Yesibili Eya KuThimothi
1 UPowula, umpostoli kaKrestu Jesu ngentando kaZimu ngokuvumelana nesithembiso sokuphila okufumaneka ngoKrestu Jesu,+ 2 kuThimothi, umntwana othandekako:+
Kwanga ungafumana umusa omkhulu, isirhawu nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba nakuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
3 Ngiyathaba ngoZimu, enginikela kuye umsebenzi ocwengileko njengombana bekwenza abokhokho bami nangonembeza ohlwengileko, akhenge ngilise ukukukhumbula ekurabheleni kwami ubusuku nemini. 4 Njengombana ngikhumbula iinyembezi zakho, ngilulukela ukukubona bona ngizaliswe ngethabo. 5 Ngombana ngikhumbula ukukholwa kwakho okunganabuzenzisi,+ okuthome kwanzinza kugogwakho uLowisi nakunyoko uYunisi kodwana engiqinisekako nokuthi kukhona nakuwe.
6 Ngebangeli ngikukhumbuza bona usibasele njengomlilo isipho sakaZimu esikuwe osifumene ngokuthi ngikubeke izandla.+ 7 Ngombana uZimu akhenge asinikele ummoya wobutjhatjha+ kodwana usinikele ummoya wamandla+ nethando nokuba nomkhumbulo oqaqulukileko. 8 Nje-ke ungabi neenhloni ngobufakazi obumalungana neKosethu+ namkha ngami, engisibotjhwa ngebanga layo kodwana kwamukele ukutlhaga+ ngebanga leendaba ezimnandi ngokuthembela emandleni kaZimu.+ 9 Yena usisindisile, wasibiza ngokubizwa okucwengileko,+ ingasi ngebanga lemisebenzethu kodwana ngebanga lomnqophwakhe nomusa omkhulu.+ Lokhu sanikelwa khona ngokuphathelene noKrestu Jesu ngaphambi kweenkhathi zakade 10 kodwana nje kwenziwa kwaba semtarini ngokubonakaliswa koMsindisethu, uKrestu Jesu,+ oqede ukufa,+ wasembulela ukuphila+ nokungonakali+ ngeendaba ezimnandi,+ 11 engikhethelwe bona ngibe mtjhumayeli, mpostoli nomfundisi wazo.+
12 Kungebangeli nami ngitlhaga ngalokhu,+ kodwana anginanhloni.+ Ngombana ngiyamazi engikholwa kuye begodu ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzokukghona ukuvikela koke engimphathise khona bekube lilangelo.+ 13 Ragela phambili ubambelele esisekelweni samezwi azuzisako+ owezwe kimi ngokukholwa nethando okumphumela ovela ebunyeni noKrestu Jesu. 14 Vikela igugweli oliphathiswe ngommoya ocwengileko, onzinze kithi.+
15 Uyazi ukuthi boke abantu esifundeni se-Asiya+ bangijikele, kubandakanye uFigelo no-Erimogenesi. 16 Kwangathi iKosi ingawurhawukela umndeni ka-Onesiforu+ ngombana bekahlala angikhuthaza begodu akhenge abe neenhloni ngokubotjhwa kwami ngeenketani. 17 Kunalokho nakaseRoma, wangifuna ngetjiseko bewangifumana. 18 Kwanga iKosi ingamenza afumane isirhawu esivela kuJehova* ngelangelo. Wena uyazi kuhle yoke imisebenzi ayenzileko e-Efesu.