UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noKristu Jesu ithemba lethu,

ngokwevangeli lenkazimu lo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo , engaphathiswa lona mina. UPawulu udumisa uNkulunkulu owamkhethela ukushumayela ivangeli

Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade en gabhubhiyo, engenakubonwa, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. UPawulu uyala uThimothewu ukuba alwele iqiniso levangeli

kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThimothewu ukuba alwe nesifundiso samanga e-Efesu

Woyala ngalezo zinto, ufundise ngazo. UPawulu ululeka uThimothewu abe yisibonelo, athembeke enkonzweni

UPawulu, obizelwe ngentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngu mphostoli kaJesu Kristu, noSostene umzalwane,

UKristu wahlukanisiwe yini ? UPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu na? Nabhapathizwa egameni likaPawulu na?

noma uPawulu , noma u -Apholo, noma uKhefase , noma izwe , noma ukuphila, noma ukufa , noma okukhona, noma okuzakuba khona ; konke kungokwenu;

Pho, uyini u -Apholo? Uyini uPawulu na ? Bayizikhonzi enakholwa ngazo , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokupha kweNkosi.

Pho, uyini umvuzo wami na ? Uyilokhu ukuba nxa ngishumayela ivangeli , ngikwenze ukuba ivangeli lingabizi lutho , ukuze ngingasebenzisi ilungelo lami enginalo evangelini. UPawulu uyisigqila sabo bonke

OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseTheselonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba , naseNkosini uJesu Kristu : Makube kini umusa nokuthula. UPawulu ubonga ukuqala kwabo okuhle ekukholweni; wethemba ukukhethwa kwabo ngevangeli eliqinisileyo abalamukele

siniyala, sinimisa isibindi , sifakazela ukuba nihambe ngokufaneleyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu onibizela embusweni nasebukhosini bakhe. UPawulu ulanda ngezinhlupheko zabo zokuzingelwa ngenxa yokukholwa

Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. Esebuyile uThimothewu, uPawulu uyathokoza; uyabakhulekela

nithi ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kungukusindiswa , njengalokho nomzalwane wethu othandekayo uPawulu wanilobela njengokuhlakanipha ayekuphiweyo,

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu,

kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube kuwe umusa , nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu umvusa uThimothewu ukuba aqine ekulweleni ivangeli

Ngokuba noma wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngobuthakathaka , nokho uyaphila ngamandl a kaNkulunkulu . Ngokuba nathi sibuthakathaka kuye , kodwa sizakuphila kanye naye ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngakini. UPawulu ululeka ukuba nabo bazihlole, engakafiki

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulu nkulu eliseKorinte nakubo abangcwele bonke abakulo lonke lase-Akhaya:

njengalokho nisiqondile okwenxenye ukuthi siyiqholo lenu , njengalokhu nani ningelethu ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu. UPawulu uchasisa isizathu sokungafiki kwakhe eKorinte

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubonga uNkulunkulu ngenduduzo nangokusindiswa kwakhe ezingozini

njengabadabukileyo kepha siyathokoza njalo , njengabampofu kepha sicebisa abaningi, njengabangenalutho kanti sinakho konke. UPawulu uxwayisa abakholwayo ukuba bangadlelani nabangakholwayo

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubonga ukuthuthuka kwevangeli phakathi kwebandla

Khona umbusi esebona okwenzekileyo wakholwa , emangaliswa ngesifundiso seNkosi. UPawulu ushumayela e-Antiyokiya lasePhisidiya

UPawulu nababe naye bamuka ePhafu ngomkhumbi, bafika ePherge lasePhamfiliya; kepha uJohane wahlukana nabo, wabuyela eJerusalema.

Wayesesukuma uPawulu , waqhweba ngesandla , wathi: Madoda akwa - Israyeli, nani enesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelani:

Kepha uSawulu osethiwa uPawulu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wamgqolozela,

Kwathi-ke izixuku zikubona l okho akwenzile uPawulu , zaphakamisa izwi lazo, zathi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu befana nabantu behlele kithi.

UBarnaba bambiza ngokuthi uJupitheri , uPawulu ngokuthi uMerkuriyu , ngokuba kwakunguye owayehola ekukhulumeni.

