21 Thikhikhusi, umzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako nalosisebenti lesetsembekile emsebentini weNkhosi, utanatisa konkhe ngami, khona nitekwati kutsi ngichubeka njani.
Abephekeletelwa boSopateri, umsa waPhurosi waseBheriya, kanye na-Aristakhusi, naSekhundusi baseThesalonika, naGayosi waseDebe, naThimothi, naThikhikhusi, naTrofimusi base-Asiya.
Ngaloko-ke sengitfumele kini Thimothi, longumntfwanami lengimtsandzako nalowetsembekile eNkhosini. Nguye-ke lotanikhumbuta ngekuhamba kwami lokukuKhristu Jesu, njengobe ngifundzisa etindzaweni tonkhe nasemabandleni onkhe.
Ngitsandza kutsi nati, bazalwane, kutsi loko lokwangehlela kugcine sekuvete kuchubeka kweliVangeli.
Nafundziswa ngu-Ephafrasi lotsandzekako, losisebenti kanye natsi. Nguye losimelele ngekutsi abesikhonti lesetsembekile saKhristu.
Utawuba sisebenti saKhristu lesincomekako nawungayendlulisela kubazalwane lemiyalo. Nawe utakondleka emoyeni ngemavi ekukholwa nangemfundziso yeliciniso, lobambelele kuyo.
Thikhikhusi ngimtfumele e-Efesu.
Nase ngitfumele Athemasi nome Thikhikhusi lapho kuwe, ubosheshe ute kimi eNikhopolisi, ngobe sengincume kubucitsa khona busika.
Manje akasabuyi njengesigcili, kodvwa sengumzalwane lotsandzekako. Njengobe angulotsandzeka kangaka kimi, kangakanani-ke kuwe! Phela sewuligugu kuwe, hhayi njengobe asigcili sakho kuphela, kodvwa njengemzalwane wakho eNkhosini.
Nginibhalele lencwajana ngisitwa nguSilasi lengimati kutsi ungumzalwane lowetsembekile. Ngiyanikhutsata ngifakaza kutsi konkhe loku ngiwo sibili umusa waNkulunkulu; ngako-ke manini nicine kulowo musa.
Kubeketela kweNkhosi nibokutsatsa ngekutsi kunentela ematfuba ekusindziswa, njengobe nemzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako longuPawula anibhalele ngekuhlakanipha laphiwe kona.