1 Thimothi1
1Kubva kuna Phawuli mpositoli waKhirisitu Yesu ngelaya kweNdzimu Ntjidzi wedu naKhirisitu Yesu, unobe ali iye kugalabgwe kwedu.2Kuna Thimothi nkololo wangu wemalebeswa mubugalimoyo.
Ngoni, nemawhilangoni, nekunyalala kunobva kuNdzimu Tate bedu naKhirisitu Yesu He wedu ngakube nawe.3Sekwandakakukulumbidza ndiyenda kuMakhedoniya, gala ikweno kuEfesu kuyetila kuti ulaye bamwe banhu kuti basitjadiye zwidiyo zwemanyepwa, 4nekuti basibhatikane nekwengano nangelongoloso dzisingapele dzabobatategulu dzinohhisa kakabadzana, pana kuti dziyendisilembeli n'hingo weNdzimu webugalimoyo;5tjinangwa tjenlayo iwhoyu kube neludo gunobva mumoyo wakatjena, nemuhana mbuyanana, nebugalimoyo gwelebeswa.6Bamwe bakathewuka muzwinhu izwezwi, bekangina mudada.7Banoyemula kuti babe badiyi benlayo, koga abatoziba tjabanoleba, nekwabanokowhomesedza abatokuwhisisa.8Ngwenu toziba kuti nlayo umbuya hapa nhu ewuhingisa nezila yakatambunuka.9Toziba ikoku, kuti nlayo awuzobaakanyigwa bakalulama koga wakayetigwa basina nlayo nebasingawhilile, nebasingahle Ndzimu nebatjinyi, nebasakayengemala nebanahambgwa, wakayetigwa banobulaya botatayi nebanobulaya bomayi babo, nebabulayi bebanhu,10wakayetigwa basingazwibhate, betjilume banowalilana nhobo , banotapa banhu bebatengesa, banoleba manyepwa, banopa busupi gwemanyepwa, kene kumwe zwako kunoleyana nezwidiyo zwakatambunuka.11Zwidiyo izwezwi zoyendidzana nendebo mbuya inagudzo leNdzimu wakakombolegwa, iyo yandakagaliwabgwe nekwayo.12Ndoboka Khirisitu Yesu He wedu wakandipa masimba ngobe wakandibona kuti ndogalikabgwe akandihala kuti ndibe mun'hingo uwe,13nekene ndakatongoleba zwakayipa nekweNdzimu, ndiwundziyidza ndiwuntuka. Ndakawhigwa ngoni ngobe ndakandikuthama mukusaziba ndilihhele sagalamoyo,14nengoni dzaHe wedu dzakaba njinji tjose pehhugwi kwangu, kose nebugalimoyo neludo kumuna Khirisitu Yesu.15Matama iyawa anogalikabgwe kakale anofanila wamutjigwa, anoti Khirisitu Yesu wakahha muhango kuti ewhotjidza batjinyi. Imi ndimi ntjinyi kupinda bose,16koga nentha yayikoku imi ndakawhigwa ngoni, kuti ndizo mundili imi ntjinyi nkulu Khirisitu Yesu alakidze moyonlefu uwe wakapelela kuli tjilakidzilo kuna ibabo banowhogalamoyo muwunli kuti bawane butjilo gusingapele.17Kakale ngwenu kuna Mambo welubaka gose, usingafe, usingabon'we, iye Ndzimu woga, ngaalemekedzewe kakale akudziwe nekusingapele. Akujalo.18Thimothi nkololo wangu, ndokupa nlayo iwhoyu kuyendidzana neleba kwebulebesambeli kwakatongolebgwa nekuko, hingisa matama iyawo kudze kuti ugwe ngwa mbuya.19Mukuthama ikoku wakafanila bhatilila mubugalimoyo nehana mbuyanana. Bamwe banhu bakapaladza bugalimoyo gwabo nentha yesawhilila hana dzabo.20Pakati kwabo kuna Hhemenasi naAlekizanda, bandakapa Satane kudze badiyike kuti basituke Ndzimu.
