1 kuThimothewu Chapter 6
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Bonke abayizigqila phansi kwejoka mabathi abanumzane babo bafanele ukutuswa impela , ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa.
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Abanabanumzane abakho lwayo bangabadeleli , ngokuba bengabazalwane, kodwa kube yikhona bebakhonza kakhulu , ngokuba bengabakholwayo nabathandekayo labo abasizakala ngomsebenzi wabo . Wofundisa lezo zinto , uyale ngazo. Isifundiso masibe ngesiqinisileyo
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Uma kukhona umuntu ofundisa okwahlukileyo, engawalandeli amazwi aphilileyo eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nesifundiso esiya ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu,
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ukhukhumele lowo engaqondi lutho , kumphethe ukubuzana nokuphikisana ngamazwi okuvela kukho umhawu , nombango, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzindla okubi,
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nokuxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, abamukwe iqiniso, bethi ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo.
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Yebo, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokwaneliswa kuyinzuzo enkulu,
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ngokuba asilethanga lutho ezweni ; kusobala ukuthi singemuke nalutho futhi;
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kepha uma sinokudla nezambatho, asaneliswe yikho.
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Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni , nasesihibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo , ezishonisa abantu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.
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Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho ko nke okubi ; abanye ngokuyifisa badukelwa ukukholwa, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngesiminya; ukufundisa izicebi nokuxwaya isifundiso samanga
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Kepha wena muntu kaNkulunkulu , balekela lezo zinto ; jonga ukulunga , nokumesaba uNkulunku lu, nokukholwa, nothando, nokubekezela, nobumnene.
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Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa , ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kofakazi abaningi.
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Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke , naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu,
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ukuba ugcine umyalo ungenabala , ungenakusoleka, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
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ayakukubonakalisa ngezikhathi zakhe uSomandla obongekayo, oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, uMbusi wababusi,
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yena yedwa onokungafi , ehlala ekukhanyeni okungenakusondelwa kukho , ongazange abonwe muntu , nongebonwe; makube kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen.
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Yala abacebileyo kuleli zwe lamanje ngokuthi bangakhukhumali , bangathembeli engcebeni engemiyo , kepha mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osicebisa ngakho konke, sithokoze ngakho,
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benze okuhle, bacebe ngemisebenzi emihle, baphane, babelane,
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bezibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo , ukuze babambe ukuphila okuyikho. Isigcino
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Thimothewu, londa k ahle okubekiweyo kuwe , ugweme ukukhuluma okuyize nokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa ukwazi kungesikho,
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okuthi abanye bekuvuma, baduka ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani.