2Timothy (2/4)  

1. Ngakho wena, mntanami, qiniswa emuseni okuKristu Jesu.
2. Lezinto owazizwa kimi phakathi kwabafakazi abanengi, zinikele ebantwini abathembekileyo, abazakuba lamandla okufundisa labanye.
3. Ngakho wena hlupheka ngobunzima, njengebutho elihle likaJesu Kristu.
4. Kakho osebenza njengebutho okhanywa zindaba zempilo, ukuze amkholise lowo o m buthileyo.
5. Futhi nxa lomuntu encintisana, kanikwa umqhele ngaphandle kokuthi encintisana ngokomthetho.
6. Kufanele umlimi osebenza kakhulu emukele kuqala izithelo.
7. Nakana ngezinto engizitshoyo; njalo sengathi iNkosi ingakunika ukuqedisisa ezintweni zonke.
8. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu Kristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, owenzalo kaDavida, njengokwevangeli lami;
9. engihlupheka kulo okubi kuze kube kuzibopho, njengomenzi wobubi; kanti ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kalibotshwanga.
10. Ngakho ngikubekezelele konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze labo bazuze usindiso olukuKristu Jesu, kanye lobukhosi obuphakade.
11. Lithembekile ilizwi elithi: Ngoba uba safa kanye la ye, sizaphila kanye la ye futhi;
12. uba sibekezela, lathi sizabusa kanye la ye; uba si m phika, laye uzasiphika;
13. uba singathembeki, yena uhlala ethembekile; angeziphike yena.
14. Ba khumbuze lezizinto, ulayisise phambi kweNkosi ukungaphikisi ngamazwi kokungasizi lutho, ngaphandle kokuduhiswa kwabezwayo.
15. Khuthalela ukuthi uziveze kuNkulunkulu uthembekile, isisebenzi esingelambangela yokuba lenhloni, esiqondisa kuhle ilizwi leqiniso.
16. Kodwa xwaya ukukhuluma okungcolileyo okuyize; ngoba bazaqhubeka ekungamesabini uNkulunkulu okukhulu,
17. lelizwi labo lizabhibhidla okwemvukuzane; okukubo uHimeneyo loFileto;
18. abaduhileyo eqinisweni, besithi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlule, begenqula ukholo lwabanye.
19. Loba kunjalo isisekelo sikaNkulunkulu simi siqinile, silaloluphawu lokuthi: INkosi iyabazi abangabayo, lo kuthi: Wonke obiza ibizo likaKristu kehlukane lokungalungi.
20. Kodwa endlini enkulu kakukho izitsha zegolide lezesiliva kuphela, kodwa lezesihlahla lezebumba, njalo ezinye ngezenhlonipho, kodwa ezinye ngezokungahlonitshwa.
21. Ngakho uba umuntu ezihlambulula kulezizinto, uzakuba yisitsha senhlonipho, esingcwelisiweyo, njalo esilosizo kumninindlu, sesilungiselwe wonke umsebenzi omuhle.
22. Balekela-ke inkanuko yobutsha, kodwa udingisise ukulunga, ukholo, uthando, ukuthula kanye labo ababiza iNkosi kuvela enhliziyweni emhlophe.
23. Kodwa yala ukuphikisana okobuthutha lokokungafundi, usazi ukuthi kubanga ukulwa.
24. Inceku yeNkosi-ke kayifanele ukulwisa, kodwa ukuba mnene kibo bonke, ibe lelisu lokufundisa, ibekezele,
25. ibeluleke ngobumnene abalenkani; mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphenduka baye kulwazi lweqiniso,
26. njalo basanguluke kumjibila kaSathane, ababanjwe nguye entandweni yakhe.

  2Timothy (2/4)