Yesibili Leya KuThimothi 1:1-18
1 Mine Pawula, umphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuvumelana nesetsembiso sekuphila lesikhona ngaKhristu Jesu,+
2 ngibhalela Thimothi umntfwana lotsandzekako:+
Shengatsi ungemukela umusa lomkhulu, nesihawu kanye nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
3 Ngiyambonga Nkulunkulu lengimkhonta nganembeza lohlantekile njengobe bokhokho bami bebenta, futsi angikukhohlwa nangincusa busuku nemini.
4 Ngilangatelela kukubona njengobe ngikhumbula tinyembeti takho, kuze ngijabule kakhulu.
5 Ngobe ngikhumbula kukholwa kwakho lokute kutentisa,+ lokwacala kugogo wakho Lowisi nakumake wakho Yunisi, nalengicinisekako kutsi kukhona nakuwe.
6 Ngenca yaloku, ngikukhumbuta kutsi uchubeke usenta sivutse njengemlilo sipho lowasemukela kuNkulunkulu, lowasitfola ngekutsi ngikubeke tandla.+
7 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akazange asinike umoya webugwala,+ kepha wasinika umoya wemandla,+ welutsandvo, newekuba nengcondvo lebhadlile.
8 Ngako-ke ungabi nemahloni ekufakaza ngeNkhosi+ nobe ngami, mine lengisiboshwa ngenca yayo, kodvwa hlanganyela ekuhluphekeni+ ngenca yetindzaba letimnandzi, ngekutsi wetsembele emandleni aNkulunkulu.+
9 Yena wasisindzisa futsi wasibita ngelubito lolungcwele,+ hhayi ngenca yemisebenti yetfu, kodvwa ngenca yenjongo yakhe nemusa wakhe lomkhulu.+ Sentelwa lomusa etikhatsini takadzeni ngaKhristu Jesu,
10 kodvwa nyalo sekwentiwe kwacaca ngekubonakaliswa kweMsindzisi wetfu, Khristu Jesu,+ lowacedza kufa+ futsi wenta kuphila+ nekungonakali kwakhanya+ ngetindzaba letimnandzi,+
11 lengabekwa kutsi ngibe ngumshumayeli wato, umphostoli kanye nemfundzisi wato.+
12 Kungako ngihlupheka,+ kodvwa-ke ngite emahloni,+ ngobe ngiyamati Loyo lengikholwe kuye, futsi ngiyaciniseka kutsi utawukwati kulondvolota loko langinike kona kuze kube ngulelolanga.+
13 Chubeka ubambelele esibonelweni semavi laphilile*+ lowaweva kimi ngekukholwa nangelutsandvo loluvela ebunyeni naKhristu Jesu.
14 Lelifa lowanikwa lona lilondvolote ngemoya longcwele lohlala kitsi.+
15 Uyati kutsi onkhe emadvodza asesifundzeni sase-Asiya+ angifulatsele, lokufaka ekhatsi Figelusi naHemogenesi.
16 Shengatsi iNkhosi ingamentela umusa Onesiforusi nemndeni wakhe,+ ngobe bekahlale angikhutsata, futsi ete nemahloni ngekuboshwa kwami.
17 Ngesikhatsi aseRoma, wangifunisisa futsi wangitfola.
18 Shengatsi iNkhosi ingenta kutsi atfole umusa lovela kuJehova* ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa. Nawe utati kahle tonkhe tintfo latenta e-Efesu.
