2 KuThimothi 1:1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngokuvumelana isithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu, 1:2 KuThimothewu, indodana yami ethandekayo: Umusa, isihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu Baba noKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. 1:3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu, engimkhonzayo kusukela kokhokho bami ngonembeza ohlanzekile, ukuthi angiphezi ukukukhumbula emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini; 1:4 Ngifisa kakhulu ukukubona, ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ukuze ngibe khona egcwele injabulo; 1:5 Lapho ngikhumbula ukholo olungazenzisiyo olukuwe, okuyinto wahlala kuqala kugogo wakho uLowisi nakunyoko u-Evnike; futhi nginguye ngaqiniseka ukuthi nakuwe. 1:6 Ngakho ngiyakukhumbuza ukuthi uvuse isipho sikaNkulunkulu. elikuwe ngokubeka izandla zami. 1:7 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wokwesaba; kodwa ngamandla, nothando, nengqondo ehluzekile. 1:8 Ngakho ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi beNkosi yethu, noma ngami isiboshwa sakhe: kodwa hlanganyela osizini lwevangeli ngokwamandla kaNkulunkulu; 1:9 Owasisindisayo, futhi wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, hhayi ngokuvumelana imisebenzi yethu, kodwa ngokwenhloso yakhe nomusa awuphiweyo thina kuKristu Jesu umhlaba ungakabikho, 1:10 Kodwa manje isibonakalisiwe ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. ochithile ukufa, waveza ukuphila nokungabhubhi ekukhanyeni ngevangeli: 1:11 Engamiselwa ukuthi ngibe umshumayeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi abeZizwe. 1:12 Ngenxa yalokho nami ngihlupheka ngalezi zinto, nokho angiyena ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholiweyo, nginelisiwe ukuthi unguye ngikwazi ukugcina lokho engikubeke kuye kuze kube lolo suku. 1:13 Bamba ngokuqinile isimo amazwi aphilayo, owawezwa kimi, ngokholo nothando olukuKristu Jesu. 1:14 Lokho okuhle okuphathisiwe ukugcine ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlala kithi. 1:15 Lokhu uyakwazi, ukuthi bonke abase-Asiya bahlubuke mina; okukubo ngoFigelu noHermogene. 1:16 INkosi mayiphe umusa endlini ka-Onesiforu; ngoba waqabula kanengi ngami, futhi angibanga namahloni ngeketanga lami; 1:17 Kodwa, lapho eseRoma, wangifuna ngenkuthalo kakhulu, futhi wangithola mina. 1:18 INkosi mayimnike ukuba athole umusa eNkosini ngalolo suku. nokuthi zingaki izinto angikhonza ngazo e-Efesu, uyazi nawe ngiyaphila.