1 UTHIMOTHI 2
2
Ukulotjha uZimu ebandleni
1Kokuthoma ngiyabawa bona ukuncenga, ukuthandaza, ukubawela abanye nokuthokoza kwenzelwe abantu boke, 2amakhosi nazo zoke iimphathimandla ukuze siphile kuhle nangokuthula, sikhambe ngakho koke ukwesaba uZimu nangokuhlonipheka. 3Lokhu kuhle begodu kuyathandeka phambi kwakaZimu uMsindisi wethu, 4othanda bona boke abantu basindiswe bebafikelele elwazini leqiniso 5ngombana munye uZimu begodu munye umlamuli hlangana noZimu nabantu, mumuntu uKrestu Jesu; 6owazinikela ukuze abe sihlengo sabo boke. Lokhu kwaba bufakazi esikhathini esifaneleko. 7Ngebanga lalokho ngakhethwa bona ngibe mtjhumayeli nompostoli. Ngikhuluma iqiniso, angileyi amala, iye, ngibe mfundisi wabatjhili ngokukholwa nangeqiniso.
8Nje-ke ngithanda bona eendaweni zoke amadoda athandaze aphakamise izandla ezicwengileko, anganalo ilaka nokuphikisana. 9Godu ngithanda bona nabafazi bembathe kuhle nangokuhloniphekileko, kube zizambatho ezifaneleko, bazikghabise ngendlela ehloniphekako, kungabi ngeenhluthu zabo ezilukiweko namkha ngegolide namkha ngamatje aligugu nanyana ngezambatho ezibizako; 10kodwana akube ngemisebenzi emihle, njengombana kufanele abafazi abathi besaba uZimu. 11Umfazi akafunde ngokuthula ngakho koke ukuzithoba. 12Angivumeli umfazi afundise namkha abe negunya phezu kwendoda kodwana akathule 13ngombana u-Adamu wabunjwa qangi, kwalandela u-Efa; 14kanti-ke godu akusuye u-Adamu owakhohliswako kodwana mfazi, waba sisephulamthetho. 15Kodwana uzakusindiswa ngokubeletha, kwaphela nakube abantwanabo bahlala ekukholweni, ethandweni, ekucwengeni nangokuziphatha kuhle.
Currently Selected:
1 UTHIMOTHI 2: SND12
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
© Bible Society of South Africa 2012. Used with permission. All rights reserved.