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₁UPawula, umphostoli kaKhristu uJesu ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu nangokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKhristu uJesu, ₂kuThimothewu umntwana othandekayo: makube kuwe umusa, ububele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu.

₃Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimkhonzayo ngonembeza omsulwa kusukela kokhokho, njengokuba ngikukhumbula njalo emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini, ₄ngilangazelela ukukubona; ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo. ₅Lokho kungikhumbuza ukukholwa kwakho okungenakho ukuzenzisa, okwaqala kugogo wakho uLuwisi nakunyoko uYunisi, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kukhona nakuwe. ₆Ngakho-ke ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba usivuselele njalo isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikuwe owasithola ngokubekwa yimi izandla. ₇Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kodwa owamandla, owothando, nowokuzithiba.

₈Ngakho-ke ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi ngeNkosi yethu, nangami engiyisiboshwa sayo, futhi hlanganyela nami ekulihluphekeleni ivangeli ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. ₉Lowo owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele; hhayi ngokwemisebenzi yethu, kodwa ngokwenhloso yakhe, nomusa esawuphiwa kuKhristu uJesu zingakabi bikho izikhathi; ₁₀kepha manje osubonakalisiwe ngokufika koMsindisi wethu uKhristu uJesu, owachitha ukufa, waletha ekukhanyeni ukuphila nokungabhubhi ngevangeli. ₁₁Ngamiselwa lona ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli, umphostoli, nomfundisi, ₁₂okungenxa yalo ngihlupheka. Kodwa anginamahloni, ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholwa kuye, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi Yena unamandla okulondoloza lokho angithwese khona, kuze kufike lolo lusuku.

₁₃Landela isibonelo samazwi amahle owawezwa kimi ngokukholwa, nothando olukuKhristu uJesu. ₁₄Kulonde lokhu okuhle okubekwe kuwe ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlala kithi.

₁₅Uyazi ukuthi bonke abase-Asiya bangihlamukile, kubo kukhona uFilegu noHermogene.

₁₆Sengathi iNkosi ingabenzela umusa abendlu ka-Onesiforu, ngokuba ubengihlumelela njalo futhi engenamahloni ngokuboshwa kwami. ₁₇Kwathi nalapho esefike eRoma, wangifunisisa waze wangithola. ₁₈Sengathi iNkosi ingamenza athole ububele ngalolo lusuku. Wena ukwazi kahle konke angenzela khona e-Efesu.