1 Thimothewu
5:1 Ungakhuzi umuntu omdala, kodwa umkhuze njengoyihlo; nezinsizwa njengoba
bazalwane;
5:2 Abesifazane abadala njengawonyoko; abasha njengawodadewenu kukho konke ukuhlanzeka.
5:3 Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi ngempela.
5:4 Kodwa uma noma yimuphi umfelokazi enabantwana noma abashana, mabafunde kuqala ukubonisa
ukuhlonipha ekhaya, futhi ukubuyisela abazali babo: ngoba lokho kuhle futhi
eyamukelekayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5:5 Manje lowo ongumfelokazi ngempela, futhi engenalutho, uthembele kuNkulunkulu, futhi
uphikelela ekunxuseni nasekukhulekeni ubusuku nemini.
5:6 Kodwa lowo ophila enjabulweni ufile esaphila.
5:7 Futhi lezi zinto uyala, ukuze bangabi nasici.
5:8 Kodwa uba umuntu engabondli abakhe, ikakhulu abakhe
indlu, ukulahlile ukukholwa, futhi mubi kunongakholwayo.
5:9 Makungathathwa umfelokazi ongaphansi kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha.
owayengumfazi wendoda eyodwa,
5:10 Kufakazelwe kahle ngemisebenzi emihle; uba ekhulise abantwana, uba ekhulise
ungenise izihambi, uma egezile izinyawo zabangcwele, uma enazo
usize abahluphekayo, uma elandele ngenkuthalo yonke imisebenzi emihle.
5:11 Kodwa abafelokazi abasebasha akabafuni, ngoba lapho sebeqale ukuhaha
ngokumelene noKristu, bayoshada;
5:12 Benecala, ngoba balahle ukholo lwabo lokuqala.
5:13 Futhi phezu kwalokho bafunda ukuvilapha, bezulazula izindlu ngezindlu;
futhi hhayi kuphela abavilaphayo, kodwa futhi izihlebi nabangena ezitheni, bekhuluma izinto
okungafanele.
5:14 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba abesifazane abasha bashade, bazale abantwana, baqondise abazalwane
endlini, ningamniki isitha ithuba lokuthuka.
5:15 Ngoba abanye kakade sebephambukile balandela uSathane.
5:16 Uma okholwayo owesilisa noma owesifazane enabafelokazi, makabasize;
futhi ibandla lingathweswa icala; ukuze lisize abakhona
abafelokazi ngempela.
5:17 Amalunga abusa kahle makabalwe njengabafanele ukudunyiswa ngokuphindiweyo;
ikakhulukazi labo abasebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni.
5:18 Ngoba umbhalo uthi: "Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula.
ummbila. Futhi: Isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso.
5:19 Icala elimelene nomdala ungamukeli, ngaphandle kwamabili noma amathathu
ofakazi.
5:20 Labo abonile ubasole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze nabanye besabe.
5:21 Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu, neNkosi uJesu Kristu, futhi abakhethiweyo
izingelosi, ukuba ugcine lezo zinto ngaphandle kokukhetha ngaphambili
omunye, engenzi lutho ngokukhetha.
5:22 Ungahle ubeke izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye.
zigcine uhlanzekile.
5:23 Ungabe usaphuza amanzi, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini elincane ngenxa yesisu sakho futhi
ubuthakathaka bakho obuvamileyo.
5:24 Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibandulela ukuya ekwahlulelweni; futhi abanye
amadoda ayawalandela.
5:25 Ngokunjalo nemisebenzi emihle isobala; futhi bona
lokho kungenjalo akunakufihlwa.