12 Lwani kulwa lokuhle kwekukholwa, kuze uzuze kuphila lokuphakadze lowabitelwa kuko, wavuma kuvuma lokuhle embikwabofakazi labanyenti.
Umphefumulo wami unamatsela kuwe, sandla sakho sekudla siyangisimisa.
Kusihlahla sekuphila kulabakuphutfumako; labo labakubamba bakunkonkoshele ngulabo labajabulako.
Ngatsi nje ngitsi shelele kubo, ngase ngiyamtfola lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami. Ngamgaca ngemikhono ngamnkonkoshela, ngangabe ngisamyekela, ngaze ngayawumngenisa endlini ketfu, endlini yalowo lowangetfwala.
Lomunye uyawutsi: ‘Mine ngiwaSimakadze;’ lomunye utatibita ngelibito laJakobe; nalomunye uyawubhala esandleni sakhe, atsi: ‘NgiwaSimakadze,’ atsatse libito la-Israyeli.”
Nasebahlangene bayawuba njengemadvodza lanemandla lamakhulu, abhocota ludzaka etitaladini nakuliwa imphi. Bayawukulwa bancobe, ngobe Simakadze unabo, bayawuncoba bagibeli bemahhashi.
nangelivi leliciniso, nangemandla aNkulunkulu. Kuko konkhe loku tikhali tetfu tikulunga lesikuphetse ngesandla sangesekudla nangesandla sangesancele.
Bantfu bayawudvumisa Nkulunkulu ngalenkonzo yenu lefakazela kulalela kwenu liVangeli laKhristu, lelisivumo senu. Lokusitana kufakazela kwephana kwenu ngekubanikelela bona kanye nabo bonkhe labanye.
nifike kumphristi loyawube alapho ngaleso sikhatsi nitsi: ‘Lamuhla ngifakaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi sengifikile eveni Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho betfu kutsi utasipha lona.’
Nikuko kona loko kulwa lenakubona kimi, njengobe nanyalo niva kutsi ngisekuko.
Kuthula kwaKhristu, lenabitelwa kuko emtimbeni munye, akubuse etinhlitiyweni tenu; futsi netayele kubonga.
sanidvudvuta ngamunye ngamunye sinikhutsata, siniyala ngekutsi nihambe ngalokufanelekile kuNkulunkulu, lonibitela embusweni wakhe nasebukhosini bakhe.
Yena wanibitela kuko ngeliVangeli letfu, kuze nibe nesabelo ebukhosini beNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Thimothi, ndvodzana yami, ngikwetfwesa lomtfwalo ngikhumbula tiphrofetho letaticondziswe kuwe, ngitsi: Lwani ngato kulwa lokuhle
ngekubambelela ekukholweni uhlale unanembeza lomsulwa. Labanye batsi ngekungalaleli lonembeza wabo bephukelwa ngumkhumbi wabo wekukholwa.
Ungasivilapheli sipho sakho lowasinikwa ngelivi lesiphrofetho ngesikhatsi baholi belibandla babeka tandla etikwakho.
Ngikuyala embikwaNkulunkulu lophilisa konkhe, nasembikwaKhristu Jesu lowavuma sivumo lesihle embikwaPhontiyuse Philatu,
Ngaloko batibekela sisekelo lesihle sesikhatsi lesitako, khona batewunamatsela ekuphileni lokunguko sibili.
Nguye lowasisindzisa wasibita ngelubito lwakhe lolungcwele, hhayi ngemisebenti yetfu, kodvwa ngelisu lakhe nangemusa wakhe, lasipha wona kuKhristu Jesu, umhlaba ungakasekelwa,
Loko lokuve kimi embikwabofakazi labanyenti, nawe kuphatsise bantfu labetsembekile labatawuba nemandla ekukufundzisa kulabanye.
Ngikulwile kulwa lokuhle, sengiyicedzile indzima yami, ngibambelele ekukholweni.
Kufanele nati kutsi Thimothi, umzalwane, sewukhululiwe ejele. Nasheshe wefika, ngitawufika naye lapho kini.
Ngobe sihlanganyela naKhristu kuphela, nasibambelele etsembeni letfu lakucala kuze kube ngusekupheleni.
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wasebentisa tintfo letimbili langeke agucuke kuto: setsembiso nesifungo. Tsine-ke lesesitfole kuphepha kuye kufanele sibe nekukhutsatela lokukhulu, siphutfume lelitsemba leselibekwe embikwetfu.
Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa.
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise.
Nguleso-ke setsembiso Khristu lasinika sona: kuphila lokuphakadze.
Batsandzekako bami, bengitimisele kutsi nginibhalele ngikhulume ngalensindziso lesihlanganyele kuyo. Kodvwa ngibone kunesidzingo lesimatima sekutsi nginibhalele nginikhutsate kutsi nilwele kukholwa lokuphiwe bantfu baNkulunkulu kwaba kanye kwenela, sonkhe tsine lesibakhe.
Khumbula-ke loko lokwemukele wakuva, ukugcine, uphendvuke. Nangabe awuvuki ucaphele, ngitawuta kuwe ngikutume njengelisela, ngeke usati sikhatsi lengiyawukufikela ngaso.
Loko wakwenta khona atewufundzisa kulwa timphi etitukulwaneni tema-Israyeli letatingazange tiyilwe imphi,