Bekusho lokho, baziyekisa kalukhuni izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli. UPawulu ushumayela e-Antiyokiya

Kodwa kwafika abaJuda, bevela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu; sebezivumisile izixuku bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe , bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi bethi usefile.

bashumayela khona ivangeli. UPawulu ushumayela eListra

Yona yamuzwa uPawulu ekhuluma . Yena eyigqolozela wabona ukuthi inokukholwa kokuba iphiliswe,

Emva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wayesethi kuBarnaba : Ake sibuye , sihambele abazalwane emizini yonke ngaminye esashumayela kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi kanjani.

Kepha uPawulu wathi akufanele ukuba bahambe naye owabashiya ePhamfiliya, akaze aya nabo emsebenzini.

Kepha uPawulu wazikhethela uSila , wahamba enikelwe ngabazalwane emseni weNkosi.

Khona samuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi , saqonda eSamotrake , ngangomuso safika eNeyapholi. UPawulu ushumayela eFilipi; ukukholwa kukaLidiya

Kuthe esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe , wasincenga wathi: Uma nithi ngikholekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, nihlale khona, wasicindezela. UPawulu uyaboshwa

Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza yathi: Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezimemezela kini indlela yensindiso.

Yakwenza lokho izinsuku eziningi . Kepha uPawulu esecasukile waphenduka, wathi kumoya : Ngiyakuyala egameni likaJesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuyo. Wayesephuma ngaso leso sikhathi.

Kepha uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu , wathi: Ungazilimazi, ngokuba sikhona sonke.

Lowo uPawulu wathanda ukuba ahambe naye, wamthatha, wamsoka ngenxa yabaJuda ababekhona kulezo zindawo ; ngokuba bonke babemazi ukuthi uyise wayengumGreki.

Umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu law o mazwi , wathi: Izinduna zithumele ukuba nikhululwe. Ngakho phumani manje, nihambe ngokuthula.

Kepha uPawulu wathi kuzo : Basishayile phambi kwabantu singalahlwanga cala, thina singabantu abangamaRoma , basiphonsa etilongweni ; manje basikhipha ngasese na? Qhabo, akuze bona, basikhiphe.

sebefikile ngaseMisiya , balinga ukuya eBithiniya , kepha uMoya kaJesu akabavumelanga. UPawulu uwelela eMakedoniya

Khona abazalwane bamukisa masinyane uPawulu ukuba aze afike elwandle; kepha oSila noThimothewu basala khona.

Abamphelekezelayo uPawulu bamfikisa e -Athene; kwathi sebamukele isiyalezo ngoSila nangoThimothewu sokuba beze kuye ngokushesha okukhulu, bamuka. UPawulu ushumayela e-Athene

Kwathi uPawulu esabalinda e -Athene, umoya wakhe wacunuka phakathi kwakhe ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.

Kepha uPawulu njengokwenza kwakhe wangena kubo , waphendulana nabo amasabatha amathathu, ethathela emibhalweni,

UPawulu wema -ke phakathi ne-Areyophagu, wathi: Madoda ase -Athene, ngiyabona ngakho konke ukuthi nikhonza kakhulu onkulunkulu.

Kanjalo uPawulu waphuma phakathi kwabo.

bathatha isibambiso kuJasoni nakwabanye, babakhulula. UPawulu ushumayela eBereya

Kwathi uGaliyu engumbusi wase -Akhaya, abaJuda bamvukela uPawulu nganhliziyonye, bamyisa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela,

Khona uPawulu esezakuvula umlomo , uGaliyu wathi kubaJuda : O nina baJuda, uma bekuyicala noma ubugebengu obubi , bekufanele nginibekezelele;

Kepha uPawulu esehlale khona izinsuku eziningi , wavalelisa kubazalwane, wamuka ngomkhumbi, waya eSiriya kanye noPrisila no -Akwila, esegundile ikhanda lakhe eKenikreya; ngokuba wayezibophe ngesifungo.

Kepha sebefikile oSila noThimothewu behla eMakedoniya , uPawulu wakhathalela izwi, wafakaza kubaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu.

Kwathi u -Apholo eseKorinte , uPawulu wafika e -Efesu esedabulile amazwe angasenhla, wafumana abafundi abathile,

Kepha nabathile abayizanusi kubaJuda , abayizinzulane, balokotha ukuphatha igama leNkosi uJesu phezu kwabakhwelwe ngomoya ababi, bathi: Ngiyanifungisa uJesu amshumayelayo uPawulu.

