1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, umphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngekutfunywa nguNkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wetfu, naKhristu Jesu lolitsemba letfu.
2 Iya kuThimothi, umntfwanami sibili ekukholweni. Umusa, nebubele, nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu, akube nawe.
3 Njengobe ngakuyala, ngesikhatsi ngiya eMasedoniya, ngicela uhlale lapho e-Efesu, kukhona bantfu labanetimfundziso temanga lapho kuleyo ndzawo. Bancandze ubatjele bakuyekele loko.
4 Ubayale nekutsi bangatinaki tinganekwane nemilandvo lengapheli yetitukulwane. Konkhe loku kubanga kuphikisana lokungasiti lutfo esikhundleni sekutsi kuphumelelise kusebentela Nkulunkulu ngekukholwa.
5 Empeleni injongo yemyalo wetfu kuvusetela lutsandvo loluphuma enhlitiyweni lemhlophe, nakunembeza lomsulwa, nasekukholweni lokute kutentisa.
6 Labanye ngekuyigeja lenjongo baphambukele etinkhulumeni letingenamsebenti,
7 bafisa kuba bafundzisi bemtsetfo ngaphandle kwekukucondzisisa kahle loko labakushoko, naloko labakugcizelelako.
8 Siyati kutsi umtsetfo ulungile, nawusetjentiswa ngendlela lefanele.
9 Asikhumbule kutsi umtsetfo awubekelwa bantfu labalungile, kepha ubekelwa labangawugcini umtsetfo, nalabangalaleli, nalabangamesabi Nkulunkulu, netoni, nalabangenabungcwele, nalabate Nkulunkulu, nalababulala boyise nome bonina; ubekelwe lababulala labanye bantfu,
10 wabekelwa netingwadla, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako, nebatfumbi bebantfu, nalabacala emanga, nabofakazi bemanga, nalabenta nome ngabe yini lephambene nemfundziso lengiyo.
11 Lemfundziso ivumelana neliVangeli lebukhosi. Ngilo leliVangeli laNkulunkulu lobusisekile, lengaphatsiswa lona mine.
12 Ngiyambonga Khristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu longiphe emandla, ngobe wangetsemba ngekungifaka emsebentini wakhe.
13 Nome ngaphambilini ngangimlulata ngenhlamba, ngimtingela, ngimetfuka, kodvwa ngemukela bubele, ngobe ngangikwentiswa kungati ngesikhatsi ngingakakholwa.
14 INkhosi yamane yangibabala ngemusa wayo yangipha kukholwa nelutsandvo lolukuKhristu Jesu.
15 Letsembekile, futsi lifanele kwemukelwa ngibo bonkhe lelivi lelitsi: Khristu Jesu weta emhlabeni kutawusindzisa toni, mine lengingulesikhulu kunato tonkhe.
16 Kodvwa ngahawukelwa ngaso lesizatfu sekutsi kimi lengisembili, Jesu Khristu abonakalise konkhe kubeketela kwakhe, kube sibonelo kulabo labayawukholwa kuye, badzimate babe nekuphila lokuphakadze.
17 Kuyo iNkhosi yetikhatsi, lengabhubhi, nalengabonwa ngemehlo enyama, nalekungiyo yodvwa lenguNkulunkulu, akube ludvumo nebukhosi phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
18 Thimothi, ndvodzana yami, ngikwetfwesa lomtfwalo ngikhumbula tiphrofetho letaticondziswe kuwe, ngitsi: Lwani ngato kulwa lokuhle
19 ngekubambelela ekukholweni uhlale unanembeza lomsulwa. Labanye batsi ngekungalaleli lonembeza wabo bephukelwa ngumkhumbi wabo wekukholwa.
