1 Timoteo 5
1 Nnaakalipile bhakongopa, ikabhe mwaaleye mbuti ainabhenu. Na bhashanda mwaatendelanje mbuti ashaapwenu,
Ungamkhalimeli omdala, kodwa meluleke njengoyihlo; abatsha njengabafowenu;
2 bhanabhakongwe bhakongopa, mbuti anyinabhenu, na bhali mbuti ashaalumbu bhenu, nkuikonjeleya mowe.
abesifazana abadala njengonyoko; abesifazana abatsha njengabodadewenu, ekuhlambulukeni konke.
3 Mwaalelanje bhanabhakongwe bhalinginji bhashitenga bha kweli.
Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi isibili.
4 Ikabheje bhashitenga bhakwete bhana eu bhaukulu, bhana eu bhaukulubho, bhaijiganyanje kutenda ipinjikwa na dini kwa ashaalongo ajabhonji nkwaalelanga bhaakwetenje, pabha genego ni ga pingwa na a Nnungu.
Kodwa uba umfelokazi othile elabantwana loba abazukulu, kabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha indlu yakwabo, kabenanise umkhondo kubazali; ngoba lokhu kuhle kuyemukeleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Bhai bhakongwe bhali bhashitenga kweli, bhangali mundu jwa kwaajangutila, bhenebho bhashibhika ngulupai yabho kwa a Nnungu, na bhanalonjeya nkwaatindibhalila na nkwaajuga shilo na mui.
Lowo-ke ongumfelokazi isibili osele yedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni lemikhulekweni ebusuku lemini.
6 Ikabheje nshitenga akagulila ilokoli yangali ya mmbone jwenejo awile, nkali alonjeye.
Kanti lowo ozinikela ekuzithokoziseni, ufile ephila.
7 Mwaalajilanje genego, nkupinga bhanagambwanje.
Laya-ke ngalezizinto, ukuze bangasoleki.
8 Ikabheje mundu jojowe alepela kulela ashaalongo ajakwe, yani bhandu bha nnikaja lyakwe, jwenejo ajikanile ngulupai, numbe jwangali jwa mmbone kupunda mundu jwangali ngulupai.
Kodwa uba umuntu engondli abakibo, ikakhulu abendlu yakhe, uluphikile ukholo, futhi mubi kulongakholwayo.
9 Bhakongwe bhashitenga bhanajandikwe munkumbi gwa bhashitenga bhakaishile yaka makumi shita, numbe bhabhe bhakongwe bhalombilwe na kamope,
Kangabalwa umfelokazi ongaphansi kweminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, umfazi owake wenda endodeni kanye,
10 na bhalumbililwe itendi ya mmbone, nkulela bhana bhabho ukoto na nkuposhela bhajeninji, na nkwaatendelanga ya mituka bhandunji bha ukonjelo na nkujangutila bhandunji bhalaga, na nkutumbilila kutenda ya mmbone.
onconywa ngemisebenzi emihle, uba ondle abantwana, uba engenise izihambi, uba egezise inyawo zabangcwele, uba esize abahluphekayo, uba ekhuthalele wonke umsebenzi omuhle.
11 Ikabheje bhashitenga bhalinginji bhali, nnaajandikanje, pabha shilokoli sha nshiilu shipundaga, shibhalekanje kwaapinga a Kilishitu, nilombwa kabhili,
Kodwa abafelokazi abatsha ubale; ngoba nxa sebelenkanuko ezimelana loKristu, bafuna ukwenda;
12 penepo shibhaukumulwanje kuti bhashilekanga ngulupai jabhonji ja ntai.
balokulahlwa, ngoba bachithile ukholo lwabo lokuqala.
13 Numbe pamo na genego, bhashitenga bha nneyo paatandubha ukata, na kukonangona mmajumba ga bhandunji, na nngabha ukatape, ikabheje na lungw'enyi, na kwiijinjiya mmalobhe ga bhananji, akuno bhalibheleketanga ikapinjikwa bheleketa.