Kwathi ukuba sezenzekile lezo zinto , uPawulu wazimisela emoyeni uku ya eJerusalema esedabulile iMakedoniya ne -Akhaya, wathi: Emva kokufika kwami khona ngimelwe ukubona neRoma.

kepha seniyabona, niyezwa futhi ukuthi akukuphela e -Efesu kodwa cishe kulo lonke i-Asiya uPawulu lona udukisile abantu abaningi ngokubancenga , ethi akusibo onkulunkulu labo abenziwe ngezandla.

Kepha uPawulu esefuna ukungena phakathi kwabantu , abafundi abamvumelanga.

UPawulu wayesethi: UJohane wabhapathiza umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, ethi kubantu mabakholwe nguyena obezakuza emva kwakhe , kungukuthi uJesu.

Kwathi uPawulu esebekile izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo; base bekhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha.

Sesiphelile isiyaluyalu , uPawulu wababiza abafundi , wabavuselela, wavalelisa, wamuka waya eMakedoniya.

Kepha uPawulu wehla , wawa phezu kwayo , wayisingatha, wathi: Ningaxokozeli, ngokuba umphefumulo wayo usekhona kuyo,

Kepha thina sandulela ukuya emkhunjini , samuka saya e -Asu, lapho sasizakumkhwelisa khona uPawulu ; ngokuba wayenqumile kanjalo , yena ebezakuhamba ngezinyawo.

Ngokuba uPawulu wayezimisele ukudlula e -Efesu ngomkhumbi ukuze angalibali isikhath i e -Asiya; ngokuba wayekhawulezela ukuba , uma kungenzeka, abe khona eJerusalema ngosuku lwePhentekoste. UPawulu uvalelisa kwabase-Efesu eMilethu

Bakhala kakhulu bonke, bamgona uPawulu ngentamo, bamanga,

Kepha thina samuka ngomkhumbi eFilipi emva kwezinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, safika kubo eTrowa ngezinsuku eziyisihlanu, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. UPawulu uvusa u-Evitiku ekufeni

Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki , sesibuthene ukuba sihlephule isinkwa , uPawulu washumayela kubo ebezakumuka ngangomuso, welula amazwi akhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku.

Kwakuhlezi efasiteleni insizwa ethile igama layo lingu -Evitiku, eyazunywa ngubuthongo obunzima , uPawulu eshumayela isikhathi eside ; isiyahlulwe ngubuthongo, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile.

Khona uPawulu waphendula wathi : Nenzelani ukukhala nichoboza inhliziyo yami na ? Ngokuba sengilungele , kungesikho ukuboshwa kuphela kepha nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.

Engenakuvunyiswa, sathula sathi: Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi. UPawulu eseJerusalema

Ngangomuso uPawulu wangena nathi kuJakobe ; namalunga onke ayekhona.

Khona uPawulu wawathatha lawo madoda , ngangomuso wayesezihlambulula kanye nawo , wangena ethempelini , wabika ukuphela kwezinsuku zokuhlanjululwa, kuze kulethwe umnikelo ngenxa yawo onke. AbaJuda bavusa umsindo; uPawulu uyaboshwa

Ngokuba babebonile ngaphambili uTrofimu wase -Efesu enaye emzini , ababesho ngaye ukuthi uPawulu umngenisile ethempelini.

Umuzi wonke wanyakaziswa , abantu bagijimela ndawonye , bambamba uPawulu, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli ; iminyango yavalwa masinyane.

yona yayisithatha masinyane amabutho nezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kubo; sebebona induna yenkulungwane namabutho bayeka ukumshaya uPawulu.

Esezakungeniswa ekamu uPawulu wathi enduneni yenkulungwane : Ngivunyelwe ukuba ngisho utho na? Yona yathi: Uyasazi isiGreki na?

Kepha uPawulu wathi : Mina ngingumJuda waseTarsu laseKhilikhiya , ngingumuntu womuzi ongesiwo ongenalo udumo; ngiyacela, ake ungivumele ngikhulume kubantu.

