Eyesibili KuThimothi
1 Mina Phawuli umphostoli kaKhristu uJesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngokuvumelana lesithembiso sokuphila okutholakala ngoKhristu uJesu,+ 2 kuwe Thimothi mntanami engimthandayo:+
Umusa omkhulu lesihawu lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba lakuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu akube kuwe.
3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimenzela inkonzo engcwele njengokwakusenziwa ngokhokho bami futhi ngiyenza ngomzwangedwa ohlanzekileyo. Ngikukhumbula zikhathi zonke nxa ngithandaza ngincenga ubusuku lemini. 4 Nxa ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ngizwa ngifisa kakhulu ukukubona ukuze ngithokoze kakhulu 5 ngoba ngiyalukhumbula ukholo lwakho olungelakuzenzisa+ olwaqala kugogo wakho uLoyisi lakunyoko uYunisi, engileqiniso lokuthi lukhona lakuwe.
6 Ngenxa yalokho, ngiyakukhumbuza ukuthi usikhwezele njengomlilo isipho sikaNkulunkulu esikuwe, owasithola lapho ngikubeka izandla.+ 7 Phela uNkulunkulu kasiphanga umoya wobugwala+ kodwa wasipha owamandla+ lowothando lowokusebenzisa kuhle ingqondo. 8 Ngakho ungabi lenhloni zokufakaza ngeNkosi yethu+ kumbe ngami engiyisibotshwa ngenxa yayo kodwa lawe vuma ukuhluphekela+ izindaba ezinhle uthembele emandleni kaNkulunkulu.+ 9 Yena wasisindisa futhi wasibizela ukuthi sibe ngabangcwele.+ Okwenza wasibiza akusimisebenzi yethu kodwa yinhloso yakhe lomusa omkhulu+ esawuphiwa ngoKhristu uJesu khonale ezikhathini zasendulo. 10 Khathesi umusa lo usuvezwe egcekeni ngokubonakaliswa koMsindisi wethu uKhristu uJesu,+ osechithe ukufa+ waveza ukuphila+ lokungonakali+ esebenzisa izindaba ezinhle+ 11 engabekwa ukuthi ngibe ngumtshumayeli wazo lomphostoli wazo lokuthi ngizifundise abantu.+
12 Yikho lami ngizihluphekela lezozinto.+ Kodwa angilanhloni+ ngoba ngiyamazi lowo engikholwa kuye njalo angithandabuzi ukuthi uyenelisa ukulondoloza lokho engikubeke ezandleni zakhe kuze kube yilelolanga.+ 13 Qhubeka ubambelele esisekelweni samazwi aqondileyo*+ engakutshela wona, ulokholo lothando oludalwa yikumanyana loKhristu uJesu. 14 Igugu leli oliphathisiweyo lilondoloze ngomoya ongcwele ohlala phakathi kwethu.+
15 Uyakwazi ukuthi bonke abantu abasesabelweni se-Asiya+ sebengitshiyile, uFigelu loHemogene ngabanye babo. 16 INkosi kayibenzele isihawu abomuzi ka-Onesiforu+ ngoba wayehlala engivuselela njalo kazange abe lenhloni zokuthi ngisejele ngibotshwe ngamaketane. 17 Kodwa ngesikhathi eseRoma wangidinga esangidinga waze wangithola. 18 Sengathi iNkosi ingenza ukuthi ngalolosuku athole isihawu esivela kuJehova.* Lawe ukwazi mhlophe konke ayengenzela khona e-Efesu.