2 kuThimothewu Chapter 3
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Kepha yazi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima;
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ngokuba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo , nabathandimali, nabazigabisayo, nabazidlayo, nabahlambalazayo, nabangalaleli abazali , nabangabongiyo, nabahlazisayo,
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nabangenaluthando, nabahlebi, nabangazithibi, nabangenabumnene, nabangathandi okuhle,
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nabakhapheli, nabanamawala, nabakhukhumele, nabathanda injabulo kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu,
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nabanesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu , kepha amandla akho bewaphika ; labo-ke wobagwema.
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Ngokuba kulabo kuvela abanyonyobela ezindlini bethumba abesifazane abasindwa yizono, beqhutshwa yizinkanuko eziyizinhlobonhlobo,
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befunda njalo, kepha bengeke bakwazi ukufika ekulazini iqiniso.
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NjengoJane noJambre bamelana noMose , kanjalo laba bamelana neqiniso , abantu abonakele ingqondo, abehluleka enkolweni.
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Kepha abasayikuqhubekela phambili ; ngokuba ubuwula babo buyakuba sobala kubo bonke, njengokuba kwaba njalo nobabo. Ukubambelela esifundisweni esilungileyo
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Kepha wena walandela isifundiso sami nokuziphatha , nomgomo, nenkolo, nokubheka kade, nothando, nokubekezela,
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nokuzingelwa, nezinhlupheko ezangehlela e -Antiyokiya nase -Ikoniyu naseListra; ukuzingelwa okunje ngakhuthazela kukho , kepha iNkosi yangikhulula kukho konke.
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Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuhamba ngokume saba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa.
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Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakuqhubekela phambili ebubini , bedukisa, bedukiswa.
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Kepha wena yima kulokho okufundile nowaqiniseka kukho , wazi ukuthi ukufunde kobani,
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nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni w azi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.
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Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu ilungele ukufundisa , nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni,
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ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu aphelele , apheleliselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle.