Thimothi uyalwa kutsi acine
1Ngiyakuyala embikwaNkulunkulu naKhristu Jesu, lotakwehlulela labaphilako nalabafile, ngikuyalisisa ngekubonakala kwakhe nembuso wakhe, ngitsi: 2Shumayela livi, ulimele nome tikhatsi tivuma nome tingavumi; sola, ucwayise, uyale ngako konkhe kubeketela nekufundzisa. 3Ngobe siyeta sikhatsi lapho bangeyiwuyemukela imfundziso lephilile; kodvwa ngekwenkhanuko yabo bayawutibutsela bafundzisi babo, bafundziswe loko labatsandza kufundziswa kona. 4Bayawufulatselisa tindlebe tabo ecinisweni baphambukele etinganekwaneni. 5Kodvwa wena, zitsa etintfweni tonkhe, ubeketele ekuhluphekeni, wente umsebenti webuvangeli, utifeze tonkhe timfanelo telubito lwakho.
Pawula usibonelo
6Mine sengiyanikelwa; sesifikile sikhatsi sami. 7Ngikulwile kulwa lokuhle, sengiyicedzile indzima yami, ngibambelele ekukholweni. 8Manje sengihlalelwe kutfola umchele wekulunga, lengibekelwe wona yiNkhosi, uMehluleli lolungile. INkhosi iyawunginika lowo mchele ngalelo langa, hhayi mine kuphela kodvwa bonkhe labetsabele kubuya kwayo.
Thimothi ucelwa kutsi efike kuPawula
9Shesha ufike la kimi masinyane. 10Demasi sewungibalekele waya eThesalonika, ngenca yekutsandza lelive. Khresensi waya eGalathiya, Thithusi waya eDalmathiya; 11nguLukha kuphela lenginaye la. Ubota naMakho, ngobe ulusito kimi emsebentini. 12Thikhikhusi ngimtfumele e-Efesu. 13Ubota nalelo jazi lami lengalishiya kuKhaphusi eThrowasi, kanye naleto tincwadzi, ikakhulu leti tesikhumba.
14Alekzanda, umkhandzi welitfusi, wenta tintfo letinyenti letimbi kimi, iNkhosi iyawungenanela kuye. 15Mkhweshele nawe, ngobe wamelana kakhulu nemfundziso yetfu.
16Ekutiphendvuleleni kwami kwekucala kute ngisho namunye lowangimela, bonkhe bangilahla. Abangabekelwa sono! 17Kodvwa iNkhosi yema nami yangicinisa kuze inshumayelo yami ipheleliselwe ngami, nebetive beve. Ngako-ke ngakhululwa emlonyeni welibhubesi. 18INkhosi iyawungikhulula kuyo yonkhe imisebenti lemibi, ingisindzise, ngize ngifike embusweni wayo wasezulwini. Akube kuyo bukhosi phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Siphetfo
19Hambisa boPhrisila na-Akhwila kanye nebaka-Onesiforusi. 20Erastusi wasala eKhorinte; Trofimusi ngamshiya agula eMilethusi. 21Shesha ute la bungakefiki busika.
Bayakuhambisa bo-Ebulusi, naPhudensi, naLinusi, naKlawudiya kanye nabo bonkhe bazalwane.
22INkhosi ayibe nemoya wakho.
Umusa awube nani.
