Eyokuqala KuThimothewu

2 Okokuqala, ngikhuthaza ukuba ukunxusa, imithandazo, ukuncenga nokubonga, kwenzelwe zonke izinhlobo zabantu, 2 kwenzelwe amakhosi nabo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphakeme, *+ ukuze siqhubeke siphila ngokuzola nangokuthula ngokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu ngokuphelele nokungathathi izinto kalula. + 3 Lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka emehlweni oMsindisi wethu, uNkulunkulu, + 4 othanda ukuba zonke izinhlobo zabantu zisindiswe + futhi zithole ulwazi olunembile lweqiniso. 5 Ngoba kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, + nomlamuleli oyedwa + phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, + uKristu Jesu, umuntu + 6 owazinikela waba yisihlengo sabo bonke *+—lokhu yilokho okuyofakazwa ngakho ngesikhathi sako esifanele. 7 ­Ngenjongo yalobu bufakazi + ngamiswa ukuba ngibe umshumayeli nomphostoli +—ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga—umfundisi wezizwe + endabeni yokholo neqiniso.

8 Ngakho, ngifisa ukuba ezindaweni zonke amadoda aqhubeke ethandaza, ephakamisa izandla zawo ezithembekile, + ngaphandle kolaka + nokuphikisana. + 9 Ngokufanayo, abesifazane kufanele bazihlobise ngezingubo ezifanelekayo,* ezinesizotha nezibonisa ukuhluzeka kwengqondo,* hhayi ngezitayela zokwaluka izinwele nangegolide noma ngamapharele noma ngezingubo ezibiza kakhulu, + 10 kodwa ngendlela efanele abesifazane abathi bazinikele kuNkulunkulu, + okungukuthi, ngemisebenzi emihle.

11 Owesifazane makafunde ethule* ngokuzithoba okuphelele. + 12 Angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, noma ukuba abe negunya phezu kwendoda, kodwa kufanele athule. *+ 13 Ngoba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba u-Eva. + 14 Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane wakhohliswa ngokuphelele + wayeseqa umthetho. 15 Nokho, uyogcinwa ephephile ngokuzala abantwana, + uma kodwa eqhubeka* okholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuhluzeka kwengqondo. *+