabafileyo, nomaukwahlulelwa,uyizibulolikaSathane
3Ngalokhobeshiyaokuyizekwabaninginezimfundiso zabozamanga;akesibuyeleezwinielanikelwakithi kwasekuqaleni;10:10Lilindeumkhuleko;nokuqinisela ekuzileniukudla.
4NgokunxusaenxusabonkeababonauNkulunkuluukuba angasingenisiesilingweni;njengokutshokweNkosiukuthi: Umoyauyavuma,kodwainyamaibuthakathaka.
5Ngakho-kemasibambelelengokungaphezikuye oyithembalethunesibambisosokulungakwethuuJesu Kristu;Owathwalaizonozethuemzimbeniwakhe esihlahleni,ongenzangaisono,akufunyanwanga nankohlisoemlonyeniwakheKodwawahluphekakonke ngenxayethuukuzesiphilengaye.
6Ngakhokasilingiseniukubekezelakwakhe;futhiuma sihluphekangenxayegamalakhe,masimdumise;ngokuba lesisibonelousinikezeyenangokwakhe,nathisakholwa.
7Ngakhongiyanincenganonkeukubanilaleleizwi lokulunga,futhiniboniseukubekezela;enikubonileyo kubekwephambikwamehloethu,kungeyisikhokuIgnatiyuobusisiweyokuphela,noZozimu,noRufu;kodwa kwabanyephakathikwenu;nakuPawuluuqobo,nakubo bonkeabaphostoli;
8Ngethembaukuthibonkelabakabagijimelangaize; kodwangokukholwakanyenokulunga,futhisebehambile bayaendaweniababeyifaneleeNkosini;abahluphekakanye naye
9Ngokubaabalithandangalelizwelamanje;kodwa owafayo,wabuyewavuswanguNkulunkulungenxayethu.
10Ngakhoyimanikulezizinto,nilandeleisiboneloseNkosi; abaqinile,abangaguqukiekukholweni,abathanda ubuzalwane,abathandanayo,abangabahlanganyeli eqinisweni,benomusa,bemneneomunyekomunye, bengadelelimuntu.
11Umakusemandlenienuukwenzaokuhle,ningalibali, ngokubauthandolukhululweekufeni
12Nithobelanenonke,niziphathekahlephakathi kwabezizwe;ukuzengemisebenziyenuemihlenidunyiswe,
futhiiNkosiingahlanjalazwanganiKodwamayekulowo ohlanjalazwaigamaleNkosi!
13Ngakhofundisanibonkeukuthobeka;enizivivinya kukhonani.
ISAHLUKO4
1NgiyahluphekakakhulungoValensowakewabaumdala phakathikwenu;ukuthiangayiqondikancaneindawo ayinikweebandleniNgalokhongiyaniyalaukubanidede ekuhahameni;nokuthinibemsulwa,nibeneqiniso ekukhulumeni
2Zigcinenikukhokonkeokubi.Ngobalowoongakwaziyo ukuzibusakulezizintoangakwazinjaniukukulayaomunye?
3Umaumuntuengazigodliehaha,uyakungcoliswa ngokukhonzaizithombe,ahlulelwenjengowezizwe.
4Kodwangubanikiniongazingokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu?Asaziyiniukuthiabangcwele bayokwahlulelaizwe,njengobauPawuluefundisa?
5Kodwaangizangengibone,futhiangizangengizwelutho olunjalokini,uPawuluobusisiweasebenzaphakathikwabo; nalaboababizweekuqalenikweNcwadiyakhe.
6Ngobauyadunyiswanganiemabandleniwonkeayemazi uNkulunkulukuphela;ngobasasingamazingalesosikhathi Ngalokho-ke,bafowethu,ngidabukekakhulungaye, nangomkakhe;uNkulunkuluamnikeukuphenduka kweqiniso
7Futhinanifuthiyibaniabalinganiselayokulesisenzakalo; futhiningababhekiabayizitha,kodwanibabuyiseleemuva njengabahluphekayonezithoezidukayo,ukuzenisindise umzimbawenuwonke;
8Ngokubangiyethembaukuthinifundisiwekahle emibhalwenieNgcwele,nokuthiakukhookufihlekilekini; kephamanjeangivunyelweukwenzaokulotshiweyoukuthi: Thukuthelani,ningoni;futhifuthi:Ilangamalingashoni nithukuthele
9Ubusisiweokholwayofuthiazikhumbulelezizinto; okuyintonamingethembaukuthiniyayenza
10KephauNkulunkulunoYiseweNkosiyethuuJesu Kristu;futhiyenaongumphristiwethuomkhuluwaphakade, iNdodanakaNkulunkulu,yebouJesuKristu,uyakwakha ekukholweninaseqinisweninakubobonkeubumnene nobumnene;ekubekezeleninasekubekezeleni, ekubekezeleninasekuhlanzekeni
11Futhianinikeinkathonesabelophakathikwabangcwele bakhe;nathikanyenani,nakubobonkeabaphansikwezulu, abakholwayiNkosiyethuuJesuKristu,nakuYise owamvusakwabafileyo.
12Khulekaniabangcwelebonke,nikhulekeleamakhosi nabobonkeabakhulu;nalaboabanizingelayo, nabanizondayo,nangenxayezithazesiphambano;ukuze isithelosenusibonakalekubobonke;futhiukuze nipheleliswekuKristu
13Nangibhalela,ninano-Ignatiyu,ukuthiumaumuntu esukalaphaeyaeSiriya,akaphatheizincwadizenu;nayo engizoyinakekela,ngokusheshanjelaphongitholaithuba elikahle;kumbengedwa,kumbelowoengizamthumela ngenxayakho
14Izincwadizika-Ignatiusasilobelazona,kanyenalokho abanyebakheabazeezandlenizethu,sikuthumelekini njengokuhlelakwenu;ezihlanganiswelencwadi
15esingasizwangakhokakhulu;ngokubabaphatha ngokukholwanokubekezela,nakhokonkeokuphathelene nokwakhiwakweNkosiuJesu
16Lokhookwaziyongo-Ignatiusnabakanyenaye kuyasikhomba.
17UmalokhungikulobelengoKreske,engininikeyona ngalencwadi,namanjengiyaphindangimtuse
18Ngobauhambeengelacalaphakathikwethu;futhingithi nani
19Niyakumbhekanodadewabo,laphoefikakini
20LilondekileeNkosiniuJesuKristu;nasekuthandeni konkeokwakhoAmen