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1 UPawuli, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu njengokomlayo ^a kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ^b, loweNkosi uJesu Kristu ithemba lethu ^c, 2 kuTimothi ^d umntanami weqiniso ekholweni ^{e
,} ^f: Umusa ^g, isihawu ^h, ukuthula ⁱ okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu loJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.

UPawuli uxwayisa uTimothi ngokufundisa okungamanga

3 Njengoba ngakukhuthaza ^j ukuthi uhlale eEfesu ^k, ngisiya ^l eMakedoniya ^m, ukuze ulaye abathile ukuthi bangafundisi imfundiso eyehlukileyo ⁿ, 4 futhi bangananzeleli izinganekwane ^o lendaba zosendo olokuzalana ^p ezingapheliyo, ezibanga ukuphikisana ^{q
,} ^r kulokwakha kukaNkulunkulu okusekholweni ^s. 5 Kodwa injongo yomlayo luthando ^t oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe ^u lakusazela esihle ^v lekholweni ^w olungelakuzenzisa ^x; 6 kulokhu abathile abaduhe ^{▼▼ abaduhe: kumbe, abangaqondanga kukho.} kukho baphambukela ^z ekukhulumeni okuyize ^aa, 7 befuna ^ab ukuthi babe ngabafundisi bomlayo ^ac, bengaqedisisi ^ad lezinto abazitshoyo, kumbe langezinto abaziqinisayo ^ae. 8 Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umlayo ulungile ^af, uba umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomlayo, 9 esazi lokhu, ukuthi umlayo kawubekelwa olungileyo ^ag, kodwa abangelamlayo labangalaleliyo ^ah, abeyisa uNkulunkulu ^ai labayizoni ^aj, abangangcwele ^ak labangakholwayo ^al, ababulala oyise lababulala onina, ababulala abantu, 10 izifebe ^am, abesilisa abalalanayo ^{an
,} ^ao, abathumba abantu ^ap, abaqambimanga ^aq, abephula izifungo ^ar, njalo nxa kukhona okunye okuphambene lemfundiso ephilileyo ^as, 11 njengokwevangeli lenkazimulo ^at kaNkulunkulu obusisiweyo ^au, engaphathiswa lona ^av.

UPawuli ubonga uNkulunkulu owamhawukelayo

12 Ngiyambonga-ke owanginika amandla ^aw, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ukuthi wangibona ngithembekile ^ax, wangimisa enkonzweni ^ay, 13 engangikade ngingumhlambazi ^az lomzingeli ^ba lomthuki ^bb; kodwa ngahawukelwa ^bc, ngoba ngangikwenza ngokungazi ekungakholweni ^bd; 14 kodwa umusa weNkosi ^be yethu wengezelelwa kakhulu kanye lokholo ^bf lothando olukuKristu Jesu ^bg. 15 Lithembekile lelilizwi ^bh njalo lifanele ukwemukelwa konke ^bi, ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza emhlabeni ukusindisa izoni ^bj, engiyinduna yazo mina ^bk; 16 kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa ^bl, ukuze kimi engiyinduna uJesu Kristu abonakalise konke ukubekezela, ngibe yisibonelo ^bm kwabazakholwa kuye empilweni ephakade. 17 Kuyo-ke iNkosi eyisimakade ^bn, engabhubhiyo ^{bo
,} ^bp, engelakubonwa ^{bq
,} ^br, uNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo ^bs, kakube udumo ^{bt
,} ^bu lobukhosi kuze kube nini lanininini ^bv. Ameni.

18 Lumlayo ngiwunika wena ^bw, mntanami Timothi ^bx, njengeziprofetho ^by ezenzakala kuqala ngawe, ukuze ngazo ulwe ukulwa okuhle ^bz, 19 ubamba ukholo ^ca lesazela esihle ^cb, abanye abasininayo, bachithekelwa ngumkhumbi ^cc mayelana lokholo; 20 okukubo uHimeneyo ^cd loAleksandro ^ce, engibanikele kuSathane ^cf, ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangahlambazi ^cg.