1Philippians 1

1UPawuli loTimothi, izinceku zikaJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKristu Jesu abaseFiliphi, kanye lababonisi labadikoni:Select Philippians 1:1

2Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.Select Philippians 1:2

3Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ekulikhumbuleni konke,Select Philippians 1:3

4ngezikhathi zonke kuwo wonke umkhuleko wami ngani lonke ngincenga ngentokozo,Select Philippians 1:4

5ngokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube khathesi;Select Philippians 1:5

6ngilethemba lakhona lokhu, ukuthi owaqalisa umsebenzi omuhle kini uzawuphelelisa kuze kube sosukwini lukaJesu Kristu;Select Philippians 1:6

7njengoba kulungile kimi ukuthi ngikhumbule lokhu ngani lonke, ngoba ngilani enhliziyweni, ukuthi lekubotshweni kwami, lekuvikeleni lekuqiniseleni ivangeli, lina lonke lingabahlanganyeli bomusa wami.Select Philippians 1:7

8Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi wami, wokuthi ngililangatha kangakanani lonke emibilini kaJesu Kristu.Select Philippians 1:8

9Njalo ngikhuleka lokhu, ukuthi uthando lwenu luvame-ke lusanda ngokwanda elwazini lekuqedisiseni konke,Select Philippians 1:9

10ukuze lizivume izinto ezinhle kakhulu, ukuze lihlambuluke lingasoleki kuze kube sosukwini lukaKristu,Select Philippians 1:10

11ligcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingoJesu Kristu, ebukhosini lodumo lukaNkulunkulu.Select Philippians 1:11

12Kodwa ngithanda ukuthi lazi, bazalwane, ukuthi izinto ezangehlelayo zenza kakhulu ukuqhutshelwa phambili kwevangeli;Select Philippians 1:12

13zize izibopho zami kuKristu zibonakale esigodlweni sonke lakwabanye bonke,Select Philippians 1:13

14labazalwane abanengi eNkosini, beqiniswe ngezibopho zami, sebelesibindi esikhulu sokukhuluma ilizwi ngokungesabi.Select Philippians 1:14

15Abanye kambe batshumayela uKristu ngomona langombango, labanye kambe ngenhliziyo enhle;Select Philippians 1:15

16laba batshumayela uKristu ngokuphikisana, bengelaqiniso, besithi baletha ukuhlupheka ekubotshweni kwami;Select Philippians 1:16

17kodwa labo ngothando, besazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli.Select Philippians 1:17

18Kuyini pho? Loba kunjalo kuyo yonke indlela, loba ekuzenziseni, kumbe eqinisweni, uKristu uyatshunyayelwa; kulokhu-ke ngiyathokoza, yebo ngizathokoza futhi.Select Philippians 1:18

19Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuzaphendukela kimi esindisweni ngomkhuleko wenu, langokwelekelela kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu,Select Philippians 1:19

20njengokulindela okukhulu lethemba lami, ukuthi kangiyikuyangiswa ngalutho, kodwa ngesibindi sonke, njengesikhathi sonke, lakhathesi uKristu uzakhuliswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngempilo, kumbe ngokufa.Select Philippians 1:20

21Ngoba kimi ukuphila kunguKristu, lokufa kuyinzuzo.Select Philippians 1:21

22Kodwa uba ukuphila enyameni kuyisithelo somsebenzi kimi, lengizakukhetha kangikwazi.Select Philippians 1:22

23Ngoba ngiminyezelwe ngokubili; ngilesifiso sokusuka lokuba loKristu, okungcono kakhulukazi;Select Philippians 1:23

24kodwa ukuhlala enyameni kuyasweleka kakhulu ngenxa yenu.Select Philippians 1:24

25Njalo ngilalelithemba ngiyazi ukuthi ngizakuba khona, ngihlale lani lonke, ekuqhubekeni kwenu lentokozweni yokholo,Select Philippians 1:25

26ukuze ukuzincoma kwenu ngami kwengezwe kuKristu Jesu kimi, ngobukhona bami kini futhi.Select Philippians 1:26

27Kuphela hambani ngokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, kuze kuthi, loba ngifika ngilibona, loba ngingekho, ngizwe indaba zenu, zokuthi limi emoyeni munye, ngangqondonye lilwela ukholo lwevangeli ndawonye,Select Philippians 1:27

28njalo lingethuswa ngalutho ngabaphikisayo; okuyisibonakaliso kubo sokubhubha, kodwa kini esosindiso, njalo lokhu kuvela kuNkulunkulu;Select Philippians 1:28

29ngoba lanikwa ngesihle esikhundleni sikaKristu, kungeyisikho ukukholwa kuye kuphela, kodwa lokumhluphekela;Select Philippians 1:29

30lilokulwa okufananayo njengalokho elakubona kimi, lelikuzwa kimi khathesi.Select Philippians 1:30