Eyokuqala KuThimothewu 2:1-15
2 Okokuqala, ngikhuthaza ukuba ukunxusa, imithandazo, ukuncenga nokubonga, kwenzelwe zonke izinhlobo zabantu,
2 kwenzelwe amakhosi nabo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphakeme, *+ ukuze siqhubeke siphila ngokuzola nangokuthula ngokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu ngokuphelele nokungathathi izinto kalula. +
3 Lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka emehlweni oMsindisi wethu, uNkulunkulu, +
4 othanda ukuba zonke izinhlobo zabantu zisindiswe + futhi zithole ulwazi olunembile lweqiniso.
5 Ngoba kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, + nomlamuleli oyedwa + phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, + uKristu Jesu, umuntu +
6 owazinikela waba yisihlengo sabo bonke *+—lokhu yilokho okuyofakazwa ngakho ngesikhathi sako esifanele.
7 Ngenjongo yalobu bufakazi + ngamiswa ukuba ngibe umshumayeli nomphostoli +—ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga—umfundisi wezizwe + endabeni yokholo neqiniso.
8 Ngakho, ngifisa ukuba ezindaweni zonke amadoda aqhubeke ethandaza, ephakamisa izandla zawo ezithembekile, + ngaphandle kolaka + nokuphikisana. +
9 Ngokufanayo, abesifazane kufanele bazihlobise ngezingubo ezifanelekayo,* ezinesizotha nezibonisa ukuhluzeka kwengqondo,* hhayi ngezitayela zokwaluka izinwele nangegolide noma ngamapharele noma ngezingubo ezibiza kakhulu, +
10 kodwa ngendlela efanele abesifazane abathi bazinikele kuNkulunkulu, + okungukuthi, ngemisebenzi emihle.
11 Owesifazane makafunde ethule* ngokuzithoba okuphelele. +
12 Angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, noma ukuba abe negunya phezu kwendoda, kodwa kufanele athule. *+
13 Ngoba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba u-Eva. +
14 Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane wakhohliswa ngokuphelele + wayeseqa umthetho.
15 Nokho, uyogcinwa ephephile ngokuzala abantwana, + uma kodwa eqhubeka* okholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuhluzeka kwengqondo. *+
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “nazo zonke iziphathimandla.”
^ Noma, “sazo zonke izinhlobo zabantu.”
^ Noma, “ezihloniphekile.”
^ Noma, “nokwahlulela okuhle.”
^ Noma, “ezolile.”
^ Noma, “ahlale ezolile; ahlale ethule.”
^ NgesiGreki, “beqhubeka.”
^ Noma, “nokwahlulela okuhle.”
