UTITOSI 2
Ifundiso yamambala
1Kodwana nakunguwe, fundisa okukhambisana nesifundo esifaneleko. 2Tjela amadoda amadala bona abe nesizotha, ahlonipheke, abe ngabhadlileko, azwisiseke ekukholweni okuphilileko, ethandweni nekunyamezeleni. 3Ngokunjalo fundisa abafazi abadala bona baziphathe ngokuhlonipheka okuletha ukucwenga, bangabi ngabahlebako namkha amakhobokakazi wewayini, kodwana ababe ngabafundisa okuhle 4ukuze bakwazi ukukhuthaza abomalukazana ukuthanda amadodabo nabantwababo, 5bazibambe, babe msulwa, baphathe kuhle imizabo, babe nesisa, bathobele abayeni babo ukuze ilizwi lakaZimu lingarhubutjhwa.
6Ngokunjalo khuthaza amasokana bona azibambe. 7Wena-ke zibonakalise kikho koke usibonelo semisebenzi emihle; ekufundiseni kwakho ubonise ubuqotho nokuncama, 8ube nekulumo ephilileko engeze yasoleka ukuze kuthi nanyana ngubani omjamelani adane kungabi nalitho elimbi angalitjho ngathi.
9Fundisa iinceku kobona zithobele abanikazi, zibenzele okubathokozisako kikho koke, zingaphikisani nabo, 10zingabebeli kodwana zikhombise ukuthembeka okupheleleko ukuze kuthi ezintweni zoke zihlobise ifundiso kaZimu uMsindisi wethu.
11Umusa kaZimu ubonakalisiwe ukuletha isindiso kibo boke. 12Usifundisa bona sihloboke ubumbi neenkanuko zephasi, siphile ngokuziphatha kuhle, ngokulunga nangokwesaba uZimu esikhathini sanamhlanje. 13Iye, lokho sikwenze nasilokhu sisalindele ithemba elibusisiweko nokwambulwa kwephazimulo kaZimethu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Krestu, 14owazinikela ngebanga lethu ukuze asihlenge ekukhohlakaleni koke, azihlambululele abantu bakhe abatjhisekela imisebenzi emihle.
15Fundisa izintwezo; ukhuthaze bewukhalime ngegunya loke. Akungabikhona namunye okunyazako.
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