Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
Mina Phawuli, isibotshwa sikaKhristu uJesu, loThimothi umzalwane wethu, KuFilimoni umngane wethu othandekayo loyisisebenzi kanye lathi,
2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
ku-Afiya udadewethu, ku-Akhiphasi olibutho kanye lathi, lasebandleni elihlanganela ekhaya lakho ngithi:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Umusa kawube kuwe kanye lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba leNkosini uJesu Khristu.
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Ngihlezi ngimbonga kokuphela uNkulunkulu wami lapho ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami
5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
ngoba ngiyezwa ngothando lwakho lokukholwa eNkosini uJesu kanye lothando lwakho kubo bonke abangcwele.
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
Ngikhulekela ukuba ukuhlanganyela kwakho kanye lathi ekukholweni kube lomfutho ngokujula ekuqedisiseni kwakho konke ukulunga esikwabelana ngenxa kaKhristu.
7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Uthando lwakho lungiphe ukuthokoza okukhulu lokududuzeka ngoba wena, mzalwane, uvuselele inhliziyo zabangcwele.
8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
Ngakho-ke, lanxa kuKhristu ngingaba lesibindi ngikulaye ukuba wenze lokho okumele ukwenze
9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
kodwa ngiyakuncenga ngenxa yothando. Ngakho-ke, mina Phawuli, umuntu omdala khathesi oyisibotshwa sikaKhristu uJesu futhi,
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
ngiyakuncenga ngenxa yendodana yami u-Onesimasi owaba yindodana yami ngibotshiwe.
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
Kuqala wayengelasizo kuwe kodwa khathesi uselusizo kuwe lakimi.
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
Ngimthuma kuwe yena othandwe yinhliziyo yami.
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
Kade ngingathanda ukuhlala laye ukuze athathe indawo yakho yokungisiza ngisabotshelwe ivangeli.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
Kodwa angithandanga ukwenza lutho kungelamvumo yakho ukuze kuthi loba ngumusa owenzayo ube ngowokuzithandela hatshi ukubanjwa ngamandla.
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)
Mhlawumbe isizatho sokwehlukaniswa lawe okwesikhatshana sasiyikuthi ube laye futhi kokuphela (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
engaseyiso sigqili kodwa esengcono kulesigqili njengomzalwane othandekayo. Uyathandeka kimi kodwa uthandeka kakhulu kuwe njengomunye wakho lanjengomzalwane eNkosini.
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Ngakho-ke, nxa ungithatha njengohlanganyela lawe, mamukele ngendlela obuzangamukela ngayo.
18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
Nxa kulokubi akwenze kuwe kumbe elesikwelede kuwe, kubalele kimi.
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
Mina Phawuli, ngiloba lokhu ngesandla sami. Ngizahlawula ngingabali ukuthi lawe ulomlandu kimi wena ngokwakho.
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
Ngiyafisa, mzalwane, ukuba ngithole usizo oluthile kuwe eNkosini; uvuselele inhliziyo yami kuKhristu.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
Ngileqiniso ngokulalela kwakho, ngikulobela ngisazi ukuthi uzakwenza okudlula engikucelayo.
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Okunye njalo yilokhu: Ngilungisela indlu yezihambi ngoba ngithemba ukuba ngizabuyiselwa kuwe ngenxa yemikhuleko yakho.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
U-Ephafrasi oyisibotshwa kanye lami ngenxa kaKhristu uJesu, uyakubingelela.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
UMakho, lo-Aristakhasi, loDemasi kanye loLukha abayizisebenzi kanye lami bayakubingelela.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Umusa weNkosi uJesu Khristu kawube lomoya wakho.
