1 Thimothewu 1:1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, neNkosi uJesu Kristu, ithemba lethu; 1:2 KuThimothewu, indodana yami siqu ekukholweni: Umusa, isihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu noJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. 1:3 Njengoba ngikuncenga ukuba uhlale e-Efesu, lapho ngingena eMakedoniya, ukuze uyale abanye ukuthi bangafundisi abanye imfundiso, 1:4 Futhi ninganaki izinganekwane nezinhlu zozalo ezingapheli, ezikhonza imibuzo, kunokwakha kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu okusekukholweni: yenzani kanjalo. 1:5 Manje isiphetho somyalo uthando oluphuma enhliziyweni ehlanzekileyo, futhi a unembeza omuhle nokukholwa okungazenzisiyo; 1:6 Okuyikho abanye sebephambukile baphambukela enkulumeni eyize; 1:7 befisa ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho; bengaqondi abakushoyo, noma baqinisa ngakho. 1:8 Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle, uma umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho; 1:9 sisazi lokhu, ukuthi umthetho kawenzelwa olungileyo, kodwa um abangenamthetho nabangalaleliyo, abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, nezoni, nabangangcwele, nabangakholwayo abangcolileyo, ababulali oyise nababulala omama, ngokuba ababulali, 1:10 Ngoba izifebe, kulabo abazingcolisa ngesintu, ngoba amasela, nabaqamba amanga, nabafunga amanga, noma kukhona omunye into ephambene nemfundiso ephilileyo; 1:11 Ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, okuyinto kwenziwa ngokwethemba lami. 1:12 Futhi ngiyambonga uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, oye wanginika amandla, ngokuba wangibona ngithembekile, engimisa enkonzweni; 1:13 owake waba ngumhlambazi, nomshushisi, nomuntu omubi; ngihawukelwe, ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi ekungakholweni. 1:14 Futhi umusa weNkosi yethu wawuchichima kakhulu ukholo nothando ekuKristu Jesu. 1:15 Lithembekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke, ukuthi uKristu UJesu weza emhlabeni ukusindisa izoni; engiyinduna yabo. 1:16 Nokho, ngenxa yalesi sizathu ngahawukelwa, ukuthi kimi kuqala uJesu Kristu ukuze abonakalise konke ukubekezela, kube yisibonelo kwabafanele emva kwalokhu kholwani kuye nize ekuphileni okuphakade. 1:17 Manje eNkosini yaphakade, engabhubhiyo, engabonakali, uNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphile, makube udumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 1:18 Lo myalo ngiwubeka kuwe, ndodana Thimothi, ngokuvumelana neziprofetho owahamba phambi kwakho ukuba ulwe okuhle ngawo impi; 1:19 Ubambe ukholo nonembeza omuhle; abanye sebeyichithile ngokukholwa baphukelwa umkhumbi. 1:20 okungabo uHimenewu no-Aleksandru; engimnikele kuSathane, ukuze bafunde ukungahlambalazi.