Eyesibili KuThimothi
3 Kodwa yazi ukuthi ezinsukwini zokucina+ kuzakuba lezikhathi ezinzima, okunzima ukuphila kuzo 2 ngoba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo, labathanda imali, labazigqajayo, labaziphakamisayo, labathukayo, labangalaleli abazali, labangabongiyo, labangathembekanga, 3 labangathandi abanye, labangafuni isivumelwano, labanyundiselayo, labangazikhuziyo, labalolaka, labangakuthandiyo okuhle, 4 labangabathengisi, labalenkani, labazikhukhumezayo, labathanda injabulo kulokuthanda uNkulunkulu, 5 labazitshaya angathi bayamesaba uNkulunkulu kodwa indlela abaphila ngayo ayikutshengisi lokho.+ Ungabi lobudlelwano labantu abanjalo. 6 Phakathi kwabo bakhona abangena ngobuqili emizini yabantu, bathumbe abesifazana ababuthakathaka abasindwa yizono futhi ababuswa yizifiso ezehlukeneyo. 7 Bahlala befunda kodwa bayehluleka ukuba lolwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso.
8 Baqhubeka bephikisana leqiniso ngendlela uJanesi loJambiresi ababephikisa ngayo uMosi. Abantu abanjalo balengqondo ezixhwale kakhulu, kabamukeleki ekukholweni. 9 Lanxa kunjalo, abakwenzayo kuphelela emoyeni ngoba ubuphukuphuku babo buzavela egcekeni bubonwe ngabantu bonke njengoba kwaba njalo lakulawo madoda amabili.+ 10 Kodwa wena ubulokhu ukulandela eduze ukufundisa kwami, lendlela engiphila ngayo,+ lenhloso yami, lokholo lwami, lokubekezela kwami, lothando lwami, lokuqinisela kwami, 11 lokuhlukuluzwa kwami kanye lobunzima obunjengalobo obangehlela ngise-Antiyokhi+ lase-Ikhoniyami+ laseListra.+ Ngaqinisela ekuhlukuluzweni lokho njalo iNkosi yangihlenga kukho konke.+ 12 Phela bonke abazimisele ukuphila bezinikele kuNkulunkulu futhi bemanyene loKhristu uJesu labo bazahlukuluzwa.+ 13 Kodwa abantu abenza okubi labangamaqili bazaqhubeka besiba babi kakhulu, bedukisa futhi bedukiswa.+
14 Lanxa kunjalo wena qhubeka ubambelele ezintweni owazifundayo njalo wancediswa ukuthi uzikholwe,+ ukwazi ukuthi wazifunda kubobani 15 lokuthi kusukela useselusane+ wayazi imibhalo engcwele+ ekwenza uhlakaniphe ubusuthola insindiso ngokukholwa kuKhristu uJesu.+ 16 Yonke iMibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu+ futhi iyasiza ekufundiseni abantu,+ lasekukhuzeni, lasekuqondiseni izinto kanye lasekulayeni ngokulunga+ 17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu afanele sibili, abe ngoyilungiselele ngokugcweleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.