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.