KuThithusi 1:1-16
1 Mina Phawuli ngiyinceku kaNkulunkulu njalo ngingumphostoli kaJesu Khristu ngokuvumelana lokholo lwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, langolwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso oluphathelane lokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu
2 okusekelwe ethembeni lokuphila okungapheliyo+ okwathenjiswa endulo nguNkulunkulu ongeke aqambe amanga.+
3 Ngesikhathi sakhe esifaneleyo uNkulunkulu wenza ilizwi lakhe laziwa ngomsebenzi wokutshumayela angiphathise wona,+ ngokuvumelana lomlayo woMsindisi wethu uNkulunkulu.
4 Ngibhalela uThithusi umntwana oqotho njalo olokholo esilalo lathi, ngithi:
Umusa omkhulu lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba lakuKhristu uJesu uMsindisi wethu akube kuwe.
5 Ngakutshiya eKhrethe ngisenzela ukuthi uqondise izinto ezazonakele* lokuthi ubeke abadala edolobheni ngalinye, njengoba nje ngakutshela ngathi:
6 Umdala kumele abe yindoda* engasolekiyo, elenkosikazi eyodwa futhi elabantwana abakholwayo, okungelamuntu obasola ngokuthi baziphethe butshapha* loba ngokuthi bangabahlamuki.+
7 Phela umbonisi uphathiswe umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, yikho kumele abe yindoda engasolekiyo, engelankani,+ engaphangisi ukuzonda,+ engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela,* lengayisiso sihwaba esithanda ukuthola inzuzo ngokungathembeki.
8 Kodwa kufanele abe ngowamukela izihambi,+ lothanda okuhle, losebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakhe,*+ lolungileyo, loqotho,+ lozibambayo,+
9 lonamathela elizwini elithembekileyo* nxa efundisa ngobungcitshi,+ ukuze enelise ukukhuthaza* ngemfundiso eqondileyo*+ lokukhuza+ abaphikisayo.
10 Phela banengi abantu abahlamukayo abakhuluma izinto ezingelancedo labangamaqili, ikakhulu labo abaqakathekisa ukusoka.+
11 Kumele bathuliswe ngoba baqhubeka bechitha ukholo lwabanye ezimulini ngokufundisa izinto okungafanelanga bazifundise, besenzela ukuthola inzuzo ngokungathembeki.
12 Omunye umphrofethi wabo wathi: “Abantu baseKhrethe bahlala beqamba amanga, bazinyamazana zeganga eziyingozi lezihwaba ezitshona zingenzi lutho.”
13 Ubufakazi lobu buliqiniso. Yikho-ke qhubeka ubakhuza kakhulu ukuze baqine ekukholweni,
14 bangalaleli izinganekwane zamaJuda lemilayo yabantu abafulathela iqiniso.
15 Izinto zonke zihlanzekile ebantwini abahlanzekileyo,+ kodwa kulabo abangcolileyo labangelakholo akulanto ehlanzekileyo ngoba ingqondo zabo lemizwangedwa yabo kungcolile.+
16 Batshela abantu ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu kodwa bayamphika ngezenzo zabo+ ngenxa yokuthi bayenyanyeka, abalaleli njalo abavunyelwa ukwenza loba yiwuphi umsebenzi omuhle.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ezazisilela.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “Nxa kulendoda.”
^ Kumbe, “kabakhuzeki.”
^ Kumbe, “ongatshayi abanye.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha lingatsho lokukhuluma amazwi azwisa abanye ubuhlungu.
^ Kumbe, “lowahlulela kuhle.”
^ Kumbe, “emazwini athenjwayo.”
^ Kumbe, “ukweluleka.”
^ Kumbe, “ephilisayo; encedayo.”
