1 Thimothewu
6:1 Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi amakhosi abo
lifanele lonke udumo, ukuze kungabi bikho igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso sakhe
ehlambalaza.
6:2 Futhi labo abanamakhosi abakholwayo, mabangabadeleli, ngoba
bangabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bethembekile
labathandekayo, bahlanganyeli benzuzo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze.
6:3 Uma umuntu efundisa ngenye, futhi engavumelani namazwi aphilayo, ngisho namazwi aphilayo
amazwi eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kanye nesifundiso esivumelanayo
ekwesabeni uNkulunkulu;
6:4 Uyaziqhenya, engazi lutho, kodwa ethanda imibuzo nezingxabano
amazwi okuphuma kuwo umhawu, ukuxabana, ukuthuka, ukucabangela okubi;
6:5 Ukuphikisana okuhlanekezelwe kwabantu abonakele ingqondo, nabaswele iqiniso,
ethi inzuzo ingukumesaba uNkulunkulu;
6:6 Kodwa ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokwaneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu.
6:7 Ngoba asilethanga lutho emhlabeni, futhi kuqinisekile ukuthi singathwala
lutho ngaphandle.
6:8 Futhi sinokudla nezingubo, masaneliswe yikho.
6:9 Kodwa labo abafuna ukuceba bawela esilingweni nasogibeni, futhi
izinkanuko eziningi eziwubuwula nezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekubhujisweni nase
ukubhubha.
6:10 Ngoba uthando lwemali luyimpande yakho konke okubi, kuyilapho abanye beyifisa
emva kwalokho sebedukile ekukholweni, bazigwaza
ngosizi oluningi.
6:11 Kodwa wena, O muntu kaNkulunkulu, zibalekele lezi zinto; bese ulandela ngemuva
ukulunga, nokumesaba uNkulunkulu, nokukholwa, nothando, nokubekezela, nobumnene.
6:12 Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokholo, ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade onakho
ubuciko obubizwa nangokuthi, futhi uye wabiza umsebenzi omuhle ngaphambi kwabaningi
ofakazi.
6:13 Ngiyakuyala emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, ophilisa zonke izinto, futhi
phambi kukaKristu Jesu, owafakaza okuhle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu
ukuvuma izono;
6:14 Ukuze ugcine lo myalo umsulwa, ungenakusoleka, kuze kube phakade
ukubonakala kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu:
6:15 Eyakuyibonakalisa ngezikhathi zayo, onguMbusi Onamandla yedwa obusisiweyo,
iNkosi yamakhosi, noMbusi wababusi;
6:16 Okuphela onokungafi, ehlala ekukhanyeni okungekho muntu ongakwenza
sondela ku; okungekho muntu oke wambona, nongakwazi ukumbona: makube kuye udumo nodumo
amandla aphakade. Amen.
6:17 Yala abanothileyo kulomhlaba, ukuthi bangazikhukhumezi;
futhi ningathembeli engcebweni engaqinisekile, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo osinikayo
ngokucebile zonke izinto ukuze ujabulele;
6:18 Ukuze benze okuhle, bacebe emisebenzini emihle, balungele ukwaba,
uzimisele ukuxhumana;
6:19 bazibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi soku
woza, ukuze babambisise ukuphila okuphakade.
6:20 O Thimothi, gcina lokho okuphathisiwe, ugweme inhlamba
nezinkulumo eziyize, nokuphikisana kwesayensi okubizwa ngokungeyikho;
6:21 Okuthi abanye ngokuvuma kwabo baphambuka ekukholweni. Umusa ube nawe
wena. Amen.