1 Thimothewu ISAHLUKO 1 1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu, ithemba lethu; 2 kuThimothewu, indodana yami uqobo ekukholweni: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. 3 njengalokhu ngakuncenga ukuthi uhlale e-Efesu, ekungeneni kwami eMakedoniya, ukuze uyale abanye ukuthi bangafundisi enye imfundiso; 4 futhi ninganaki izinganekwane nezinhlu zozalo ezingenakuphela, ezibanga imibuzo, kunokwakha kukaNkulunkulu okusekukholweni; 5 Kepha isiphetho somyalo siwuthando oluphuma enhliziyweni ehlanzekileyo nakunembeza omuhle nasekukholweni okungazenzisi. 6 Okukhona abanye sebephambukile baphambukela enkulumeni eyize; 7 befisa ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho; bengaqondi abakushoyo, nalokho abakuqinisayo. 8 Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle, uba umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho; 9 sisazi lokhu ukuthi umthetho kawumiselwe olungileyo, kodwa ongelamthetho, labangalaleliyo, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, lezoni, abangcolileyo, labangcolileyo, ababulali oyise, ababulali omama, ababulali; 10 izifebe, izingcoli labantu, amasela abantu, abaqambimanga, abafunga amanga, njalo uba kukhona okunye okuphambana lemfundiso ephilileyo; 11 ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, engiphathiswe lona. 12 Ngiyambonga uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu onginike amandla, ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni; 13 Ngaphambilini ngangingumhlambazi, nomzingeli, nomuntu omubi, kepha ngahawukelwa, ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi ngokungakholwa. 14 Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu. 15 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke, ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni; engiyinduna yabo. 16 Nokho ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa, ukuze kimi mina engingomkhulu uJesu Kristu abonakalise konke ukubekezela, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakholwa kuye, babe nokuphila okuphakade. 17 Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade, engabhubhiyo, engabonakali, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 18 Lo myalo ngikunika wona, ndodana yakhe Thimothi, ngokweziprofetho ezandulelayo ngawe, ukuze ngazo ulwe ukulwa okuhle; 19 ubambelele ekukholweni nakunembeza omuhle; abanye ngokuyilahla ngokukholwa, baphahlazeka umkhumbi; 20 okukubo ngoHimenewu noAleksandro; engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangahlambalazi.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokunxusa, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke; 2 Emakhosini, lakubo bonke abakhulu; ukuze siphile impilo ezolileyo lenokuthula kukho konke ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu leqiniso. 3 Ngoba lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu; 4 othanda ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, bafinyelele olwazini lweqiniso. 5 Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu; 6 owazinikela waba yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. 7 engamiselwa ukuthi ngibe ngumshumayeli nomphostoli, (ngikhuluma iqiniso ngoKristu, angiqambi amanga), umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni. 8 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kolaka nokungabaza. 9 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda; kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, negolide, namaparele, nezambatho ezinenani elikhulu; 10 kodwa (okufanele abesifazane abathi besaba uNkulunkulu) benze imisebenzi emihle. 11 Owesifazana kafunde ethule ngokuzithoba konke. 12 Kodwa kangimvumeli owesifazana ukuthi afundise, kumbe abuse phezu kwendoda, kodwa ukuthi athule. 13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba uEva. 14 Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane ekhohlisiwe waba esonweni. 15 Nokho uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Liqinisile izwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombonisi, unxanela umsebenzi omuhle; 2 Ngakho umbhishobhi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, eqaphile, eqondileyo, eziphatha kahle, ephatha kahle izihambi, enekhono lokufundisa; 3 ongelawayini, ongagadli, ongahaheli inzuzo embi; kodwa ibekezele, ingabi yingxabano, ingabi ngabahahayo; 4 ophatha kahle owakhe umuzi, enabantwana abamthobela ngakho konke ukuhlonipheka; 5 (Ngokuba uma umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha owakhe umuzi, angaliphatha kanjani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?) 6 angabi ngosafufusa, funa azikhukhumeze awele ekulahlweni kukaSathane. 7 Phezu kwalokho umelwe ukunobufakazi obuhle kwabangaphandle; funa awele esithukweni nasogibeni lukaSathane. 8 Ngokunjalo namadiyakoni kufanele abe nesizotha, angabi ndimimbili, angabi ngabanaka iwayini eliningi, angahaheli inzuzo embi; 9 nibambe imfihlakalo yokukholwa kunembeza omhlophe. 10 Nalaba mabaqale bahlolwe; khona-ke mabasebenzise isikhundla sobudikoni bengasoleki.
