2Timothy (4/4)    

1. Ngakho mina ngiyalayisisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, leNkosi uJesu Kristu, ozakwahlulela abaphilayo labafileyo, ekubonakaleni kwakhe lembusweni wakhe,
2. tshumayela ilizwi, ulunge ngesikhathi esilungileyo, ngesikhathi esingalunganga, sola, ukhuze, weluleke, ekubekezeleni konke lemfundisweni.
3. Ngoba kuzakuba lesikhathi lapho bengayikuvuma imfundiso ephilileyo, kodwa ngokowabo umhawu bazazibuthelelela abafundisi, belunywa zindlebe;
4. njalo bazafulathelisa indlebe zabo eqinisweni, bazaphambukela ezinganekwaneni.
5. Kodwa wena qonda ezintweni zonke, ubekezelele inhlupheko, wenze umsebenzi womvangeli, ugcwalise inkonzo yakho.
6. Ngoba mina sengithululwe njengomnikelo wokunathwayo, lesikhathi sokusuka kwami sesifikile.
7. Ngilwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiqedile uhambo, ngilondolozile ukholo;
8. kusukela khathesi, ngibekelwe umqhele wokulunga, ezanginika wona ngalolosuku iNkosi, umahluleli olungileyo; kodwa kungeyisimi ngedwa, kodwa labo bonke abathanda ukubonakala kwayo.
9. Khuthala ukuza kimi masinyane;
10. ngoba uDema ungihlamukile, ethande umhlaba wakhathesi, waya eThesalonika; uKresena eGalathiya, uTitosi eDalmathiya.
11. ULuka yedwa ulami. Thatha uMarko ubuye la ye; ngoba uloncedo kakhulu kimi enkonzweni.
12. Kodwa uTikiko ngimthume eEfesu.
13. Ulethe isembatho engasitshiya kuKarpo eTrowasi, nxa ubuya, lezingwalo, ikakhulu incwadi zesikhumba.
14. UAleksandro umkhandi wethusi wangitshengisa okubi okunengi; sengathi iNkosi ingambuyisela njengokwemisebenzi yakhe;
15. umnanzelele lawe, ngoba wamelana kakhulukazi lamazwi ethu.
16. Ekuziphenduleleni kwami kwakuqala kwakungekho muntu owangimelayo, kodwa bonke bangihlamuka; sengathi kungebalelwe kibo.
17. Kodwa iNkosi yangimela, yangipha amandla, ukuze ngami ukutshumayela kupheleliswe, lezizwe zonke zizwe; ngasengikhululwa emlonyeni wesilwane,
18. njalo iNkosi izangikhulula kuwo wonke umsebenzi omubi, njalo iza ngi sindisela umbuso wayo wezulu; kakube kuyo ubukhosi kuze kube phakade laphakade. Ameni.
19. Bingelela uPriska loAkwila, lendlu kaOnesiforo.
20. UErastu wasala eKorinte; kodwa uTrofimu ngamtshiya eMilethu egula.
21. Khuthala ufike ubusika bungakafiki. UYubulu uyakubingelela, loPudeni, loLino, loKlawudiya, labo bonke abazalwane.
22. INkosi uJesu Kristu kayibe lomoya wakho. Umusa kawube lani. Ameni.

  2Timothy (4/4)