Futhi-ke ngesikhathi esifananayo bafunda ukuvilapha bezula lezindlu, futhi bengavilaphi kuphela, kodwa babuye bahlebe bengena kokungeyisikho okwabo, bekhuluma okungafanelanga.
14 Bhai nne punguganishiya, bhashitenga bhakanabhe kongopalanga, bhalombwanje na bhakolanje bhana na bhagoyanje nyumba yabhonji, nkupinga ashaamagongo ajetu bhanakolanje sha kutugamba.
Ngakho ngifisa ukuthi abafelokazi abatsha bende, bazale abantwana, baphathe umuzi wabo, banganiki isitha lathuba lokuthuka.
15 Pabha, bhashitenga bhananji bhaobhilenje nikunkagula Lishetani.
Ngoba lakhathesi abanye sebephambuke balandela uSathane.
16 Ikabheje bhakongwe Bhakilishitu, bhakolaga alongo ajabho bhashitenga, bhanapinjikwa kwaajangutila, nngabha kulileshela likanisha lyene liengolyo, nkupinga likanisha likole liengo lya kwaalelanga bhashitenga bhapundilenje kulaga.
Uba okholwayo owesilisa kumbe okholwayo owesifazana elabafelokazi, kabasize, njalo ibandla lingathwaliswa nzima, ukuze lisize abangabafelokazi isibili.
17 Bhanangulungwa bhatendanga liengo ukoto nnikanisha, inapinjikwa bhalipwanje pabhili, na kaje bhene bhatendanga liengo lya lunguya na jiganya bhala.
Abadala abaphatha kuhle bafanele ukuhlonitshwa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu labo abasebenza nzima elizwini lekufundiseni;
18 Pabha Majandiko ga Ukonjelo ganalugula, “Nnantabhe kangw'a ng'ombe alilibhata yalya nkukubhata.” Kabhili, “Nkamula liengo anapinjikwa kupata nshaala gwakwe.”
ngoba umbhalo uthi: Ungayifaki isayeke inkabi ebhulayo; futhi uthi: Isisebenzi sifanele iholo laso.
19 Nnakunde malobhe ga kwaashitakiya bhanangulungwa bha likanisha, gwangali bhaakong'ondela bhabhili eu bhatatu.
Ungalemukeli icala elimelana lomdala, ngaphandle phambi kwabafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu.
20 Bhene bhatendanga ilebho, mwaaleyanje palugwinjili, nkupinga bhananji bhajogopanje.
Abonayo basole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze abanye labo babe lokwesaba.
21 Ngunakunnajila pa meyo ga a Nnungu na a Yeshu Kilishitu na ashimalaika bha ukonjelo, nkamule gene malajilogo gwangali luagu wala kummika mundu pa ligaa.
Ngiyakulayisisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu leNkosi uJesu Kristu lengilosi ezikhethiweyo, ukuze uzigcine lezizinto ngokungaqumi ngaphambili, ungenzi lutho ngokubandlulula.
22 Nnatende shangu kummishila mundu makono. Wala nnaijinjiye muilebho ya bhananji, mwiiteije nnainyatiye.
Ungaphangisi ukubeka izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; uzigcine wena umsulwa.
23 Tandubhila nnaino nnangw'e mashipe, ikabheje na divai kashoko, kwa ligongo lya matumbo genu gakumpoteka na ilwele inkulwala lwala.
Ungabe usanatha amanzi wodwa, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini elilutshwana, ngenxa yesisu sakho lemikhuhlane yakho futhifuthi.
24 Yambi ya bhandunji bhana inabhoneka gwangali nng'iyo na inalongolela kuukumu, ikabheje yambi ya bhananji pabhoneka kungai.
Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibaqalela ukuya ekugwetshweni; kanti ezabanye ziyalandela.
25 Nneyo peyo na itendi ya mmbone, inabhoneka gwangali nng'iyo na nkali gakamanyikago gakaishika.
Ngokunjalo lemisebenzi emihle isobala; laleyo eyehlukileyo ingeke ifihlakale.
