Bible Society of South Africa

Day 86 – Leaders and Helpers

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Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

1 TIMOTHEA 3

Tse batlehang ho baokamedi ba kereke

1Lentswe lena ke la nnete: Ha motho a lakatsa bookamedi ba kereke, o lakatsa mosebetsi o motle. 2Mookamedi wa kereke eka kgona a hloke kodi; e be monna ya nang le mosadi a le mong, a be le boitshwaro dinong, a be sedi, a be le seriti, a thabele baeti, mme a tsebe ho ruta. 3E se ke ya eba letahwa kapa ya leqhoko, empa e be motho ya bonolo, ya sa rateng ntwa, le ya sa rateng tjhelete. 4A tsebe ho busa lelapa la hae hantle, mme a etse hore bana ba hae ba mo mamele ka hlompho yohle. 5Haeba motho a sa tsebe ho busa lelapa la hae, a ka tseba jwang ho hlokomela kereke ya Modimo? 6E se be motho ya sa tswa sokoloha, esere a ikgohomosa, mme a welwa ke kahlolo jwaloka Diabolosi. 7Eka kgona a buuwe hantle ke ba kantle ho kereke, esere a wela ho tse mo tlontlollang, le lerabeng la Diabolosi.

Tse batlehang ho basebeletsi ba kereke

8Ka mokgwa o jwalo, eka kgona basebeletsi ba kereke ba be le boitlhompho, e se be bo-temepedi, ba se hlanyetse dino, kapa ba ithuisa ka mano. 9Ba boloke sephiri sa tumelo ka letswalo le kgutsitseng. 10Ba hlahlojwe pele, mme ha ba sa nyatsehe, ba sebeletse kereke.

11Basadi le bona ba be le boitlhompho, ba se bue batho hampe, ba be le boitshwaro dinong, mme ba tshepahale dinthong tsohle.

12Mosebeletsi wa kereke e be monna ya nang le mosadi a le mong, mme a tsebe ho busa bana le lelapa la hae hantle. 13Ba sebeleditseng kereke hantle ba tla iphumanela ditulo tse hlomphehang, mme ba bolele tsa tumelo ho Jesu Kreste ka sebete.

Sephiri sa tumelo ya rona

14Ke o ngolla tsena ke ntse ke tshepile ho tla ho wena haufi. 15Empa haeba nka dieha, o se o ntse o tseba kamoo o tshwanetseng ho itshwara kateng ka tlung ya Modimo, e leng kereke ya Modimo ya phelang, tshiya le motheo wa nnete. 16Ha ho pelaelo, sephiri sa tumelo ya rona se seholo:

“Kreste o ile a hlaha e le motho,

a pakwa ke Moya hore o lokile,

mme a bonwa ke mangeloi.

A phatlalatswa hara baditjhaba,

a dumelwa ke lefatshe lohle,

mme a nkelwa tlotleng.”

1 TIMOTHEA 3:1-16SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

PRAY before you read, asking God to help you understand.
READ the Bible passage for the day – preferably more than once.
REFLECT on the passage. Write your thoughts in a journal.
APPLY what God teaches you from His Word to your life.
PRAY again, asking God to live out His Word.

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