1 Timothy 5
1 Umdala ungamkhuzi, kodwa umkhuze njengoyihlo; namasha njengabafowabo;
2 Abesifazane abadala njengawonyoko; abasha njengawodadewenu, ngobuqotho bonke.
3 Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi isibili.
4 Kepha uma umfelokazi enabantwana noma enabazukulwane, labo-ke mabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha ekhaya, babuyisele umvuzo kubazali babo, ngokuba lokho kuhle kuyabongeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Kepha yena ongumfelokazi osele yedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni nasekukhulekeni ubusuku nemini.
6 Kepha ophila ekuzijabuliseni ufile esekhona.
7 Laya ngalezizinto, ukuze bangabi lacala.
8 Kepha uma umuntu engabondli abakhe, ikakhulu abendlu yakhe, ukulahlile ukukholwa, mubi kunongakholwayo.
9 Kangabalwa umfelokazi oleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, engowendodanye;
10 Kufakazelwe kahle ngemisebenzi emihle; uma ondle abantwana, uma engenise izihambi, uma egezile izinyawo zabangcwele, uma esize abahluphekayo, uma ekhuthalele wonke umsebenzi omuhle.
11 Kepha abafelokazi abasha ubala;
12 belahlwa, ngoba belahlile ukholo lwabo lokuqala.
13 Futhi phezu kwalokho bafunda ukuvilapha, bezulazula izindlu ngezindlu; futhi kabayivilaphi kuphela, kodwa futhi izihlebi, nabangena shi, bekhuluma okungafanele.
14 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba abesifazane abasha bagane, bazale, baphathe umuzi, banganiki isitha ithuba lokuthuka.
15 Ngoba abanye sebephambukile balandela uSathane.
16 Uma okholwayo owesilisa noma owesifazane enabafelokazi, makabasize, ibandla lingasindwa; ukuze lisize abangabafelokazi isibili.
17 Amalunga aphatha kahle makabalwe njengabafanele ukutuswa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu lawo asebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni.
18 Ngoba umbhalo uthi: Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula. futhi: Isisebenzi sifanele umvuzo waso.
19 Ungalamukeli ukumangalelwa ngelunga, ngaphandle kofakazi ababili noma abathathu.
20 Abonayo ubasole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze labanye besabe.
21 Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu, neNkosi uJesu Kristu, nezingelosi ezikhethiweyo, ukuba uzigcine lezo zinto ngaphandle kokukhetha kuqala, ungenzi lutho ngokukhetha abantu.
22 Ungasheshi ubeke izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; zigcine uhlanzekile.
23 Ungabe usaphuza amanzi, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini eliyingcosana ngenxa yesisu sakho nobuthakathaka bakho obuvamileyo.
24 Izono zabanye zisobala, zibandulela ukuya ekwahlulelweni; labanye bayabalandela.
25 Ngokunjalo nemisebenzi emihle isobala ngaphambili; lalezo ezingenjalo azinakufihlwa.