II KUTHIMOTHEWU 1

₁UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu,

₂kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube-kuwe umusa, nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

₃Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimkhonzayo kusukela kokhokho ngonembeza omhlophe, njengalokhu ngikukhumbula ngokungaphezi emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini,

₄ngilangazelela ukukubona, ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo,

₅ngikhunjuzwe ukukholwa okungenakuzenzisa okukuwe, okwahlala kuqala kunyokokhulu uLowisi nakunyoko uEvnike, yebo, ngiyethemba, nakuwena.

₆Ngalesosizathu ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba uvuse isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikhona kuwe ngokubeka izandla zami.

₇Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kepha owamandla, nowothando, nowokuzikhuza.

₈Ngalokho ungabi-namahloni ngobufakazi ngeNkosi yethu nangami, isiboshwa sayo, kodwa hlanganyela ukuhluphekela ivangeli ngamandla kaNkulunkulu

₉owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu kepha ngokwelakhe icebo nomusa, esawuphiwa kuKristu Jesu zingakabikho izikhathi,

₁₀kepha osubonakalisiwe manje ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uKristu Jesu, owachitha ukufa, walethela ekukhanyeni ukuphila nokungabhubhi ngevangeli,

₁₁engamiselwa lona ukuba ngibengummemezeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi;

₁₂ngalesosizathu ngiyahlupheka nangalokhu, kepha anginamahloni, ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholwa nguye, ngiyethemba ukuthi unamandla okulonda lokho engikubekile kuye, kuze kube-yilolosuku.

₁₃Isibonelo samazwi aphilayo masibeyilawo owawezwa kimi ngokukholwa nangothando olukuKristu Jesu;

₁₄okuhle okubekiwe kuwe ukulonde ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlala kithi.

₁₅Uyazi lokhu ukuthi bonke abaseAsiya bangifulathele, abaphakathi kwabo ngoFigelu noHermogene.

₁₆INkosi mayinike indlu kaOnesiforu umusa, ngokuba wangihlumelela kaningi, wayengenamahloni ngeketanga lami,

₁₇kepha esefikile eRoma wangifunisisa, wangifumana —

₁₈iNkosi mayimnike ukuba athole ububele eNkosini ngalolosuku — konke akhonza ngakho e-Efesu uyakwazi wena kakhulu.