INCWADI KAPAWULI

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Isibingelelo

1UPawuli, inceku kaNkulunkulua, lomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, njengokokholo lwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulub lolwazi lweqinisoc olunjengokukhonzad uNkulunkulue,

2 ethembeni lempilo elaphakadef, uNkulunkulu ongaqambi mangag alithembisah zingakafiki izibanga zesikhathii,

3 kodwa wabonakalisa ngezikhathi ezifaneleyoj ilizwi lakhek ngokutshumayelal mina engakuphathiswayom njengokulayan kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethuo,

4 kuTitosip umntanami isibiliq njengokholo esiluhlanganyele sonker: Umusa, isihawu, ukuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba, leNkosini uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethus.

Ukubekwa kwabadala bebandla. Abafundisi bamanga

5 Ngenxa yalokhu ngakutshiyat eKreteu, ukuze ulungise lezozintov eziseleyow, njalo ubekex abadala kuwo wonke umuziy, njengoba mina ngakulayaz;

6 uba kukhonaa ongasolekiyo, indoda elomfazi munyeb, elabantwana abakholwayoc, abangasolwa ngokuganga, loba ngokungalalelid.

7 Ngoba kufanele umbonisie abe ngongasolekiyof, njengomphathindlu kaNkulunkulug; ongayisiso siqholoh, ongathukutheli masinyane, ongesiso sidakwa, ongathandi ukulwa, ongafisi inzuzo embi,

8 kodwa ophatha kuhle izihambi, othanda okuhlei, oziphathayo, oqondileyo, ongcwele, ozithintayoj,

9 ebambelelak elizwini elithembekileyol njengokwemfundisom, ukuze laye aben lamandla okukhuthaza ngemfundiso ephilileyoo, lokwehlula labo abalenkanip.

10 Ngoba kulabanengi labo abangalaleliyoq, abakhuluma okuyizer labakhohlisayos, ikakhulu labo abokusokat,

11 imilomo yabo imele ukufakwa isayeke, abagenqula imizi yonke, befundisa izinto ezingafanelangau, ngenxa yenzuzo embiv.

12 Omunye kibo, owabo umprofethiw, wathi: AmaKrete ahlezi engabaqambimanga, izilo ezimbix, iziminzi ezivilaphayoy.

13 Lobubufakazi buqinisile. Ngalesosizatho balayisisez ngobukhalia, ukuze baphile ekholwenib,

14 bangalalelic inganekwane zamaJudad, lemithetho yabantue abafulathela iqinisof.

15 Kwabahlambulukileyo konke kuhlambulukileg; kodwa kwabangcolileyo labangakholwayo kakulalutho oluhlanzekileyoh; kodwa lengqondo lezazela zabo kungcolilei.

16 Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkuluj, kodwa bemphikak ngezenzol, besenyanyeka, labangalaleliyom, lakuwo wonke umsebenzi omuhle kabasizi luthon.

Ukuhamba okuqotho

2Kodwa wena khuluma izinto ezifanele imfundiso ephilileyoa.

2 Amadoda amadalab ukuthi azithintec, ahlonipheked, engaqondileyoe, ephililefg ekholwenih, ethandwenii, ekubekezelenij;

3 abesifazana abadala ngokunjalo ukuthi baziphathe ngokufanele abangcwelek, bangabi ngabahlebayol, bangafuywa liwayini elinengi, abafundisi bokuhlem,

4 ukuze bafundise abesifazana abatsha ukuthi baqonde, babengabathandi babomkabo, bathande abantwana babon,

5 abaqondileyo, bemhlopheop, begcina amakhaya, belungileq, bezehlisela ngaphansi kwawabo amadodar, ukuze ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lingadunyazwas.

6 Abesilisa abatsha ngokunjalo ubakhuthazet ukuthi babe ngabaqondileyouv;

7 mayelana lazo zonke izinto zitshengisew uyisibonelo sezenzo ezinhlex: Ekufundiseni okungabolangay, ubunzuluz, ukuqondaa,

8 ilizwi eliphilileyo, elingasolekiyob; ukuze omelana lanic abe lenhlonid, aswele ulutho olubi angalukhuluma ngani.

9 Khuthaza izigqili ukuthi zizehlisele ngaphansi kwawazo amakhosi, zikholeke ezintweni zonke, zingaphikisie,

10 zingantshontshi, kodwa zitshengise konke ukuthembeka okuhlef, ukuze ziceciseg imfundisoh kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonkei.

11 Ngoba ubonakelej umusa kaNkulunkuluk osindisayol ebantwini bonkem,

12 usifundisa ukuthi, sidele ukungakhonzi uNkulunkulun lenkanuko zomhlabao, siphile ngokuqonda langokulunga langokwesaba uNkulunkulup emhlabeni wakhathesiq,

13 silindeler ithemba elibusisiweyos lokubonakalat kwenkazimulou kaNkulunkulu omkhuluv loMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristuw,

14 owazinikelela thinax, ukuze asihlenge ebubini bonkey, azihlambululelez isizwe esikhethekileyoa, esitshisekela imisebenzi emihleb.

15 Khuluma lezizinto, ukhuthazec, ukhuze ulamandla wonked. Kungabi khona umuntu okudelelayoe.

3Bakhumbuzea ukuthi bazehlisele ngaphansi kwababusi leziphathamandlab, babalalele, balungele wonke umsebenzi omuhlec,

2 bangahlebi muntud, bangabi yizilwie, babekezelef, batshengise bonke ubumnene ebantwini bonkeg.

3 Ngoba lathih kadei sasiyiziphukuphukuj, singalalelik, sikhohliswa, sisebenzela inkanuko lentokozo ezinenginengil, siphila ebubinimn lemonenio, sizondeka, sizondana.

4 Kodwa lapho sekubonakelep umusa lothandoq lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantur,

5 kungeyisikho okuvela ezenzweni zokulunga esazenzayo thinas, kodwa njengokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisat, ngokugeziswauv kokuzalwa kutshaw lokuvuselelwax koMoya oNgcweley,

6 owamthulula ngokwengezelelweyo1 phezu kwethu, ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethuz,

7 ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhea, sibe yizindlalifab ngokwethemba lempilo elaphakadecd.

8 Lithembekile ilizwie, njalo ngithanda ukuthi uqinise isibili ngalezizintof, ukuze abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukuma emisebenzini emihleg. Lezi yizinto ezinhle ezilosizo ebantwini;

9 kodwa xwayah imibuzo yobuthuthai lendaba zosendo olokuzalana lombango lokuphikisana ngomlayoj; ngoba kazisizi futhi ziyizek.

10 Umuntu obhazukayol emva kwesilayo sokuqala lesesibilim, mdeleno,

11 usazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyonap, uyazilahla yenaq.

Isicino

12 Nxa ngizathuma uArtema kuwe loba uTikikor, khuthala uze kimi eNikapolis; ngoba ngizimisele ukuhlala khona ebusikat.

13 Khuthala uncedise uZenau isazumthethov loApolosiw ekuhambeni kwabo, ukuze kungabi lalutho oluswelakalayo kubox.

14 Abakithi-ke labo kabafunde ukuma emisebenzini emihley yokudingekayo kuswelekaz, ukuze bangabi ngabangelazitheloa.

15 Bonke abalami bayakubingelela. Bingelela abasithandayo ekholweni.

Umusa kawube lani lonke. Amenib.