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1UPawuli umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulua, njengokwesithembiso sempilo ekuKristu Jesub,

2 kuTimothic, umntanami othandekayod: Umusa, isihawu, ukuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba, loKristu Jesu iNkosi yethue.

UTimothi welulekwa ukuthi azivuselele

3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkuluf, engimkhonzayog kusukela kubokhokhoh esazeleni esimhlophei, njengalokhu ngikukhumbula ngokungaphezi emikhulekweni yamij ebusuku leminik,

4 ngilangatha ukukubonal, ngikhumbula inyembezi zakhom, ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo,

5 nxa ngibeka emkhumbulweni ukholo olungelakuzenzisa olukuwen, olwaluhlezi kugogo wakho uLoyisi kuqala lakunyoko uYunikeo, njalo ngithemba ukuthi lukhona lakuwe.

6 Ngenxa yalesisizatho ngiyakukhumbuza ukuthi uvuselele isipho sikaNkulunkulup, esikuweq ngokubekwa kwezandla zamir.

7 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasinikanga umoya wobugwalas, kodwa owamandlat lowothando lowokuqondau.

8 Ngakho ungabi lanhloniv ngobufakazi beNkosi yethuw, loba ngami isibotshwa sayox; kodwa kumele uhluphekey kanye levangeli njengamandla kaNkulunkulu,

9 owasisindisayoz, njalo wasibizaa ngobizo olungcweleb, kungeyisikho njengemisebenzi yethuc kodwa ngokwelakhe icebod langomusae, asinika wona kuKristu Jesu kungakafiki izibanga zezikhathif,

10 kodwa oselubonakaliswe khathesig ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristuh, owachitha ukufaij, waseletha ekukhanyeni impilo lokungabhubhi ngevangelik,

11 engamiselwa lona mina ukuba ngumtshumayeli lomphostoli lomfundisi wezizwel.

12 Ngenxa yalesisizatho lami ngiyahlupheka lezizintom, kodwa kangilanhlonin; ngoba ngiyamazi engikholwe1 kuyeo, njalo ngileqiniso ukuthi ulamandla okulondoloza lokho engikubeke kuyep kuze kufike lolosukuq.

13 Bambelelar kusibonelos samazwi aphilileyot owawezwayo kimiu, ekholweniv lethandweni olukuKristu Jesuw.

14 Lokhu okuhle okuphathisiweyox kulondoloze ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kithiy.

15 Uyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi bonke abaseAsiyaz bangihlamukaa, okukubo uFigelo loHermogene.

16 Sengathi iNkosi inganika umusab indlu kaOnesiforoc; ngoba wangivuselela kanengid, njalo wayengelanhlonie ngeketane lamif,

17 kodwa ekufikeni kwakhe eRoma, wangidingisisag kakhulu wasengitholah;

18 sengathi iNkosi ingamnika ukuthi athole isihawu eNkosinii ngalolosukuj; lokuthi zingaki izinto angenzela zonak eEfesul, uyakwazi wena kuhle kakhulum.

UTimothi welulekwa ukuthi abe lesibindi

2Ngakho wena, mntanamia, qiniswa emuseni okuKristu Jesub.

2 Lezinto owazizwa kimicd phakathi kwabafakazi1 abanengi, zinikelee ebantwini abathembekileyof, abazakuba lamandla okufundisa labanyeg.

3 Ngakho wena hlupheka ngobunzimah, njengebutho elihle likaJesu Kristui.

4 Kakho osebenzaj njengebutho okhanywa zindaba zempilok, ukuze amkholise lowo ombuthileyo.

5 Futhi nxa umuntu laye encintisanal, kanikwa umqhele ngaphandle kokuthi encintisana ngokomthethom.

6 Kufanele umlimi osebenza kakhulu emukele kuqala izithelon.

7 Nakana ngezinto engizitshoyo; njalo sengathi iNkosi ingakunika ukuqedisisa ezintweni zonkeo.

8 Khumbula ukuthi uJesu Kristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, owenzalo kaDavidapq, njengokwevangeli lamir;

9 engihlupheka kulo okubist kuze kube kuzibophou, njengomenzi wobubi; kanti ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kalibotshwangav.

10 Ngakho ngikubekezelele konke ngenxaw yabakhethiweyox, ukuze labo bazuze usindiso olukuKristu Jesuy, kanye lobukhosi obuphakadez.

