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

Pauro, muapositori waJesu Kristu nekuraira kwaMwari Muponesi wedu, nekwaIshe Jesu Kristu tariro yedu,

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

kuna Timotio mwana wangu chaiye parutendo: Nyasha, tsitsi, nerugare zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naJesu Kristu Ishe wedu.

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

Sezvandakakukurudzira kuti ramba ugere paEfeso, ndichienda kuMakedhonia, kuti uraire vamwe kuti varege kudzidzisa imwe dzidziso,

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

kana kuchenjerera ngano nenhoroondo dzemadzinza dzisingaperi, dzinomutsa gakava pane kuvaka kwaMwari kuri murutendo.

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

Asi chinangwa chemurairo rudo rwunobva pamoyo wakachena nehana yakanaka nerutendo rusinganyepedzeri;

6 kulokhu abathile abaduhe kukho baphambukela ekukhulumeni okuyize,

pane izvozvi vamwe vakatsvedza vakatsaukira kukutaura kusina maturo,

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

vachida kuva vadzidzisi vemurairo, vasinganzwisisi kana zvavanoreva, kana maererano nezvavanosimbisa.

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

Asi tinoziva kuti murairo wakanaka, kana munhu achiushandisa zviri pamurairo,

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

achiziva izvi, kuti murairo hauna kuitirwa wakarurama, asi vasina murairo nevasingateereri, vasingadi Mwari nevatadzi, vasiri vatsvene nevasina hanya naMwari, mhondi dzemadzibaba nemhondi dzana amai, vanouraya vanhu,

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

mhombwe, ngochani, vanopamba vanhu, vanyepi, vaputsi vemhiko, uye kana chimwe chiriko chinopesana nedzidziso yakagwinya,

11 njengokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obusisiweyo, engaphathiswa lona.

maererano neevhangeri yekubwinya kwaMwari wakaropafadzwa yandakabatiswa.

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

Uye ndinovonga wakandigonesa, Kristu Jesu Ishe wedu, kuti wakandiona ndakatendeka, akandiisa paushumiri,

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

ini ndaimbova munyombi nemushushi nemutuki; asi ndakawana tsitsi, nokuti ndakaita nekusaziva pakusatenda;

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

asi nyasha dzaIshe wedu dzakawedzeresa pamwe nerutendo nerudo rwuri muna Kristu Jesu.

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

Ishoko rakatendeka uye rinofanira kugamuchirwa chese, kuti Kristu Jesu wakauya munyika kuzoponesa vatadzi, vandiri ini mukuru wavo;

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

asi nekuda kweizvi ndakawana tsitsi, kuti mandiri ndinova mukuru, Jesu Kristu aratidze moyo murefu wese, uve muenzaniso kune vanozotenda kwaari, paupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)

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

Zvino kuna Mambo wekusingaperi, asingafi, asingaonekwi, Mwari wega wakachenjera, ngakuve nekukudzwa nekubwinya kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni. (aiōn g165)

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

Murairo uyu ndinokumikidza kwauri, mwana wangu Timotio, sezviporofita zvakatanga pamusoro pako, kuti nazvo urwe kurwa kwakanaka;

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

wakabata rutendo nehana yakanaka, vamwe vakati vairasa zvichienderana nerutendo vakaputsikirwa nechikepe,

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

vamwe vavo ndiHimenayosi naArekizandro, vandakakumikidza kuna Satani, kuti vadzidze kusanyomba.