20 Labanye babo nje boHumenayosi na-Alekzanda lesengibanikele kuSathane kutsi batewufundza kungamhlambalati Nkulunkulu.
1 Ngako-ke kwekucala ngiyala kutsi kukhuleka, nemithandazo, nekuncusa, nekubonga, akwentelwe bonkhe bantfu.
2 Khulekelani emakhosi nabo bonkhe labasetikhundleni letiphakeme, khona sitewuphila imphilo yekuthula, ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu nangako konkhe kuhlonipheka.
3 Loku kuhle, kuyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu uMsindzisi wetfu,
4 lofisa kutsi bonkhe bantfu basindziswe bafinyelele ekulatini liciniso.
5 Ngobe munye Nkulunkulu, munye neMlamuli losemkhatsini waNkulunkulu nebantfu, lomuntfu nguKhristu Jesu,
6 lowatinikela kutsi abe yinhlawulo yabo bonkhe, loko kwaba bufakazi ngesikhatsi lesifanele.
7 Ngiko lengakhetselwa kuba ngummemeteli nemphostoli wako, ngifundzise betive kukholwa neliciniso; ngikhuluma liciniso, hhayi emanga.
8 Ngako-ke ngifisa shangatsi emadvodza yonkhe indzawo angakhuleka aphakamise tandla letingcwele, ate lulaka nembango.
9 Kanjalo futsi nalabasikati bafanele kuhloba kahle, bagcoke kahle, nangekuhlonipheka, hhayi ngemichino, nome ngemihlobiso yegolide, nome yematje laligugu, nome ngetingubo letidule kakhulu,
10 kodvwa bahlobe ngetento letinhle letifanele labasikati labatsi besaba Nkulunkulu.
11 Lomsikati kufanele afundze ngekuthula nangekutfobeka konkhe.
12 Kodvwa angimvumeli kutsi afundzise nome-ke engamele indvodza, kepha akathule.
13 Ngobe phela Adamu wentiwa kucala, kwase kulandzela Eva;
14 futsi Adamu akakhohliswanga, kepha ngumfati lowakhohliswa, wephula umtsetfo.
15 Kodvwa umfati uyawusindziswa ngekutala bantfwana, nabahlala ngekuzitsa konkhe ekukholweni, naselutsandvweni, nasekungcwelisweni.
1 Licinisile lelivi lelitsi: Nangabe umuntfu afisa umsebenti wekuba ngumbonisi, ufisa umsebenti lomuhle.
2 Umbonisi kufanele kube yindvodza lengasoleki, lenemfati munye, letibambako, lezitsile, lehloniphekile, lephatsa kahle tihambi, lenemasu ekufundzisa,
3 lengesiso sidzakwa, lengatitsatseli etulu tintfo, kodvwa lemnene, lengenalo luchweba, lengayitsandzi imali.
4 Umbonisi kufanele abe ngulophetse kahle umuti wakhe, afundzise ngekuhlonipheka konkhe kutsi bantfwabakhe batfobeke.
5 Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yehluleka kuphatsa umuti wayo, pho, ingaliphatsa kanjani libandla laNkulunkulu?
6 Umbonisi akukafaneli kube ngumuntfu losandza kuphendvuka funa atigcabhe, bese-ke Sathane uyamwisa.
7 Ngetulu kwaloko kufanele abe nebufakazi lobuhle kubangephandle, funa awele ehlazweni naselugibeni lwaSathane.
8 Ngalokufananako futsi nebadikhoni kufanele bazitse, bangabi nalo lulwimi lolumphacambili; bangabi tigcili talokudzakisanako, bangahaheli inzuzo lembi.
9 Emaciniso lembulekile ekukholwa kufanele bawaphatse nganembeza lomhlophe.
10 Laba kufanele bavivinywe kucala, bese-ke bangena emsebentini webudikhoni, nabangasoleki.
11 Kanjalo futsi nalabasikati bafanele kuzitsa, bangahlebi, batitsibe, betsembeke kuko konkhe.
12 Umdikhoni kufanele abe yindvodza lenemfati munye, lephetse kahle bantfwabayo nemuti wayo.
13 Ngobe labo labake bawenta kahle lomsebenti webudikhoni batizuzela ludvumo loluhle nesibindzi lesikhulu ekukholweni kuKhristu Jesu.
