KuThithusi 3
1 Bakhumbuze ukuthi bazehlisele ngaphansi kwababusi leziphathamandla, babalalele, balungele wonke umsebenzi omuhle,
Ubhejukishe okwikeya ku bhatangasha na bhutungi, okubhongwa no kumalila okukora bhuli mulimu gwe kisi.
2 bangahlebi muntu, bangabi yizilwi, babekezele, batshengise bonke ubumnene ebantwini bonke.
Bhejukishe bhasigega kumukolela munu wone wone bhubhibhi, bhekenge okuyomba, bhabhayane omwanya abhandi okukora obhuramusi no kweresha obhwororo ku bhanu bhone.
3 Ngoba lathi kade sasiyiziphukuphuku, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sisebenzela inkanuko lentokozo ezinenginengi, siphila ebubini lemoneni, sizondeka, sizondana.
Okubha eswona kara chaliga chili na meganilisho mabhibhi na bhanyantongwa. Chaliga chili mu kubhula chikolelwe bhagaya mu bhuligile bhwanfu no rumula. Charamile murwiso na mubhujabhi. Chasokene no kutamanganwa.
4 Kodwa lapho sekubonakele umusa lothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu,
Nawe obhufura bhwa Nyamuanga omwikisha weswe no kwenda kwaye ku bhanu bhejile bhwabhonekana,
5 kungeyisikho okuvela ezenzweni zokulunga esazenzayo thina, kodwa njengokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa kokuzalwa kutsha lokuvuselelwa koMoya oNgcwele,
bhwaliga bhutali mu bhikorwa bhyeswe bhyo bhulengelesi bhinu chakolele, tari achikisishe ku lwe chigongo chaye. Achikisishe kwo kuchosha kwo kwibhurwa kabhili no kukorwa bhayaya no mwoyo mweru.
6 owamthulula ngokwengezelelweyo phezu kwethu, ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu,
Nyamuanga etiye mwoyo mweru mwanfu kweswe mu Yesu Kristo mwerusi weswe.
7 ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
Akolele kutyo koleleki chibhalilwe obhulengelesi kwe chigongo chaye, chibhe bhari bho mwandu mu kwiikanya kwo bhuanga bhwa kajanende. (aiōnios g166)
8 Lithembekile ilizwi, njalo ngithanda ukuthi uqinise isibili ngalezizinto, ukuze abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukuma emisebenzini emihle. Lezi yizinto ezinhle ezilosizo ebantwini;
Gunu ni musango mwiikanyibhwa. Enenda emwe mukomeshe kata ebhigambo bhinu ati, koleleki bhanu abhekirisha Nyamuanga bhabhe na meganilisho go kulola ebhikolwa bhye kisi bhinu bhyateywe imbele yebbhwe. Emisango jinu ni ja kisi ka bhilengele abhanu bhone.
9 kodwa xwaya imibuzo yobuthutha lendaba zosendo olokuzalana lombango lokuphikisana ngomlayo; ngoba kazisizi futhi ziyize.
Nawe wikengega jimamba jo bhutamu tamu, ne ja jinganda, inyombo, no kubhambashanya ebhye bhiragiro. Amagambo ago gatana mulimu gwona gwona gwo kusakila.
10 Umuntu obhazukayo emva kwesilayo sokuqala lesesibili, mdele,
Omunu unu kaleta obhwaukani kwimwe ukamara okumubhwira orwo kwamba no rwa kabhili mumuleme.
11 usazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyona, uyazilahla yena.
Umenye ati omunu wejabho oyo asigile akalibhatie ke kisi kakora ebhibhibhi no kwilamula omwene.
12 Nxa ngizathuma uArtema kuwe loba uTikiko, khuthala uze kimi eNikapoli; ngoba ngizimisele ukuhlala khona ebusika.
Aribha natuma Artemi amwi Tikiko, wanguwe bhwangu okwija kwanye enu Nikapoli okubha namaramula okubhenu mu nsiku ja imbeyo.
13 Khuthala uncedise uZena isazumthetho loApolosi ekuhambeni kwabo, ukuze kungabi lalutho oluswelakalayo kubo.
Numutume Zena nyabhiragiro, na Apolo, bhwangu ubhasakire bhatabhulwa chinu.
14 Abakithi-ke labo kabafunde ukuma emisebenzini emihle yokudingekayo kusweleka, ukuze bangabi ngabangelazithelo.
Abhanu bheswe jiire bheigire okukora ebhikorwa bhyo bhwana koleleki bhibhasakile mu bhukene bhasige kubhurwa amatwasho.
15 Bonke abalami bayakubingelela. Bingelela abasithandayo ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani lonke. Ameni.
Bhone bhanu bhaliamwi nanye abhakukesha. Bhakeshe bhanu abhachenda mu likirisha. Echigongo chibhe nemwe bhone.
