Eyoku-1 kuTimoti 2:1 Ndiyavuselela ngoko kuqala kwiinto zonke, ukuba sibongoze, sithandaze; makwenziwe izibongozo nemibulelo ngenxa yabantu bonke; 2:2 Ngenxa yookumkani, nabo bonke abasekongameni; ukuze sibe nokuzola ubomi boxolo ngokuhlonela uThixo, nokunyaniseka. 2:3 Kuba oku kuhle, kwamkelekile emehlweni oMsindisi wethu uThixo; 2:4 onga yena bangasindiswa bonke abantu, bafikelele ekumazini uThixo inyaniso. 2:5 Kuba mnye uThixo, mnye nomlamli phakathi koThixo nabantu, umntu UYesu Kristu; 2:6 owazinikelayo ukuba abe yintlawulelo yokukhulula abantu bonke; ubungqina ke obo bokungqinwa ngamaxesha angawabo; 2:7 endithe ndamiselwa bona mna, ukuba ndibe ngumshumayeli nompostile (ndithetha inyaniso; kuKristu, akaxoki; umfundisi weentlanga elukholweni nasenyanisweni. 2:8 Ngoko ndinga angathandaza amadoda kuzo zonke iindawo, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kwengqumbo nokuthandabuza. 2:9 Kwangokunjalo mabathi nabafazi banxibe iingubo ezifanelekileyo, beneentloni ubuso obuneentloni kunye nengqondo; kungabi kukulukwa kweenwele, nokulukwa kwegolide, neeperile; okanye uluhlu olunexabiso eliphezulu; 2:10 mabathi (ngokufanele abafazi abathi bahlonela uThixo), bavathe imisebenzi elungileyo. 2:11 Umfazi makafunde ethe cwaka, enokuzithoba konke. 2:12 Umfazi ke andimvumeli ukuba afundise, nokuba ayilawule indoda; kodwa ukuba cwaka. 2:13 Kuba kwabunjwa uAdam kuqala, kwandula ke ukubunjwa uEva. 2:14 Ke kaloku akakhohliswanga uAdam; ukreqo. 2:15 Noko ke wosindiswa ngokuzala, ukuba bathe bahlala behleli ukholo, uthando, nobungcwele, kunye nesidima.