Ngoni, nemawhilangoni, nekunyalala kunobva kuNdzimu Tate bedu naKhirisitu Yesu He wedu ngakube nawe.3Sekwandakakukulumbidza ndiyenda kuMakhedoniya, gala ikweno kuEfesu kuyetila kuti ulaye bamwe banhu kuti basitjadiye zwidiyo zwemanyepwa, 4nekuti basibhatikane nekwengano nangelongoloso dzisingapele dzabobatategulu dzinohhisa kakabadzana, pana kuti dziyendisilembeli n'hingo weNdzimu webugalimoyo;5tjinangwa tjenlayo iwhoyu kube neludo gunobva mumoyo wakatjena, nemuhana mbuyanana, nebugalimoyo gwelebeswa.6Bamwe bakathewuka muzwinhu izwezwi, bekangina mudada.7Banoyemula kuti babe badiyi benlayo, koga abatoziba tjabanoleba, nekwabanokowhomesedza abatokuwhisisa.8Ngwenu toziba kuti nlayo umbuya hapa nhu ewuhingisa nezila yakatambunuka.9Toziba ikoku, kuti nlayo awuzobaakanyigwa bakalulama koga wakayetigwa basina nlayo nebasingawhilile, nebasingahle Ndzimu nebatjinyi, nebasakayengemala nebanahambgwa, wakayetigwa banobulaya botatayi nebanobulaya bomayi babo, nebabulayi bebanhu,10wakayetigwa basingazwibhate, betjilume banowalilana nhobo , banotapa banhu bebatengesa, banoleba manyepwa, banopa busupi gwemanyepwa, kene kumwe zwako kunoleyana nezwidiyo zwakatambunuka.11Zwidiyo izwezwi zoyendidzana nendebo mbuya inagudzo leNdzimu wakakombolegwa, iyo yandakagaliwabgwe nekwayo.12Ndoboka Khirisitu Yesu He wedu wakandipa masimba ngobe wakandibona kuti ndogalikabgwe akandihala kuti ndibe mun'hingo uwe,13nekene ndakatongoleba zwakayipa nekweNdzimu, ndiwundziyidza ndiwuntuka. Ndakawhigwa ngoni ngobe ndakandikuthama mukusaziba ndilihhele sagalamoyo,14nengoni dzaHe wedu dzakaba njinji tjose pehhugwi kwangu, kose nebugalimoyo neludo kumuna Khirisitu Yesu.15Matama iyawa anogalikabgwe kakale anofanila wamutjigwa, anoti Khirisitu Yesu wakahha muhango kuti ewhotjidza batjinyi. Imi ndimi ntjinyi kupinda bose,16koga nentha yayikoku imi ndakawhigwa ngoni, kuti ndizo mundili imi ntjinyi nkulu Khirisitu Yesu alakidze moyonlefu uwe wakapelela kuli tjilakidzilo kuna ibabo banowhogalamoyo muwunli kuti bawane butjilo gusingapele.17Kakale ngwenu kuna Mambo welubaka gose, usingafe, usingabon'we, iye Ndzimu woga, ngaalemekedzewe kakale akudziwe nekusingapele. Akujalo.18Thimothi nkololo wangu, ndokupa nlayo iwhoyu kuyendidzana neleba kwebulebesambeli kwakatongolebgwa nekuko, hingisa matama iyawo kudze kuti ugwe ngwa mbuya.19Mukuthama ikoku wakafanila bhatilila mubugalimoyo nehana mbuyanana. Bamwe banhu bakapaladza bugalimoyo gwabo nentha yesawhilila hana dzabo.20Pakati kwabo kuna Hhemenasi naAlekizanda, bandakapa Satane kudze badiyike kuti basituke Ndzimu.
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