22 Kodwana niyazi bona uThimothi uzibonakalise kangangani ngombana usebenze nami emsebenzini wevangeli njengendodana nayisebenza noyise.
Abazalwana beListra ne-Ikhoniyo bebambuka.
ukubekezela kuveza ukuziphatha, ukuziphatha kuveza ithemba,
UThimothi nafika lapho kini, qinisekisani bonyana akunalitho alesabako ngombana wenza umsebenzi weKosi njengami.
Kungalokho nginithumela indodanami uThimothi engimthandako nothembekileko eKosini. Uzonikhumbuza ikambo yokuphila kwami kuKrestu Jesu evumelana nalokho engikufundisako kizo zoke iindawo emabandleni woke.
Kungebangelo ngitlolile kobana nginizizinye bengazi bona nizithobile kikho koke.
Sithumele kanye nabo umzalwana wethu esamzizinya kanengana, safumana akhuthele ezintweni ezinengi, kodwana kwanjesi sele anokutjhisekela okukhulu kunaphambilini ngebanga lokunethemba kwakhe okukhulu.
Nje-ke akuthi epepeneneni, nitjengise ubufakazi bethando lenu kibo nesizathu sethu sokuzikhakhazisa ngani.
Akutjho bona nginibethela umthetho kodwana nginitjengisa bona abanye bakhuthele kangangani. Ngithanda bona nani nibonakale bonyana ithando lenu likhulu kangangani.
Ngithanda bona nazi bazalwana bonyana izinto ezenzekileko kimi eqinisweni zaba lisizo ekuthuthukiseleni phambili ivangeli.
Laba besibili bakwenza ngethando, basazi bonyana ngibekwe lapha kobana ngivikele ivangeli.
ngebanga lokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini ukusuka ngelanga lokuthoma bekube gadesi.
Kuhle kimi ukuzizwela ngalendlela ngani noke ngombana nginithwele ehliziyweni yami! Iye ngombana nihlanganyele nami emseni kaZimu, ekubotjhweni kwami nekuvikeleni kanye nekuqiniseni ivangeli.
Anginaye omunye onjengaye onetjisakalo engazenzisiko ngepilo yenu.
Thimothi ndodanami, ngikunikela umyalo lo ukuya ngokweemphorofido ezenziwe ngawe phambilini khona kuzakuthi nawuzilandelako, ulwe ukulwa okuhle,
kuThimothi indodanami ngenyama ekukholweni. Akube mumusa, isirhawu nokuthula okubuya kuZimu uBaba, nakuKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
Nangabe ubeka izintwezi phambi kwabazalwana, uyokuba sisebenzi esihle sakaKrestu Jesu, esizondla ngelizwi lokukholwa nefundiso elungileko osele ukakarele kiyo.
kuThimothi, indodanami ethandekako. Akube mumusa, isirhawu nokuthula kwakaZimu uBaba noKrestu Jesu iKosethu.
Nje-ke wena wayilandela ifundiswami, ukuziphatha kwami, ihloswami yepilo, ukukholwa kwami, ukunyamezela kwami, ithando lami, ukuqinisela kwami,
KuTitosi umntwanami wamambala ngokukholwa esikuhlanganyeleko soke. Akube kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba nakuKrestu Jesu uMsindisethu.