1Akuthi boke abangaphasi kwejogi lobukhoboka, bahloniphe abanikazi babo kikho koke ukuze kungahlanjalazwa ibizo lakaZimu nefundiso. 2Amakhoboka asebenzela abanikazi abakholwako kufanele angabanyazi ngombana babazalwana. Kunalokho akabasebenzele khulu ngombana labo abazuzako ngemisebenzawo makholwa kanye nabathandekako.
Kufanele bona ufundise bewukhuthaze ngezintwezi.
Ifundiso yamala nobunjinga bamambala
3Umuntu onefundiso ehlukileko nengakhambisani namezwi aphilileko weKosethu uJesu Krestu kanye nefundiso ekhambisana nokwesaba uZimu, 4ukhukhumele onjalo begodu akazi ilitho. Unekanuko embi yokuphikisana, godu unombango wamezwi abanga ukufelana umona, umbango, ukuhlambalaza nokuzindlekelelana ngokumbi; 5iye, ubanga ukulwa phakathi kwalabo abanemikhumbulo eyonakeleko nabalahlekelwe liqiniso, abadlumbana bona ukulotjha uZimu kuyindlela yokuzuza umnotho.
6Ije vele, ukumesaba uZimu nokwaneliswa kuyinzuzo ekulu 7ngombana seza ephasinapha singanalitho, kusebaleni bona sizakugoduka singanalitho godu. 8Kodwana nasinokudla nezambatho, asaneliswe ngilokho. 9Abathanda ukunjinga bawela ekulingweni begodu balutheka ngeenkanuko ezinobudlhadlha nezilimazako, ezidosela abantu ekonakalisweni nekubhujisweni. 10Ngombana ukuthanda imali kumrabhu wakho koke okumbi. Abanye ngokulangazela ukunjinga bahlubuke ekukholweni bebazihlaba ngeenhlungu ezinengi.
Ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa
11Kodwana wena-ke muntu kaZimu, kubalekele koke lokho uphikelele ukulunga, ukumesaba uZimu, ukukholwa, ithando, ukunyamezela nobumnene. 12Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okungapheliko owabizelwa kikho nowenza ngakho isivumo esihle phambi kwabofakazi abanengi. 13Ngiyakuyala phambi kwakaZimu ophilisa koke naphambi kwakaKrestu Jesu owafakaza phambi kwakaPontiyasi Pilatu, wavuma isivumo esihle 14kobana ulonde umyalo ngaphandle komphambo namkha ukusoleka bekube sekubonakaleni kweKosethu uJesu Krestu, 15uZimu azakubonakalisa ngesikhathi esifaneleko, yena ongothokozwako nokunguye yedwa uMninimandla, iKosi yamakhosi noMbusi wababusi. 16Nguye yedwa ophila isiphelani nohlala ekukhanyeni okungekhe kwatjhidelwa kikho, ongazange abonwe mumuntu nongabonwako, alibe kuye idumo namandla ngokungapheliko. Amen.
17Bayale abanothileko esikhathini sanamhlanje bonyana bangazikhukhumezi namkha bathembele emnothweni ophelako, kodwana kuZimu osinjingisa ngakho koke bona sithokoze ngakho. 18Bayale benze okuhle, banothe ngemisebenzi emihle; baphane babele abanye. 19Ngalokho bazabe bazibulungela umnotho osisekelo sangomuso ukuze babambelele ekuphileni ekungikho.
20Thimothi, londa kuhle ophathiswe khona. Bethela mthalazeni ukukhuluma okulilize nokuphikisana okuthiwa kulilwazi kungasilo, 21okuthe abanye balivuma balahlekelwa mnqopho wokukholwa.
Umusa weKosi awube nani noke!
