2 kuThimothewu 1:6-18

Ngalokho ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba uvuse isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikuwe ngokubeka izandla zami. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wokwesaba; kodwa ngamandla, lothando, lengqondo ephilileyo. Ngakho ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi beNkosi yethu, nangami isiboshwa sayo, kodwa hlanganyela osizini lwevangeli ngokwamandla kaNkulunkulu; Owasisindisayo, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, kungeyisikho ngokwemisebenzi yethu, kodwa njengokwenhloso yakhe lomusa esiwuphiwa kuKristu Jesu ngaphambi kwezikhathi. Kodwa khathesi sibonakalisiwe ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu, osechithile ukufa, waseveza ekukhanyeni ukuphila lokungabhubhi ngevangeli; engamiselwa ukuthi ngibe ngumshumayeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi wabezizwe. Ngenxa yalokhu lami ngihlupheka ngalezizinto, kodwa kangilanhloni, ngoba ngiyamazi engikholiweyo, njalo ngiqinisekile ukuthi ulamandla okulondoloza lokho engikubeke kuye kuze kufike lolosuku. Bambelela endleleni yamazwi aphilileyo owawezwa kimi ekukholweni nangothando olukuKristu Jesu. Lokho okuhle okuphathisiweyo ukugcine ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kithi. Uyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi bonke abase-Asiya bangifulathele; okukubo ngoFigelu noHermogene. INkosi mayiphe umusa endlini ka-Onesiforu; ngokuba wangiqabula kaningi, akabanga namahloni ngamaketanga ami; Kodwa kwathi eseseRoma, wangidinga ngokukhuthala okukhulu, wangithola. INkosi mayimnike ukuba athole umusa eNkosini ngalolo suku, nokuthi zingaki izinto angikhonza ngazo e-Efesu, uyakwazi wena kahle.