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1Bonke abangaphansi kwejogwe, izigqili, kabathi amakhosi abo afanele konke ukuhlonitshwa, ukuze ibizo likaNkulunkulu lemfundiso kungahlanjazwa;Select 1 Timothy 6:1

2labalamakhosi akholwayo bangawadeleli, ngoba engabazalwane; kodwa kulalokhu kabawasebenzele, ngoba ekholwa njalo ethandeka, abahlanganyeli benzuzo. Fundisa njalo ukhuthaze lezizinto.Select 1 Timothy 6:2

3Uba kukhona ofundisa okwehlukileyo, njalo engavumelani lamazwi aphilileyo, aweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lemfundiso evumelana lokukhonza uNkulunkulu,Select 1 Timothy 6:3

4uyazikhukhumeza, engazi lutho, kodwa ubulawa yinkani lemibuzo lokuphikisana ngamazwi, okuvela kukho umona, umbango, ukuthuka, imicabango emibi,Select 1 Timothy 6:4

5ukuxabaxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, labalahlekelwe liqiniso, besithi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo. Zehlukanise labanjalo.Select 1 Timothy 6:5

6Kodwa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu lokwenela kuyinzuzo enkulu;Select 1 Timothy 6:6

7ngoba kasizanga lalutho emhlabeni; kusobala ukuthi kasiyikusuka lalutho;Select 1 Timothy 6:7

8kodwa uba silokudla lezembatho sizakweneliswa yikho.Select 1 Timothy 6:8

9Kodwa abafisa ukunotha bawela ekulingweni lemjibileni, lenkanukweni ezinengi zobuphukuphuku ezilimazayo, ezicwilisela abantu encithakalweni lekubhujisweni;Select 1 Timothy 6:9

10ngoba uthando lwemali luyimpande yakho konke okubi; abanye beyifisa, baduhile ekholweni, bazigwaza ngenhlungu ezinengi.Select 1 Timothy 6:10

11Kodwa wena, O muntu kaNkulunkulu, balekela lezizinto; njalo udingisise ukulunga, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukholo, uthando, ukubekezela, ubumnene.Select 1 Timothy 6:11

12Lwana ukulwa okuhle kokholo, ubambelele empilweni ephakade, owabizelwa kuyo, wavuma uvumo oluhle phambi kwabafakazi abanengi.Select 1 Timothy 6:12

13Ngiyakulaya phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke, loKristu Jesu owafakaza uvumo oluhle phambi kukaPontiyusi Pilatu,Select 1 Timothy 6:13

14ukuthi ugcine umthetho ungelasici, ungasoleki, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,Select 1 Timothy 6:14

15ozakubonakalisa ngezakhe izikhathi obusisiweyo loSomandla oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, loMbusi wababusi,Select 1 Timothy 6:15

16yena yedwa olokungafi, ohlala ekukhanyeni okungelakusondelelwa, akulamuntu ebantwini owambonayo, kumbe ongambona; okukuye udumo lamandla aphakade. Ameni.Select 1 Timothy 6:16

17Laya abanothileyo emhlabeni wakhathesi ukuthi bangazigqaji, bangathembeli ekungaqondini kwenotho, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo osipha ngokunotha zonke izinto ukuze sithokoze,Select 1 Timothy 6:17

18benze okuhle, banothe emisebenzini emihle, balungele ukupha, ukwabelana ngesihle,Select 1 Timothy 6:18

19bazibekele isisekelo esihle sibekelwa okuzayo, ukuze babambe impilo elaphakade.Select 1 Timothy 6:19

20O Timothi, londoloza kuhle okubekwe kuwe, uxwaye ukukhuluma okuyize okungcolileyo lokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa lulwazi kungeyisilo,Select 1 Timothy 6:20

21okuthe abanye ngokukuvuma baduha ekholweni. Umusa kawube lawe. Ameni.Select 1 Timothy 6:21