Yekucala Leya KuThimothi

2 Kwekucala, ngikhutsata kutsi kuncusa, imithantazo, ticelo kanye nekubonga kwentelwe tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu, 2 emakhosi nabo bonkhe labasetikhundleni letiphakeme,*+ kuze sichubeke siphila ngekuthula, setsembeke kuNkulunkulu futsi sitimisele kuko konkhe.+ 3 Loku kuhle futsi kuyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu longuMsindzisi wetfu,+ 4 intsandvo yakhe lekutsi tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu tisindziswe,+ titfole nelwati lolungulonalona lweliciniso. 5 Ngobe kunaNkulunkulu munye,+ kantsi munye nemlamuli+ emkhatsini waNkulunkulu nebantfu,+ lokunguKhristu Jesu,+ 6 lowatinikela waba yinhlawulo* yabo bonkhe,*+ futsi loku kufanele kufakazwe ngako ngesikhatsi lesifanele. 7 Ngobe ngenca yalobufakazi+ ngabekwa kutsi ngibe ngumshumayeli nemphostoli,+ futsi ngikhuluma liciniso hhayi emanga, ngifundzisa tive+ mayelana nekukholwa neliciniso.

8 Ngako-ke ngifisa kutsi kuyo yonkhe indzawo labadvuna bachubeke bangcwele, futsi baphakamise tandla tabo bathantaze,+ hhayi ngelulaka+ nekuphikisana.+ 9 Ngendlela lefanako, labasikati kufanele batihlobise ngetimphahla letilungiswe kahle,* ngekuzitsa nangekuvutfwa,* hhayi ngetitayela temichino, ngeligolide, ngematje laligugu nobe ngetimphahla letidule kakhulu,+ 10 kodvwa abatihlobise ngemisebenti lemihle, ngendlela lefanele labasikati labatsi bahlonipha Nkulunkulu.+

11 Lomsikati akabindze* nakafundziswa futsi atitfobe ngalokugcwele.+ 12 Angivumi kutsi afundzise nobe abe neligunya endvodzeni, kodvwa kufanele abindze.*+ 13 Ngobe Adamu wadalwa kucala, kwaba ngukhona kudalwa Eva.+ 14 Kantsi futsi Adamu akazange ayengwe, kodvwa ngumfati lowayengwa+ wase uba soni. 15 Ngako-ke labasikati batawuphepha ngekutfola bantfwana,+ yingci nje nabachubeka ekukholweni, elutsandvweni, ekubeni ngcwele nasekuvutfweni.*+