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1 UMoya-ke utsho ngokucacileyo ukuthi ngezikhathi zokucina abanye bazahlehlela nyovane ekholweni, balalele omoya abaduhisayo lemfundiso zamadimoni,
But the Spirit says positively, that in the last times certain ones will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and to the teachings of demons,
2 ekuzenziseni kwabaqambimanga, betshiswe kwezabo izazela ngensimbi etshisayo,
speaking lies in hypocrisy, having been cauterized as to their own conscience,
3 besalela ukuthathana, bezila ukudla uNkulunkulu akudalileyo ekwemukelweni lokubonga ngabakholwayo labazi iqiniso;
forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from meats, which God created for reception with thanksgiving to the faithful and to those perfectly knowing the truth.
4 ngoba sonke isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu sihle, kakulahlwa lutho, uba lwemukelwa kanye lokubonga;
Because every creature of God is good, and nothing rejected, being received with thanksgiving:
5 ngoba luyangcweliswa ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu langomkhuleko.
for it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.
6 Uba ubeluleka lezizinto abazalwane uzakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaJesu Kristu, wondliwe emazwini okholo, lawemfundiso enhle oyilandelayo ngokunanzelela.
Submitting these things to the brethren, you will be a beautiful minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith, and the beautiful teaching which you have followed;
7 Kodwa wale inganekwane ezimbi lezezalukazi. Uzejwayeze ukukhonza uNkulunkulu;
but reject the unsanctified and silly stories: but exercise yourself unto godliness.
8 ngoba ukwejwayeza umzimba kulokusiza okuncinyane; kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kulesithembiso sempilo yalamuhla lezayo.
For bodily exercise is profitable unto little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9 Lithembekile ilizwi njalo lifanele konke ukwemukelwa.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.
10 Ngoba ngalokho lathi siyasebenza nzima futhi siyathukwa ngoba sithembele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo onguMsindisi wabo bonke abantu, ikakhulu wabakholwayo.
For unto this we toil and agonize, because we have hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.
11 Laya ngalezizinto ufundise.
Command and teach these things.
12 Kungabi lamuntu odelela ubutsha bakho, kodwa woba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo elizwini, ekuhambeni, ethandweni, emoyeni, ekholweni, ekuhlambulukeni.
Let no one look with contempt upon your youth; but be you an example of the faithful, in word, in deportment, in divine love, in faith, in purity.
13 Ngize ngifike, nanzelela ekubaleni, ekulayeni, ekufundiseni.
Until I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
14 Ungadeleli isiphiwo esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngesiprofetho kanye lokubekwa izandla zobudala.
Do not neglect the gift which is in you, which was given unto you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15 Nakana ngalezizinto, ube kulezizinto, ukuze ukuqhubeka kwakho kubonakale phakathi kwabo bonke.
Be diligent in these things; give yourself wholly unto them; in order that your progress may be manifest to all.
16 Zinanzelele wena lemfundiso. Hlala kulezizinto; ngoba ngokwenza lokho uzazisindisa wena kanye lalabo abakuzwayo.
Take heed to yourself and the teaching: continue in these things; for doing this you will indeed save yourself and those who hear you.
