¹ Ngoba nani ngekwenu niyati, bazalwane, kutsi kuta kwetfu kuwe akuzange kuba lite. ² Uyati kutsi muva sihlushiwe futsi satselwa ngelihlazo eFiliphi. Saba nesibindzi kuNkulunkulu kukhuluma kuwe livangeli laNkulunkulu kulobulukhuni lobukhulu. ³ Kepha kushumayela kwetfu kwakungasiko lokubuya ephutseni, hhayi lokuchamuka ekungcoleni, hhayi lokuchamuka ebucilini. ⁴ Esikhundleni, ngalokutsi sivunywe nguNkulunkulu kutsi setsenjwe ngalelivangeli, ngako sikhuluma, hhayi kujabulisa umuntfu, kepha Nkulunkulu. Nguye lohlolisisa tinhlitiyo tetfu. ⁵ Ngoba asizange sita nemagama ekuyenga, njengoba wati, hhayi futsi nemibhalo lebhalwe kabusha kumbonya bubi- Nkulunkulu ngufakazi wetfu. ⁶ Asizange sifune inkhatimulo kubantfu, ngisho lebuya kuwe noma lebuya kulabanye. Ngabe ufune lilungile ngendluzula njenge mphostoli waKhristu. ⁷ Esikhundleni, saba mnene kini njenge mfati anakekela bantfwabakhe. ⁸ Ngalendlela saba nelutsandvo nani. Sabusiseka kuhlephula nani hhayi nje kuphela livangeli laNkulunkulu kepha futsi timphilo tetfu. Ngoba uyatsandzeka kitsi. ⁹ Ngoba bazalwane niyakhumbula, imisebenti yetfu nekusiphalata. Besisebenta busuku nemini khona singeke sisindze noma ngubani wenu sisashumayela kini livangeli laNkulunkulu. ¹⁰ Nibofakazi, futsi naNkulunkulu, ungcwele kanganani, kulunga nekungabi nasici kwakukutiphatsa kwetfu kini lenikholwako. ¹¹ Ngendlela lefanako niyati besinani kanganani kumunye ngamunye wenu, njenga babe anebantfwabakhe, ¹² sinidvudvuta sinikhutsata futsi siniyala kutsi nihambe ngalokufanele kwaNkulunkulu, lonibite embusweni wakhe nenkhatimulo. ¹³ Ngalesizatfu lesi futsi sibonga Nkulunkulu singakhawuli, kutsi ngesikhatsi nemukela umlayeto waNkulunkulu lenawuva kitsi, nawemukela hhayi njengelivi lemuntfu, kepha njengoba liliciniso, lelisolo futsi lisebenta kini nine lenilikholwako. ¹⁴ Bazalwane, ngoba senigucuke balingisi bemabandla aNkulunkulu lawo laseJudiya kuKhristu Jesu. Ngoba futsi nahlupheka ngetintfo tinye letibuya kubantfu bakini, ngengoba benta kulabase Judiya ¹⁵ lababulala kokubili iNkhosi Jesu nebaprofethi, nalabasicitsa ngaphandle. Abamjabulisi Nkulunkulu. Esikhundleni, baphambana nebantfu bonkhe. ¹⁶ Basivimbela kutsi sikhulume kubetive kuze basindziswe. Lomphumela kutsi bahlale bagcwalisa tono tabo ekugcineni. Kepha lulaka litobendlula ekugcineni. ¹⁷ Kepha tsine, bazalwane, sahlukaniswa kini kwesikhashana lesifisha, enyameni hhayi enhlitiyweni. Besinenshisekelo, ngekushisekela lokukhulu, kubona buso benu. ¹⁸ Ngoba bengifisa ngempela kuta kuwe, Pawula, kanye futsi phindze- kepha Sathane wasimisa. ¹⁹ Ngalokulitsemba letfu, noma injabulo, noma umchele wekutikhukhumeta phambi kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu ekuteni kwakhe? Akusuwe yini? ²⁰ Ngoba uyinkhatimulo nenjabulo yetfu.