Esemvumele, uPawulu wema esikhwelweni , waqhweba abantu ngesandla ; sekuthe cwaka, wakhuluma ngolimi lwesiHeberu, wathi:

Wathi kimi: Hamba, ngokuba mina ngizakukuthuma uye kude kwabezizwe. AbaJuda bafuna ukumbulala uPawulu

Kepha besamelula ngemichilo , uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi khona: Kuvunyelwe yini ukushaya umuntu ongumRoma engalahlwanga yicala na?

Kepha induna yenkulungwane yaphendula yathi : Mina ngalithenga lelo lungelo ngemali enkulu. Kodwa uPawulu wathi: Kepha mina ngazalwa nalo.

Kwathi ngangomuso ifuna ukwazi iqiniso lalokho amangalelwe ngakho ngabaJuda, yamkhulula, yayala ukuba abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke ubuthane, yamehlisa uPawulu phambi kwabo.

UPawulu wayesegqolozela umphakathi , wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, mina ngihambile phambi kukaNkulunkulu nginonembeza wonke omuhle kuze kube namuhla.

Kwathi sekuvele isiyaluyalu esikhulu, induna yenkulungwane yesaba ukuba uPawulu angadwengulwa yibo, yayala impi ukuba yehle imhlwithe phakathi kwabo, imyise ekamu.

Ngobusuku obu landelayo iNkosi yema ngakuye , yathi: Yima isibindi ; njengalokho ufakaze ngami eJerusalema , ngokunjalo umelwe ukufakaza naseRoma. Icebo labaJuda lokumbulala uPawulu

Kwathi sekusile , abaJuda benza iqeqeba , bazilokothela bethi abayikudla , bangaphuzi, bengakambulali uPawulu.

Bona base beza kubapristi abakhulu nasemalungeni , bathi: Sizibophe ngesilokothelo sokuthi asiyikuzwa ukudla size simbulale uPawulu.

Kepha indodana kadadewabo kaPawulu yezwa ngokumqamekela kwabo , yafika yangena ekamu, yambikela uPawulu.

UPawulu wayesebiza enye i nduna yekhulu, wathi: Yisa le nsizwa enduneni yenkulungwane, ngokuba inento ezakuyibika kuyo.

Yayisiyithatha-ke, yayiyisa enduneni yenkulungwane , yathi: Isiboshwa uPawulu singibizile , sacela ukuba ngilethe le nsizwa kuwe , inento ezakukutshela yona.

Yathi: AbaJuda bavumelene ukucela kuwe ukuba wehlisele uPawulu emphakathini ngomuso ngokungathi bazakuhlolisisa indaba yakhe.

kulungiselwe futhi izilwane , ukuze bakhwelise uPawulu , bamyise kahle kuFeliksi umbusi,

Khona uPawulu wathi kuye : UNkulunkulu uzakukushaya wena ludonga olucakiweyo; uhlalele ukungahlulela ngokomthetho, kodwa ngokuphambene nomthetho uyala ukuba ngishaywe na?

Khona amabutho ayesemthatha uPawulu njengokuyalwa kwawo , amyisa e- Antipatheri ebusuku.

lezo sezifikile eKesariya zanika umbusi incwadi , zamisa uPawulu phambi kwakhe.

UPawulu wayesethi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu ; ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ungakhulumi kabi ngombusi wesizwe sakini.

Kepha kwathi uPawulu azi ukuth i enye inxenye yabo ingabaSadusi nenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathini , wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, ngingumFarisi mina , ngiyindodana yabaFarisi ; ngimangalelwa ngethemba nangokuvuka kwabafileyo.

Emva kwezinsuku eziyisihlanu umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wewuka kanye namalunga athile nommeli othile uTertulu ; laba bammangalela uPawulu kumbusi.

Umbusi esemqhwebile ukuba akhulume , uPawulu waphendula wathi : Lokhu ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminingi ungumahluleli kulesi sizw e, ngiyaziphendulela ngesibindi;

wayala induna yekhulu ukuba agcinwe , kepha abe nenkululeko , kunganqatshelwa muntu wakubo ukumkhonza. UPawulu ushumayela kuFeliksi ngoKristu

Kepha emva kwezi nsuku ezithile wafika uFeliksi noDrusila umkakhe owayengumJudakazi, wabiza uPawulu , wamuzwa ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu.

