1 KuThimothewu 2:1-4

Ngakho-ke okokuqala nje, ngigqugquzela ukuba ukunxusa, ukukhuleka, ukucela nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke; amakhosi nazo zonke iziphathimandla, ukuze sihlale kahle ngokuthula, ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu, nangakho konke ukuhlonipheka. Lokhu kuhle, futhi kwamukelekile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, othanda ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso.