1 Timothy 1
1 UPawuli, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu, ithemba lethu;
2 kuThimothewu, indodana yami uqobo ekukholweni: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu noKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
3 njengalokhu ngakuncenga ukuthi uhlale e-Efesu, ekungeneni kwami eMakedoniya, ukuze uyale abanye ukuthi bangafundisi enye imfundiso;
4 futhi ninganaki izinganekwane nezinhlu zozalo ezingenakuphela, ezibanga imibuzo, kunokwakha kukaNkulunkulu okusekukholweni;
5 Kepha isiphetho somyalo siluthando oluphuma enhliziyweni ehlanzekileyo, nakunembeza omuhle, nasekukholweni okungazenzisi;
6 okukhona abanye sebephambukile baphambukela enkulumeni eyize;
7 befisa ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho; bengaqondi abakushoyo, nalokho abakuqinisayo.
8 Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle, uba umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho;
9 sisazi lokhu ukuthi umthetho kawumiselwe olungileyo, kodwa ongelamthetho, labangalaleliyo, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, lezoni, abangcolileyo, labangcolileyo, ababulali oyise, ababulali babonina, ababulali;
10 Izifebe, labazingcolisa kanye labantu, amasela abantu, abaqambimanga, abafunga amanga, njalo uba kukhona okunye okuphambana lemfundiso ephilileyo;
11 ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, engiphathiswe lona.
12 Ngiyambonga ongenzele amandla, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni;
13 Ngake ngaba ngumhlambazi, nomzingeli, nomhlukumezi, kodwa ngahawukelwa, ngokuba ngangikwenza ngokungazi ngokungakholwa.
14 Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu.
15 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke, ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni; engiyinduna yabo.
16 Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa, ukuze kimi mina engingomkhulu uJesu Kristu abonakalise konke ukubekezela, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakholwa kuye ekuphileni okuphakade.
17 Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade, engabhubhiyo, engabonakali, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
18 Lo myalo ngiwunika wena Thimothewu, ndodana, ngokweziprofetho ezandulelayo ngawe, ukuze ngazo ulwe impi enhle;
19 Ubambile ukholo nonembeza omuhle; abanye ngokuyilahla ngokukholwa, baphahlazeka umkhumbi;
20 okukubo ngoHimenewu noAleksandro; engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangahlambalazi.