Yesibili Eya KuThimothi 2:1-26
2 Ngalokho-ke, wena mntwanami,+ ragela phambili uzuza amandla emuseni omkhulu okuKrestu Jesu
2 nezinto owazizwa kimi ezasekelwa bofakazi abanengi,+ izintwezi ziphathise amadoda athembekileko azokufanelekela ngokwaneleko ukufundisa abanye.
3 Njengesotja elihle+ lakaKrestu Jesu, kwamukele ukutlhaga.+
4 Akakho umuntu othi alisotja azibandakanye* kwezerhwebo* zokuphilokhu bona azifumanele ukwamukeleka kiloyo omtlolise njengesotja.
5 Ngitjho nemidlalweni, umuntu akafumani unongorwana ngaphandle kobana aphalisane ngokuvumelana nemithetho.+
6 Umlimi osebenza budisi kufuze abe ngewokuthoma ukudla iinthelo.
7 Hlala ucabanga ngalokhu engikutjhoko; iKosi izokwenza uzwisise* zoke izinto.
8 Khumbula bona uJesu Krestu wavuswa kwabafileko+ begodu bekangowekoro kaDavida,*+ ngokweendaba ezimnandi engizitjhumayelako,+
9 engitlhaga begodu ngibotjhwa njengesilelesi+ ngebanga lazo. Nanyana kunjalo, ilizwi lakaZimu alikabotjhwa.+
10 Ngalokho, ngiragela phambili ngikghodlhelelela zoke izinto ngebanga labakhethiweko+ ukuthi nabo bafumane isindiso efumaneka ngoKrestu Jesu, kuhlanganise nephazimulo engapheliko.
11 Amezwi la athembekile: Ngokuqinisekileko nasifa ndawonye, sizokuphila ndawonye+
12 nasiragela phambili sikghodlhelela, sizokubusa ndawonye njengamakhosi;+ nasiphikako naye uzosiphika,+
13 nasingakathembeki, yena uhlala athembekile ngombana angekhe aziphika.
14 Hlala ubakhumbuza izintwezi, ubayale* phambi kwakaZimu bona bangaphikisani ngamezwi, okuyinto engasizi ngalitho ngombana ilimaza* abalaleleko.
15 Yenza koke okusemandlenakho bona uziveze wamukeleka kuZimu, isisebenzi esingananhloni ngalitho, esiphatha ilizwi leqiniso kuhle.+
16 Kodwana zale iinkulumo ezingatjho litho ezonakalisa okucwengileko+ ngombana zizokubangela ukuphambuka khulu kuZimu,
17 ilizwi labo lizokurhatjheka njengesilonda esibhibhidlhako. UHimenewu noFileto baphakathi kwabo.+
18 Abantwaba baphambukile eqinisweni, bathi ukuvuswa kwabafileko sekwenzekile+ begodu baketula nokukholwa kwabanye.
19 Ngaphandle kwalokho, isisekelo esiqinileko sakaZimu sihlala sijamile, sinamezwi athi, “UJehova* uyabazi abangebakhe,”+ begodu “Woke umuntu obiza igama lakaJehova*+ akakwale ukungalungi.”
20 Nje-ke endlini ekulu kunezitja ingasi zegolide nezesiliva kwaphela kodwana nezekhuni nezebumba, ezinye ngezisetjenziselwa izinto eziqakathekileko kodwana ezinye ngezisetjenziselwa izinto ezingakaqatheki.
21 Yeke nangabe umuntu uhlalela kude nalezi ezingakaqakatheki, uzokuba sisitja esisetjenziselwa izinto eziqakathekileko, esicwengisiweko, esilisizo kumnikazi, esilungiselelwe yoke imisebenzi emihle.
22 Ngalokho balekela iimfiso zobutjha kodwana lwela ukulunga, ukukholwa, ithando, ukuthula, unalabo ababiza iKosi ngehliziyo ehlwengileko.
23 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwale ukuphikisana okubudlhadlha nokungatjho litho,+ wazi ukuthi kubanga ukulwa.
24 Ngombana inceku yeKosi akukafuzi ilwe, kufuze ibe nomusa kibo boke,+ ifanelekele ukufundisa, izibambe nayoniweko,+
25 ibayale ngommoya ophasi abaphikisako.+ Mhlamunye uZimu angabanikela ukutjhuguluka* okurholela elwazini elinembileko leqiniso,+
26 baqaquluke begodu baphunyurhe esithiyweni sakaDeveli njengombana sekababambe baphila bona benze intandwakhe.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “azirareje.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “emisebenzini yangamalanga.”
^ Namkha “ulemuke.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “bekangowembewu kaDavida.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “unikele ubufakazi obupheleleko.”
^ Namkha “itjhabalalisa; iketula.”
^ Namkha “ukutjhuguluka komkhumbulo.”
