1. Ngoko ke, bazalwana bam abaziintánda, balangazelelwayo, lùvuyo lwam, sithsaba sam, yimani ngokunjalo eNkosini, zintánda.
2. UWodiya ndiyamyala, noSintike ndiyamyala, ukuba bacinge nto-nye beseNkosini.
3. Ndiyakucela nawe, sinxulumana senyaniso, bambisana nabo bafazi bázama nam ezindabeni ezilungileyo, kwanoKlemente, nabanye abasebenzisi bam, abamagama asencwadini yobomi.
4. Vuyani eNkosini amaxesha onke; ndiyaphinda ndithi, Vuyani.
5. Ukuthantamisa kwenu makwazeke kubantu bonke.
6. INkosi ikufuphi. Ningaxhaleli nto; mazithi iingcelo zenu ezintweni zonke, ngako ukuthandaza nokukhunga, ndawonye nokubulela, zaziswe kuye uThixo.
7. Lwaye uxolo lukaThixo, olugqithisele kuko konke ukuqonda, luya kuzigcina iintliziyo zenu neengqiqo zenu kuKristu Yesu.
8. Elokugqiba, bazalwana, ndithi, iinto zonke eziyinene, iinto zonke ezindilekileyo, iinto zonke ezibubulungisa, iinto zonke ezinyulu, iinto zonke ezithandekayo, iinto zonke eziludumo lulungileyo, ukuba kukho sidima, ukuba kukho ndumiso, zithelekeleleni ezo zinto.
9. Kwaezo zinto nazifundayo, nazamkela, naziva, nazibona kum, yenzani zona ezo; waye uThixo woxolo eya kuba nani.
10. Ke kaloku ndaye ndivuya eNkosini kakhulu, ukuba ngoku kokugqibela kude kwathi ukukunyamekela kwenu okwam, kwabuya kwatyatyamba: enaye nikunyamekele okunene, koko ke naniswele ithuba.
11. Kungekuko ukuba ndithetha ngokuswela; kuba mna ndafunda ukuthi entlalweni endikuyo ndanele.
12. Ndiyazana nobuhlwempu, ndiyazana nobutyebi; kuko konke, nasezintweni zonke, ndiqhelanisiwe nokuhlutha kwanokulamba, nokutyeba kwanokuswela.
13. Ndinokuzenza izinto zonke, ndikulowo undomelezayo, uKristu.
14. Noko ke natyapha ukuba nobudlelane nam ngembandezelo.
15. Nani ke baseFilipi, niyazi ukuba, ekuqalekeni kweendaba ezilungileyo ezi, xenikweni ndaphumayo kwelaseMakedoni, akubangakho nalinye ibandla eladlelana nam, ngokusingisele emcimbini wokunikela nowokwamkela, yaba nini nedwa.
16. Ngokuba, naseTesalonika, kwaba kanye nakabini nithumela, nindinceda ekusweleni kwam.