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UPawuli ubingelela abazalwane
1 Ngiyamveza-ke kini udadewethu uFebe, oyisikhonzikazi sebandla laseKenikreya; 2 ukuze limemukele eNkosini njengokufanele abangcwele, limsize loba yiyiphi into ayiswelayo kini; ngoba laye ubengummeli wabanengi, lowami uqobo. 3 Bingelelani uPrisila loAkwila izisebenzi kanye lami kuKrestu Jesu, 4 ababeka phansi intamo yabo esikhundleni sempilo yami, engibabongayo hayi mina ngedwa, kodwa lamabandla wonke abezizwe; 5 bingelelani lebandla elisendlini yabo. Bingelelani uEpenetu othandiweyo wami, oyingqabutho yesithelo seAkaya kuKrestu. 6 Bingelelani uMariya, owasisebenzela kakhulu. 7 Bingelelani uAnderoniku loJuniya abayizihlobo zami lezibotshwa kanye lami, abangabadumileyo phakathi kwabaphostoli, ababekuKrestu labo ngaphambi kwami. 8 Bingelelani uAmpiliyasi othandiweyo wami eNkosini. 9 Bingelelani uOrbanu isisebenzi kanye lathi kuKrestu, loSitako othandiweyo wami. 10 Bingelelani uApele othembekileyo kuKrestu. Bingelelani labo abakaAristobulu. 11 Bingelelani uHerodiyoni isihlobo sami. Bingelelani abakaNarkisu, labo abaseNkosini. 12 Bingelelani uTrifina loTrifosa abasebenza eNkosini. Bingelelani uPersisi othandekayo, owasebenza kakhulu eNkosini. 13 Bingelelani uRufusi okhethiweyo eNkosini, lonina njalo ongowami. 14 Bingelelani uAsinkiritu, uFileko, uHermasi, uPatroba, uHermesi, labazalwane abalabo. 15 Bingelelani uFilologu loJuliya, uNerusi lodadewabo, loOlimpa, labangcwele bonke abalabo. 16 Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Amabandla kaKrestu ayalibingelela.
17 Njalo ngiyalincenga, bazalwane, ukuthi liqaphele ababanga ukuxabana lezikhubekiso, bephambene lemfundiso elayifundiswayo; baxwayeni bona. 18 Ngoba abanjalo kabakhonzi iNkosi yethu uJesu Krestu, kodwa isisu sabo; njalo ngelizwi elimnandi lendumiso bakhohlisa inhliziyo zabangelacala. 19 Ngoba ukulalela kwenu sekufikile kibo bonke. Ngakho ngiyathokoza ngani; kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lihlakaniphe kokuhle, kodwa libe msulwa kokubi. 20 Njalo uNkulunkulu wokuthula uzahle amchoboze uSathane ngaphansi kwenyawo zenu. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Krestu kawube lani. Ameni.
21 UTimothi isisebenzi kanye lami, loLukiyu loJasoni loSosipatro izihlobo zami bayalibingelela. 22 Mina Tertiyo, engibhale incwadi, ngiyalibingelela eNkosini. 23 UGayusi umngenisi wami lebandla lonke uyalibingelela. UErastu umphathisikhwama somuzi uyalibingelela, loKwartu umzalwane. 24 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Krestu kawube lani lonke. Ameni.
Isicino
25 Kuye olamandla okuliqinisa ngokwevangeli lami lokutshunyayelwa kukaJesu Krestu, ngokwembulwa kwemfihlo eyayigcinwa ifihlakele ngezikhathi zaphakade, 26 kodwa isibonakalisiwe khathesi, langemibhalo yabaprofethi, njengomlayo kaNkulunkulu olaphakade, yaziswa ezizweni zonke ekulaleleni kokholo, 27 kuNkulunkulu ololwazi yena yedwa kakube ubukhosi, ngoJesu Krestu, kuze kube nininini. Ameni.