I KUTHIMOTHEWU 6

₁Bonke abayizigqila phansi kwejoka mabathi abanumzane babo bafanele ukutuswa impela, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa.

₂Abanabanumzane abakholwayo bangabadeleli, ngokuba bengabazalwane, kodwa kube-yikhona bebakhonza kakhulu, ngokuba bengabakholwayo nabathandekayo labo abasizakala ngomsebenzi wabo.

Wofundisa lezozinto, uyale ngazo.

₃Uma kukhona umuntu ofundisa okwahlukileyo, engawalandeli amazwi aphilileyo eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nesifundiso esiya ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu,

₄ukhukhumele lowo engaqondi-lutho, kumphethe ukubuzana nokuphikisana ngamazwi okuvela kukho umhawu, nombango, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzindla okubi,

₅nokuxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, abamukwé iqiniso, bethi ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo.

₆Yebo, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokwaneliswa kuyinzuzo enkulu,

₇ngokuba asilethanga-lutho ezweni; kusobala ukuthi singemuke nalutho futhi;

₈kepha uma sinokudla nezambatho, asaneliswe yikho.

₉Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni, nasesihibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.

₁₀Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho konke okubi; abanye ngokuyifisa badukelwa ukukholwa, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi.

₁₁Kepha wena-muntu kaNkulunkulu, balekela lezozinto; jonga ukulunga, nokumesaba uNkulunkulu, nokukholwa, nothando, nokubekezela, nobumnene.

₁₂Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kofakazi abaningi.

₁₃Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke, naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu,

₁₄ukuba ugcine umyalo ungenabala, ungenakusoleka, kuze kube-sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu

₁₅ayakukubonakalisa ngezikhathi zakhe uSomandla obongekayo, oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, uMbusi wababusi,

₁₆yena yedwa onokungafi, ehlala ekukhanyeni okungenakusondelwa kukho, ongazange abonwe-muntu, nongebonwe; makube-kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen.

₁₇Yala abacebileyo kulelizwe lamanje ngokuthi bangakhukhumali, bangathembeli engcebeni engemiyo, kepha mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osicebisa ngakho konke, sithokoze ngakho,

₁₈benze okuhle, bacebe ngemisebenzi emihle, baphane, babelane,

₁₉bezibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambe ukuphila okuyikho.

₂₀O Thimothewu, londa kahle okubekiweyo kuwe, ugweme ukukhuluma okuyize nokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa ukwazi kungesikho,

₂₁okuthi abanye bekuvuma, baduka ekukholweni.

Umusa mawube-nani.