1 KuThimothi 1
1 Mina Phawuli, umpostoli kaKhristu uJesu ngokulaya kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu lokukaKhristu uJesu ithemba lethu,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ.
2 KuThimothi indodana yami eqotho ekukholweni ngithi: Umusa lesihawu kanye lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba lakuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu kakube kuwe.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ·
3 Njengoba ngakukhuthaza ekuyeni kwami eMasedoniya, hlala khonapho e-Efesu ukuze ulaye abantu abathile ukuba bangafundisi imfundiso yamanga futhi
ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϯϭⲉⲥⲃⲱ
4 loba ukuchitha isikhathi ngezinganekwane langezimbali zensendo ezingapheliyo. Lokhu kubanga ukuphikisana hatshi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokukholwa.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϫⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓϣϥⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲏ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ·
5 Inhloso yalo umlayo luthando oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe, lesazela esihle lokholo oluqotho.
ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
6 Abanye sebedukile kulokhu baphendukela ekukhulumeni okuyize.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
7 Bafuna ukuba ngabafundisi bomthetho kodwa kabakwazi abakhuluma ngakho loba lokhu abakuqinisa kangaka ngesibindi.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩ·
8 Siyakwazi ukuthi umthetho ulungile nxa umuntu ewusebenzisa kuhle.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
9 Siyakwazi lokuthi umthetho kawenzelwanga abantu abalungileyo kodwa wenzelwa abeqa imithetho labahlamuki, abangamaziyo uNkulunkulu labayizoni, abangalunganga labangakholwayo; wenzelwa ababulala oyise labonina, lababulali,
ⲑ̅ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϣⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϣⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
10 lezifebe, izitabane, abathengisa izigqili labaqamba amanga kanye labafakazela amanga kanye lokunye okuphambene lemfundiso eqotho
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϭⲉⲧⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ
11 evumelana levangeli elilenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obusisekileyo, enginika lona.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ·
12 Ngiyambonga uKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu onginike amandla, wangibona ngithembekile njalo wangibeka emsebenzini wakhe.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
13 Lanxa ngake ngaba ngumhlambazi, lomhlukuluzi, lesidlwangudlwangu, ngenzelwa isihawu ngoba ngakwenza ngokungazi langokungakholwa.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲉⲓⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ·
14 Umusa weNkosi wathululelwa phezu kwami ngokwanda okukhulu, ndawonye lokukholwa kanye lothando olukuKhristu uJesu.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅·
15 Nansi isitsho esiqotho esifanele ukwamukelwa esithi: UKhristu uJesu weza emhlabeni ukuba asindise izoni, mina ngingesibi kakhulu kulazo.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ̅.
16 Kodwa ngenxa yalesosizatho ngenzelwa isihawu ukuze kuthi ngami isoni esibi kakhulu uJesu Khristu abonakalise ukubekezela kwakhe okungelamkhawulo njengesibonelo kulabo abakholwa kuye bamukele lokuphila okungapheliyo. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
17 Manje kuyo iNkosi yaphakade engafiyo, engabonakaliyo, uNkulunkulu yedwa, udumo lenkazimulo akube kuye kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
18 Thimothi ndodana yami, ngikunika umlayo lo ekulondolozeni iziphrofethi ezake zenziwa ngawe ukuze uthi ngokuzikhumbula ulwe ukulwa okuhle,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ϯⲕⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲟⲕⲕ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ.
19 ubambelele ekukholweni lesazeleni esihle. Abanye bakwalile lokhu, ngakho-ke, babhidliza ukukholwa kwabo.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲓⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲥⲓⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
20 Phakathi kwabo kuloHimeniyasi lo-Alekizanda esengibanikele kuSathane ukuba bafundiswe ukungahlambazi uNkulunkulu.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ·
