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2 Njengobe nimunye naKhristu, njengobe nikhutsata labanye futsi nibadvudvuta ngelutsandvo, njengobe nibakhatsalela, nibatsandza, futsi nibavela, 2 ngenteni ngijabule kakhulu ngekutsi nibe nemcondvo munye nelutsandvo lolufanako, ngekutsi nibe nebunye ngalokuphelele, futsi nicabange ngendlela lefanako.+ 3 Ningenti lutfo ngekubanga+ nome ngekutati,+ kodvwa ngekutfobeka nitsatse labanye njengalabakhulu kunani,+ 4 futsi ningaticabangeli nine kuphela,+ kodvwa nicabangele nalabanye.+
5 Hlalani ninalomcondvo naKhristu Jesu+ lebekanawo, 6 lowatsi nanobe bekanesimo saNkulunkulu,+ wangakucabangi kutsatsa sikhundla saNkulunkulu futsi atente lolingana naye.+ 7 Kodvwa watidzela, waba njengesigcili+ futsi waba ngumuntfu.*+ 8 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngesikhatsi afika aba ngumuntfu,* watitfoba waphindze walalela kwaze kwaba ngulapho afa,+ afela elugodvweni.*+ 9 Ngaleso sizatfu, Nkulunkulu wamphakamisela esikhundleni lesisetulu,+ futsi ngemusa wamnika ligama lelingetulu kwawo onkhe emagama,+ 10 kuze egameni laJesu onkhe emadvolo aguce—alabo labasezulwini, newalabasemhlabeni, newalabangephansi kwemhlaba;+ 11 futsi bonkhe kufanele bavume kutsi Jesu Khristu uyiNkhosi,+ khona kutewukhatinyuliswa Nkulunkulu longuBabe.
12 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, benihlale nilalela ngesikhatsi ngisenani, futsi nyalo njengobe ngingasekho senilalela kakhulu. Ngako-ke chubekani nisebentela kusindziswa kwenu futsi loko nikwente ngekwesaba nangenhlonipho lenkhulu. 13 Ngobe Nkulunkulu nguye lonenta nibe nemandla, futsi uninika sifiso nemandla ekwenta intsandvo yakhe. 14 Chubekani nenta tonkhe tintfo ngaphandle kwekukhonona+ nekuphikisana,+ 15 kuze ningasoleki kodvwa nibe msulwa, nibe bantfwana baNkulunkulu+ labangenabala esitukulwaneni lesigwegwile nalesonakele,+ lenikhanya emkhatsini waso njengetibane eveni,+ 16 futsi nichubeke nibambisise livi lekuphila.+ Nanenta njalo ngitawuba nesizatfu sekujabula ngelilanga laKhristu, ngati kutsi angigijimelanga lite nekutsi angizange ngikhandlekele lite. 17 Kodvwa ngisho nobe ngingatfululwa njengemnikelo walokunatfwako+ emhlatjelweni+ nasemsebentini longcwele kukholwa kwenu lokuniholele kuwo, ngiyajabula futsi ngitfokota nani nonkhe. 18 Ngendlela lefanako, nani kufanele nijabule futsi nitfokote kanye nami.
19 Nginelitsemba eNkhosini Jesu kutsi masinyane ngitawutfumela Thimothi+ kini, kuze ngikhutsateke nangiva tindzaba letimayelana nani. 20 Ngite lomunye lonjengaye, lotaninakekela kahle. 21 Ngobe bonkhe labanye bakhatsateka ngetintfo tabo, hhayi taKhristu Jesu. 22 Kodvwa niyasati sibonelo lesihle lasibeka, kutsi njengemntfwana+ lokanye nababe wakhe, watigcilata kanye nami kuze tindzaba letimnandzi tichutjekiselwe embili. 23 Nguye-ke lona lenginelitsemba lekumtfumela ngekushesha nje nasengibona kutsi tintfo tingihambela njani. 24 Nangabe iNkhosi itsandza, ngiyaciniseka kutsi ngitawufika masinyane.+
25 Kodvwa nyalo ngikubona kukuhle kutsi ngitfumele kini Ephafrodithu, umzalwane wami losisebenti lengikanye naso, lolisotja laKhristu, futsi lenamtfuma kutsi anakekele tidzingo tami,+ 26 ngobe ulangatelela kunibona nonkhe, futsi ukhatsatekile njengobe neva kutsi bekagula. 27 Ecinisweni wagula wacishe wafa; kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamentela umusa, hhayi yena kuphela kodvwa nami, kuze ngingabi nelusizi etikwelusizi. 28 Ngako ngimtfumela kini masinyane, khona kutawutsi nanimbona niphindze nijabule, nami ngingasakhatsateki kakhulu. 29 Memukeleni ngenjabulo njengobe nihlale nibemukela labo labalandzela iNkhosi, futsi nichubeke nibaphatsa ngenhlonipho bantfu labanjengaye,+ 30 ngobe wacishe wafa ngenca yemsebenti waKhristu,* wabeka kuphila kwakhe engotini kuze avale sikhala sekungabi khona kwenu kutongisita.+