1 KuThimothi 2:1-15
2 Okokuqala, ngicela ukuthi imithandazo yokuncenga, lemithandazo yonke nje, lokuthandazela abanye kanye lokubonga, kwenzelwe yonke imihlobo yabantu,
2 lamakhosi labo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphezulu* ukuze siqhubeke silenhlalakahle lokuthula, sizinikele kuNkulunkulu ngokupheleleyo njalo singathathi izinto lula.
3 Lokhu kuhle futhi kuyemukeleka phambi koMsindisi wethu uNkulunkulu,
4 ngoba intando yakhe yikuthi yonke imihlobo yabantu isindiswe njalo ithole ulwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso.
5 KuloNkulunkulu oyedwa lomlamuli oyedwa phakathi kukaNkulunkulu labantu, uKhristu uJesu. Nguye umuntu
6 owazinikelayo waba yinhlawulo efaneleyo yabantu bonke* njalo lokhu kuzafakazelwa ngesikhathi sakho esifaneleyo.
7 Ngabekwa ukuthi ngibe ngumtshumayeli lomphostoli ukuze ngikufakazele lokhu. Ngikhuluma iqiniso kangiqambi manga, ngabekwa ukuthi ngifundise abezizweni mayelana lokholo leqiniso.
8 Ngakho engikufisayo yikuthi ezindaweni zonke amadoda aqhubeke ethandaza, ephakamisa izandla eziqotho, kungela kuzonda lezimpikiswano.
9 Labesifazana kumele bacece ngezigqoko ezilesithunzi, ezingadlulisi amalawulo futhi ezitshengisa ukuthi bazisebenzisa kuhle izingqondo zabo,* kungabi ngezitayila zokweluka inwele, kumbe ngegolide langamaphareli loba ngezigqoko ezidula kakhulu,
10 kodwa ngendlela efanele abesifazana abathi bazinikele kuNkulunkulu, okutsho ukuthi bacece ngemisebenzi emihle.
11 Owesifazana kafunde ethule,* ezehlisa ngokupheleleyo.
12 Angimvumeli owesifazana ukuthi afundise kumbe ukuthi abe lamandla phezu kwendoda, kodwa kumele ahlale ethule.*
13 Phela u-Adamu nguye owabunjwa kuqala, kwasekubunjwa u-Eva.
14 Kanti njalo u-Adamu kaqilwanga kodwa owesifazana waqilwa ngokupheleleyo, wephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu.
15 Lanxa kunjalo, owesifazana uzalondolozwa ngokuzala abantwana, nxa kuyikuthi uqhubeka esekukholweni lasethandweni, engcwele futhi eyisebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakhe.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “abayiziphathamandla.”
^ Kumbe, “yemihlobo yonke yabantu.”
^ Kumbe, “bahlulela kuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “echumile.”
^ Kumbe, “echumile.”
^ Kumbe, “esahlulela kuhle.”
