Eyokuqala KuThimothi 2:1-15
2 Okokuqala, ngicela ukuthi imithandazo yokuncenga, lemithandazo yonke nje, lokuthandazela abanye kanye lokubonga, kwenzelwe yonke imihlobo yabantu,
2 lamakhosi labo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphezulu*+ ukuze siqhubeke silenhlalakahle lokuthula, sizinikele kuNkulunkulu ngokupheleleyo njalo singathathi izinto lula.+
3 Lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu +
4 ngoba intando yakhe yikuthi abantu bemihlobo yonke basindiswe+ njalo bathole ulwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso.
5 KuloNkulunkulu oyedwa+ lomlamuli oyedwa+ phakathi kukaNkulunkulu labantu,+ uKhristu uJesu.+ Nguye umuntu
6 owazinikelayo waba yinhlawulo efaneleyo yabantu bonke*+ njalo lokhu kuzafakazelwa ngesikhathi sakho esifaneleyo.
7 Ngabekwa ukuthi ngibe ngumtshumayeli lomphostoli+ ukuze ngikufakazele lokhu.+ Ngikhuluma iqiniso kangiqambi manga, ngabekwa ukuthi ngifundise abezinye izizwe+ mayelana lokholo leqiniso.
8 Ngakho engikufisayo yikuthi ezindaweni zonke amadoda aqhubeke ethandaza ephakamisa izandla eziqotho+ kungela kuzonda+ lezimpikiswano.+
9 Labesifazana kumele bacece ngezigqoko ezilesithunzi, ezingadlulisi amalawulo futhi ezitshengisa ukuthi bazisebenzisa kuhle ingqondo zabo,* kungabi ngezitayila zokweluka inwele kumbe ngegolide langamaphareli loba ngezigqoko ezidula kakhulu+
10 kodwa ngendlela efanele abesifazana abathi bazinikele kuNkulunkulu,+ okutsho ukuthi bacece ngemisebenzi emihle.
11 Owesifazana kafunde ethule,* ezehlisa ngokupheleleyo.+
12 Angimvumeli owesifazana ukuthi afundise kumbe ukuthi abuse indoda kodwa kumele ahlale ethule.*+
13 Phela u-Adamu nguye owabunjwa kuqala, kwasekubunjwa u-Eva.+
14 Kanti njalo u-Adamu kaqilwanga kodwa owesifazana waqilwa ngokupheleleyo,+ wephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu.
15 Lanxa kunjalo, owesifazana uzalondolozwa ngokuzala abantwana+ nxa kuyikuthi uqhubeka esekukholweni lasethandweni, engcwele futhi eyisebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakhe.*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “abayiziphathamandla.”
^ Kumbe, “yemihlobo yonke yabantu.”
^ Kumbe, “bahlulela kuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “echumile.”
^ Kumbe, “echumile.”
^ Kumbe, “esahlulela kuhle.”
