Yokuthoma Eya KuThimothi

2 Yeke kokuthoma ngikhuthaza bona ukuncenga, imithandazo, ukubawela abanye nokuthokoza kwenzelwe yoke imihlobo yabantu, 2 kwenzelwe namakhosi nabo boke abaseenkhundleni eziphakemeko+ ukuthi siragele phambili siphila ngokuthula ngokuzinikela okupheleleko kuZimu nokuzimisela.+ 3 Lokhu kulungile begodu kuyamukeleka phambi koMsindisethu, uZimu,+ 4 loyo intandwakhe kukobana yoke imihlobo yabantu isindiswe+ begodu ifikelele elwazini elinembileko leqiniso. 5 Ngombana kunoZimu munye+ nomlamuli munye+ hlangana kwakaZimu nabantu,+ umuntu, uKrestu Jesu,+ 6 owazinikela bona abe sihlengo esikhambelanako sabo boke,*+ lokhu ngikho okuzokufakazelwa ngesikhathi sakho esifaneleko. 7 Kungakho ngomnqopho wobufakazobu+ ngakhethwa bona ngibe mtjhumayeli nompostoli+ ngikhuluma iqiniso, angileyi amala, umfundisi weentjhaba+ endabeni yokukholwa neyeqiniso.

8 Yeke ngifisa ngathi kizo zoke iindawo amadoda angaragela phambili athandaza, aphakamise izandla ezithembekileko,+ ngaphandle kwelaka+ nokuphikisana.+ 9 Ngokufanako, abafazi kufuze bazikghabise ngezambatho ezifaneleko, ngokuhlonipheka nangokwahlulela okuhle,* ingasi ngeendlela zokuluka iinhluthu nangegolide namkha ngamaparele namkha ngezambatho ezibiza khulu,+ 10 kodwana ngendlela efanele abafazi abathi bazinikele kuZimu,+ ngemisebenzi emihle.

11 Umfazi kufuze athule begodu azithobe+ nakafundiswako. 12 Angimvumeli umfazi bona afundise namkha alawule indoda kodwana kufuze ahlale athulile.+ 13 Ngombana u-Adamu wabunjwa qangi, kwalandela u-Eva.+ 14 Godu, u-Adamu akhenge akhohliswe kodwana umfazi nguye owakhohliswa ngokupheleleko+ begodu waba siseqamthetho. 15 Nanyana kunjalo, uzokuhlala avikelekile ngokubeletha abantwana,+ kwaphela nakaragela phambili ekukholweni, ethandweni, ekucwengekeni nekwahluleleni okuhle.*+