uTito
1:1 UPawulos, umkhonzi kathixo, umpostile ke kaYesu Kristu
ukholo lwabanyulwa bakaThixo, nokuyazi inyaniso eya kubakho emva kwayo
ukuhlonela uThixo;
1:2 ngethemba lobomi obungunaphakade, awathi uThixo, ongenakuxoka, wabubeka idinga phambi koYehova
ihlabathi laqala;
1:3 ke yena wabonakalalisa ilizwi lakhe ngamaxesha amisiweyo, ngokushumayela oku
Ndiphathiswe mna ngokomthetho woMsindisi wethu uThixo;
1:4 kuTito, umntwana wam wenene ngokwaselukholweni, esinobudlelane ngalo: Makube lubabalo, nenceba, noxolo;
evela kuThixo uYise, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, uMsindisi wethu.
1:5 Ndakushiya eKrete ngenxa yoku, ukuze ulungiselele
ndimise amadoda amakhulu kwimizi ngemizi, njengoko ndakwenzayo mna
ukumisele wena:
1:6 ukuba ubani ungongenakumangaleleka, eyindoda yamfazi mnye enabantwana abakholwayo
ongatyholwa ngoqhushululu okanye ukungalawuleki.
1:7 Kuba umveleli umelwe kukuba ngongenakumangaleleka, njengegosa likaThixo; hayi ngokuthanda,
ungecaphuki kwamsinya;
ingeniso
1:8 Umelwe kukuthi abe ngobuka iindwendwe, umthandi wokulungileyo, onesidima, olilungisa, ongcwele,
ngcathu;
1:9 ebambelele ezwini elithembekileyo ngokwemfundiso, ukuze abekho
enokuvuselela ngayo imfundiso ephilileyo, nokubohlwaya badane abaphikayo.
1:10 Kuba baninzi abathetha izinto ezingento, nabakhohlisayo, ngokukodwa abo
yolwaluko:
1:11 abamelwe kukuvingcwa imilomo yabo;
abangafanele batsho ngenxa yenzuzo embi.
1:12 Wathi omnye kubo, kwangowabo umprofeti, ngamaKrete
amaxoki ngamaxesha onke, amarhamncwa amabi, izisu ezicothayo.
1:13 Obo bungqina buyinene. Ngenxa yoko khalimela kabukhali, ukuze babe ngabo
phila elukholweni;
1:14 banganyamekeli zintsomi zabuYuda, namithetho yabantu abajikajikayo
enyanisweni.
1:15 Izinto zonke zihlambulukile kwabahlambulukileyo; kwabadyobhekileyo, nabadyobhekileyo
Lowo ungakholwayo ke, akukho nto ihlambulukileyo; kodwa nengqondo nesazela sabo sinjalo
ingcolile.
1:16 Bayavuma ukuba bayamazi uThixo; kanti ke ngayo imisebenzi bayamkhanyela, engulowo
abalisikizi, nabangevayo, nakumsebenzi wonke olungileyo bengenakucikideka.