1 Thimothewu 4:1 Manje uMoya ukhuluma ngokucacile, ukuthi ngezikhathi zokugcina abanye bayohlala suka ekukholweni, unake omoya abadukisayo, nezimfundiso ze odeveli; 4:2 Ukukhuluma amanga ngokuzenzisa; unembeza wabo oshiswe ngokushisa insimbi; 4:3 Benqabela ukushada, futhi bayala ukuba badede ukudla, okuyinto uNkulunkulu wadala ukuba amukelwe ngokubonga kwabakholwayo futhi yazi iqiniso. 4:4 Ngokuba zonke izidalwa zikaNkulunkulu muhle, futhi akukho lutho okufanele kwenqatshwe, uma kunjalo wamukelwe ngokubonga; 4:5 Ngoba kungcweliswa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu nangomthandazo. 4:6 Uma ubeka abazalwane ekukhumbuzeni lezi zinto, uyakuba a isikhonzi esihle sikaJesu Kristu, esondliwe ngamazwi okholo nangamazwi isifundiso esihle osifumeneyo. 4:7 Kodwa uyenqaba izinganekwane ezingcolile nezalukazi, futhi uzijwayeze kakhulu ekwesabeni uNkulunkulu. 4:8 Ngokuba ukuvivinya umzimba kusiza kancane, kodwa ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kusiza zonke izinto, silesithembiso sempilo yamanje, nesalokhu okukhona ukuza. 4:9 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele ukwamukelwa konke. 4:10 Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu sikhandleka futhi sithwala ihlazo, ngoba sithembele uNkulunkulu ophilayo, onguMsindisi wabantu bonke, ikakhulukazi labo abanjalo kholwani. 4:11 Yala lezi zinto, ufundise. 4:12 Makungabikho muntu odelela ubusha bakho; kepha yiba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo. ngezwi, nangenkambo, nangothando, nangomoya, nangokukholwa, nangokuhlanzeka. 4:13 Nakekela ukufunda, nokuyala, nokufundisa, ngize ngifike. 4:14 Ungasideleli isipho esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngesiprofetho. ngokubekwa kwezandla zebandla elikhulu. 4:15 Zindla ngalezi zinto; zinike ngokuphelele kuzo; ukuthi wakho ukuzuza kungase kubonakale kubo bonke. 4:16 Ziqaphele wena kanye nesifundiso; hlalani kuzo: ngokuba phakathi ngokwenza lokhu uyakuzisindisa wena nabakuzwayo.