14 Nome ngikubhalela ngaletintfo nje, ngiyetsemba kutsi ngitawufika lapho kuwe masinyane.
15 Kodvwa nakwenteka ngephuta, umelwe kwati kutsi umuntfu kufanele atiphatse kanjani endlini yaNkulunkulu, lekulibandla laNkulunkulu lophilako, leliyinsika nesisekelo seliciniso.
16 Siyavuma kutsi yinkhulu kakhulu imfihlakalo yenkholo yetfu yekutsi: Wabonakaliswa angumuntfu, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa tingilosi, washunyayelwa kubetive, wakholeka emhlabeni, wenyukela enkhatimulweni.
1 Moya ukhuluma ngalokusebaleni kutsi ngetikhatsi tekugcina labanye bayawuhlubuka ekukholweni, balandzele imimoya ledukisako netimfundziso temadimoni.
2 Bantfu labatentisako bayawufundzisa emanga, ngobe bonembeza babo bashiswe luphawu.
3 Bayawuvimbela kushada nekuteka, batsi akuzilwe kudla lokutsite. Phela konkhe kudla kwadalwa nguNkulunkulu lekufanele kutsi labakholwako bakwemukele ngekubonga, njengobe babantfu labalatiko liciniso lonkhe.
4 Ngobe konkhe lokudalwe nguNkulunkulu kulungile. Kuko konkhe lokwemukelwa ngekubonga kute lokufanele kwaliwe,
5 ngobe konkhe kungcweliswe ngelivi laNkulunkulu nangemthandazo.
6 Utawuba sisebenti saKhristu lesincomekako nawungayendlulisela kubazalwane lemiyalo. Nawe utakondleka emoyeni ngemavi ekukholwa nangemfundziso yeliciniso, lobambelele kuyo.
7 Ungahambisani netinganekwane tebulukati letingakalungi. Tetayete wena kumesaba Nkulunkulu.
8 Ngobe kwetayeta umtimba ngekwelula imisipha kunenzuzo kwesikhashana nje, kodvwa kumesaba Nkulunkulu kunenzuzo etintfweni letinyenti, ngobe kucuketse setsembiso semphilo yamanje kanye nesemphilo letako.
9 Lelivi letsembekile, lifanele kwemukelwa ngibo bonkhe.
10 Kuze kube manje siyasebenta sishikaneke, ngobe sibeke litsemba letfu kuNkulunkulu lophilako, longuMsindzisi wabo bonkhe bantfu, ikakhulu walabo labakholwako.
11 Yala ufundzise ngaletintfo.
12 Ungavumi kutsi busha bakho bedzeleleke kubantfu. Kodvwa bani sibonelo kulabakholwako; ube sibonelo ngekukhuluma, nangesimilo, nangelutsandvo, nangekukholwa, nangekuba msulwa.
13 Tinikele kufundzela bantfu umBhalo, ubayale, ubafundzise, ngize ngifike.
14 Ungasivilapheli sipho sakho lowasinikwa ngelivi lesiphrofetho ngesikhatsi baholi belibandla babeka tandla etikwakho.
15 Khutsala kakhulu kuloko, khona batewubona kuchubekela kwakho embili.
16 Uticaphele wena nekufundzisa kwakho, ungesuki kuko; ngobe ngekwenta njalo utawube utisindzisa wena kanye nalabakuvako.
1 Ungayikhahli indvodza lendzala, kodvwa uyiyale kube shangatsi uyala uyihlo; labadvuna labasebancane ubaphatse shangatsi uphetse bomnakenu.
