Ukulotjhisa
1UPowula, umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngomyalo kaZimu uMsindisi wethu noKrestu Jesu ithemba lethu, 2kuThimothi indodanami ngenyama ekukholweni.
Akube mumusa, isirhawu nokuthula okubuya kuZimu uBaba, nakuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
Isiyeleliso ngefundiso yamala
3Njengombana ngakubawa mhlana ngilunge eMasedoniya, hlala e-Efesu ukuze uyale abathileko bona bangafundisi ifundiso ehlukileko 4begodu bangazinikeli eendatjaneni zeentolwana nezomlibo ongapheliko wokubelethana. Izinto ezinjalo zikhuthaza ukuphikisana kunobana zikhuthaze umsebenzi kaZimu ekukholweni. 5Ihloso yomyalo lo lithando elivela ehliziyweni emhlophe nesazelweni esimsulwa kanye nekukholweni okungazenzisiko. 6Abanye baphambukile kilokho, baphendukela eenkulumeni ezingatjho ilitho. 7Bafuna ukuba bafundisi bomthetho khisibe abakuzwisisi lokho abakutjhoko namkha lokho abakuqinisako ekulumenabo.
8Siyazi bona umthetho ulungile lokha umuntu nawusebenzisa ngendlela efaneleko. 9Begodu siyazi bona umthetho awukabekelwa olungileko, kodwana ubekelwe izeqamthetho namahlongandlebe, abangatjhiswako ngoZimu nabazizoni, abanameswe nabarhubutjhekileko, ababulala aboyise nabonina, abababulali, 10iimfebe, abaduna abalalanako, nabarhweba ngamathunjwa, abakhuluma amala nabaphula iinthembiso abazifungeleko kanye nalabo abenza ezinye izinto eziphambene nefundiso eliqiniso, 11nekhambisana nevangeli elihle lakaZimu obusisekileko, angiphathisa lona.
UPowula uthokoza umusa kaZimu
12Ngiyamthokoza uKrestu Jesu iKosethu owangipha amandla ngombana wangithemba wangibeka emsebenzinakhe, 13ngitjho nanyana begade ngimhlambalazi, ngimzumi wabantu begodu nginenturhu. Kodwana ngarhawukelwa ngombana ngenza lokho ngokungazi ngesikhathi ngingakholwa. 14Yeke umusa weKosi wawululelwa ngobunengi kimi kanye nokukholwa nethando elikuKrestu Jesu. 15Liqinisile ilizweli begodu lifanele ukwamukelwa: Iye, uKrestu Jesu weza ephasinapha ukuzokusindisa izoni, engingesikhulu sazo. 16Kodwana ebangenelo ngarhwukelwa ukuze kuthi ngami mina soni esikhulu, uKrestu Jesu akhombise ukunyamezela kwakhe okukhulu, ngokwenza isibonelo kilabo abasazokukholwa kuye babe nokuphila okusiphelani. 17Kiyo iKosi yesiphelani, engasoze yafa, engabonwako, enguZimu yedwa, akube lidumo nephazimulo nini nanini. Amen.
18Thimothi ndodanami, ngikunikela umyalo lo ukuya ngokweemphorofido ezenziwe ngawe phambilini khona kuzakuthi nawuzilandelako, ulwe ukulwa okuhle, 19udzimelele ekukholweni nesazelweni esihle; okuthe abanye ngokukudela lokho, umkhumbi wabo wokukholwa waphahlazeka. 20Hlangana nabo ngingabala uHimenewu no-Alekzandra, engibanikele kuSathana ukuze bafunde ukungahlambalazi.
