Thithu 3:1 Bakhumbuze ukuba bathobele izikhulu namandla, balalele bomantshi, balungele yonke imisebenzi emihle, 3:2 Bangakhulumi kabi ngomuntu, bangabi yizingxabano, kodwa babe mnene, bebonisa konke ubumnene kubantu bonke. 3:3 Ngoba nathi ngesinye isikhathi sasiyiziwula, singalaleli, sikhohliswa. ekhonza izinkanuko nezinjabulo ezihlukahlukene, ehlala ebubini nomhawu, nenzondo; lokuzondana. 3:4 Kodwa ngemva kwalokho umusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kumuntu kwavela, 3:5 Hhayi ngemisebenzi yokulunga esiyenzile, kodwa ngokusho kwakhe isihawu wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa kokuzalwa kutsha, lokwenziwa kutsha komphefumulo uMoya oNgcwele; 3:6 owalithululela phezu kwethu ngokuchichimayo ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu; 3:7 Ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokuvumelana ithemba lokuphila okuphakade. 3:8 Likholekile leli zwi, futhi lezi zinto ngifuna ukuba uziqinise njalonjalo, ukuze abakholwe nguNkulunkulu baqaphele gcina imisebenzi emihle. Lezi zinto zinhle futhi zinenzuzo kubantu. 3:9 Kodwa gwema imibuzo yobuwula, futhi izizukulwane, futhi imibango, futhi ukuphikisana ngomthetho; ngoba azisizi futhi ziyize. 3:10 Umuntu oyisihlubuki emva kokuyalwa kokuqala nokwesibili umlahle; 3:11 ukwazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukisiwe, futhi uyona, ukulahlwa ngokwakhe. 3:12 Lapho ngithumela kuwe u-Artemase, noma uThikhiku, khuthala ukuza kimi eNikopholi, ngokuba nginqume ukuhlala khona ebusika. 3:13 Letha ngenkuthalo uZena, ummeli, no-Apholo, ukuze bangasweli lutho. 3:14 Futhi ake wethu futhi ake bafunde ukulondoloza imisebenzi emihle ezidingekayo, ukuze bangabi abangatheli. 3:15 Bonke abanami bayakhonza kuwe. Bingelela abasithandayo ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen.