1 KuThimothi 3:1-16
3 Amazwi la aqotho: Nxa indoda ilalamela umsebenzi wokuba ngumbonisi, ifisa umsebenzi omuhle.
2 Ngakho umbonisi kumele abe yindoda engasolekiyo, elenkosikazi eyodwa, ezibambayo kukho konke ekwenzayo, esebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yayo,* ehlelekileyo, eyamukela izihambi, eyenelisa ukufundisa,
3 engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela,* kodwa ezwisisayo, engathandi ingxabano, engathandi imali,
4 ewukhokhela* kuhle umuzi wayo, elabantwana abalalelayo futhi abalembeko,*
5 (ngoba nxa indoda ingenelisi ukukhokhela* umuzi wayo, ingenelisa njani ukunakekela ibandla likaNkulunkulu?),
6 ingabi ngumuntu osanda kuguquka ngoba ingazikhukhumeza, ithole ukwahlulelwa okunjengokukaDeveli.
7 Phezu kwalokho, kumele abantu abangayisiwo malunga ebandla babe bekhuluma kuhle ngayo* ukuze ingasolwa ngalutho* njalo ingaweli emjibileni kaDeveli.
8 Izinceku ezikhonzayo lazo kumele zingathathi izinto lula, zingabi lobuqili kwezikukhulumayo, zinganathi kakhulu iwayini, zingabi yizihwaba ezithanda ukuthola inzuzo ngokungathembeki,
9 kodwa zibambelele emfihlweni engcwele yokholo zilomzwangedwa ohlanzekileyo.
10 Kanti njalo laba kabaqale bahlolwe ukuthi bafanele yini. Ngemva kwalokho sebengaba yizinceku nxa kungelalutho abasolwa ngalo.
11 Labesifazana kumele bangathathi izinto lula, banganyundeli, bazibambe kukho konke abakwenzayo njalo bathembeke ezintweni zonke.
12 Inceku ekhonzayo kayibe yindoda elenkosikazi eyodwa, ekhokhela kuhle abantwabayo lomuzi wayo.
13 Phela nxa amadoda eyiphatha kuhle imisebenzi yawo yenkonzo, aba ngadume ngokuhle futhi aba lenkululeko enkulu yokukhuluma ngokukholwa kwawo kuKhristu uJesu.
14 Lanxa ngilethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane, ngikubhalela izinto lezi
15 ukwenzela ukuthi nxa ngingaphuza, wazi indlela okumele uziphathe ngayo endlini kaNkulunkulu, elibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika lesisekelo seqiniso.
16 Imfihlo engcwele yokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu iqakatheke kakhulu sibili: ‘UJesu wabonakaliswa enyameni, kwathiwa ulungile emoyeni, wabonakala ezingilosini, kwatshunyayelwa ngaye kwabezizweni, bamkholwa emhlabeni njalo wemukelwa enkazimulweni.’
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “eyahlulela kuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “engatshayi abanye.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha lingatsho lokuhlukuluza ngamazwi.
^ Kumbe, “ewuphatha.”
^ Kumbe, “abangathathi izinto lula.”
^ Kumbe, “ukuphatha.”
^ Kumbe, “beyifakazela kuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “ingaweli ehlazweni.”
