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.