II KUTHIMOTHEWU 3

₁Kepha yazi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima;

₂ngokuba abantu bazakuba-ngabazithandayo, nabathandimali, nabazigabisayo, nabazidlayo, nabahlambalazayo, nabangalaleli abazali, nabangabongiyo, nabahlazisayo,

₃nabangenaluthando, nabahlebi, nabangazithibi, nabangenabumnene, nabangathandi okuhle,

₄nabakhapheli, nabanamawala, nabakhukhumele, nabathanda injabulo kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu,

₅nabanesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu, kepha amandla akho bewaphika; labo-ke wobagwema.

₆Ngokuba kulabo kuvela abanyonyobela ezindlini bethumba abesifazane abasindwa yizono, beqhutshwa yizinkanuko eziyizinhlobonhlobo,

₇befunda njalo, kepha bengeke bakwazi ukufika ekulazini iqiniso.

₈NjengoJane noJambre bamelana noMose, kanjalo laba bamelana neqiniso, abantu abonakele ingqondo, abehluleka enkolweni.

₉Kepha abasayikuqhubekela phambili; ngokuba ubuwula babo buyakubasobala kubo bonke, njengokuba kwabanjalo nobabo.

₁₀Kepha wena walandela isifundiso sami nokuziphatha, nomgomo, nenkolo, nokubhekakade, nothando, nokubekezela,

₁₁nokuzingelwa, nezinhlupheko ezangehlela eAntiyokiya naseIkoniyu naseListra; ukuzingelwa okunje ngakhuthazela kukho, kepha iNkosi yangikhulula kukho konke.

₁₂Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuhamba ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa.

₁₃Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakuqhubekela phambili ebubini, bedukisa, bedukiswa.

₁₄Kepha wena yima kulokho okufundile nowaqiniseka kukho, wazi ukuthi ukufundé kobani,

₁₅nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wazi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube-yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.

₁₆Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni,

₁₇ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu aphelele, apheleliselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle.