uTito
2:1 Ke wena, thetha izinto eziyifaneleyo imfundiso ephilileyo;
2:2 ukuba amadoda amakhulu abe ziingcathu, andileke, abe nesidima, aphile elukholweni, elukholweni
uthando, ngomonde.
2:3 abafazi abakhulu kwangokunjalo mababe nesimilo esibafaneleyo;
bangabi ngabatyholi, bangazinikeli kwiwayini eninzi, abafundisi bokulunga;
2:4 ukuze bafundise abafazana ukuba babe nesidima, bawathande amadoda abo;
ukuthanda abantwana babo,
2:5 babe nesidima, babe nyulu, bagcine ezindlwini zabo, babe ngabalungileyo, babe ngabalulamileyo
Nina madoda, ukuze ilizwi likaThixo linganyeliswa.
2:6 Kwangokunjalo amadoda amatsha wayale ukuba abe nesidima.
2:7 Ezintweni zonke uze ube nomzekelo wemisebenzi emihle: emfundisweni leyo
ebonakalisa ukungonakali, ubunzima, ukunyaniseka,
2:8 Ilizwi eliphilileyo, elingenakugwetywa; ukuba lowo uchasene naye
mhlawumbi badanile, bangabi nanto imbi yakuthetha ngani.
2:9 Amakhoboka wathethele ukuba azithobele iinkosi zawo, abe ngabakholisayo
balunge kuzo zonke izinto; engaphenduli kwakhona;
2:10 ebonakalalisa konke ukuthembeka okulungileyo; ukuze bazihombise
imfundiso kaThixo uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke.
2:11 Kuba lubonakele kubantu bonke ubabalo lukaThixo, lulolusindisayo;
2:12 lusiqeqesha ukuze sithi, sikuncama ukungahloneli Thixo nokukhanuka okukokwehlabathi, sidle ubomi
ngesidima, nangobulungisa, nangokuhlonela uThixo, kweli phakade langoku;
2:13 silinde ithemba elinoyolo, nembonakalo yobuqaqawuli boyena mkhulu
UThixo, uMsindisi wethu uYesu Kristu;
2:14 owazinikelayo ngenxa yethu, ukuze asikhulule kubo bonke ubugwenxa;
azihlambululele abantu abayinqobo kuye, abazondelela imisebenzi emihle.
2:15 Ezi zinto zithethe, uvuselele, wohlwaye ngawo wonke ummiselo. Makungabikho
uyakudela umntu.