Eyesi-2 kuTimoti
4:1 Ndiyakuyala ngoko phambi koThixo, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, oya kuthi
gwebani abaphilileyo nabafileyo, kwanangokubonakala kwakhe nobukumkani bakhe;
4:2 Lishumayele ilizwi; yomelela ngexesha elililo, ngexesha elililo; khalimela, khalimela,
vuselela ngako konke ukuzeka kade umsindo, nemfundiso.
4:3 Kuba kuya kubakho ixesha abangayi kuyinyamezela imfundiso ephilileyo; kodwa
ngokweenkanuko zabo baya kuzifumbela abafundisi, benabo
ukurhawuzelelwa kweendlebe;
4:4 babeya kuzisonga zimke iindlebe kuyo inyaniso, bajike
kwiintsomi.
4:5 Ke wena yiba yingcathu ezintweni zonke, nyamezela ububi, wenza umsebenzi wobulumko
mshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo, buzalise ubulungiseleli bakho.
4:6 Kuba mna sendithululwa ngokomnikelo; nalo ixesha lokunduluka kwam likufuphi
isandla.
4:7 Umzamo omhle ndiwuzamile, ugqatso ndilufezile, ugqatso ndilugcinile
ukholo:
4:8 Okokugqibela ndibekelwe isithsaba sobulungisa, abo bathe bafelwa ngabo
INkosi, umgwebi olilungisa, uya kundinika ngaloo mini, ingendim
kuphela kodwa kwanabo bonke abakuthandayo ukubonakala kwayo.
4:9 Khawuleza uze kum kamsinya;
4:10 kuba uDemas wandishiya ngokuthanda iphakade langoku;
wemka waya eTesalonika; uKreske uye kwelaseGalati, uTito uye kwelaseDalmati.
4:11 NguLuka yedwa onam. Thabatha uMarko uze naye; ngokuba ukhona
bube luncedo kum kubulungiseleli.
4:12 UTikiko ndamthumela e-Efese;
4:13 Ingubo endayishiya eTrowa kuKarpo, uze uyiphathe ekuzeni kwakho
wena, neencwadi, ngokukodwa ezezintsu.
4:14 UAlesandire, umkhandi wobhedu, wandenza ububi obuninzi;
ngokwemisebenzi yakhe.
4:15 Mlumkele nawe; ngokuba wawachase kunene amazwi ethu.
4:16 Kokokuqala ukuziphendulela kwam, akubangakho namnye unam, basuka bandishiya bonke;
UThixo ukuba angabalelwa kubo.
4:17 Noko ke iNkosi yandinceda, yandomeleza; oko ngam
uvakaliso lweendaba ezilungileyo luzaliseke, nokuze zonke iintlanga zibe nako
yivani, ndaza ndahlangulwa emlonyeni wengonyama.
4:18 Iya kundihlangula iNkosi kuwo wonke umsebenzi ongendawo, indigcine
Makube kubo uzuko, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni. Amen.
4:19 Bulisa kuPriska noAkwila, nakwindlu kaOnesiforo.
4:20 UErasto wasala eKorinte; kodwa uTrofimo ndamshiya eMileto esifa.
4:21 Khawuleza uze, kungekabi sebusika. Uyakubulisa uYubhulo, kunye
noPudens, noLino, noKlawudiya, nabo bonke abazalwana.
4:22 INkosi uYesu Kristu mayibe nomoya wakho. Ubabalo malube nani. Amen.