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.