11 Lithembekile ilizwi elithia: Ngoba uba safa kanye laye, sizaphila kanye laye futhib;

12 uba sibekezelac, lathi sizabusa kanye layed; uba simphika, laye uzasiphikae;

13 uba singathembekif, yena uhlala ethembekileg; angeziphike yenah.

UTimothi uxwayiswa ngokuphikisana

14 Bakhumbuze lezizintoi, ulayisise phambi kweNkosij ukungaphikisi ngamazwik kokungasizi luthol, kodwa ekuduhisweni kwabezwayom.

15 Khuthalela ukuthi uziveze kuNkulunkulu uthembekilen, isisebenzi esingelambangela yokuba lenhloni, esiqondisa kuhle ilizwi leqiniso.

16 Kodwa xwayao ukukhuluma okungcolileyo okuyizep; ngoba bazaqhubeka ekungamesabini uNkulunkulu okukhuluq,

17 lelizwi labo lizabhibhidla okwemvukuzane2; okukubo uHimeneyo loFiletor;

18 abaduhileyos eqinisweni, besithi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulet, begenqula ukholo lwabanye.

19 Loba kunjalo isisekelo sikaNkulunkuluu simi siqinile, silaloluphawuv lokuthi: INkosi iyabazi abangabayow, lokuthi: Wonke obiza ibizo likaKristu kehlukane lokungalungix.

20 Kodwa endlini enkuluy kakukho izitsha zegolide lezesiliva kuphela, kodwa lezesihlahla lezebumbaz, njalo ezinye ngezenhlonipho, kodwa ezinye ngezokungahlonitshwaa.

21 Ngakho uba umuntu ezihlambululab kulezizinto, uzakuba yisitsha senhloniphoc, esingcwelisiweyo, njalo esilosizo kumninindlud, sesilungiselwee wonke umsebenzi omuhlef.

22 Balekela-keg inkanuko yobutshah, kodwa udingisise ukulungai, ukholoj, uthandok, ukuthulal kanye labo ababiza iNkosim kuvela enhliziyweni emhlophen.

23 Kodwa yala ukuphikisana okobuthutha lokokungafundiop, usazi ukuthi kubanga ukulwa.

24 Inceku yeNkosi-ke kayifanele ukulwisaq, kodwa ukuba mnener kibo bonke, ibe lelisu lokufundisas, ibekezele,

25 ibeluleke ngobumnene abalenkanit; mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphendukau baye kulwazi lweqinisov,

26 njalo basanguluke kumjibila kadiyabholaw, ababanjwe3 nguye entandweni yakhe.

Izinto ezimbi zezinsuku zokucina

3Kodwa yazi lokhu, ukuthi ensukwini zokucina kuzafika izikhathi ezinzimaa.

2 Ngoba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayob, abathanda imalic, abazikhukhumezayod, abazigqajayoe, abahlambazayof, abangalaleli abazalig, abangabongiyo, abangangcweleh,

3 abangelathando ngemveloi, abangelakuxoliswaj, abahlebayo, abangazikhuziyok, abalolaka, abangathandi okuhlel,

4 abanikela abanyem, abalamawalan, abazikhukhumezayoo, abathanda intokozo kulokuthanda uNkulunkulup,

5 abalesimo sokukhonza uNkulunkuluqr, kodwa amandla alo bewaphikas; labanjalo baxwayet.

6 Ngoba okuvela kubo labo ngabanyenyela ezindliniu, njalo bathumbe abesifazana ababuthakathaka abasindwa yizonov, bebuswa zinkanuko eziyinhlobonhlobow,

7 befunda njalonjalo, futhi bengasoze babelakho ukufika elwazini lweqinisox.

8 Njengoba-ke uJanesi loJamberey bamelana loMozisiz, ngokunjalo lalaba bamelana leqiniso, abantu abalengqondo eyonakeleyoa, abangasizi lutho mayelana lokholo.

9 Kodwa kabayikuqhubekela phambilib; ngoba ubuthuthac babo buzakuba sobala kibo bonked, njengoba kwaba njalo lakobaboe.

Ukubambelela emfundisweni elungileyo

10 Kodwa wena ulandele ngokunanzelelaf imfundiso yamig, ukuziphatha, injongoh, ukholoi, ukubekezela, uthandoj, ukuqiniselak,

11 ukuzingelwal, izinhlupheko, njengalokhu okwangehlela eAntiyokim, eIkoniyuman, eListrao, ukuzingelwa okunjani engakuthwalayop; njalo kukho konkeq iNkosi yangophular.