2 Labasikati labadzala ubaphatse shangatsi uphetse bonyoko, nalabasikati labasebancane ubaphatse shangatsi uphetse bodzadzewenu, ube msulwa kubo bonkhe.
3 Ubatise bafelokati, lababafelokati sibili.
4 Nangabe umfelokati anebantfwana nome batukulu, abacale bakhombise inhlonipho yekukholwa kwabo emakhaya kubo, babuyisele kubonga kwabo kulabo lababakhulisile, ngobe nguloko lokuhle emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
5 Kodvwa lowo longumfelokati sibili, longasenabani, litsemba lakhe lonkhe sewulibeke kuNkulunkulu. Uthandaza busuku nemini acela lusito kuNkulunkulu.
6 Kodvwa umfelokati lotinikele etinkhanukweni ufe asaphila.
7 Bayale ngaloko, kuze bangasoleki.
8 Kepha nangabe umuntfu anganakekeli tihlobo takhe, ikakhulu umndeni wakhe, sewukulahlile kukholwa; futsi loko kwenta kwakhe kubi kakhulu kunekwemuntfu longakholwa.
9 Umfelokati, loneminyaka lengetulu kwema-60, ungambhalisa, nangabe abeshade kanye.
10 Kufanele atiwe ngetento takhe letinhle, njengemuntfu lowake wondla wakhulisa bantfwana, waphatsa kahle tihambi, wageza tinyawo talabangcwele, wasita labahluphekile, futsi kufanele abe ngulabetinikele kwenta lokuhle nome ngayiphi indlela.
11 Kodvwa bafelokati labasebancane ungababhalisi, ngobe nangabe tinkhanuko tabo tenyama setibenta besuke kuKhristu, babe sebafisa kwendza.
12 Ngaleyo ndlela batifaka ekwehlulelweni ngekuphambuka esetsembisweni sabo sekucala.
13 Ngetulu kwaloko bafundza buvila ngekutfunga imiti, bangagcini ngebuvila kuphela, kodvwa babuye bahlebe, bangene kulokungesiko kwabo, bakhulume nalokungakafaneli.
14 Ngifisa kutsi bafelokati labasebancane bendze, batale bantfwana, baphatse imindeni yabo, kuze sitsa singetilitfola litfuba lekunyembenya labakholwako.
15 Vele, labanye sebaphambukile, balandzela Sathane.
16 Nangabe kukhona umfati lokholwako lonebafelokati labatihlobo, akabasite; lingetfweswa umtfwalo libandla, khona litekusita labo lababafelokati labeswele ngempela.
17 Babonisi belibandla labaphetse kahle bafanele kubongwa ngalokuphindziwe, ikakhulu labo labasebenta ngekushumayela nangekufundzisa.
18 Empeleni umBhalo utsi: “Ungayifaki sifonyo inkhabi nayibhulako;” uphindze utsi: “Sisebenti sifanelwe liholo laso.”
19 Ungakwemukeli kubekwa licala kwembonisi welibandla ngaphandle kwekutsi kube nabofakazi lababili nome labatsatfu.
20 Labo labonako ubasole ubekhute embikwabo bonkhe, khona nalabo labanye batewuhlala ngekwesaba.
21 Ngiyakuyalisisa, embikwaNkulunkulu, naKhristu Jesu, netingilosi letikhetsiwe, kutsi lemiyalo uyigcine ngebucotfo ungavuni muntfu; ungakhetsi muntfu.
22 Ungasheshi kubeka tandla kunome ngukubani, futsi ungabambisani nemuntfu etonweni takhe; tigcine umsulwa.
23 Yekela kunatsa emanti odvwa, ubosale unatsa nelitsantana leliwayini ngenca yesisu sakho nangebutsakatsaka lobuvama kukuhlupha.
24 Tono talabanye bantfu tisebaleni, tiyabendvulela tibaholele ekwehlulelweni; kodvwa talabanye tiyabalandzela tibonakale kamuva.
