1 Timothy 6
1 Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi abaninizo bafanele ukutuswa konke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa.
2 Labanenkosi abakholwayo, kababedeleli, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze.
3 Uma umuntu efundisa enye into, engavumelani namazwi aphilileyo, amazwi eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nesifundiso esivumelana nokumesaba uNkulunkulu;
4 Uyazidla, engazi lutho, kodwa ukuhaha ngemibuzo lengxabano yamazwi, okuvela kukho umhawu, ukuxabana, ukuthuka, ukucabanga okubi;
5 Imibango ehlanekezelayo yabantu abangqondo eyonakeleyo, abaswele iqiniso, bethi inzuzo ingukumesaba uNkulunkulu;
6 Kodwa ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye lokwaneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu.
7 Ngoba kasilethanga lutho emhlabeni, njalo kasilakuphuma lalutho.
8 Futhi sinokudla nezambatho masaneliswe yikho.
9 Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni, nasogibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekubhujisweni nasekubhujisweni.
10 Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho konke okubi, okuthe abanye ngokuyifisa baduka ekukholweni, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi.
11 Kodwa wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, zibaleke lezizinto; futhi ulandele ukulunga, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, ubumnene.
12 Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma isivumo esihle phambi kofakazi abaningi.
13 Ngiyakuyala emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ophilisa zonke izinto, naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owafakaza isivumo esihle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu;
14 ukuze ugcine lomlayo ungelasici, ungelacala, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu;
15 Eyakuyibonakalisa ngezikhathi zayo, obusisiweyo nowedwa uMbusi, iNkosi yamakhosi, noMbusi wababusi;
16 Onguye yedwa onokungabhubhi, ehlezi ekukhanyeni okungenakusondela kukho; okungekho muntu owake wambona, nongakwazi ukumbona: makube kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen.
17 Yala abanothileyo kulomhlaba ukuthi bangazikhukhumezi, bangathembeli engcebweni engaqinisekile, kodwa mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osinika ngokucebile konke ukuba sikujabulele;
18 ukuba benze okuhle, bacebe emisebenzini emihle, babe nokwaba, bahlanganyele nabanye;
19 bazibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambisise ukuphila okuphakade.
20 Thimothi, gcina lokho okuphathisiweyo, uxwaye inkulumo eziyize leze, lokuphikisa okubizwa ngokuthi yisayensi engamanga;
21 Okuthi abanye abakuvumayo baduka ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nawe. Amen. (Eyokuqala eya kuThimothewu yabhalwa iseLawodikeya, okuyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eFrigia Pacatiana.)