← 1Timothy (6/6) |
1. | Bonke abangaphansi kwejogwe, izigqili, kabathi amakhosi abo afanele konke ukuhlonitshwa, ukuze ibizo likaNkulunkulu lemfundiso kungadunyazwa; |
2. | labalamakhosi akholwayo banga wa deleli, ngoba engabazalwane; kodwa kulalokhu kaba wa sebenzele, ngoba ekholwa njalo ethandeka, abahlanganyeli benzuzo. Fundisa njalo ukhuthaze lezizinto. |
3. | Uba kukhona ofundisa okwehlukileyo, njalo engavumelani lamazwi aphilileyo, aweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lemfundiso evumelana lokukhonza uNkulunkulu, |
4. | uyazikhukhumeza, kazi lutho, kodwa ubulawa yinkani lemibuzo lokuphikisana ngamazwi, okuvela kukho umona, umbango, ukuthuka, imicabango emibi, |
5. | ukuxabaxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, labalahlekelwe liqiniso, besithi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo. Zehlukanise labanjalo. |
6. | Kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu lokwenela kuyinzuzo enkulu; |
7. | ngoba kasizanga lalutho emhlabeni; kusobala ukuthi kasiyikusuka lalutho; |
8. | kodwa uba silokudla lezembatho sizakweneliswa yikho. |
9. | Kodwa abafisa ukunotha bawela ekulingweni lemjibileni, lenkanukweni ezinengi zobuphukuphuku ezilimazayo, ezicwilisela abantu encithakalweni lekubhujisweni; |
10. | ngoba uthando lwemali luyimpande yakho konke okubi; abanye beyifisa baduhile ekholweni, bazigwaza ngenhlungu ezinengi. |
11. | Kodwa wena O muntu kaNkulunkulu, balekela lezizinto; njalo udingisise ukulunga, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, ubumnene. |
12. | Lwana ukulwa okuhle kokholo, ubambelele empilweni ephakade, owabizelwa kuyo, wavuma uvumo oluhle phambi kwabafakazi abanengi. |
13. | Ngiyakulaya phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke, loKristu Jesu owafakaza uvumo oluhle phambi kukaPontiyusi Pilatu, |
14. | ukuthi ugcine umthetho ungelasici, ungasoleki, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, |
15. | ozakubonakalisa ngezakhe izikhathi oBusisiweyo loSomandla oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, loMbusi wababusi, |
16. | yena yedwa olokungafi, ohlala ekukhanyeni okungelakusondelelwa, akulamuntu ebantwini owambonayo, kumbe ongambona; okukuye udumo lamandla aphakade. Ameni. |
17. | Laya abanothileyo emhlabeni wakhathesi ukuthi bangazigqaji, bangathembeli ekungaqondini kwenotho, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo osipha ngokunotha zonke izinto ukuze sithokoze, |
18. | benze okuhle, banothe emisebenzini emihle, balungele ukupha, ukwabelana ngesihle, |
19. | bazibekele isisekelo esihle sibek elwa okuzayo, ukuze babambe impilo elaphakade. |
20. | O Timothi, londoloza kuhle okubekwe kuwe, xwaya ukukhuluma okuyize okungcolileyo lokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa lulwazi kungeyisilo, |
21. | okuthe abanye ngokukuvuma baduha ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani. Ameni. |
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