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.