Thithu
1:1 UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu, nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, ngokomthetho kaJesu Kristu
ukukholwa kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, nokulazi iqiniso elizayo
ubuNkulunkulu;
1:2 ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade, uNkulunkulu ongenakuqamba amanga, akuthembisa phambi kukaJehova
umhlaba waqala;
1:3 Kodwa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo uye wabonakalisa izwi lakhe ngokushumayela, okuyinto
ubekwe kimi ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu;
1:4 KuThithu, indodana yami uqobo ngokokholo oluvamileyo: Umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula,
okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu.
1:5 Ngenxa yalokhu ngakushiya eKrethe, ukuze uhlele
izinto ezintulayo, futhi ngimise abadala emizini yonke, njengoba mina ngenzile
ukuqokile:
1:6 uma ekhona ongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, enabantwana abakholwayo
angasolwa ngodlame noma ukungalawuleki.
1:7 Ngoba umbhishobhi kufanele abe ongasolekiyo, njengoba umphathi kaNkulunkulu; hhayi ngokuthanda wena,
ongasheshi ukuthukuthela, ongaphuzi, ongashayi, ongeyena oyisichitho
inzuzo;
1:8 Kepha othanda izihambi, othanda okuhle, oqondileyo, olungileyo, ongcwele,
sezingeni;
1:9 ebambelele ezwini elithembekileyo njengoba efundisiwe, ukuze abe
elikwazi ukukhuthaza ngesifundiso esiphilileyo, lokukholisa abaphikisi.
1:10 Ngoba kukhona abaningi abangalawuleki nabakhuluma okuyize nabakhohlisi, ikakhulukazi bona
yokusoka:
1:11 abamelwe ukuvalwa umlomo, abachitha izindlu ziphelele, befundisa izinto
abangafanele ngakho ngenxa yenzuzo embi.
1:12 Omunye wabo, umprofethi wakubo, wathi: "AmaKrethe."
abaqamba amanga njalo, izilo ezimbi, izisu ezihamba kancane.
1:13 Lobu bufakazi buqinisile. Ngakho-ke ubakhuze kabukhali, ukuze babe
philile ekukholweni;
1:14 Benganaki izinganekwane zamaJuda, nemiyalo yabantu, abaphendukayo
eqinisweni.
1:15 Kwabahlanzekile zonke izinto zihlanzekile, kodwa kulabo abangcolile futhi
ukungakholwa akulutho; kodwa ngisho ingqondo nonembeza wabo
engcolile.
1:16 Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu; kodwa ngemisebenzi bayamphika, ekhona
abanengekayo, nabangalaleliyo, nakuyo yonke imisebenzi emihle kaku- sebenzi.