2 kuThimothewu Chapter 1
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UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu,
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kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube kuwe umusa , nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu umvusa uThimothewu ukuba aqine ekulweleni ivangeli
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Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimkhonzayo kusukela kokhokho ngonembeza omhlophe , njengalokhu ngikukhumbula ngokungaphezi emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini,
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ngilangazelela ukukubona , ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho , ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo,
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ngikhunjuzwe uku kholwa okungenakuzenzisa okukuwe , okwahlala kuqala kunyokokhulu uLowisi nakunyoko uYunisi, yebo, ngiyethemba, nakuwena.
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Ngaleso sizathu ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba uvuse isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikhona kuwe ngokubeka izandla zami.
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Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kepha owamandla, nowothando, nowokuzikhuza.
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Ngalokho ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi ngeNkosi yethu nangami, isiboshwa sayo , kodwa hlanganyela ukuhluphekela ivangeli ngamandla kaNkulunkulu
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owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcw ele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu kepha ngokwelakhe icebo nomusa , esawuphiwa kuKristu Jesu zingakabikho izikhathi,
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kepha osubonakalisiwe manje ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uKristu Jesu, owachitha ukufa , walethela ekukhanyeni ukuphila nokungabhubhi ngevangeli,
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engamiselwa lona ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi;
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ngaleso sizathu ngiyahlupheka nangalokhu , kepha anginamahloni , ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholwa nguye , ngiyethemba ukuthi unamandla okulonda lokho engikubekile kuye, kuze kube yilolo suku.
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Isibonelo samazwi aphilayo masibe yilawo owawezwa kimi ngokukholwa nangothando olukuKristu Jesu;
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okuhle okubekiwe kuwe ukulonde ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlala kithi.
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Uyazi lokhu ukuthi bonke abase -Asiya bangifulathele, abaphakathi kwabo ngoFigelu noHermogene.
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INkosi mayinike indlu ka -Onesiforu umusa , ngokuba wangihlumelela kaningi, wayengenamahloni ngeketanga lami,
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kepha esefikile eRoma wangifunisisa, wangifumana --
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iNkosi mayimnike ukuba athole ububele eNkosini ngalolo suku -- konke akhonza ngakho e-Efesu uyakwazi wena kakhulu.