KuFilemoni 1

1UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, noThimothewu umzalwane, kuFilemoni othandekayo nesisebenzi kanye nathi,

2naku-Apifiya othandekayo, naku-Arkiphu ibutho kanye nathi, nasebandleni elisendlini yakho;

3Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.

4Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami;

5Ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele;

6ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube nempumelelo ekwazini konke okuhle okukini kuKristu Jesu.

7Ngokuba sinentokozo enkulu nenduduzo othandweni lwakho, ngokuba izibilini zabangcwele zivuselelwe ngawe, mzalwane.

8Ngakho-ke noma nginesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokukuyala okufaneleyo,

9Nokho ngenxa yothando kungcono ngikuncenge, mina enginjengoPawulu ixhegu, namanje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu.

10Ngiyakuncenga ngendodana yami u-Onesimu, engiyizele ngiboshiwe;

11Okwakukade kungasizi kuwe, kepha manje kuyasiza kuwe nakimi;

12engimbuyisele kuye;

13ebengingathanda ukumbamba mina, ukuze esikhundleni sakho angisebenzele ezibopho zevangeli;

14Kodwa ngaphandle kwakho kangiyikwenza lutho; ukuze inzuzo yakho ingabi njengengokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela.

15Ngokuba mhlawumbe waphuma isikhashana, ukuze umemukele kuze kube phakade;

16Engabi njengenceku, kodwa ongaphezu kwenceku, engumzalwane othandekayo, ikakhulukazi kimi, kodwa kakhulu kangakanani kuwe, enyameni naseNkosini.

17Ngakho-ke uma ungibheka njengomhlanganyeli, mamukele njengami.

18Uma ekonile, noma enecala kuwe, kubalele mina lokho;

19Mina Pawuli ngikulobile ngesami isandla, mina ngizakubuyisela;

20Yebo, mzalwane, mangijabule ngawe eNkosini; uvuselele izinhliziyo zami eNkosini.

21Ngikubhalele ngethemba lokulalela kwakho, ngazi ukuthi nawe uyakwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikushoyo.

22Kodwa phezu kwalokho ngilungisele indawo yokuhlala, ngoba ngiyethemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizaphiwa kini.

23Uyakhonza kuwe u-Ephafra oyisiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu;

24oMarku, no-Aristarku, noDema, noLucas, izisebenzi kanye nami.

25Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu. Amen. (Yalotshwa eRoma eya kuFilemoni, ngu-Onesimu inceku.)

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