Philippians 2

Ukuzithoba kukaKristu lokuphakanyiswa kwakhe

1Ngakho uba kukhona inkuthazo a kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona ubudlelwano b bukaMoya c, uba kukhona imihelo lesihawu d, 2gcwalisani intokozo yami e, ukuze libe ngqondonye f, libe lothando olufananayo, libe lenhliziyonye, ukuqonda kunye; 3lingenzi lutho ngokubangisana g kumbe ngokuziqhenya h, kodwa ngokuthobeka i liphakamise omunye komunye ngcono kulani j; 4ngulowo lalowo angakhathaleli okwakhe, kodwa ngulowo lalowo k lokwabanye.

5Ngoba kawube kini lowomqondo l owawukhona lakuKristu Jesu; 6owathi esesimeni m , n sikaNkulunkulu, kanakananga ukuthi kuyikuphanga o ukulingana loNkulunkulu p, 7kodwa wazidela q, ethatha isimo senceku r, enziwe esimeni sabantu s; 8njalo eficwe elesimo t njengomuntu, wazithoba u, waba ngolalelayo v kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo ukufa kwesiphambano w. 9Ngakho x laye uNkulunkulu y wamphakamisa kakhulu z, wamnika ibizo aa eliphezu kwalo lonke ibizo; 10ukuze kuthi ebizweni likaJesu lonke idolo liguqe ab, elabezulwini ac , ad, lelabemhlabeni ae , af, lelabangaphansi komhlaba ag , ah, 11lenlimi zonke ai zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristu aj uyiNkosi ak, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu uYise.

Ukupheleliswa komsebenzi wosindiso

12Ngakho, bathandiweyo bami, njengalokho lilalela ngezikhathi zonke al , am, kungenjengebukhoneni bami kuphela, kodwa khathesi ikakhulukazi ngingekho, fezani an usindiso lwenu ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela ao; 13ngoba kunguNkulunkulu ap osebenza kini kokubili ukuthanda lokwenza njengentando yakhe enhle aq. 14Yenzani zonke izinto kungelakusola ar lokuphikisana as, 15ukuze lingasoleki at libe msulwa
 msulwa: kumbe,  qotho.
, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu av abangelasici aw phakathi ax kwesizukulwana esigobileyo ay lesiphambeneyo az, elikhanya phakathi kwaso njengokukhanya ba emhlabeni,
16libonakalise ilizwi lempilo bb, ekuzincomeni kwami bc osukwini lukaKristu, ukuthi kangigijimelanga ize bd, njalo kangitshikatshikelanga ize be. 17Yebo, uba lami ngithululwa njengomnikelo bf wokunathwayo phezu komhlatshelo lenkonzo yokholo lwenu bg, ngiyathokoza bh njalo ngithokoza kanye lani lonke; 18ngenxa yalokho-ke thokozani lani njalo lithokoze kanye lami.

UPawuli uzathuma uTimothi loEpafrodithu

19Ngiyathemba-ke eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uTimothi bi kini masinyane, ukuze lami ngithokoze lapho ngisazi izindaba zenu. 20Ngoba kangilaye olengqondo enjengeyakhe bj, ozananzelela indaba zenu ngobuqotho bk, 21ngoba bonke bl bazidingela okwabo bm, kungeyisikho okukaKristu Jesu. 22Kodwa liyazi ukuqinisa kwakhe bn, ukuthi njengomntwana kuyise bo, usebenzile lami evangelini. 23Ngiyathemba-ke ukuhle ngimthume yena, nxa sengibonisisile okuqondene lami; 24kodwa ngiyathemba bp eNkosini, ukuthi lami ngizakuza kini masinyane.

25Kodwa ngibone kufanele ukuthi ngithume kini uEpafrodithu bq, umzalwane lesisebenzi br , bs lolibutho bt kanye lami, kodwa isithunywa bu senu, lesisebenzi sokuswela kwami bv; 26njengoba wayelilangatha bw lonke, njalo ekhathazekile kakhulu bx, ngoba lezwa ukuthi wayegula; 27ngoba njalo wagula waphosa wafa, kodwa uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, njalo kungeyisuye yena yedwa, kodwa lami, ukuze ngingabi losizi phezu kosizi. 28Ngakho ngitshisekela kakhulu by ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi, nxa limbona, lithokoze futhi, losizi lwami lunciphe. 29Memukeleni-ke bz eNkosini ngentokozo yonke, libahloniphe ca abanjalo-ke cb; 30ngoba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu waphose wafa, edela impilo, ukuze aphelelise cc okusileleyo komsebenzi wenu kimi.

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