1 Thimothewu 3:1 Liqinisile izwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombhishobhi, uya ufisa umsebenzi omuhle. 3:2 Ngakho umbhishobhi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, eqaphile, abaqondileyo, abaziphatha kahle, abangenisa izihambi, benekhono lokufundisa; 3:3 ongeyena odakwa yiwayini, ongashayi, ongahaheli inzuzo embi; kodwa uyabekezela, angabi ngoxabanayo, angabi ngohaha; 3:4 Lowo ophethe kahle eyakhe indlu, futhi ethobela abantwana bakhe nawo wonke amandla adonsela phansi; 3:5 (Ngokuba uma umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha eyakhe indlu, uyakuyinakekela kanjani na? webandla likaNkulunkulu?) 3:6 Hhayi osaqalayo, funa ngokuzikhukhumeza awele phakathi ukulahlwa kukaSathane. 3:7 Ngaphezu kwalokho, umelwe ukuba abe nobufakazi obuhle kwabangaphandle; hlezi yena welani esithukweni nasogibeni lukaSathane. 3:8 Ngokufanayo, amadiyakoni kumelwe abe nesizotha, hhayi ndimimbili, hhayi isiphiwo kakhulu iwayini, hhayi ukuhahela inzuzo embi; 3:9 bebambe imfihlakalo yokukholwa kunembeza omhlophe. 3:10 Nalaba mabaqale bahlolwe; bese besebenzisa ihhovisi lika-a idikoni, efunyanwa engenasici. 3:11 Kanjalo omkabo bafanele ukuba abangcwele, bangabi abahlebi, abahluzekile, abathembekile zonke izinto. 3:12 Amadiyakoni mawabe ngamadoda amfazi munye, abusa abantwana bawo, futhi izindlu zabo kahle. 3:13 Ngoba labo abaye basebenzise isikhundla idikoni kahle ukuthenga bazi izinga elihle, nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuyo UJesu Kristu. 3:14 Lezizinto ngizibhalela kuwe, ngethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane. 3:15 Kodwa uma ngilibala, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele uziphathe kanjani wena endlini kaNkulunkulu, eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo insika nesisekelo seqiniso. 3:16 Futhi ngokungangabazeki inkulu imfihlakalo yokumesaba uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu wayekhona ebonakaliswe enyameni, elungisiswa ngoMoya, ebonwa yizingelosi, eshunyayelwa kwabezizwe, okwakholeka kubo emhlabeni, benyuselwa enkazimulweni.