1 kuThimothewu 2 - isiZulu 1959/1997

Imithetho yenkonzo yebandla

1 Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokucela, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke,

2 amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu, ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo.

3 Lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu

4 othanda ukuba abantu bonke basindiswe, bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso.

5 Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu,

6 owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi besikhathi esiyiso,

7 engamiselwa khona mina ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli nomphostoli – ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga – yebo, umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni.

8 Ngalokho ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, engenalulaka nokuphikisana.

Maqondana nabesifazane ebandleni

9 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda, kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, nangegolide, nangamaparele,* nangezambatho ezinemali eningi,

10kepha njengokufanele abesifazane abashoyo ukuthi besaba uNkulunkulu bahlobe ngemisebenzi emihle.

11 Owesifazane makafunde ukuthula nokuthobeka konke.

12Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda; kodwa makazithulele.

13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, emva kwalokho u-Eva.

14 Futhi u-Adamu kakhohliswanga, kepha owesifazane wathi ekhohlisiwe, waphambuka;

15kepha uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda.