To The Word – Day 135

₁Kubhala mna Pawulos osisicaka sikaThixo *nomthunywa kaYesu Krestu. Ndamiselwa ukholo lwabantu bakaThixo abanyuliweyo, nokwaziwa kwenyaniso njengoko injalo kunqulo lwethu, ₂kunye nethemba lobomi obungenasiphelo. Ewe, uThixo ongasoze axoke wasithembisa ngobomi obungenasiphelo kwakwizizukulwana zamandulo. ₃Ngoku ke uthe ngexesha lakhe elifanelekileyo wabutyhila ngokwakhe ngokuvakaliswa kodaba lwakhe andiphathise lona ngommiselo kaThixo onguMsindisi wethu.

₄Ndibhalela uTito, unyana wam ngenene ngokwaselukholweni esidlelana ngalo. Ndithi: Kuwe makube sisisa noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, noKrestu Yesu uMsindisi wethu.

₅Ndakushiya apho eKrete ngenjongo yokuba umise izinto ngendlela efanelekileyo, ngakumbi ke ukuba umisele amadoda amakhulu kuzo zonke iidolophu ngokomyalelo wam kuwe. Yiyo le loo miyalelo: ₆Indoda leyo mayibe ngumntu ongenabala, oyindoda enomfazi omnye, obantwana bakholwayo, bangadumi ngobundlobongela, nentswela-mbeko. ₇Njengesicaka sikaThixo inkokheli mayibe ngumntu ovunyiweyo ngesimilo. Mayingabi nguzwi-lakhe, okanye umntu onephuku; mayingabi linxila okanye indlobongela, ingabi ngumntu olithandamali, ₈kodwa makabe nobubele, ayithande into entle, abe ngozinzileyo ngengqondo, ongenamkhethe, abe ngozinikeleyo, ezoyisa. ₉Kufuneka ayithande imfundiso yodaba oluthembekileyo, ukuze abanike imfundiso ephilileyo abaphulaphuli, akwazi ukubakhalimela abachasayo.

₁₀Ngenene baninzi abavukeli abalahlekisa abanye ngemfeketho, ingakumbi abo basuka kwinkolo yobuJuda. ₁₁Kufuneka ubavale imilomo abanjalo, kuba balukuhla imizi ngokufundisa izinto ezingafanelekanga, ngeenjongo zokuzuza imali. ₁₂Omnye umshumayeli wamaKrete wathi ukuthetha ngamawabo: “AmaKrete ngamaxoki, ziindlobongela, ngamanqenerha nezinyolu-nyolu.” ₁₃Ngenene loo nto yinyaniso! Ngoko ke esi sisizathu esenza kube yimfuneko ukuba ubakhalimele ngqongqo, khon' ukuze bafumane ukholo oluphilileyo, ₁₄endaweni yokulandela iintsomi zobuJuda nemigaqo yabantu, engumsebenzi wabantu abayifulatheleyo inyaniso. ₁₅Yonke into inyulu kwabo banyulu; kodwa ke akukho nto inyulu kwabangqondo zingcolileyo, bengakholwa. Kaloku ingqiqo nezazela zabo zingcolile. ₁₆UThixo bayamvuma ngomlomo, kodwa bayamphika ngezenzo zabo. Iinkani zabo zenza bangabi nako mpela ukwenza umsebenzi omhle.

₁Wena ke, shumayela ngendlela engqinelana nemfundiso ephilileyo. ₂Amadoda amakhulu makangabi ngomanxila; makazimaseke, abe ngcathu; enokholo, nothando, nonyamezelo. ₃Nabo abafazi abakhulu mabandiliseke, bangabi nalulwimi, banganxili butywala, bakwazi ukufundisa, ₄ukuze babonise abafazana ukuthanda abayeni babo nabantwana babo. ₅Abafazana mababe ngcathu, bakwazi ukuziphatha nyulu, bakhuthale emizini yabo, balulamele amadoda abo, ukuze bangalihlazisi ilizwi likaThixo.

₆Kanti nabo abafana bafundise ukuziphatha ngobungcathu. ₇Kuyo yonke into oyenzayo yiba ngumzekelo omhle kubo. Xa ufundisa, mababone ukuzimisela nokundiliseka kwakho. ₈Yonke intetho yakho mayibe ngamazwi akhethiweyo, ukuze okuphikisayo akhohlwe kukuthetha, axakeke, angabi nandawo yakugxeka.

₉Izicaka zifundise ukuthobela abaphathi, zibakholise kwinto yonke. Mazingaphendulani nabo, ₁₀zingebi nokuba. Koko mazisoloko zinyanisekile, zibonakalisa intembeko, ukuze inconywe imfundiso engoThixo nangoMsindisi ngenxa yokuziphatha kwazo.

₁₁Kaloku uThixo usibonakalisile isisa sakhe, ukuze asindise lonke uluntu. ₁₂Ngaso safundiswa ukuzilumla kwizinto ezisahlukanisa noThixo, nakwiminqweno emibi. Sifundiswe nokuhlala singcathu sinyanisekile, nokuhlonela uThixo kobu bomi. ₁₃Senjenjalo sikhangele ngethemba kuloo mhla aya kuvela ngawo enobungangalala uThixo wethu omkhulu, uMsindisi wethu uYesu Krestu. ₁₄Nguye owazenza idini ngenxa yethu, wasikhupha ekudeleni umthetho. Wasenza abantu bakhe abanyulu, abalangazelela ukwenza okulungileyo. ₁₅Zizo ke ezo iingongoma omawuzifundise, usebenzisa igunya lakho, ukhuthaza, ungxolisa. Makungabikho mntu ukudelayo.

₁Bakhumbuze abantu ukuba yimfanelo yabo ukuthobela abasemagunyeni nabalawulayo, kwakunye nokwenza okulungileyo ngalo lonke ixesha. ₂Baxelele ukuba mabangahambi bethetha ulwimi ngabantu, behamba besilwa, koko mababe nobulali nembeko kuye wonke ubani. ₃Kaloku khumbula ukuba nathi bekhe sazizidenge, sineenkani, silahlekile. Sasibotshwe yiminqweno neziyolo zeendidi zonke. Sasihlala intlalo yasebubini, silawulwa ngumona. Sasicatshukelwa, nathi sibacaphukela abantu. ₄Kodwa kuthe lakuthi tha ehlabathini uthando nobubele bukaThixo, uMsindisi wethu ₅wasisindisa. Kwakungengakuba senze misebenzi mihle, kodwa kwakungenxa yenceba yakhe. Wasihlamba ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, wasizala ngokutsha, saza safumana ubomi obutsha. ₆Kaloku uThixo usigalele uMoya wakhe ngobubele ngaye uYesu Krestu uMsindisi wethu. ₇Ngesisa sakhe senziwe amalungisa, ukuze sixhamle obo bomi bungapheliyo sibulindeleyo. ₈Athembekile loo mazwi.

Iingongoma endifuna uzibethelele ke, zezi: Abo bantu bathe bafikelela ekukholweni kuThixo, kufuneka benze imisebenzi emihle – ndithetha imisebenzi eluncedo nakwabanye abantu. ₉Kodwa zona iingxoxo zobuhiba uze uziphephe, neenkcukacha zeminombo, iimbambano, neengxabano ngomthetho kaMosis; zizinto ezingenamsebenzi ezo. ₁₀Umntu odala uqhekeko mlumkise kude kube kabini, ungadlelani naye emva koko. ₁₁Umntu onjalo unengqondo engcolileyo, selezigwebe kwangezenzo zakhe.

₁₂Bakufika apho ooArtemas noTikiko, uze wena ukhawuleze undihlangabeze eNikopoli. Ndifuna ukuchitha ubusika khona. ₁₃Yenza unako-nako ukulungiselela igqwetha uZenas kunye noApolo kwihambo yabo. Mabangabi nanto bayiswelayo. ₁₄Abantu bethu bona mabafunde ukuzisebenzela iintswelo zabo, bangavilaphi nje bengenamveliso.

₁₅Bayabulisa bonke abalapha kunye nam. Ndibulisele kubahlobo bethu abakholwayo.

INkosi mayinenzele isisa.