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11 Kanjalo omkabo mababe nesizotha, bangabi abahlebi, abaqondileyo, abathembekile ezintweni zonke. 12 Amadiyakoni mawabe ngamadoda amfazi munye, abusa kahle abantwana nemizi yawo. 13 Ngokuba abakhonze kahle bazizuzela udumo oluhle nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuKristu Jesu. 14 Lezi zinto ngikulobela zona, ngethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane; 15 Kodwa uma ngilibala, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele uziphathe kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu, eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika nesisekelo seqiniso. 16 Futhi ngokungangabazeki inkulu imfihlakalo yokumesaba uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu wabonakaliswa enyameni, walungisiswa emoyeni, wabonwa yizingelosi, washunyayelwa ezizweni, wakholwa nguye emhlabeni, wemukelwa enkazimulweni. ISAHLUKO 4 1 Kepha uMoya usho ngokucacile ukuthi ngezikhathi zokugcina abanye bayakuhlubuka ekukholweni, benaka omoya abadukisayo nezifundiso zamademoni; 2 Ukukhuluma amanga ngokuzenzisa; beshiswe unembeza wabo ngensimbi eshisayo; 3 Benqabela ukuganana, belaya ukuthi bayeke ukudla, uNkulunkulu akudalela ukuthi kwemukelwe ngokubonga yilabo abakholwayo labalaziyo iqiniso. 4 Ngokuba sonke isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu sihle; 5 Ngoba kungcweliswa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu langomkhuleko. 6 Uma ukhumbuza abazalwane ngalezi zinto, uyakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaJesu Kristu, esondliwe ngamazwi okholo nesifundiso esihle osigcinile. 7 Kodwa uyenqaba izinganekwane ezingcolile + nezezalukazi, + futhi uzijwayeze ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. 8 Ngokuba ukujwayeza umzimba kusiza kancane, kepha ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kunesithembiso salokhu kuphila nalokho okuzayo. 9 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke. 10 Ngoba ngalokho siyakhandleka futhi siyathukwa, ngoba sithembele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo onguMsindisi wabantu bonke, ikakhulukazi wabakholwayo. 11 Yala lezizinto, ufundise. 12 Makungabikho-muntu odelela ubusha bakho; kepha yiba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo ngezwi, nangenkambo, nangothando, nangokholo, nangokuhlanzeka. 13 Nakekela ukufunda, nokuyala, nokufundisa, ngize ngifike. 14 Ungasidebeseleli isiphiwo esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngesiprofetho ngokubekwa izandla zabadala. 15 Zindla ngalezizinto; zinike ngokuphelele kuzo; ukuze ukuqhubeka kwakho kubonakale kubo bonke. 16 Ziqaphele wena kanye nesifundiso; hlala kuzo, ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakuzisindisa wena nabakuzwayo. ISAHLUKO 5 1 Ungakhuzi umuntu omdala, kodwa umkhuze njengoyihlo; namasha njengabafowabo; 2 Abesifazane abadala njengawonyoko; abasha njengawodadewenu kukho konke ukuhlanzeka. 3 Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi isibili.
