kodwa njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko zikaKristu , thokozani, ukuze kuthi nasekwambulweni kwenkazimulo yakhe nithokoze , nethabe nokwethaba.

Ngakho ngiyawancenga amalunga aphakathi kwenu mina engiyilunga kanye nawo , nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKristu , nomhlanganyeli wenkazimulo ezakwambulwa, ngithi:

Umuntu makasazi ukuthi siyizikhonzi zikaKristu nabaphathi bezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu.

Anazi yini ukuthi imizimba yenu iyizitho zikaKristu na ? Pho, ngithathe izitho zikaKristu, ngizenze izitho zesifebe na? Qha nakanye.

Bayizikhonzi zikaKristu na ? Ngikhulumisa okohlanya -- ngiyiso kakhulu kunabo; ekukhandlekeni kakhulu kunabo , nasekuboshweni kaningi kunabo , nasekushayweni okukhulu impela, nasezingozini zokufa ngezikhathi eziningi.

Ngokuba njengalokho izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivamile kithi , kanjalo nokududuzeka kwethu kuvamile ngoKristu.

ningathengi amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu , kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu nenze intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo,

OPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaKristu Jesu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni: