2 kuThimothewu 2:14-26

Bakhumbuze ngalezo zinto, ubayale phambi kweNkosi ukuthi bangaphikisani ngamazwi, okungasizi lutho, kodwa kubhubhise abezwayo. Khuphela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. Kepha inkulumo-ze eyize xwaye kuyo, ngokuba bayokwanda ekungahloniphi uNkulunkulu. Nezwi labo liyakudla njengesilonda esibhibhayo, okuphakathi kwabo uHimenewu noFiletu; Asebedukile ngeqiniso, besithi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile; futhi ichitha ukholo lwabanye. Nokho isisekelo sikaNkulunkulu simi siqinile, sinalolu phawu: INkosi iyabazi abangabayo. Futhi, Wonke obiza ibizo likaKristu kadede ebubini. Kepha endlini enkulu azikho izitsha zegolide nezesiliva kuphela, kodwa nezemithi nezebumba; lezinye ngezodumo, labanye ziyihlazo. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ezihlanza kulezizinto, uyakuba yisitsha esihloniphekayo, esingcwelisiwe, esilungele umninindlu, esilungiselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle. Kepha balekela izinkanuko zobusha, kepha ulandele ukulunga, nokukholwa, nothando, nokuthula kanye nabakhuleka eNkosini ngenhliziyo emhlophe. Kodwa imibuzo yobuwula leyabangafundileyo uyigweme, wazi ukuthi izala ukuxabana. Inceku yeNkosi akufanele ilwe; kodwa abe mnene kubo bonke, ekwazi ukufundisa, ngokubekezela, Ubayala ngobumnene labo abamelana labo; uma mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu ebanika ukuphenduka ekulazini iqiniso; nokuba balulame ogibeni lukaSathane, ababanjwe nguye ngentando yakhe.