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₁Ngalokho kwathi singasenakubekezela, sathi kuhle ukuba sisale sodwa e-Athene, ₂sathuma uThimothewu umzalwane wethu, isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu evangelini likaKristu, ukuba aniqinise, anivuse maqondana nokukholwa kwenu ₃ukuba kunganyakaziswa muntu ngalezo zinhlupheko; ngokuba niyazi nina ukuthi simiselwe lokho. ₄Ngokuba kuthe sisekhona kini, sanitshela ngaphambili ukuthi siyakuhlushwa, njengokuba kwaba njalo, nani nikwazi. ₅Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize.

₆Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini, esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu, nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo, nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona, njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina, ₇ngalokho, bazalwane, saduduzeka ngani ngokukholwa kwenu ekusweleni nasosizini lwethu lonke, ₈ngokuba kalokhu siyaphila, uma nina nimi niqinile eNkosini. ₉Ngokuba ngukubonga okunjani esingakubuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngani ngokuthokoza konke esithokoza ngakho ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu na? ₁₀Ubusuku nemini sinxusa nokunxusa ukuba sibone ubuso benu, siphelelise okusileleyo ekukholweni kwenu.

₁₁Sengathi uNkulunkulu noBaba wethu uqobo neNkosi yethu uJesu angayiqondisa indlela yethu yokuza kini, ₁₂iNkosi ininike ukwanda nokuchichima othandweni, omumye komunye nakubo bonke, njengokuba sinjalo kinina, ₁₃ukuze iqinise izinhliziyo zenu, zingabi nakusoleka ebungcweleni phambi kukaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu kanye nabangcwele bakhe bonke.