KuTimoti, uMntwana wam Oyinene

Icebo lobalusi likaPawulos kuTimoti oselula ngokulungelelanisa ibandla nokugcina imfundiso ephilileyo.

Isahluko 1.

UPawulos, umpostile kaKrestu uYesu ngomyalelo kaBawo wethu, uMsindisi wethu, nokaKrestu uYesu ithemba lethu, kuTimoti, umntwana wam oyinene elukholweni: makube lubabalo, nenceba, noxolo oluvela kuBawo wethu nakuKrestu uYesu iNkosi yethu.

Yigcine Indlu kaBawo

Njengoko ndakukhuthazayo xa ndandimka ndisiya eMakedoni, hlala e-Efese ukuze ubayale abanye abantu ukuba bangafundisi mfundiso yimbi, bangazinikeli kwiintsomi nakwimilibo yemvelaphi engenasiphelo, ezizisa iingcamango endaweni yolondolozo lukaBawo wethu olungokholo. Injongo yalo myalelo luthando oluphuma entliziyweni ehlambulukileyo, nesazela esilungileyo, nangokholo olungenabuhanahaniso. Abanye baye baphambuka kwezi zinto, batyekela entethweni elilize, befuna ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho, bengaqondi nento abayithethayo, nento abayinyanzelisayo ngokuqinileyo.

Siyazi ke ukuba umthetho ulungile, xa umntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho, esazi oku: umthetho awumiselwanga olungileyo, koko umiselwe abachasene nomthetho nabaneenkani, abangahloneli-Thixo naboni, abangcolileyo nabangabahloneliyo, abo ababetha ooyise noonina, ababulali, abenzi bombulo, amadoda alala namadoda, abathengisi ngabantu, amaxoki, abafunga ubuxoki, nantoni na enye echasene nemfundiso ephilileyo, ngokwevangeli elizukileyo likaBawo wethu osikelelekileyo, endaliphathiswayo mna.

Inceba kaBawo Yafikela Owona Mbi

Ndiyabulela kuKrestu uYesu iNkosi yethu, owandomelezayo, kuba wandigqala ndithembekile, wandibeka enkonzweni yakhe. Ndakha ndamtshabhisa uThixo, ndatshutshisa abanye, ndaba nogonyamelo—kodwa ndafumana inceba, kuba ndenza ndingazi, ndingenalukholo. Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu lwaphuphuma kum, kunye nokholo nothando olukuKrestu uYesu. Lilizwi elithembekileyo nelifanele ukwamkelwa ngokupheleleyo: uKrestu uYesu weza ehlabathini ukuza kusindisa aboni—endingowona mbi mna phakathi kwabo. Kodwa ndafumana inceba ngenxa yoku: ukuze kum, owona mbi waboni, uKrestu uYesu abonakalalise umonde wakhe opheleleyo, ndibe ngumfuziselo kwabo baya kukholwa kuye ukuze babe nobomi obungenasiphelo. KuKumkani wawo onke amaphakade, ongenakufa, ongenakubonwa, uThixo ongokuphela kwakhe, makube luzuko nembeko ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.

Lwela Umlo Olungileyo

Timoti, mntwana wam, ndikuphathisa lo myalelo, ngokwazo iziprofeto ezathethwa ngawe ngaphambili, ukuze ngazo ulwe ukulwa okulungileyo, ubambe ukholo nesazela esilungileyo. Ngokuzilahla ezi zinto, abanye baye balutshabalalisa ukholo lwabo, kubandakanya uHimeneyo noAleksandire, endabanikela kuSathana ukuze bafunde ukuba bangamtshabhisi uThixo.