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.