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1 UPawuli, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu njengokomlayo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, loweNkosi uJesu Kristu ithemba lethu,

ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ

2 kuTimothi umntanami weqiniso ekholweni: Umusa, isihawu, ukuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu loJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.

ⲃ̅ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

3 Njengoba ngakukhuthaza ukuthi uhlale eEfesu, ngisiya eMakedoniya, ukuze ulaye abathile ukuthi bangafundisi imfundiso eyehlukileyo,

ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϭⲱ ϩⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϯϭⲉⲥⲃⲱ

4 futhi bangananzeleli izinganekwane lendaba zosendo olokuzalana ezingapheliyo, ezibanga ukuphikisana kulokwakha kukaNkulunkulu okusekholweni.

ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓϣϥⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ

5 Kodwa injongo yomlayo luthando oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe lakusazela esihle lekholweni olungelakuzenzisa;

ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ

6 kulokhu abathile abaduhe kukho baphambukela ekukhulumeni okuyize,

ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ

7 befuna ukuthi babe ngabafundisi bomlayo, bengaqedisisi lezinto abazitshoyo, kumbe langezinto abaziqinisayo.

ⲍ̅ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩ

8 Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umlayo ulungile, uba umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomlayo,

ⲏ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ

9 esazi lokhu, ukuthi umlayo kawubekelwa olungileyo, kodwa abangelamlayo labangalaleliyo, abeyisa uNkulunkulu labayizoni, abangangcwele labangakholwayo, ababulala oyise lababulala onina, ababulala abantu,

ⲑ̅ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϣⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϣⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ

10 izifebe, abesilisa abalalanayo, abathumba abantu, abaqambimanga, abephula izifungo, njalo nxa kukhona okunye okuphambene lemfundiso ephilileyo,

ⲓ̅ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲉⲧ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ

11 njengokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obusisiweyo, engaphathiswa lona.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ

12 Ngiyambonga-ke owanginika amandla, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ukuthi wangibona ngithembekile, wangimisa enkonzweni,

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧϯ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲡⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ

13 engangikade ngingumhlambazi lomzingeli lomthuki; kodwa ngahawukelwa, ngoba ngangikwenza ngokungazi ekungakholweni;

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲉⲓⲟ ⲛϫⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲱⲕⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ

14 kodwa umusa weNkosi yethu wengezelelwa kakhulu kanye lokholo lothando olukuKristu Jesu.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ

15 Lithembekile lelilizwi njalo lifanele ukwemukelwa konke, ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza emhlabeni ukusindisa izoni, engiyinduna yazo mina;

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ

16 kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa, ukuze kimi engiyinduna uJesu Kristu abonakalise konke ukubekezela, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakholwa kuye empilweni ephakade. (aiōnios g166)

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)

17 Kuyo-ke iNkosi eyisimakade, engabhubhiyo, engelakubonwa, uNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo, kakube udumo lobukhosi kuze kube nini lanininini. Ameni. (aiōn g165)

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)

18 Lumlayo ngiwunika wena, mntanami Timothi, njengeziprofetho ezenzakala kuqala ngawe, ukuze ngazo ulwe ukulwa okuhle,

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ϯⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲟⲕⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ

19 ubamba ukholo lesazela esihle, abanye abasininayo, bachithekelwa ngumkhumbi mayelana lokholo;

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲓⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲥⲓⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ

20 okukubo uHimeneyo loAleksandro, engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangahlambazi.

ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