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

Kepha isikhonzi sakhe sathi : Uthini? Ngibeke lokhu phambi kwabantu abayikhulu na ? Wathi: Banike ukuba badle , ngokuba usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bayakudla, kusale.

Isikhonzi somuntu kaNkulunkulu sesivukile ekuseni , saphuma, bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwukakile umuzi . Yayisithi inceku kuye: Maye, nkosi! Sesiyakwenze njani?

isikhonzi sokungcwele nesetabernakele lempela elamiswa yiNkosi kungemuntu.

engenziwa isikhonzi salo ngokwe sipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngokokusebenza kwamandla akhe.

Kodwa ngibone ukuthi kudingekile ukuba ngithume kinina u-Ephafrodithu, umzalwane nesisebenzi nebutho kanye nami , nesithunywa senu , isikhonzi ekusweleni kwami,

uma kambe nihlala ekukholweni , nisekeliwe nigxilile , ningagudluzwa ethembeni levangeli enalizwayo , elashunyayelwa kukho konke okudaliweyo okuphansi kwezulu, engenziwa isikhonzi salo mina Pawulu. UPawulu uthokozela ukubasebenzela nokubalwela

engenziwa isikhonzi salo ngokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu enganikwa sona maqondana nani ukuba ligcwaliswe izwi likaNkulunkulu,

Esasho lokho , esinye isikhonzi esasimi khona sammukula uJesu , sathi: Uphendula umpristi omkhulu kanjalo na?

Wayigoqonga incwadi , wayinika isikhonzi , wahlala; amehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amgqolozela.

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova , uJehova w akhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wathi: