51 Timothy 5

1Ungamkhalimeli omdala, kodwa meluleke njengoyihlo; abatsha njengabafowenu;Select 1 Timothy 5:1

2abesifazana abadala njengonyoko; abesifazana abatsha njengabodadewenu, ekuhlambulukeni konke.Select 1 Timothy 5:2

3Hlonipha abafelokazi abangabafelokazi isibili.Select 1 Timothy 5:3

4Kodwa uba umfelokazi othile elabantwana loba abazukulu, kabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha indlu yakwabo, kabenanise umkhondo kubazali; ngoba lokhu kuhle kuyemukeleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu.Select 1 Timothy 5:4

5Lowo-ke ongumfelokazi isibili osele yedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni lemikhulekweni ebusuku lemini.Select 1 Timothy 5:5

6Kanti lowo ozinikela ekuzithokoziseni, ufile ephila.Select 1 Timothy 5:6

7Laya-ke ngalezizinto, ukuze bangasoleki.Select 1 Timothy 5:7

8Kodwa uba umuntu engondli abakibo, ikakhulu abendlu yakhe, uluphikile ukholo, futhi mubi kulongakholwayo.Select 1 Timothy 5:8

9Kangabalwa umfelokazi ongaphansi kweminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, umfazi owake wenda endodeni kanye,Select 1 Timothy 5:9

10onconywa ngemisebenzi emihle, uba ondle abantwana, uba engenise izihambi, uba egezise inyawo zabangcwele, uba esize abahluphekayo, uba ekhuthalele wonke umsebenzi omuhle.Select 1 Timothy 5:10

11Kodwa abafelokazi abatsha ubale; ngoba nxa sebelenkanuko ezimelana loKristu, bafuna ukwenda;Select 1 Timothy 5:11

12balokulahlwa, ngoba bachithile ukholo lwabo lokuqala.Select 1 Timothy 5:12

13Futhi-ke ngesikhathi esifananayo bafunda ukuvilapha bezula lezindlu, futhi bengavilaphi kuphela, kodwa babuye bahlebe bengena kokungeyisikho okwabo, bekhuluma okungafanelanga.Select 1 Timothy 5:13

14Ngakho ngifisa ukuthi abafelokazi abatsha bende, bazale abantwana, baphathe umuzi wabo, banganiki isitha lathuba lokuthuka.Select 1 Timothy 5:14

15Ngoba lakhathesi abanye sebephambuke balandela uSathane.Select 1 Timothy 5:15

16Uba okholwayo owesilisa kumbe okholwayo owesifazana elabafelokazi, kabasize, njalo ibandla lingathwaliswa nzima, ukuze lisize abangabafelokazi isibili.Select 1 Timothy 5:16

17Abadala abaphatha kuhle bafanele ukuhlonitshwa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu labo abasebenza nzima elizwini lekufundiseni;Select 1 Timothy 5:17

18ngoba umbhalo uthi: Ungayifaki isayeke inkabi ebhulayo; futhi uthi: Isisebenzi sifanele iholo laso.Select 1 Timothy 5:18

19Ungalemukeli icala elimelana lomdala, ngaphandle phambi kwabafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu.Select 1 Timothy 5:19

20Abonayo basole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze abanye labo babe lokwesaba.Select 1 Timothy 5:20

21Ngiyakulayisisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu leNkosi uJesu Kristu lengilosi ezikhethiweyo, ukuze uzigcine lezizinto ngokungaqumi ngaphambili, ungenzi lutho ngokubandlulula.Select 1 Timothy 5:21

22Ungaphangisi ukubeka izandla phezu komuntu, futhi ungahlanganyeli ezonweni zabanye; uzigcine wena umsulwa.Select 1 Timothy 5:22

23Ungabe usanatha amanzi wodwa, kodwa sebenzisa iwayini elilutshwana, ngenxa yesisu sakho lemikhuhlane yakho futhifuthi.Select 1 Timothy 5:23

24Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibaqalela ukuya ekugwetshweni; kanti ezabanye ziyalandela.Select 1 Timothy 5:24

25Ngokunjalo lemisebenzi emihle isobala; laleyo eyehlukileyo ingeke ifihlakale.Select 1 Timothy 5:25