4 ngobe sivile ngekukholwa kwenu nguKhristu Jesu kanye nangelutsandvo leninalo kubo bonkhe labangcwele.
Asidvudvutwanga ngiko kuphela, kodvwa sadvudvuteka nangekudvudvuteka kwakhe asemkhatsini wenu. Wasitjela kutsi beninesifiso sekungibona, nekutsi naba buhlungu kangakanani etinhlitiyweni, nekutsi benifisa kangakanani kuma kanye nami. Loko kwangenta ngajabula kakhulu futsi.
Ngako-ke nonkhe ningemadvodzana aNkulunkulu ngekukholwa nguKhristu Jesu.
Kute umJuda nemGriki, kute sigcili nalokhululekile, kute lomdvuna nalomsikati, nonkhe nimunye kuKhristu Jesu.
Ngobe kuKhristu Jesu kusoka nekungasoki akunamsebenti, kodvwa kuphela kukholwa lokusebenta ngelutsandvo.
Ngako-ke sengivile ngekukholwa lokukini eNkhosini Jesu, nangelutsandvo lwenu kubo bonkhe labangcwele,
Khulekani ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nikuMoya ngekukhuleka konkhe nekuncenga. Nilindzele ngesineke sonkhe, nangekuncusela labangcwele bonkhe.
Kanjalo-ke natsi, kusukela mhlazana siva ngani, asizange siyekele kunithandazela, sinincusela kutsi niphelele ekwatini intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza konkhe kwaMoya.
kuNkulunkulu wetfu, longuBabe, sikhumbula imisebenti yenu yekukholwa, nemisiphalato yelutsandvo, nekubambelela kwenu etsembeni leliseNkhosini yetfu Jesu Khristu.
Kodvwa nyalo, Thimothi sewubuyile kitsi wasiletsela netindzaba letimnandzi ngekukholwa nangelutsandvo lwenu. Usitjele nekutsi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ninenkhumbulo lenhle ngatsi, nekutsi nani nifisa kusibona, njengobe natsi sifisa kunibona.
Simele kubonga Nkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane, ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Yebo, kufanele simbonge, ngobe kukholwa kwenu kuyakhula kakhulu, nelutsandvo lenitsandzana ngalo luyandza.
ngobe sengivile ngelutsandvo lwakho kubantfu baNkulunkulu, ngeva nangekukholwa kwakho lonako eNkhosini Jesu.
Ngobe phela Nkulunkulu akakhetsi, futsi angeke ayikhohlwe imisebenti yenu nelutsandvo lenilukhombise ekusiteni labangcwele, njengobe nenta namanje.
Siyati kutsi sesiphumile ekufeni, sangena ekuphileni, ngobe sitsandza bazalwane; lote lutsandvo usesekufeni.
Naku lasiyala ngako: kutsi sikholwe egameni leNdvodzana yakhe lenguJesu Khristu bese siyatsandzana, njengobe asiyala.
Tsine siyalwati lutsandvo Nkulunkulu lasitsandza ngalo, futsi siyakholwa ngilo. Nkulunkulu ulutsandvo. Umuntfu lohlala elutsandvweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, naNkulunkulu uhlala kuye.