1 UPawulos noTimoti, abakhonzi bakaYesu Kristu, babhalela bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Yesu, abaseFilipi, ndawonye nabaveleli nabalungiseleli;
2 bathi, Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo, oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
3 Ndihlala ndibulela kuye uThixo wam, ekunikhumbuleni kwam konke
4 (ekukhungeni kwam konke ndikhunga ngenxa yenu nonke, ndivuyile),
5 ngenxa yobudlelane benu obubhekisele kuzo iindaba ezilungileyo, kususela kwimini yokuqala kude kube ngoku;