Colossians 4— 2023

¹Makhosi, yiphani izinceku zenu ukulunga nokulingana; nazi ukuthi nani nineNkosi ezulwini.

²Qhubekani nikhuleka, nilinde kukho ngokubonga;

³nisikhulekele nathi, ukuba uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango wenkulumo, ukuba sikhulume imfihlakalo kaKristu, engiboshiwe ngenxa yayo;

⁴ukuze ngibonakalise, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume.

⁵Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kwabangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi.

⁶Ukukhuluma kwenu makube nomusa njalo, kuyolisiwe ngosawoti, ukuze nazi enifanele ukubaphendula ngakho bonke abantu.

⁷Konke okumayelana lami uzalitshela uTikhiku, ongumzalwane othandekayo lesikhonzi esithembekileyo lenceku kanye lami eNkosini;

⁸engimthume kini khona lokho, ukuze azi indaba yenu, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu;

⁹kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane othembekileyo nothandekayo, ongowakini. Bayakunazisa konke okwenziwa lapha.

¹⁰Uyakhonza kini u-Aristarku isiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku indodana kadadewabo kaBarnaba, enayalwa ngaye; uma efika kini mamukeleni;

¹¹NoJesu othiwa uJustu, abangabokusoka. Yilaba kuphela abayizisebenzi kanye nami embusweni kaNkulunkulu, babe yinduduzo kimi.

¹²Uyakhonza kini u-Ephafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu, enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niphelele entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu.

¹³Ngokuba ngiyamfakazela ukuthi unentshiseko enkulu ngani, nabaseLawodikeya, nabaseHiyerapholi.

¹⁴Uyakhonza kini uLuka, udokotela othandekayo, noDema.

¹⁵Khonzani kubazalwane baseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni elisendlini yakhe.

¹⁶Nxa le ncwadi isifundiwe kini, qinisekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni laseLawodikeya; nokuthi nani nifunde incwadi evela eLawodikeya.

¹⁷Lithi ku-Arkiphu: Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile eNkosini, ukuze uyifeze.

¹⁸Isibingelelo ngesandla sami mina Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa mawube nani. Amen. (Yabhalwa uThikhiku no-Onesimu isuka eRoma yaya kwabaseKolose.)