Thithu
2:1 Kodwa wena khuluma izinto ezifanele imfundiso ephilileyo.
2:2 ukuze amadoda amadala abe ezithibileyo, ahlonipheke, ahluzekile, aphilile ekukholweni, ekukholweni
uthando, ngokubekezela.
2:3 Nabesifazane asebekhulile ngokunjalo, ukuze baziphathe ngendlela efanele ubungcwele;
kungabi ngabamangaleli, abangasebenzisanga iwayini eliningi, abafundisi bokuhle;
2:4 ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasebasha ukuba bazithibe, bathande abayeni babo,
ukuthanda izingane zabo,
2:5 Ukuze babe abahlakaniphileyo, abamsulwa, abagcini bezindlu, abahle, abalalelayo kokwabo
madoda, ukuze izwi likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa.
2:6 Izinsizwa ngokufanayo ziyala ukuba zihluze ingqondo.
2:7 Ezintweni zonke uzibonise wena isibonelo semisebenzi emihle: e imfundiso
ekhombisa ukungonakali, amandla adonsela phansi, ubuqotho,
2:8 Inkulumo ephilileyo, engenakulahlwa; ukuthi ophambeneyo
abanye bangaba namahloni, bengenalutho olubi abangalusho ngani.
2:9 Khuthaza izinceku ukuba zilalele amakhosi azo futhi zithokozise
bahle kuzo zonke izinto; angaphenduli futhi;
2:10 hhayi ngokuhlambalaza, kodwa ebonisa konke ukwethembeka okuhle; ukuze bahlobise
imfundiso kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke.
2:11 Ngokuba umusa kaNkulunkulu wokusindisa ubonakalisiwe kubantu bonke.
2:12 Usifundisa ukuthi, ukuphika ukungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe, kufanele siphile
ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuleli zwe lamanje;
2:13 silindele lelo themba elibusisiwe, nokubonakala okukhazimulayo komkhulu
uNkulunkulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu;
2:14 owazinikela ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge kubo bonke ububi, futhi
azihlanzele isizwe esiyisizwe, esishisekela imisebenzi emihle.
2:15 Khuluma lezi zinto, futhi uyale, futhi ukhuze ngalo lonke igunya. Cha
umuntu uyakudelela.