12 Isibili labo bonke abathanda ukuphila ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bazazingelwas;

13 kodwa abantu ababi labakhohlisi bazaqhubekela phambili bedlulisa ebubinit, bekhohlisa njalo bekhohliswau.

14 Kodwa wena mana kulezozinto ozifundileyo lowaqiniseka kuzov, usazi ukuthi uzifunde kubani,

15 lokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneniw wayazix imibhalo engcweley, elamandla okukuhlakaniphisaz kube sesindisweni ngokholo olukuKristu Jesu.

16 Wonke umbhalo waphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulua, njalo ulungeleb imfundisoc, ukukhalimelad, ukuqondisa, ukufundisa okusekulungeni;

17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulue aphelele, alungisiselwe wonkef umsebenzi omuhleg.

UTimothi ulaywa ukuthi aqine

4Ngakho mina ngiyalayisisaa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, leNkosi uJesu Kristu, ozakwahlulela abaphilayo labafileyob, ekubonakaleni kwakhe lembusweni wakhec,

2 tshumayela ilizwi, ulunge ngesikhathi esilungileyod, ngesikhathi esingalungangae, solaf, ukhuzeg, welulekeh, ekubekezeleni konke lemfundiswenii.

3 Ngoba kuzakuba lesikhathij lapho bengayikuvumak imfundiso ephilileyol, kodwa ngokowabo umhawu bazazibuthelelela abafundisi, belunywa zindlebem;

4 njalo bazafulathelisa indlebe zabo eqinisweni, bazaphambukelan ezinganekwanenio.

5 Kodwa wena qonda ezintweni zonkep, ubekezelele inhluphekoq, wenze umsebenzi womvangelir, ugcwalise inkonzo yakhos.

6 Ngoba mina sengithululwe njengomnikelot wokunathwayo, lesikhathi sokusuka kwami sesifikileu.

7 Ngilwile ukulwa okuhlev, ngiqedile uhambow, ngilondolozile ukholo;

8 kusukela khathesix, ngibekelwey umqhele wokulungaz, ezanginika wona ngalolosukua iNkosi, umahluleli olungileyo; kodwa kungeyisimi ngedwa, kodwa labo bonkeb abathanda ukubonakala kwayoc.

UTimothi ucelwa ukuthi afike kuPawuli

9 Khuthala ukuza kimi masinyaned;

10 ngoba uDemae ungihlamukile, ethandef umhlaba wakhathesig, waya eThesalonikah; uKresena eGalathiyai, uTitosi eDalmathiyaj.

11 ULuka yedwa ulamikl. Thatha uMarko ubuye layem; ngoba uloncedo kakhulun kimi enkonzweni.

12 Kodwa uTikikoo ngimthume eEfesup.

13 Ulethe isembatho engasitshiya kuKarpo eTrowasiq, nxa ubuya, lezingwalo, ikakhulu incwadi zesikhumba.

14 UAleksandror umkhandi wethusi wangitshengisa okubi okunengis; sengathi iNkosi ingambuyisela njengokwemisebenzi yakhet;

15 umxwaye lawe, ngoba wamelana kakhulukazi lamazwi ethu.

16 Ekuziphenduleleni kwami kwakuqala kwakungekho muntu owangimelayou, kodwa bonke bangihlamukav; sengathi kungebalelwe kibow.

17 Kodwa iNkosi yangimelax, yangipha amandlay, ukuze ngami ukutshumayelaz kupheleliswea, lezizwe zonke zizweb; ngasengikhululwac emlonyeni wesilwaned,

18 njalo iNkosi izangikhulula kuwo wonke umsebenzi omubi, njalo izangisindisela umbuso wayo wezulue; kakube kuyo ubukhosi kuze kube phakade laphakadef. Ameni.

Isicino

19 Bingelela uPriskag loAkwilah, lendlu kaOnesiforoi.

20 UErastuj wasala eKorintek; kodwa uTrofimul ngamtshiya eMilethu megula.

21 Khuthalan ufike ubusika bungakafiki. UYubulu uyakubingelela, loPudeni, loLino, loKlawudiya, labo bonke abazalwane.

22 INkosi uJesu Kristu kayibe lomoya wakhoo. Umusa kawube lanip. Ameni.