II KUTHIMOTHEWU 2

₁Ngakho wena-mntanami, yiba-namandla emseni okuKristu Jesu;

₂lokho okuzwileyo kimi phambi kofakazi abaningi, lokho-ke kubeke kubantu abathembekileyo abazakuba-namandla okufundisa nabanye.

₃Hlanganyela nami ukuhlupheka njengebutho elihle likaKristu.

₄Akakho osempini olibala imidingo yalokhukuphila, aze akholeke kulowo abuthwé nguye.

₅Futhi nxa umuntu encintisana, kaqheliswa engancintisananga ngokomthetho.

₆Umlimi osebenzayo kufanele ukuba kwamukele yena izithelo kuqala.

₇Qonda engikushoyo; ngokuba iNkosi iyakukunika ukuqonda ngezinto zonke.

₈Khumbula uJesu Kristu ovukile kwabafileyo, wenzalo kaDavide ngokwevangeli lami,

₉engihlupheka ngalo kuze kube-sekuboshweni njengeselelesi; kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu aliboshiwe.

₁₀Ngalokho ngiyakhuthazela kukho konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze nabo bazuze insindiso ekuKristu Jesu, kanye nenkazimulo yaphakade.

₁₁Likholekile lelizwi lokuthi: Ngokuba uma safa naye, siyakuphila naye futhi;

₁₂uma sikhuthazela, siyakubusa naye futhi; uma simphika, naye uyakusiphika;

₁₃uma singathembeki, yena uhlala ethembekile, ngokuba akanakuziphika.

₁₄Bakhumbuze ngalokho, ufakaze phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba bangalwi ngamazwi, okungasizi-lutho, okuyincithakalo kwabezwayo.

₁₅Khuthalela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso.

₁₆Kepha ukukhuluma kwezwe okuyize ukugweme; ngokuba bayakuqhubekela phambili ekungamesabini uNkulunkulu,

₁₇nezwi labo liyakubhibha njengesilonda esibhucukayo, abaphakathi kwabo ngoHimenewu noFiletu

₁₈abadukileyo mayelana neqiniso, bethi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile, bechitha ukukholwa kwabanye.

₁₉Nokho isisekelo esiqinileyo sikaNkulunkulu simi, sinaloluphawu lokuthi: INkosi iyabazi abangabayo, nokuthi: Yilowo nalowo ophatha igama likaKristu makadede kukho ukungalungi.

₂₀Kepha endlini enkulu akukho izitsha zegolide nezesiliva kuphela kodwa nezemithi nezebumba, ezinye ezihloniphekayo, ezinye ezingahloniphekiyo;

₂₁ngalokho uma umuntu ezihlanza kulezozinto, uyakuba-yisitsha esihloniphekayo, esingcwelisiwe, esinosizo kumninindlu, esilungiselwe umsebenzi wonke omuhle.

₂₂Kepha balekela izinkanuko zobusha, ujonge ukulunga, nokukholwa, nothando, nokuthula kanye nabakhuleka eNkosini ngenhliziyo ehlambulukileyo.

₂₃Kepha ukuphikisana kobuwula nokokungazi ukunqabe, wazi ukuthi kuzala ukulwa;

₂₄inceku kaKristu ayifanele ukulwa, kodwa mayibe-mnene kubo bonke, inesu lokufundisa, ibekezela,

₂₅ibalaya ngomoya omnene abamelene nayo, kumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphenduka, baze balazisise iqiniso,

₂₆basanguluke, baphume ogibeni lukaSathane ababanjwé nguye ukuba benze intando yakhe.