Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade en gabhubhiyo, engenakubonwa, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. UPawulu uyala uThimothewu ukuba alwele iqiniso levangeli

kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThimothewu ukuba alwe nesifundiso samanga e-Efesu

Woyala ngalezo zinto, ufundise ngazo. UPawulu ululeka uThimothewu abe yisibonelo, athembeke enkonzweni

Kepha nxa kufika uThimothewu , anobheka ukuba ahlale kini engenalo uvalo, ngokuba usebenza umsebenzi weNkosi njengami;

Ngalokho-ke ngithumele kini uThimothewu ongumntanami othandekayo nothembekayo eNkosini , oyakunikhumbuza ngokuhamba kwami okukuKristu, njengokuba ngifundisa ezindaweni zonke emabandleni onke.

sathuma uThimothewu umzalwane wethu , isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu evangelini likaKristu , ukuba aniqinise , anivuse maqondana nokukholwa kwenu

Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. Esebuyile uThimothewu, uPawulu uyathokoza; uyabakhulekela

Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini , esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu , nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo , nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona , njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina,

kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube kuwe umusa , nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu umvusa uThimothewu ukuba aqine ekulweleni ivangeli

sengibekelwe umqhele wokulunga eyakungipha wona ngalolo suku iNkosi , umahluleli olungileyo , kungeyimi ngedwa , kepha bonke abathandile ukubonakala kwayo. UThimothewu ucelwa ukuba afike kuPawulu

Yazini ukuthi umfowethu uThimothewu ukhululiwe ; uma efika masinyane, ngiyakunibona sinaye.

Kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uThimothewu kini masinyane, ukuze nami ngename nxa sengazi izindaba zenu.

Uyakhonza kini uThimothewu, isisebenzi kanye nami , noLukiyu, noJasoni, noSosiphatru, izihlobo zami.