1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, sisebenti saNkulunkulu, nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Ngitfunyelwe kwakha kukholwa kwalabakhetsiwe baNkulunkulu ngibafundzise lwati lweliciniso ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
2 Futsi ngitfunyelwe nekubaholela etsembeni lekuphila lokuphakadze, lekwatsi umhlaba ungakasekelwa kwetsenjiswa nguNkulunkulu longawacali emanga.
3 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi lesifanele sekubonakaliswe evini lakhe ngekushumayela lengiphatsiswe kona mine ngekwemyalo waNkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wetfu.
4 Lencwadzi iya kuThithusi, umntfwanami weliciniso ngekukholwa. Akube kuwe umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakuKhristu Jesu, uMsindzisi wetfu.
5 Lokwangenta ngikushiye lapho eKhrethe kutsi usale ulungisa tintfo letitsite letifanele kulungiswa, ubeke babonisi kulelo nakulelo dolobha, njengobe ngakuyala.
6 Umbonisi kufanele angasoleki, abe yindvodza lenemfati munye, lenebantfwana labakholwako nalabalalelako, labangakadvumi ngebubi.
7 Umholi, njengobe asisebenti saNkulunkulu, kufanele angasoleki, angatigcabhi, abete lulaka, angabi sidzakwa, abete luchweba, futsi angahaleli inzuzo ngebubi.
8 Kodvwa kufanele aphatse kahle tihambi, atsandze lokulungile, aticaphele abe cotfo, abe ngcwele, atibambe.
9 Kufanele abe ngulobambelele evini leletsembekile njengobe lalifundzisiwe, khona atekwati kuyala ngekwemfundziso lephilile nekubehlula labo labamphikisako.
10 Ngobe banyenti labangalaleli, nalabakhuluma lite, nalabacala emanga, ikakhulu labaphuma enkholweni yebuJuda.
11 Labo bafanele kubindziswa, ngobe bacitsa emakhaya ngekufundzisa timfundziso letingakafaneli, bentele kutfola ingcebo ngebubi.
12 Lomunye wabo labengumphrofethi wadzimate watsi: “BaseKhrethe babacali bemanga njalo nje, batilwane letimbi, batimiti letingemavila.”
13 Lobufakazi buliciniso. Ngako-ke bekhute kamatima, khona batewucina ekukholweni,
14 bangatinaki tinganekwane temaJuda nome imiyalo yebantfu labafulatsela liciniso.
15 Kulabahlantekile konkhe kuhlantekile, kodvwa kulababi nalabangakholwa kute lokuhlantekile; kepha kungcole ingcondvo yabo nanembeza wabo.
16 Bavuma ngemlomo kutsi bayamati Nkulunkulu, kepha ngetento tabo bayamphika; bayenyanyeka, abalaleli, bayehluleka kwenta nome ngabe yini lenhle.
1 Wena fundzisa loko lokufanele imfundziso lephilile.
2 Uyale emadvodza lamadzala kutsi atitsibe, azitse, acondze, acine ekukholweni, naselutsandvweni, nasekuciniseleni.
3 Kanjalo nabomake labadzala ubayale kutsi bahlonipheke ngesimilo, bangabi tinhlebi nome tigcili tekudzakwa, kufanele babe bafundzisi balokulungile.
4 Abafundzise bomakoti kutsi batsandze emadvodza abo nebantfwababo,
5 babe ngulabacondzile nalabacotfo; baphatse kahle emakhaya abo, balunge, batfobele emadvodza abo, kuze lingahlanjalatwa livi laNkulunkulu.
6 Ubayale nalabadvuna labasebancane kutsi batitsibe.
7 Wena-ke ube sibonelo lesihle ngato tonkhe tindlela. Ufundzise ngebucotfo nangekutimisela,
8 nangekukhuluma lokuphilile lokungasoleki, kuze kutsi labo labamelene natsi, bahlazeke ngekutsi bate lokubi labangahle bakusho ngatsi.
9 Uyale netisebenti kutsi titfobele baphatsi bato kuko konkhe, tibenelise, tingaphikisani nabo inkhani.
10 Tingebi, kodvwa tikhombise kwetsembeka kuko konkhe, kuze etintfweni tonkhe tihlobise imfundziso yaNkulunkulu uMsindzisi wetfu.
11 Empeleni umusa waNkulunkulu wekusindzisa ubonakaliswe kubo bonkhe bantfu.
12 Lomusa usifundzisa kutsi sikudzele kungakholwa, nekutsi sitilumule etinkhanukweni telive, bese siphila ngekuzitsa, nangekulunga, nangekumesaba Nkulunkulu kulomhlaba,
13 ngesikhatsi sisabheke kugcwaliseka kwelitsemba lelibusisekile, kubonakala kwenkhatimulo yebukhosi baNkulunkulu lomkhulu, uMsindzisi wetfu Khristu Jesu.
14 Yena watinikela ngenca yetfu, kuze atesihlenga ebubini bonkhe atingcwelisele sive lesisakhe, lesinenshisekelo kutsi sente imisebenti lemihle.
15 Khuluma letintfo ngekuyala nekwekhuta ngawo onkhe emandla. Akubete lokubukela phansi.
1 Bakhumbute kutsi batfobele babusi netiphatsimandla tabo, balalele, balungele kwenta yonkhe imisebenti lemihle.
2 Kubete lokhuluma kabi ngalomunye, bangabi tilwi, babeketele, bakhombise bumnene kubo bonkhe bantfu.
3 Ngobe natsi matfupha sake saba tilima, singalaleli, sidukiswa, sitigcili tato tonkhe tinkhanuko nekutamasa. Besiphila ebubini nasemoneni, sitondzekile, sitondzana.
4 Kodvwa kwatsi Nkulunkulu uMsindzisi wetfu nakabonakalisa lutsandvo lwakhe kubantfu,
5 wasisindzisa, hhayi ngobe besente imisebenti yekulunga, kodvwa ngesihawu sakhe. Wasisindzisa, wasigeza ngekusitala kabusha nangekusenta busha ngaMoya Longcwele,
6 lowatfululelwa etikwetfu ngalokuchichimako ngaJesu Khristu uMsindzisi wetfu.
7 Ngako-ke ngemusa wakhe usente semukeleka kuye kutsi silungile, sibe tindlalifa tekuphila lokuphakadze lesetsembele kuko.
8 Lelivi licinisile. Ngifisa kutsi ukugcizelele loku, kuze labo labakholwe kuNkulunkulu bakhutsalele kwenta imisebenti lemihle. Loku kuhle, futsi kunelusito kubantfu.
9 Kodvwa uboyikhweshela imibuzo yebulima, nemilandvo yekutalana, nemibango, nekuphikisana ngemitsetfo, ngobe konkhe loko akusiti lutfo, futsi kulite.
10 Umuntfu lonemfundziso yekwedukisa ubomkhweshela, nasayalwe kanye nakabili,
11 wati kutsi lowo lonjalo sewuphambukile, wonile, utehlulele yena.
12 Nase ngitfumele Athemasi nome Thikhikhusi lapho kuwe, ubosheshe ute kimi eNikhopolisi, ngobe sengincume kubucitsa khona busika.
13 Sheshisa utfumele Zenasi, ummeli, na-Apolosi, ucaphele nekutsi bangesweli lutfo.
14 Bantfu bakitsi bakhutsalele kwenta imisebenti lemihle, kuze batewusita lapho kwesweleke lusito khona, bangabi ngulabangatseli titselo.
15 Bonkhe lenginabo lapha bayakuhambisa. Hambisa labo labasitsandzako ekukholweni. Umusa awube nani nonkhe.