Yesibili Eya KuThimothi 3:1-17
3 Kodwana yazi ukuthi emihleni yokuphela+ kuzakufika iinkhathi ezibudisi okubudisi ukuqalana nazo.
2 Ngombana abantu bazakuba ngabazithandako, abathanda imali, abazikhakhazisako, abazibona bangcono kunabanye, abahlambalazi, abangalaleli ababelethi, abangathokoziko, abangakathembeki,
3 abanganalo ithando lemvelo, abangafuni isivumelwano, abarhwayeli, abangazibambiko, abanelaka, abangakuthandi okuhle,
4 abathengisa abanye, abanekani, abakhukhumele ngokuzigqaja, abathanda ukuzithabisa kunokuthanda uZimu,
5 ababonakala bazinikele kuZimu kodwana bawaphika amandla wokuzinikelokho;+ ubafulathele laba.
6 Kilaba kuvela abantu abakhukhuthela imizi bathumbe abafazi ababogabogako abadisibezwe zizono, abadoswa ziinkanuko ezihlukahlukeneko,
7 bahlala bafunda kodwana abafiki elwazini elinembileko leqiniso.
8 Nje-ke ngendlela uJanesi noJambresi abaphikisa ngayo uMosi nalaba baragela phambili nokuphikisa iqiniso. Abantu abanjalo bonakele ngokupheleleko emkhumbulweni, abamukeleki ngokuphathelene nokukholwa.
9 Nanyana kunjalo, angekhe basathuthuka ngombana ubudlhadlha babo buzokuba semtarini kibo boke njengombana kwenzeka emadodeni amabili lawa.+
10 Kodwana wena wayilandela ngokuseduze ifundiswami, indlela yokuphila kwami,+ umnqophwami, ukukholwa kwami, ukubekezela kwami, ithando lami, ukukghodlhelela kwami,
11 ukuhlunguphazwa nokutlhaga engaqalana nakho e-Anthiyokiya,+ e-Ikhoniyo+ neListra.+ Ngakukghodlhelela ukuhlunguphazokhu begodu iKosi yangihlangula kikho koke.+
12 Kuhlekuhle, boke abafisa ukuphila ngokuzinikela kuZimu njengabafundi bakaKrestu Jesu nabo bazokuhlunguphazwa.+
13 Kodwana abantu abambi nabazenzisi bazokuthuwelela basuka kokumbi baye kokumbi khulu, bakhohlisa begodu bakhohliswa.+
14 Kodwana wena, ragela phambili ezintweni owazifundako begodu wanikelwa ubufakazi obukholwekako bona uzikholelwe,+ wazi ukuthi uzifunde kubani
15 nokuthi wayazi useselisana+ imitlolo ecwengileko,+ ekghona ukukuhlakaniphisela isindiso ngokukholwa kuKrestu Jesu.+
16 Zoke izinto ezitlolwe emiTlolweni eCwengileko zivela kuZimu,+ ziyasiza ekufundiseni,+ ekusoleni, ekunqophiseni izinto nangokuyala ngokulunga+
17 bona umuntu kaZimu abe nobukghoni obuzeleko, akulungele ngokupheleleko ukwenza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi omuhle.