4 Kepha uma umfelokazi enabantwana noma enabashana, mabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha ekhaya, babuyisele umvuzo kubazali babo, ngokuba lokho kuhle kuyabongeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5 Kepha yena ongumfelokazi osele yedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni nasekukhulekeni ubusuku nemini. 6 Kodwa lowo ophila ngokuthokoza ufile esaphila. 7 Laya ngalezizinto, ukuze bangabi lacala. 8 Kepha uma umuntu engabondli abakubo, ikakhulukazi abendlu yakhe, ukulahlile ukukholwa, mubi kunongakholwayo. 9 Kangabalwa umfelokazi oleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, engowendodanye; 10 Kubikwa ngemisebenzi emihle; uma ondle abantwana, uma engenise izihambi, uma egezile izinyawo zabangcwele, uma esize abahluphekayo, uma ekhuthalele wonke umsebenzi omuhle. 11 Kodwa abafelokazi abasebasha ubenqabe; 12 belahliwe, ngoba belahlile ukholo lwabo lokuqala. 13 Futhi phezu kwalokho bafunda ukuvilapha, bezulazula izindlu ngezindlu; futhi kabayivilaphi kuphela, kodwa futhi izihlebi, nabangena shi, bekhuluma okungafanele. 14 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba abesifazane abasha bagane, bazale, baphathe umuzi, banganiki isitha ithuba lokuthuka. 15 Ngoba abanye sebephambukile balandela uSathane. 16 Uma okholwayo owesilisa noma owesifazane enabafelokazi, makabasize, ibandla lingasindwa; ukuze lisize abangabafelokazi isibili. 17 Amalunga aphatha kahle mawabalwe njengabafanele ukudunyiswa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu lawo asebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni. 18 Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula. Futhi: Isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso. 19 Icala elibhekene nelunga ungalamukeli, ngaphandle kofakazi ababili noma abathathu. 20 Abonayo ubasole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze nabanye besabe. 21 Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu, neNkosi uJesu Kristu, nezingelosi ezikhethiweyo, ukuba uzigcine lezi zinto ngaphandle kokukhetha kuqala, ungenzi lutho ngokukhetha abantu. 22 Ungasheshi ubeke izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; 23 Ungabe usaphuza amanzi, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini eliyingcosana ngenxa yesisu sakho nobuthakathaka bakho obuvamileyo. 24 Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibandulela ukuya ekwahlulelweni; labanye bayabalandela. 25 Ngokunjalo lemisebenzi emihle isobala ngaphambili; lalezo ezingenjalo azinakufihlwa. ISAHLUKO 6 1 Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi abaninizo bafanele ukutuswa konke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa. 2 Lalabo abanamakhosi akholwayo, kababedelele, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, uyale.
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3 Uma umuntu efundisa enye into, engavumelani namazwi aphilileyo, amazwi eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nesifundiso esivumelana nokumesaba uNkulunkulu; 4 uyazigqaja, engazi lutho, kodwa ukhankasela imibuzo lemibango yamazwi, okuvela kukho umhawu, ukuxabana, ukuthuka, ukucabanga okubi; 5 ukuphikisana okuhlanekezelekayo kwabantu abangqondo eyonakeleyo nabaswele iqiniso, bethi inzuzo ingukumesaba uNkulunkulu; 6 Kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kanye lokwaneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu. 7 Ngoba kasilethanga lutho emhlabeni, njalo kasikwazi ukuphuma lalutho. 8 Njalo sinokudla lezembatho kaseneliswe yikho. 9 Kepha abafuna ukuceba bawela esilingweni nasogibeni nasezifisweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekubhujisweni nasekubhujisweni. 10 Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho konke okubi, abanye ngokuyifisa, baduka ekukholweni, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. 11 Kodwa wena, O muntu kaNkulunkulu, zibaleke lezizinto; ulandele ukulunga, nokumesaba uNkulunkulu, nokukholwa, nothando, nokubekezela, nobumnene. 12 Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambe ukuphila okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma isivumo esihle phambi kofakazi abaningi. 13 Ngiyakuyala emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ophilisa zonke izinto, naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owafakaza isivumo esihle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu; 14 ukuze ugcine lomlayo ungelasici, ungelacala, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; 15 Eyakuyibonakalisa ngezikhathi zayo, obusisiweyo nowedwa uMninimandla, iNkosi yamakhosi, noMbusi wababusi; 16 yena yedwa onokungabhubhi, ehlezi ekukhanyeni okungenakusondela kukho; okungekho muntu owake wambona, nongakwazi ukumbona: makube kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen. 17 Yala abanothileyo kulomhlaba ukuthi bangazikhukhumezi, bangathembi ingcebo engaqinisekile, kodwa mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osinika ngokucebile konke ukuba sikujabulele; 18 ukuze benze okuhle, bacebe emisebenzini emihle, babe nokwaba, bahlanganyele nabanye; 19 bazibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambisise ukuphila okuphakade. 20 Thimothi, gcina lokho okuphathisiweyo, uxwaye inkulumo eziyize leze, lokuphikisa okubizwa ngokuthi yisayensi engamanga; 21 okuyikho abanye okuvumayo baduka ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nawe. Amen. (Eyokuqala eya kuThimothewu yabhalwa iseLawodikeya, okuyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eFrigiya Pacatiana.)