Yesibili Leya KuThimothi

3 Kepha yati kutsi emalangeni ekugcina+ kutawuba netikhatsi letibucayi lokumatima kubhekana nato. 2 Ngobe bantfu batawutitsandza bona, batsandze imali, batigabatise, batigcabhe, bahlambalate, bangalaleli batali, bangabongi, bangetsembeki, 3 babe bete lutsandvo, bangavumi kwenta tivumelwane, banyundzele, bangatibambi, babe nelulaka, bangakutsandzi lokuhle, 4 batsengise ngalabanye, babe nenkhani, bagcwale umgcabho, batsandze injabulo kunekutsandza Nkulunkulu, 5 babonakale shengatsi bayamhlonipha Nkulunkulu kodvwa indlela labaphila ngayo ingakukhombisi loko;+ bantfu labanjalo ubobafulatsela. 6 Emkhatsini wabo kuba nebantfu labangena ngekunyenya emakhaya bakhange bafati lababutsakatsaka labesindvwa tono, futsi labalawulwa tinkhanuko letehlukahlukene, 7 nalabahlale bafundza kodvwa bangakhoni kutfola lwati lolungulonalona lweliciniso.

8 Njengobe nje boJanesi naJambresi bamelana naMosi, nabo laba bachubeka bamelana neliciniso. Bantfu labanjalo bonakele ngalokuphelele etingcondvweni tabo futsi abemukeleki ekukholweni. 9 Kodvwa ngeke baphumelele, ngobe bulima babo butawubonakala kubo bonkhe, njengobe nje nebulima balamadvodza lamabili babonakala.+ 10 Kepha wena uyilandzele edvute imfundziso yami, indlela yami yekuphila,+ injongo, kukholwa, kubeketela, lutsandvo, kucinisela kwami, 11 kuphatfwa kabi kanye nekuhlupheka lokunjengaloko lengabhekana nako e-Antiyokhi,+ e-Ikhoniyumi,+ naseListra.+ Ngacinisela kulokuphatfwa kabi lokunjalo futsi iNkhosi yangikhulula kuko konkhe.+ 12 Ecinisweni bonkhe labafuna kuphila ngekutinikela kuNkulunkulu ebunyeni naKhristu Jesu, nabo batawuphatfwa kabi.+ 13 Kepha bantfu lababi nebakhohlisi batawudlanga ngebubi, badukise futsi nabo badukiswe.+

14 Kodvwa wena chubeka wenta loko lowafundziswa kona nalowasitwa kutsi ukukholwe,+ ngobe uyati kutsi wakufundza kubobani, 15 nekutsi kusukela useluswane+ wayati imibhalo lengcwele,+ leyo lengakhona kukwenta uhlakaniphe kuze usindziswe ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.+ 16 Yonkhe imiBhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu,+ ilusito ekufundziseni,+ ekwekhuteni, ekulungiseni tintfo,* nasekuyaleni ngekulunga,+ 17 kuze umuntfu waNkulunkulu akulungele ngalokuphelele, futsi akufanele kahle kwenta yonkhe imisebenti lemihle.