Philippians 3
1 Elokugcina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukunilobela zona lezi zinto akungihluphi kimi, kepha nina kuyanivikela.
2 Xwayani izinja, xwayani izisebenzi ezimbi, xwayani abasikayo.
3 Ngokuba singabokusoka thina esikhonza ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, sizibonga kuKristu Jesu, singathembi enyameni.
4 nakuba nami bengingaba nethemba enyameni. Uma omunye umuntu ecabanga ukuthi unokuthenjwa enyameni, mina kakhulu.
5 ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, ngingowohlanga luka-Israyeli, owesizwe sakwaBenjamini, umHeberu wamaHeberu; ngokomthetho ngingumFarisi;
6 ngokushisekela ngizingela ibandla; mayelana nokulunga okusemthethweni, ngingenacala.
7 Kodwa lokho okwakuyinzuzo kimi ngakushaya indiva ngenxa kaKristu.
8 Yebo, impela, konke ngikushaya indiva ngobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe, ngikushaya izibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu;
9 njalo ngifunyanwe kuye, ngingelakho okwami ukulunga okuvela emthethweni, kodwa lokho okungokholo lukaKristu, ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokukholwa;
10 ukuze ngimazi yena, namandla okuvuka kwakhe, nokuhlanganyela ezinhluphekweni zakhe, ngifaniswe nokufa kwakhe;
11 uba mhlawumbe ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo.
12 Kungabi njengokuba sengikutholile, noma sengiphelele, kodwa ngiphuthuma ukuba ngikubambe lokho nami engibanjelwe kona nguKristu Jesu.
13 Bazalwane, angisho ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambile, kodwa kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungasemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili;
14 ngijonge emgomeni, emklomelweni wokubizwa okuphezulu kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu.
15 Ngakho-ke thina esiphelele masibe nomqondo ofanayo;
16 Nokho, lapho esesifinyelele khona, masihambe ngawo lowo mthetho, sicabange ngendlela efanayo.
17 Bazalwane, yibani ngabalingisi bami kanyekanye, niqaphele abahamba kanjalo njengokuba ninesibonelo kithi.
18 Ngokuba abaningi, enganitshela kaningi ngabo, namanje nginitshela nangezinyembezi, bahamba bayizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu;
19 abakuphela kwabo kungukubhujiswa, abaNkulunkulu wabo uyisisu sabo, nodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abanaka izinto zasemhlabeni.
20 Ngokuba indaba yethu isezulwini; lapho futhi silindele khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu.
21 oyakuguqula umzimba wethu odelelekile, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, namandla anamandla okuzehlisa ngawo zonke izinto ngaphansi kwakhe.