Kepha sekuphelile iminyaka emibili, uFeliksi walandelwa nguPorkiyu Festu; kodwa uFeliksi efuna ukubongwa ngabaJuda washiya uPawulu eboshiwe.

UPawulu wayesethi : Ngimi phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKesari , lapho ngimelwe ukwahlulelwa khona . Angenzanga okungalungile kubaJuda njengalokhu nawe wazi kahle.

kodwa babe nokuphikisana okuthile naye ngenkolo yakubo nangomuntu othile, uJesu, owafayo, asho ngaye uPawulu ukuthi uyaphila.

abapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda base bemangalela uPawulu kuye , bamncenga,

Kepha uPawulu eselidlulisile wacela ukuba agcinwe lize lithethwe yinkosi enkulu, ngayala ukuba agcinwe ngize ngimthumele kuKesari.

Khona ngangomuso kwafika o -Agripha noBernike ngemvunulo enkulu , bangena endlini yamacala kanye nezinduna zenkulungwane nezikhulu zomuzi; uFestu wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe.

Kepha uFestu waphendula ngokuthi uPawulu ugcinwe eKesariya nokuthi naye usezakuya khona masinyane;

Kwathi esehlale nabo izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyisishiyagalombili nokuba eziyishumi, wehlela eKesariya ; ngangomuso wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe.

lapho uPawulu eziphendulela ngokuthi : Angonanga ngalutho nasemthethweni wabaJuda, nasethempelini, nakuKesari.

Kepha uFestu ethanda ukubongwa ngabaJuda , wamphendula uPawulu , wathi: Uyathanda yini ukwenyukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona phambi kwami ngalezi zinto, na? UPawulu ufuna ukwahlulelwa nguKesari

Khona u -Agripha wathi kuPawulu : Uvunyelwe ukuba uzikhulumele . UPawulu wayeselula isandla, waziphendulela wathi:

Kepha uPawulu wathi : Angihlanyi, Festu odumileyo , kodwa ngikhuluma amazwi ayiqiniso nawokuqonda.

UPawulu wayesethi: Bengingafisa kuNkulunkulu ukuba , noma kukancane noma kukakhulu, kungabi wena wedwa kodwa bonke abangizwayo namuhla babe njengami, ngaphandle kwalezi zibopho.

Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuba siye e -Italiya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu , igama layo linguJuliyu , eyebutho likaKesari.

Sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli lutho, uPawulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe nalalela mina , kanamuka eKrethe , naphepha kule ngozi nakulokhu kuchithakala.

Ngangomuso safika eSidoni ; uJuliyu wamphatha kahle uPawulu , wamvumela ukuba aye kubahlobo bakhe, ahlunyelelwe.

uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni : Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, ningesindiswe nina.

Kwathi sekuzakusa , uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle , wathi: Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nihlezi nizila, ningadli lutho.

kepha induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawulu yawavimbela enhlosweni yawo, yayala ukuba labo abakwazi ukuhlamba baziphonse kuqala emanzini, bafike emhlabathini,

Kwathi sekudlulile isikhathi eside , sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi , ngokuba isikhathi seNzilo sase sidlulile, uPawulu wabaluleka,

sasuka lapho , sagwegwesa, safika eRegiyu. Sekudlule usuku lwaba lunye , kwavuka iningizimu, safika ePhutheyoli ngosuku lwesibili. UPawulu ufika eRoma

Abazalwame sebezwile ngathi basuka khona , beza ukusihlangabeza baze bafika e -Aphiyo Foru naseTresi Thaberne ; uPawulu ebabona wabonga uNkulunkulu, wema isibindi.

Sesifikile eRoma , uPawulu wavunyelwa ukuhlala yedwa enebutho elimlindayo.

kwathi ukuba bangezwani bodwa , bamuka, uPawulu esekhuluma izwi labalinye lokuthi: Wakhuluma kahle uMoy a oNgcwele ngo -Isaya umprofethi koyihlo

Kepha uPawulu ecakashile ixha lezinsaba , elibeka emlilweni , kwaphuma inyoka ngenxa yokushisa, yanamathela esandleni sakhe.