25 Kanjalo tento letinhle tisebaleni, naleto letingakabonakali tingeke tihlale tifihlakele.
1 Bonkhe labangaphansi kwelijoko lekuba tisebenti ludvumo lonkhe abalunike baphatsi babo, kuze phela lingahlambalateki libito laNkulunkulu nemfundziso yakhe yonkhe.
2 Tisebenti letinebaphatsi labakholwako kufanele tingabedzeleli ngeligunya lekutsi babazalwane; kodvwa timelwe tisebente kancono, ngobe labo labasitakala ngekusebenta kwato ngulabatsandzekako labakholwako. Ubofundzisa uyale ngaletintfo.
3 Nangabe kukhona lofundzisa lokunye lokungavumelani nemavi laphilile eNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, nemfundziso lenekumesaba Nkulunkulu,
4 uyatikhukhumeta, akati lutfo, uguliswa ngimibuzo nekuphikisana lokuveta umona, nembango, nekuhlambalata, nekuzindlekela lokubi,
5 nemsindvo wembango longapheli webantfu labanengcondvo leyonakele, futsi labemukwe neliciniso, bacabange kutsi kwesaba Nkulunkulu yindlela yenzuzo.
6 Vele kuyinzuzo lenkhulu kwesaba Nkulunkulu kanye nekweneliseka.
7 Ngobe kute leseta nako la emhlabeni, futsi kute nalesiyawuhamba nako;
8 kodvwa nasinekudla nekwekwembatsa, aseneliseke.
9 Kodvwa labo labafisa bunjinga bawela ekulingweni, naselugibeni, nasetinkhanukweni letinyenti tebulima, naletiyingoti letigcumukisela bantfu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.
10 Phela kutsandza imali kuyimphandze yako konkhe lokubi; labanye-ke ngekuyifisa kwabo bedukile, bakhwesha ekukholweni, batigwaza ngeminjunju yebuhlungu leminyenti.
11 Kodvwa wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, kubalekele loko; jonga kulunga, nekwesaba Nkulunkulu, nekukholwa, nelutsandvo, nekubeketela, nebumnene.
12 Lwani kulwa lokuhle kwekukholwa, kuze uzuze kuphila lokuphakadze lowabitelwa kuko, wavuma kuvuma lokuhle embikwabofakazi labanyenti.
13 Ngikuyala embikwaNkulunkulu lophilisa konkhe, nasembikwaKhristu Jesu lowavuma sivumo lesihle embikwaPhontiyuse Philatu,
14 kutsi ugcine lomyalo, ungenabala, ungasoleki, kuze kube sikhatsi sekubonakala kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
15 Ngesikhatsi sakhe Jesu utawubonakaliswa nguSomandla lokunguye yedvwa, lobusisekile, iNkhosi yemakhosi neMbusi webabusi.
16 Nguye yedvwa longabhubhi lohlala ekukhanyeni lekungasondzeleki kuko, longazange asabonwe ngumuntfu, nalongeke abonwe ngumuntfu. Kuye akube ludvumo nemandla aphakadze. Amen.
17 Yala labacebile kulelive lamanje kutsi bangatikhukhumeti, bangabeki nematsemba abo kulomcebo lophelako, kodvwa bawabeke kuNkulunkulu losipha konkhe ngalokuphelele, kuze sitfokote ngako.
18 Ubatjele kutsi bente lokuhle, bacebe emisebentini lemihle, babelane, bephane.
19 Ngaloko batibekela sisekelo lesihle sesikhatsi lesitako, khona batewunamatsela ekuphileni lokunguko sibili.
20 Ye Thimothi, londvolota loko lophatsiswe kona. Ukugege kukhuluma lokulite nekuphikisana lokutsiwa lwati kube kungesilo,
21 ngobe labanye batsi ngekulwemukela balahlekelwa ngumgomo wekukholwa. Umusa awube nani.