Hatshi. IBhayibhili alitsho ukuthi imali ayilunganga kumbe ukuthi imali yiyo ebangela zonke izinto ezimbi. Kodwa kulamazwi ajayelekileyo acutshwa eBhayibhilini athi “imali yimpande yesono.” Indlela asetshenziswa ngayo ayisiyo ngoba bawaqalisela phakathi futhi enza kuzwakale angani imali imbi. Lona iBhayibhili lithi “ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yazo zonke izono.” a—1 KuThimothi 6:10, King James Version, ibala elithi ukuthanda yithi esilifake ngamabala amnyama aqatha.

•  IBhayibhili lithini ngemali?

•  Kungani iBhayibhili lisixwayisa ngokuthanda imali?

•  Okutshiwo liBhayibhili mayelana lemali kungasinceda njani?

•  Amavesi akhuluma ngemali

 IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi imali “iyisiphephelo” futhi ingasinceda nxa singayisebenzisa kuhle. (UmTshumayeli 7:12) Kanti njalo iBhayibhili liyabancoma abantu abaphanayo ngokusebenzisa izimali zabo ukuze bancedise abanye.—IZaga 11:25.

 Kodwa iBhayibhili liphinda lisixwayise ngokuqakathekisa kakhulu imali empilweni. Lithi: “Ekuphileni kwenu lingabi ngabantu abathanda imali kodwa suthisekani ngalokho elilakho.” (KumaHebheru 13:5) Isifundo esisithola lapha ngesokuthi kumele sisebenzise kuhle imali hatshi ukugijimisana lenotho. Futhi kumele sisuthiseke nxa silezinto esizidingayo empilweni njengokudla, izigqoko lendawo yokuhlala.—1 KuThimothi 6:8.

 Abantu abayizihwaba abasoze bayithole impilo engapheliyo. (Kwabase-Efesu 5:5) Ngoba phela ubuhwaba bubi njengokukhonza izithombe kumbe ukukhonza kwamanga. (KwabaseKholose 3:5) Esinye isizatho yikuthi nxa umuntu oyisihwaba efuna ukuthola lokho akufisayo, kanenginengi wephula imithetho okumele ilandelwe. UZaga 28:20 uthi: “Ojahe ukunotha ngeke ahlale engelacala.” Ngoba angaba sesilingweni sokwenza ubugebengu, ubuqili, ukuthumba abantu lokubulala.

 Lanxa ukuthanda imali kungeke kubangele ukuthi umuntu enze izinto ezimbi kodwa kungaba lesiphetho esingasihle. IBhayibhili lithi: “Labo abazimisele ukunotha bawela esilingweni, lasemjibileni kanye lasezifisweni ezinengi ezingelangqondo leziyingozi.”—1 KuThimothi 6:9.

 Nxa sisenza izinto eziqondileyo futhi ezithokozisa uNkulunkulu, sizahlala sithokoza futhi sizakwamukelwa nguNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uthembisa labo abazimisele ukumthokozisa esithi: “Angisoze ngikutshiye loba sekutheni, angisoze ngikulahle loba sekutheni.” (UHebheru 13:5, 6) Uphinda asitshele ukuthi: “Umuntu othembekileyo uzathola izibusiso ezinengi.”—IZaga 28:20.