I KUTHIMOTHEWU 1

₁UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noKristu Jesu ithemba lethu,

₂kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube-kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

₃Njengokuba ngakutshela mhla ngiya eMakedoniya ukuthi wohlala e-Efesu, ukuze uyale abathile ngokuthi bangafundisi okwahlukileyo,

₄futhi banganaki izinganekwane nezindaba zolibo olokuzalana ezingapheliyo, ezibanga ukuphikisana kunokuba ziqhube isimiso sikaNkulunkulu esisekukholweni, ngenza njalo namanje;

₅kepha umgomo womyalo uluthando oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe, nakunembeza omuhle, nasekukholweni okungazenzisiyo,

₆abathé abanye bephaphalazile kulokho, baphambukela ekukhulumeni okuyize,

₇befuna ukuba babe-ngabafundisi bomthetho, ingani kabaqondi abakushoyo nabaqinisa ngakho begomela.

₈Siyazi kambe ukuthi umthetho muhle, nxa umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho,

₉ekwazi lokhu ukuthi umthetho awumiselwe olungileyo, umiselwe abangenamthetho namahlongandlebe, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu nabayizoni abahlazisayo nabadumazayo, nababulali bawonina, nababulala abantu,

₁₀nezifebe, nabesilisa abalalanayo, nabathumbabantu, nabaqambimanga, nabafungela amanga, noma kungakhona okunye okuphambene nesifundiso esiphilileyo,

₁₁ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, engaphathiswa lona mina.

₁₂Ngiyambonga owangenzela amandla, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni,

₁₃noma kade ngingohlambalazayo, nozingelayo, nohluphayo; kodwa ngahawukelwa ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi, ngokungakholwa.

₁₄Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu.

₁₅Likholekile lelizwi, lifanele impela ukwamukelwa ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni, engingesikhulu kuzo;

₁₆kepha ngahawukelwa ngalokhu ukuze uJesu Kristu abonakalise kimi engingesikhulu konke ukubekezela kwakhe, ngibe-yisibonelo kwabazakukholwa nguye, baze babe-nokuphila okuphakade.

₁₇Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade engabhubhiyo, engenakubonwa, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube-ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube-phakade naphakade. Amen.

₁₈Lomyalo ngiwuthwesa wena-mntanami Thimothewu njengeziprofetho ezandulelayo ngawe, ukuze ulwe ukulwa okuhle ngazo,

₁₉unokukholwa nonembeza omuhle, okuthé abanye bekulahlile, bafelwa umkhumbi wokukholwa,

₂₀abakubona oHimenewu noAleksandru engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze balaywe ukuba bangahlambalazi.