Eyesibili KuThimothi 3:1-17
3 Kodwa yazi ukuthi ezinsukwini zokucina+ kuzakuba lezikhathi ezinzima, okunzima ukuphila kuzo
2 ngoba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo, labathanda imali, labazigqajayo, labaziphakamisayo, labathukayo, labangalaleli abazali, labangabongiyo, labangathembekanga,
3 labangathandi abanye, labangafuni isivumelwano, labanyundiselayo, labangazikhuziyo, labalolaka, labangakuthandiyo okuhle,
4 labangabathengisi, labalenkani, labazikhukhumezayo, labathanda injabulo kulokuthanda uNkulunkulu,
5 labazitshaya angathi bayamesaba uNkulunkulu kodwa indlela abaphila ngayo ayikutshengisi lokho.+ Ungabi lobudlelwano labantu abanjalo.
6 Phakathi kwabo bakhona abangena ngobuqili emizini yabantu, bathumbe abesifazana ababuthakathaka abasindwa yizono futhi ababuswa yizifiso ezehlukeneyo.
7 Bahlala befunda kodwa bayehluleka ukuba lolwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso.
8 Baqhubeka bephikisana leqiniso ngendlela uJanesi loJambiresi ababephikisa ngayo uMosi. Abantu abanjalo balengqondo ezixhwale kakhulu, kabamukeleki ekukholweni.
9 Lanxa kunjalo, abakwenzayo kuphelela emoyeni ngoba ubuphukuphuku babo buzavela egcekeni bubonwe ngabantu bonke njengoba kwaba njalo lakulawo madoda amabili.+
10 Kodwa wena ubulokhu ukulandela eduze ukufundisa kwami, lendlela engiphila ngayo,+ lenhloso yami, lokholo lwami, lokubekezela kwami, lothando lwami, lokuqinisela kwami,
11 lokuhlukuluzwa kwami kanye lobunzima obunjengalobo obangehlela ngise-Antiyokhi+ lase-Ikhoniyami+ laseListra.+ Ngaqinisela ekuhlukuluzweni lokho njalo iNkosi yangihlenga kukho konke.+
12 Phela bonke abazimisele ukuphila bezinikele kuNkulunkulu futhi bemanyene loKhristu uJesu labo bazahlukuluzwa.+
13 Kodwa abantu abenza okubi labangamaqili bazaqhubeka besiba babi kakhulu, bedukisa futhi bedukiswa.+
14 Lanxa kunjalo wena qhubeka ubambelele ezintweni owazifundayo njalo wancediswa ukuthi uzikholwe,+ ukwazi ukuthi wazifunda kubobani
15 lokuthi kusukela useselusane+ wayazi imibhalo engcwele+ ekwenza uhlakaniphe ubusuthola insindiso ngokukholwa kuKhristu uJesu.+
16 Yonke iMibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu+ futhi iyasiza ekufundiseni abantu,+ lasekukhuzeni, lasekuqondiseni izinto kanye lasekulayeni ngokulunga+
17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu afanele sibili, abe ngoyilungiselele ngokugcweleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.
