18 Thimothi, ndvodzana yami, ngikwetfwesa lomtfwalo ngikhumbula tiphrofetho letaticondziswe kuwe, ngitsi: Lwani ngato kulwa lokuhle
BoPawula bahamba behlela eDebe naseListra, lapho bekukhona likholwa lelitsite, libito lalo kunguThimothi, indvodzana yemfati labengumJuda lokholwako, kodvwa uyise abengumGriki.
Ngaloko-ke sengitfumele kini Thimothi, longumntfwanami lengimtsandzako nalowetsembekile eNkhosini. Nguye-ke lotanikhumbuta ngekuhamba kwami lokukuKhristu Jesu, njengobe ngifundzisa etindzaweni tonkhe nasemabandleni onkhe.
Likhona yini lisotja lelake laya emphini ngetalo tindleko? Ngubani lohlanyela sivini angabe asatidla titselo taso? Ngubani lowelusa umhlambi wetinkhomo kodvwa angete aludla lubisi lwato?
Kepha vele niyakwati kwetsembeka kwakhe, kutsi ukhonte kanye nami eVangelini njengendvodzana ibambisene neyise.
Iya kuThimothi, umntfwanami sibili ekukholweni. Umusa, nebubele, nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu, akube nawe.
Empeleni injongo yemyalo wetfu kuvusetela lutsandvo loluphuma enhlitiyweni lemhlophe, nakunembeza lomsulwa, nasekukholweni lokute kutentisa.
Ungasivilapheli sipho sakho lowasinikwa ngelivi lesiphrofetho ngesikhatsi baholi belibandla babeka tandla etikwakho.
Ngobe konkhe lokudalwe nguNkulunkulu kulungile. Kuko konkhe lokwemukelwa ngekubonga kute lokufanele kwaliwe,
Ye Thimothi, londvolota loko lophatsiswe kona. Ukugege kukhuluma lokulite nekuphikisana lokutsiwa lwati kube kungesilo,
Iya kuThimothi, umntfwanami lotsandzekako. Akube kuwe umusa, nebubele, nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
Ngikulwile kulwa lokuhle, sengiyicedzile indzima yami, ngibambelele ekukholweni.
Lencwadzi iya kuThithusi, umntfwanami weliciniso ngekukholwa. Akube kuwe umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu, uMsindzisi wetfu.
ngiyakuncenga mayelana na-Onesimuse, indvodzana yami, lengimtfole ngesikhatsi ngisejele.