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Bonke abangaphansi kwejogwe, izigqili, kabathi amakhosi abo afanele konke ukuhlonitshwa, ukuze ibizo likaNkulunkulu lemfundiso kungadunyazwa;

2.

labalamakhosi akholwayo banga wa deleli, ngoba engabazalwane; kodwa kulalokhu kaba wa sebenzele, ngoba ekholwa njalo ethandeka, abahlanganyeli benzuzo. Fundisa njalo ukhuthaze lezizinto.

3.

Uba kukhona ofundisa okwehlukileyo, njalo engavumelani lamazwi aphilileyo, aweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lemfundiso evumelana lokukhonza uNkulunkulu,

4.

uyazikhukhumeza, kazi lutho, kodwa ubulawa yinkani lemibuzo lokuphikisana ngamazwi, okuvela kukho umona, umbango, ukuthuka, imicabango emibi,

5.

ukuxabaxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, labalahlekelwe liqiniso, besithi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo. Zehlukanise labanjalo.

6.

Kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu lokwenela kuyinzuzo enkulu;

7.

ngoba kasizanga lalutho emhlabeni; kusobala ukuthi kasiyikusuka lalutho;

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kodwa uba silokudla lezembatho sizakweneliswa yikho.

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Kodwa abafisa ukunotha bawela ekulingweni lemjibileni, lenkanukweni ezinengi zobuphukuphuku ezilimazayo, ezicwilisela abantu encithakalweni lekubhujisweni;

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ngoba uthando lwemali luyimpande yakho konke okubi; abanye beyifisa baduhile ekholweni, bazigwaza ngenhlungu ezinengi.

11.

Kodwa wena O muntu kaNkulunkulu, balekela lezizinto; njalo udingisise ukulunga, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, ubumnene.

12.

Lwana ukulwa okuhle kokholo, ubambelele empilweni ephakade, owabizelwa kuyo, wavuma uvumo oluhle phambi kwabafakazi abanengi.

13.

Ngiyakulaya phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke, loKristu Jesu owafakaza uvumo oluhle phambi kukaPontiyusi Pilatu,

14.

ukuthi ugcine umthetho ungelasici, ungasoleki, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,

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ozakubonakalisa ngezakhe izikhathi oBusisiweyo loSomandla oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, loMbusi wababusi,

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yena yedwa olokungafi, ohlala ekukhanyeni okungelakusondelelwa, akulamuntu ebantwini owambonayo, kumbe ongambona; okukuye udumo lamandla aphakade. Ameni.

17.

Laya abanothileyo emhlabeni wakhathesi ukuthi bangazigqaji, bangathembeli ekungaqondini kwenotho, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo osipha ngokunotha zonke izinto ukuze sithokoze,

18.

benze okuhle, banothe emisebenzini emihle, balungele ukupha, ukwabelana ngesihle,

19.

bazibekele isisekelo esihle sibek elwa okuzayo, ukuze babambe impilo elaphakade.

20.

O Timothi, londoloza kuhle okubekwe kuwe, xwaya ukukhuluma okuyize okungcolileyo lokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa lulwazi kungeyisilo,

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okuthe abanye ngokukuvuma baduha ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani. Ameni.

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