Singeniso
1Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, umphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu lowetsembisa kuphila lokukuKhristu Jesu.
2Iya kuThimothi, umntfwanami lotsandzekako.
Akube kuwe umusa, nebubele, nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
Kubonga nekukhutsata
3Ngibonga Nkulunkulu lengimkhonta nganembeza lomhlophe, njengobe nabokhokho bami babenta. Emikhulekweni yami nangimbonga Nkulunkulu, ngikukhumbula imini nebusuku ngingakhawuli. 4Ngikhumbula tinyembeti takho, bese ngifisa kukubona, khona kujabula kwami kutewuphelela. 5Ngikhunjutwa kukholwa kwakho lokute kutentisa. Ngiko kona loko kukholwa lokwacala kutfolakala kugogo wakho Lowisi nakunyoko Yunisi, ngineliciniso kutsi nakuwe kukhona. 6Kungako ngikukhumbuta kutsi usibasele kabusha sipho saNkulunkulu lesikuwe, lowasitfola ngekubekwa ngimi tandla. 7Ngobe Nkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya webugwala, kodvwa wasipha Moya wemandla, newelutsandvo, newekutekhuta.
8Ngako-ke ungabi nemahloni ngekufakaza ngeNkhosi yetfu. Ubete emahloni nangami, siboshwa sayo, kodvwa hlanganyela nami ekuhluphekeleni liVangeli ngemandla aNkulunkulu. 9Nguye lowasisindzisa wasibita ngelubito lwakhe lolungcwele, hhayi ngemisebenti yetfu, kodvwa ngelisu lakhe nangemusa wakhe, lasipha wona kuKhristu Jesu, umhlaba ungakasekelwa, 10kepha nyalo sewembulwe ngekubonakaliswa kweMsindzisi wetfu Khristu Jesu lowakucitsa kufa; kuphila nekungabhubhi wakuletsa ekukhanyeni ngeliVangeli.
11Ngamiselwa kutsi ngibe ngummemeteli, nemphostoli, nemfundzisi waleliVangeli, 12kungako nje ngihlupheka nanyalo. Kodvwa ngite emahloni, ngobe ngiyamati lengetsembele kuye, futsi ngineliciniso kutsi yena unawo emandla ekukulondvolota loko lakubeke kimi, kuze kube ngalelo langa. 13Hamba ngekukholwa nangelutsandvo lolukuKhristu Jesu. Ulandzele etinyatselweni temavi lacinile lengakufundzisa wona. 14Loko lokuhle lokuligugu lophatsiswe kona ukulondvolote ngaMoya Longcwele lohlala kitsi.
15Uyati kutsi bonkhe labase-Asiya bangifulatsela, boFigelusi naHemogenesi basemkhatsini wabo. 16Shangatsi iNkhosi ingaba nebubele kubaka-Onesiforusi, labevame kungihlumelelisa njalo, ngobe abengenamahloni ngekuboshwa kwami. 17Nakefika eRoma, wangifunisisa, wadzimate wangitfola, 18futsi uyayati kahle yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemihle labetinikele kuyo e-Efesu. Shangatsi iNkhosi ingamhawukela ngalelo langa!
