1 Thimothewu 2:1 Ngakho-ke ngiyala ukuba kuqala kukho konke ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, kunxuswe nokubonga makwenzelwe abantu bonke; 2:2 Ngoba amakhosi, futhi bonke abaphathi; ukuze sihambe ngokuthula nokuphila kokuthula kukho konke ukumesaba uNkulunkulu nokwethembeka. 2:3 Ngoba lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu; 2:4 othanda ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, bafinyelele elwazini lwe iqiniso. 2:5 Ngoba kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, futhi munye umlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu UJesu Kristu; 2:6 owazinikela waba yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. 2:7 Engagcotshwa ngakho ukuba ngibe ngumshumayeli nomphostoli, (ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu, ungaqambi amanga,) umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni. 2:8 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kolaka lokungabaza. 2:9 Ngokufanayo, ukuba abesifazane bazihlobise ngezingubo ezifanele, kanye ubuso obunamahloni nokuthobeka; kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, negolide, namaparele; noma uhlu olubizayo; 2:10 Kodwa (okufanele abesifazane abathi besaba uNkulunkulu) ngemisebenzi emihle. 2:11 Owesifazane makafunde ethule ngokuzithoba konke. 2:12 Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda; kodwa ukuthula. 2:13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba u-Eva. 2:14 Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane ekhohlisiwe wayengaphakathi ukweqa. 2:15 Nokho uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ukholo, nothando, nobungcwele kanye nokuqonda.