1 KuThimothi 2 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation1 KuThimothi 2:1-15Akuthandazelwe yonke imihlobo yabantu (1-7)UNkulunkulu oyedwa lomlamuli oyedwa (5)Inhlawulo efaneleyo yabantu bonke (6)Okumele kwenziwe ngamadoda labesifazana (8-15)Gqokani ngendlela engadlulisi amalawulo (9, 10)2 Okokuqala, ngicela ukuthi imithandazo yokuncenga, lemithandazo yonke nje, lokuthandazela abanye kanye lokubonga, kwenzelwe yonke imihlobo yabantu, 2 lamakhosi labo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphezulu* ukuze siqhubeke silenhlalakahle lokuthula, sizinikele kuNkulunkulu ngokupheleleyo njalo singathathi izinto lula. 3 Lokhu kuhle futhi kuyemukeleka phambi koMsindisi wethu uNkulunkulu, 4 ngoba intando yakhe yikuthi yonke imihlobo yabantu isindiswe njalo ithole ulwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso. 5 KuloNkulunkulu oyedwa lomlamuli oyedwa phakathi kukaNkulunkulu labantu, uKhristu uJesu. Nguye umuntu 6 owazinikelayo waba yinhlawulo efaneleyo yabantu bonke* njalo lokhu kuzafakazelwa ngesikhathi sakho esifaneleyo. 7 Ngabekwa ukuthi ngibe ngumtshumayeli lomphostoli ukuze ngikufakazele lokhu. Ngikhuluma iqiniso kangiqambi manga, ngabekwa ukuthi ngifundise abezizweni mayelana lokholo leqiniso. 8 Ngakho engikufisayo yikuthi ezindaweni zonke amadoda aqhubeke ethandaza, ephakamisa izandla eziqotho, kungela kuzonda lezimpikiswano. 9 Labesifazana kumele bacece ngezigqoko ezilesithunzi, ezingadlulisi amalawulo futhi ezitshengisa ukuthi bazisebenzisa kuhle izingqondo zabo,* kungabi ngezitayila zokweluka inwele, kumbe ngegolide langamaphareli loba ngezigqoko ezidula kakhulu, 10 kodwa ngendlela efanele abesifazana abathi bazinikele kuNkulunkulu, okutsho ukuthi bacece ngemisebenzi emihle. 11 Owesifazana kafunde ethule,* ezehlisa ngokupheleleyo. 12 Angimvumeli owesifazana ukuthi afundise kumbe ukuthi abe lamandla phezu kwendoda, kodwa kumele ahlale ethule.* 13 Phela u-Adamu nguye owabunjwa kuqala, kwasekubunjwa u-Eva. 14 Kanti njalo u-Adamu kaqilwanga kodwa owesifazana waqilwa ngokupheleleyo, wephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu. 15 Lanxa kunjalo, owesifazana uzalondolozwa ngokuzala abantwana, nxa kuyikuthi uqhubeka esekukholweni lasethandweni, engcwele futhi eyisebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakhe.*^ Kumbe, “abayiziphathamandla.”^ Kumbe, “yemihlobo yonke yabantu.”^ Kumbe, “bahlulela kuhle.”^ Kumbe, “echumile.”^ Kumbe, “esahlulela kuhle.”1 KuThimothi 2
