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4 Makhosi, phathani izigqili zenu ngendlela elungileyo lefaneleyo, lisazi ukuthi lani lilayo iNkosi ezulwini.+
2 Phikelelani emthandazweni,+ lihlale likuphaphemele ukuthandaza futhi libe ngababongayo.+ 3 Kanti njalo lisithandazele lathi+ ukuze uNkulunkulu avulele ilizwi lakhe umnyango ukwenzela ukuthi sitshumayele imfihlo le engcwele ephathelane loKhristu, engiyisibotshwa ngenxa yayo+ 4 lokuthi ngiyitshumayele ngendlela ecacileyo njengoba kufanele ngenze njalo.
5 Qhubekani liphila* ngendlela elokuhlakanipha phakathi kwalabo abangayisiwo malunga ebandla, lisisebenzise kuhle kakhulu isikhathi senu.*+ 6 Amazwi enu kawahlale elomusa, efakwe isawudo+ ukuze likwazi ukuthi kumele limphendule njani umuntu ngamunye.+
7 UThikhikhu+ umfowethu engimthandayo, oyisikhonzi esithembekileyo lenceku engisebenza layo eNkosini, uzalitshela zonke izindaba ezimayelana lami. 8 Ngimthuma kini ukuze likwazi ukuthi sinjani njalo ngifuna aduduze izinhliziyo zenu. 9 Uzabuya lo-Onesimu,+ umfowethu othembekileyo engimthandayo ovela kini. Bazalitshela konke okwenzakala lapha.
10 U-Aristakhu+ engibotshwe laye uyalibingelela, loMakho+ umzawakhe kaBhanabha uyalibingelela (uMakho lo nguye elatshelwa ukuthi limamukele+ nxa engafika kini), 11 loJesu okuthiwa nguJustu. Bonke laba badabuka kwabasokileyo njalo yibo kuphela engincedisana labo sisebenzela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi bayangiduduza* kakhulu. 12 U-Ephafrasi+ ovela kini oyinceku kaKhristu uJesu uyalibingelela. Uhlala elithandazela ngenhliziyo yonke ukuze ekucineni libe ngabapheleleyo njalo liyikholwe ngokugcweleyo yonke intando kaNkulunkulu. 13 Ngiyamfakazela ukuthi ulisebenzela nzima lina lalabo abaseLawodikheya laseHirapholisi.
14 ULukha+ udokotela othandekayo loDemasi bayalibingelela.+ 15 Libingelele abafowethu abaseLawodikheya lodadewethu uNimfa kanye lebandla elisemzini wakhe.+ 16 Nxa incwadi le isibaliwe kini, hlelani ukuthi ibalwe+ lasebandleni laseLawodikheya, lokuthi lani libale leyo evela eLawodikheya. 17 Tshelani lo-Akhiphu+ lithi: “Yiqakathekise inkonzo owayamukela eNkosini ukuze uyenze yonke.”
18 Mina Phawuli ngiyalibingelela ngibhala ngesami isandla.+ Hlalani likhumbula ngokubotshwa kwami.+ Umusa omkhulu kawube lani.