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;