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.