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₁Kubhala mna Pawulos *umthunywa kaYesu Krestu ngokuthanda kukaThixo, owandithuma ukuba ndishumayele isithembiso sobomi, esinabo ngokumanywa noKrestu Yesu. ₂Ndibhalela unyana wam endimthandayo uTimoti. Ndithi: Kuwe makube sisisa, inceba, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uYise noYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu.

₃Ndiyambulela uThixo endimnqula ngokunyaniseka njengookhokho bam. Ubusuku nemini ndisoloko ndikukhankanya emithandazweni yam. ₄Ndithi ndakukhumbula ukulila kwakho ndinqwenele ngakumbi ukukubona, ukuze luzaliseke uvuyo lwam. ₅Ndicinga ukunyaniseka kokholo lwakho, olufana nolukanyokokhulu uLoyisi, ngokunjalo nonyoko uYunike. Andithandabuzi ukuba ukwanjalo nawe. ₆Ngenxa yeso sizathu ndiyakukhumbuza ukuba usivuselele eso sipho wasinikwa nguThixo ukukubeka kwam izandla. ₇Kuba kaloku uMoya esimnikwe nguThixo asingowobuphakuphaku, koko uvuselela isibindi, uthando, nokuzeyisa.

₈Ngoko ke sukuba nazintloni ukungqinela iNkosi, nangam mna mbanjwa wayo. Ndaweni yaloo nto yiba nenxaxheba ezimbandezelweni ezihamba nodaba lukaKrestu, usomelezwa nguThixo. ₉Nguye owasisindisayo wasibiza ukuba sibe ngabanyuliweyo, kungengamisebenzi yethu, kodwa ngenxa yenjongo nobubele bakhe. Wasenzela obu bubele ngoKrestu Yesu kwantlandlolo. ₁₀Ngoku ke butyhilekile kuthi ngokufika koMsindisi wethu uKrestu Yesu. Kaloku yena uwaphul' iimpondo amandla okufa, waza waveza ubomi nokungabhubhi ngeendaba ezimnandi.

₁₁UThixo wandimisela ukuba ndibe ngumbhengezi weendaba ezimnandi, *umthunywa, nomfundisi. ₁₂Yiyo le nto ndinyamezele le meko nje. Kanti ke andoyiki nto ngaloo nto, kuba ndiyamazi kaloku endimthembileyo. Ndimthembile kuba unako kaloku ukuyilondoloza loo nto andigcinise yona, kude kufike loo Mini yakhe. ₁₃Ke hlala ugcine umzekelo wemfundiso yenene owayiva ngam, uhlale unokholo nothando, izinto esinazo ngokumanywa noKrestu Yesu. ₁₄Yilondoloze kakuhle loo nto siyiphathisiweyo, uncedwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele ohleli kuthi.

₁₅Uyazi ukuba kwiphondo laseAsiya ndishiywe ngumntu wonke! Kumke nkqu noFilego noHermogene! ₁₆Kodwa usapho lwakwaOnesiforo lona uThixo unga angalenzela inceba. Kaloku yena wandinceda kaninzi-ninzi xa ndandineengxaki. Zange yena abe nazintloni ngokundihambela entolongweni. ₁₇Wathi efika nje eRoma, wandifuna wada wandifumana. ₁₈Wanga angenzelwa inceba ngaloo Mini yeNkosi! Ndiyayicela loo nto eNkosini! Izinto awayendenzela zona e-Efese zaziwa nguwe ngaphezu kokuba ndingakuxelelayo mna.