KuThithusi 3
1 Bakhumbuze ukuthi bazehlisele ngaphansi kwababusi leziphathamandla, babalalele, balungele wonke umsebenzi omuhle,
Mwaakumbushiyanje bhandunji bhaitetelesheyanje kubhakulungwanji na bhaatagwalanga na kukunda ibhabhalanjilwanga, kutenda yowe ili ya mmbone.
2 bangahlebi muntu, bangabi yizilwi, babekezele, batshengise bonke ubumnene ebantwini bonke.
Bhanammeleketelanje ya nyata mundu jojowe, na bhanabhanganje bha mipwai, bhabhanganje bhanguja, bhalilanguyanga kwiitimalika kwa kaje, kubhandu bhowe.
3 Ngoba lathi kade sasiyiziphukuphuku, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sisebenzela inkanuko lentokozo ezinenginengi, siphila ebubini lemoneni, sizondeka, sizondana.
Pabha na uwe bhukala putwaaliji mabhelu, bhandunji bha kwaatendebhukanga a Nnungu na puganyika, akuno tulitolwa na ilokoli, na itendi yaigwinji ya kwiikonja yangali mana, tulitama muilebho na nnupimililo na nkubheleketana na nkubhengana.
4 Kodwa lapho sekubonakele umusa lothando lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu,
Ikabheje a Nnungu Bhaatapula bhetu bhakalanguleje uguja na nonyelwa kwabho ku bhandu, gubhatutapwile,
5 kungeyisikho okuvela ezenzweni zokulunga esazenzayo thina, kodwa njengokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa kokuzalwa kutsha lokuvuselelwa koMoya oNgcwele,
Nngabha kwa itendi ya aki itwatendile, ikabhe kwa ligongo lya shiya shabho, gubhatubheleshe gwa bhili nikutubhika nndamo ja ambi kwa kutukonjeleya kwa Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo.
6 owamthulula ngokwengezelelweyo phezu kwethu, ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu,
Pabha bhashinkutugumbashiya Mbumu jwa Ukonjole, kupitila a Yeshu Kilishitu Bhaatapula bhetu,
7 ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lempilo elaphakade. (aiōnios g166)
nkupinga kwa nema jabho tubhalanganishiwe kubha bhanguja na bhalishi bha gumi gwa pitipiti, malinga shitukulupalila. (aiōnios g166)
8 Lithembekile ilizwi, njalo ngithanda ukuthi uqinise isibili ngalezizinto, ukuze abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukuma emisebenzini emihle. Lezi yizinto ezinhle ezilosizo ebantwini;
Lyeneli ni lilobhe lya kulupalika. Shingupinga gene malobhe gano, ubhelekete kwa komelesheya, nkupinga bhene bhaakulupalilenje a Nnungu bhala, bhalonjeyanje nkutenda ya mmbone, genego ni ga mmbone na ganapwaa kwa kila mundu.
9 kodwa xwaya imibuzo yobuthutha lendaba zosendo olokuzalana lombango lokuphikisana ngomlayo; ngoba kazisizi futhi ziyize.
Ikabheje mwiepuye na mitau ja shingumba, na mipwai na kutaukangana ga ashigani bha nnubheleko lwetu na ga shalia ja a Musha. Pabha yene induyo ikapwaa, numbe yangali mana.
10 Umuntu obhazukayo emva kwesilayo sokuqala lesesibili, mdele,
Mundu alekanya bhandu munnneyaga pabhili, nibhujila kabhili, munkane.
11 usazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyona, uyazilahla yena.
Pabha mmumanyi kuti mundu jwa nneyo apuganishe, na itendi yakwe ya yambi inng'ukumwile nnyene.
12 Nxa ngizathuma uArtema kuwe loba uTikiko, khuthala uze kimi eNikapoli; ngoba ngizimisele ukuhlala khona ebusika.
Pushinaatume a Atemashi eu a Tikiko, ntende shangu kwiya imana na nne ku Nikapoli, pabha malanga ga shipwepwe njitumbilila ngatame kweneko.
13 Khuthala uncedise uZena isazumthetho loApolosi ekuhambeni kwabo, ukuze kungabi lalutho oluswelakalayo kubo.
Ntende kila mushinkombole, mwaajangutilanje mmwanja gwabhonji a Shena bha lumanyio lwa shalia, na a Apolo bhanatubhilwanje shindu shoshowe.
14 Abakithi-ke labo kabafunde ukuma emisebenzini emihle yokudingekayo kusweleka, ukuze bangabi ngabangelazithelo.
Bhandunji bhetu bhaijiganyanje kulonjeya muitendi ya uguja, nkupinga bhaajangutilanje Bhakilishitu kwa indu ipinjikwa, kwa nneyo, ndamo jabhonji jibhe japwaa.
15 Bonke abalami bayakubingelela. Bingelela abasithandayo ekholweni. Umusa kawube lani lonke. Ameni.
Bhandunji bhowe bhalinginji apamo na nne bhanakunnamushilanga. Mwaalamushilanje bhakutupinganga nngulupaibho. Nema jibhe na mmanganyanji mmowe.
