6 Nangabe ubeka izintwezi phambi kwabazalwana, uyokuba sisebenzi esihle sakaKrestu Jesu, esizondla ngelizwi lokukholwa nefundiso elungileko osele ukakarele kiyo.
Liphuma ngakelinye ihlangothi lesibhakabhaka, libuyele emuva ngakelinye. Akukho okungafihleka ekutjhiseni kwalo.
ngombana ngininikela umqondo omuhle; ngalokho ningalahli ifundiswami.
Ngagoma amezwakho njengeliju; iye, ukutholakala kwamezwakho kwaba kukwethaba kimi nokwenama kwehliziywami, ngombana ngibizwa ngawe iye, ngebizo elithi Somnini, Zimu onguMninimandlawoke.
Yena wathi kibo: “Yeke woke umfundisi womthetho ofundiswe ngombuso wezulu ufana nomnikazi wekumba okhupha ngebulungelweni lakhe amagugu amatjha namadala.”
Ngalokho-ke nami, ngemva kokuhlolisisa koke kusukela ekuthomeni, ngiqunte ukukutlolela umlando ohlelekileko wena Theyofilusi odumileko
Emihleni leyo uPitrosi wasikima wakhuluma hlangana nabazalwana ebebangaba likhulu namatjhumi amabili,
Ngalokho qaphelani, nikhumbule bona iminyaka emithathu yoke ubusuku nemini akhange ngilise ukukhalimela omunye nomunye wenu ngeenyembezi.
Kikho koke lokhu, nginitjengise bona ngokusebenza kabudisi ngendlela le kufanele sibasize abadududu; sikhumbule amezwi weKosi uJesu eyawatjho yona ngokwayo yathi: ‘Kubusiseke khulu ukupha kunokwamukela!’ ”
Nokho-ke nginitlolele ngesibindi kamanye amaphuzu ngokunikhumbuza ngebanga lomusa engiwuphiwe nguZimu
Kungalokho nginithumela indodanami uThimothi engimthandako nothembekileko eKosini. Uzonikhumbuza ikambo yokuphila kwami kuKrestu Jesu evumelana nalokho engikufundisako kizo zoke iindawo emabandleni woke.
Baziinceku zakaKrestu na? Ngikhuluma njengehlanya, ngiyinceku engcono kunabo. Ngisebenze ukudlula bona, ngabanjwa kanengi kunabo, ngabethwa kanenginengi begodu kube kanengi ngijika emlonyeni wokufa.
Iye, nguye osenze sakghona njengeenceku zesivumelwano esitjha, ingasi zomthetho kodwana zakaMoya ngombana umthetho uyabulala kodwana uMoya uyaphilisa.
Kodwana njengeenceku zakaZimu sizibuka ngazo zoke iindlela: ngokunyamezela okukhulu, ngokuhlunguphazwa, ngobudisi, ngamatlhuwiso,
UTirhikosi umfowethu othandekako nosisebenzi esithembekako seKosi, uzanitjela koke ukuze nani nazi bonyana ngivuke njani nokobana ngenzani.
Anginaye omunye onjengaye onetjisakalo engazenzisiko ngepilo yenu.
Kodwana niyazi bona uThimothi uzibonakalise kangangani ngombana usebenze nami emsebenzini wevangeli njengendodana nayisebenza noyise.
Kwaphela asibambeleleni kilokho esele sinakho.
Onjalo sele alahlekelwe ngiloyo oyihloko, lapha umzimba woke usekeleke khona begodu uhlanganiswe malungu nemisipha, ukhule ngokukhula okuvela kuZimu.
Ilizwi lakaKrestu alihlale ngaphakathi kwenu ngokupheleleko; fundisanani beniyalane ngakho koke ukuhlakanipha; vumelani uZimu amarhubo, iingoma kanye nomvumo wokukholwa ngokuthokoza eenhliziyweni zenu.
UTirhikosi uzanitjela zoke iindaba ngami, ungumfowethu othandekako, isikhonzi esithembekileko nenceku kanye nami eKosini.
Sathumela uThimothi umfowethu nesibambisene naye emsebenzini kaZimu wokutjhumayela ivangeli lakaKrestu, kobana azoniqinisa abe anikhuthaze ngebanga lokukholwa kwenu,
iimfebe, abaduna abalalanako, nabarhweba ngamathunjwa, abakhuluma amala nabaphula iinthembiso abazifungeleko kanye nalabo abenza ezinye izinto eziphambene nefundiso eliqiniso,
Uzeluse wena kanye nefundiso yakho, uphikelele ezintwenezo ngombana ngokwenza lokho uzazisindisa wena nabakuzwako.
Umuntu onefundiso ehlukileko nengakhambisani namezwi aphilileko weKosethu uJesu Krestu kanye nefundiso ekhambisana nokwesaba uZimu,
Ngalokho ngiyakukhumbuza bona uvuselele isiphiwo sakaZimu esikuwe ngokubekwa izandla zami
Nje-ke wena wayilandela ifundiswami, ukuziphatha kwami, ihloswami yepilo, ukukholwa kwami, ukunyamezela kwami, ithando lami, ukuqinisela kwami,
ngombana siyeza isikhathi lapho abantu bangeze bakhambisana khona nefundiso ephilileko. Kunalokho bazozibuthelelela abafundisi kobana banelise ubuzikazikani beendlebe zabo.
Kodwana nakunguwe, fundisa okukhambisana nesifundo esifaneleko.
Njengamasana langazelelani ibisi elicwebileko lokommoya ukuze ngalo nikhule esindisweni,
Nanyana ngubani ongabambeleli efundisweni kaKrestu akanaye uZimu. Loyo ohlala efundisweni kaKrestu unaye uBaba neNdodana.
Nanyana senikwazi koke lokhu, ngithanda ukunikhumbuza bona uSomnini wasindisa kwaba kanye isizwe sakhe enarheni yeGibhide, kodwana emva kwalokho warhayila labo abangazange bakholwe.