Philippians 2

Ukulingisela Ukuthobeka KukaKhristu

1Nxa kukhona okukhuthazayo ngokuhlangana loKhristu, nxa kulenduduzo evela ethandweni lwakhe, nxa kulobudlelwano loMoya, nxa kulozwelo lesihawu, 2phelelisani intokozo yami ngokuba ngqondo nye, lilothando lunye, limunye emoyeni njalo linjongo yinye. 3Lingenzi lutho ngokuzikhukhumeza loba ukuziphakamisa okuyize. Kodwa ngokuthobeka khangelani abanye njengabangcono kulani 4lingazikhathaleli izifiso zenu lodwa kodwa likhathalele lezifiso zabanye.

5Ekuphilisaneni kwenu, isimo sengqondo yenu kumele sifanane lesikaKhristu uJesu,

6Yena okwathi ngemvelo enguNkulunkulu,
kacabanganga ukulingana loNkulunkulu
kuyilutho olungafinyelelwa,
7kodwa wazithoba,
wathatha isimo senceku,
yena elesimo somuntu.
8Wathi ebunjwe wabonakala njengomuntu,
wazehlisa
walalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni,
ukufa kwasesiphambanweni!

9Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu wamphakamisela endaweni ephezulu kakhulu,
wamnika ibizo elingaphezu kwamabizo wonke,
10ukuba amadolo wonke aguqe ebizweni likaJesu,
ezulwini lasemhlabeni kanye langaphansi komhlaba,
11lezindimi zonke zivume ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNkosi,
kube ludumo lukaNkulunkulu uYise.

Ukucwebezela Njengezinkanyezi

12Ngakho-ke, bangane bami abathandekayo, njengoba lihlezi lilalela kungayisikho ukuthi ngikhona kuphela kodwa ikakhulu nxa ngingekho, qhubekani lisebenzela ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba langokuthuthumela 13ngoba nguNkulunkulu osebenzayo phakathi kwenu ukuba lifune njalo lenze okumthokozisayo.

14Yenzani konke kungela kusola kumbe ukuphikisana 15ukuze libe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangelasici labahlambulukileyo, abamsulwa phakathi kwesizukulwane esonakeleyo lesixhwalileyo, lina elicwebezela phakathi kwaso liletha ukukhanya emhlabeni 16ligagadlela ilizwi lokuphila. Ngalokho ngizazincoma ngosuku lukaKhristu ukuthi kangigijimelanga kumbe ngasebenzela ize. 17Kodwa lanxa ngithululwa njengomnikelo wokunathwa phezu komhlatshelo lenkonzo evela ekukholweni kwenu, ngiyathaba ngithokoza lani lonke. 18Ngakho-ke, lani njalo thabani lithokoze lami.

UThimothi Lo-Ephafrodithusi

19Ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuba ngizathuma uThimothi kini masinyane ukuba lami ngithokoze lapho ngisamukela izindaba ngani. 20Kangilaye omunye onjengaye, othakazelela inhlalakahle yenu ngobuqotho. 21Ngoba abantu bonke bazifunela okwabo, hatshi okukaJesu Khristu. 22Kodwa lina liyakwazi ukuthi uThimothi usezifakazele ngoba njengendodana eloyise usesebenze lami emsebenzini wevangeli. 23Ngakho-ke, ngithemba ngizamthuma masinyane lapho sengibonile ukuba izinto zingihambela njani. 24Njalo ngiyathemba eNkosini ukuthi lami uqobo ngizakuza masinyane.

25Kodwa ngibona kufanele ukuthi ngimthume kini futhi u-Ephafrodithusi, umzalwane wami, obambisane lami umsebenzi lolibutho kanye lami, oyisithunywa senu futhi, elamthumayo ukuthi angisize ngendingeko zami. 26Ngoba uyalilangatha lonke njalo ukhathazekile njengoba lezwa ukuthi wayegula. 27Ngempela wayegula njalo waphose wafa. Kodwa uNkulunkulu waba lesihawu kuye, kungayisikho kuye kuphela kodwa lakimi ukuba angiphephise osizini phezu kosizi. 28Ngakho-ke, ngitshisekela kakhulu ukumthuma ukuze kuthi lapho limbona futhi lithokoze lami ngikhathazeke okunganeno. 29Mamukeleni eNkosini ngokuthokoza okukhulu njalo libahloniphe abantu abanjengaye 30ngoba waphosa wafela umsebenzi kaKhristu, wafaka impilo yakhe engozini ukuze angiphe usizo elingangiphanga lona.