2 kuThimothewu 3:1-15

Yazi futhi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima. Ngokuba abantu bayakuba ngabazithandayo, abahahayo, nabazidlayo, nabazidlayo, nabathukayo, nabangalaleli abazali, nabangabongiyo, nabangangcwele; ngaphandle kokuthanda imvelo, abaphula isivumelwano, abahlebi, abangafuni ukuzithiba, abanolaka, abadeleli abalungileyo, Abakhapheli, abalukhuni, abakhukhumeleyo, abathanda injabulo kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu; benesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu, kepha amandla ako bewaphika; Ngokuba kulaba kukhona abanyebelezela ezindlini, bathumbe abesifazane abayiziwula abasindwa yizono, abaholwa yizinkanuko eziyizinhlobonhlobo; Njalo befunda, kodwa bengabe besakwazi ukufinyelela olwazini lweqiniso. Njengoba uJane loJambre bamelana loMozisi, ngokunjalo laba bamelana leqiniso, abantu abalengqondo eyonakeleyo, abalamandla ekukholweni. Kodwa kabayikuqhubekela phambili, ngoba ubuthutha babo buzakuba sobala kubo bonke, njengoba kwaba njalo obabo. Kodwa wena usuyazile ngokugcwele imfundiso yami, indlela yokuphila, inhloso, ukholo, ukubekezela, uthando, ukubekezela, Ukushushiswa, nezinhlupheko, eza kimi e-Antiyokiya, e-Ikoniyu, eListra; ukuzingelwa okungaka ngakubekezelela, kepha iNkosi yangikhulula kukho konke. Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuphila ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa. Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakuqhubekela phambili ebubini, bedukisa, bedukiswa. Kepha wena hlala ezintweni ozifundileyo waqiniselwa kuzo, wazi ukuthi wazifunda kubani; lokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wazi imibhalo engcwele, elamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.