Kepha uPawulu wahlala iminyaka emibili egcwele endlini yakhe ayiqashileyo, wamukela bonke abeza kuye,

Kepha babheka ukuthi usezakuvuvuka, nokuba awe phansi masinyane , afe. Kepha sebebheka isikhathi eside , bebona ukuthi akafikelwa ngozi , baphenduka bathi ungunkulunkulu. UPawulu uphilisa iziguli

Kepha uyise kaPhubiliyu wayelele phansi ephethwe ngumkhuhlane nembo ; uPawulu wangena kuye , wakhuleka, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe , wamphilisa.

UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu , noThimothewu umzalwane kuFilemoni, isithandwa sethu nesisebenzi kanye nathi,

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubabaza ukukholwa kukaFilemoni

ngokuba nginokuthokoza okukhulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabangcwele zihlunyelelwe ngawe mzalwane. UPawulu ukhulumela u-Onesimu

UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngokokukholwa kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu nangokokwazi iqiniso elingokokukhonza uNkulunkulu,

kuThithu, umntanami ngempela ngokokukholwa esikuhlanganyele sonke : Makube kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu uMsindisi wethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThithu ngomsebenzi eKrethe wokuhlela amabandla nokulwa nabafundisi bamanga

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwa nguKristu Jesu:

oyisibambiso sefa lethu , kube ngukuhlengwa kokungokwakhe , ukuze kutuswe inkazimulo yakhe. UPawulu ucelela ibandla ukuba lazi ubukhosi bukaKristu

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu udumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yensindiso asenzela yona ngoKristu

Ngalokho ngiyacela ukuba ningadangali ngezinhlupheko zami ngenxa yenu, okuludumo lwenu. UPawulu ukhulekela ibandla ukuba likhule ekwazini uthando lukaNkulunkulu

nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingaye uJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu. UPawulu ulanda ngokuhlala kwakhe eboshiwe eRoma

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubonga uNkulunkulu ngabo, abakhulekele

ukuze ukuzibonga kwenu ngami kuvame kuKristu Jesu ngokufika kwami futhi kini. UPawulu uyabayala ukuba bahambe ngokwevangeli

ngokunjalo-ke thokozani nani, nithokoze kanye nami. UPawulu uyakubathumela oThimothewu no-Ephafrodithu

ngijonge emgomeni , emklomelweni wokubizwa okukhulu kwaphezulu nguNkulunkulu kuJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubaluleka ngokumlandela yena

enakufunda, nakwamukela, nakuzwa, nakubona kimi , kwenzeni lokho ; khona uNkulunkulu wokuthula uyakuba nani. UPawulu ubonga isipho abasithumele kuye eRoma

UPawulu, umphostoli ongaveli kubantu noma ngomuntu , kodwa ngoJesu Kristu noNkulunkulu uYise owamvusa kwabafileyo,

Njengalokho sesishilo , ngisaphinda nakalokhu , ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo , makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. UPawulu wathola ubuphostoli kuNkulunkulu

kuphela ukuba sikhumbule abampofu , eyonanto nami ebengikhuthalele ukuyenza. UPawulu walwela ivangeli emelene noPetru e-Antiyokiya

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu , noThimothewu umzalwane

kubo abaseKolose , abangcwele nabazalwane abakholwayo kuKristu ; makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu. UPawulu ubonga ukukholwa nothando lwabaseKolose

uma kambe nihlala ekukholweni , nisekeliwe nigxilile , ningagudluzwa ethembeni levangeli enalizwayo , elashunyayelwa kukho konke okudaliweyo okuphansi kwezulu, engenziwa isikhonzi salo mina Pawulu. UPawulu uthokozela ukubasebenzela nokubalwela

okunguyena futhi wasitshela ngothando lwenu ngoMoya. UPawulu ubakhulekela kuJesu

UNkulunkulu wethemba makanigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nivame ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. UPawulu uchaza umsebenzi wakhe

kodwa njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi : Abangabikelwanga ngaye bayakubona, nabangezwanga bayakuqonda. UPawulu ukhuluma ngokuya eRoma

Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Ayakhonza kini onke amabandla kaKristu. UPawulu uxwayisa ngababanga ukwahlukana

UPawulu, inceku kaKristu Jesu , umphostoli obiziweyo nowahlukaniselwe ivangeli likaNkulunkulu,