Titus 3
1 Bakhumbuze ukuba bathobele izikhulu namandla, balalele izinduna, balungele yonke imisebenzi emihle;
2 Bangahlambalazi muntu, bangabi-ingxabano, kodwa babe mnene, bebonisa ubumnene bonke kubantu bonke.
3 Ngokuba nathi kade sasiyiziwula, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sikhonza izinkanuko nezinjabulo ezihlukahlukene, siphila ebubini nomhawu, sizondwa, sizondana.
4 Kepha emva kwalokho kwabonakala umusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu.
5 kungengemisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina, kodwa ngokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngesigezo sokuzalwa kutsha, nangokwenziwa basha ngoMoya oNgcwele;
6 eyasithululela phezu kwethu ngokuchichimayo ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu;
7 ukuze sesilungisisiwe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lokuphila okuphakade.
8 Likholekile leli zwi, futhi lezizinto ngithanda ukuba uziqinise ungayeki, ukuze abakholwa nguNkulunkulu baqaphele ukugcina imisebenzi emihle. Lezi zinto zinhle futhi zinenzuzo kubantu.
9 Kepha gwema imibuzo yobuwula, nezindaba zozalo, nokubanga, nokubanga ngomthetho; ngoba azisizi futhi ziyize.
10 Umuntu ongumhlubuki emva kokuyalwa kokuqala nokwesibili umlahle;
11 lisazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukisiwe, njalo uyona, ezilahlile yena.
12 Nxa ngithuma u-Artemase kuwe noma uThikhiku, khuthala ukuza kimi eNikopholi, ngokuba nginqume ukuhlala khona ebusika.
13 Uze ukhuthalele uZena, usazimthetho, loApolosi, bahambe ngohambo lwabo, ukuze bangasweli lutho.
14 Nabethu mabafunde ukugcina imisebenzi emihle ngokuswela, ukuze bangabi abangatheli.
15 Bonke abanami bayakhonza kuwe. Bingelela abasithandayo ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen. (Yabhalelwa uThithu, owagcotshwa umbhishobhi wokuqala webandla lamaKrethe, waseNikopoli yaseMakedoniya.)