Yokuthoma Eya KuThimothi 1:1-20
1 UPowula, umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngomyalo kaZimu uMsindisethu nokaKrestu Jesu, ithemba lethu,+
2 kuThimothi,*+ umntwana wamambala+ ekukholweni:
Kwanga ungaba nomusa omkhulu nesirhawu nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba nakuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
3 Njengombana ngakukhuthaza ukuthi uhlale e-Efesu lokha nangizokuya eMasedoniya, nanje ngiyakukhuthaza bona uyale abathileko ukuthi bangafundisi ifundiso ehlukileko
4 namkha balalele iindaba ezimamala+ begodu benze irhubhululo lokulandelana kwabokhokho. Izinto ezinjalo azisizi ngalitho+ kodwana zivusa imibuzo kunokobana zinikele nanyana yini evela kuZimu ngokuvumelana nokukholwa.
5 Eqinisweni, umnqopho wesinqophiswesi* lithando+ elisuka ehliziyweni ehlwengileko nakunembeza omuhle nekukholweni+ okungazenzisiko.
6 Ngokuphambuka ezintwenezi, abanye batjhugululelwe ekulumweni engasizi ngalitho.+
7 Bafuna ukuba bafundisi+ bomthetho kodwana abazwisisi izinto abazitjhoko namkha izinto abaphikelela kizo ngamandla kangaka.
8 Nje-ke siyazi ukuthi umThetho ulungile nangabe umuntu uwusebenzisa ngokufaneleko,
9 akhumbula ukuthi umthetho awukenzelwa umuntu olungileko kodwana wenzelwe labo abanganamthetho+ nabavukelako, abangahloniphi uZimu nabazizoni, abangakathembeki* nabahlambalazako, ababulala abobaba nababulala abomma, ababulala abanye,
10 abaziphatha kumbi ngokomseme,* amadoda aziintabani,* abathumbi, abakhuluma amala, abantu abaphula isifungo, nakho koke okhunye okuphikisana nefundiso eyakhako*+
11 ngokuvumelana neendaba ezimnandi eziphazimulako zakaZimu othabako, engiphathiswe zona.+
12 Ngithokoza uKrestu Jesu iKosethu, ongiphe amandla ngombana ungiqale njengothembekileko ngokungabela umsebenzi,+
13 ngitjho nanyana ngaphambilini bengimhlambalazi, ngimhlunguphazi begodu ngiyindoda ehlaza.+ Nanyana kunjalo, ngatjengiswa isirhawu ngombana ngenza ngokungazi nokungabi nokukholwa.
14 Kodwana umusa omkhulu weKosethu wande ngokurarako kunye nokukholwa nethando elikuKrestu Jesu.
15 Amezwi la athembekile begodu kufuze amukelwe ngokupheleleko: UKrestu Jesu weza ephasini bona asindise izoni.+ Kizo, mina ngingesikhulu.+
16 Nanyana kunjalo, ngarhawukelwa bona ngebanga lami soni esikhulu, uKrestu Jesu atjengise koke ukubekezela kwakhe, enze ngami isibonelo kilabo abazokubeka ukukholwa kwabo kuye bona bafumane ukuphila okungapheliko.+
17 Nje-ke idumo nephazimulo akube seKosini yanini nanini,+ engonakaliko,+ engabonakaliko,+ uZimu okukuphela kwakhe,+ bekube ngokungapheliko. Amen.
18 Isinqophiswesi* ngikupha sona, mntwanami Thimothi, ngokuvumelana neemphorofido ezenziwe ngawe ukuthi ngalokhu uragele phambili ulwa ipi yokulunga,+
19 ubambelele ekukholweni nakunembeza omuhle,+ abanye esele bamphayele eqadi, umphumela kwaba kuphahlazekelwa mkhumbi wokukholwa kwabo.
20 UHimenewu+ no-Alekzandra baphakathi kwabo, ngibanikele kuSathana+ ukuthi bafundiswe ngesiyalo bona bangahlambalazi.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Loyo Odumisa UZimu.”
^ Namkha “womyalo lo.”
^ Namkha “abanganathando elithembekileko.”
^ Namkha “amadoda aya emabhayini namanye amadoda.” NgesiGirigi, “amadoda alala namadoda.”
^ Namkha “ezuzisako.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo, “Izenzo zomseme ezisisono.”
^ Namkha “umyalo.”
