1 Timoti 3:1-13[1] Lithembekile ilizwi eli lithi, Ukuba ubani ungxamele ubuveleli, unqwenela umsebenzi omhle.[2] Umveleli ngoko umelwe kukuthi abe ngongenakukhalazelwa,eyindoda yamfazi mnye, eyingcathu, enesidima, ezibekile, ebuka iindwendwe, enokufundisa;[3] engageziswa yiwayini, engembethi, engemngxameli wanzuzo imbi. Makabe ngothantamisayo, engalwi, engemthandi wamali;[4] eyongamele kakuhle eyakhe indlu, abantwana bakhe bemthobele,benokundileka konke[5] (kuba ukuba umntu akakwazi ukuyongamela eyakhe indlu,angathini na ukuphatha ibandla likaThixo?);[6] angabi ngosandula ukungeniswa, ukuze angathiwa lwale likratshi, eyele ekugwetyweni koMtyholi.[7] Kanjalo ke umelwe kukuthi abe nobungqina obuhle obuvela kwabangaphandle, ukuze angeyeli engcikivweni nasesibatheni soMtyholi.[8] Kwangokunjalo abalungiseleli bamelwe kukuba nokundileka,bangabi ntlolela yombini, bangazinikeli kwiwayini eninzi,bangangxameli nzuzo imbi;[9] mababe nemfihlo yokholo esazeleni esihlambulukileyo.[10] Nabo aba ke mabacikidwe ukuqala; bandule ke ukulungiselela,bengabangenakumangaleleka.[11] Kwangokunjalo abafazi bamelwe kukuba nokundileka, bangabi ngabahlebi; mababe ziingcathu, bathembeke ezintweni zonke.[12] Abalungiseleli mababe ngamadoda abafazi ngabanye,besongamela kakuhle abantwana nezindlu ezizezabo.[13] Kuba abo balungiselele kakuhle, bazizuzela isimo esihle,nokungafihlisi okukhulu ekukholweni, okukuKristu Yesu.UPawulos noTimoti, abakhonzi bakaYesu Kristu, babhalela bonke abangcwele abakuKristu Yesu, abaseFilipi, ndawonye nabaveleli nabalungiseleli;[1] Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla, bakubon ukuba bayanda abafundi,kwabakho ukukrokra kwawesiGrike amaYuda ngakwawesiHebhere,ngokuba abahlolokazi bawo babesilela ekulungiselelweni kwemihla ngemihla.[2] Bathe ke abalishumi elinababini bawubizela kubo umhlambi wabafundi, bathi, Akukholekile ukuba thina silishiye ilizwi likaThixo, silungiselele ezitafileni.[3] Khangelani ngoko, bazalwana, amadoda kuni abe sixhenxe,angqinelwe ukulunga, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nabubulumko,esiya kuwamisela lo msebenzi;[4] ke thina siya kuzingisa ekuthandazeni nasekulungiseleleni ilizwi.[5] Lakholeka ilizwi elo emehlweni omhlambi lowo wonke; banyula uStefano, indoda ezele lukholo nanguMoya oyiNgcwele, noFilipu,noProkoro, noNikanore, noTimon, noParmena, noNikolawo wakwa-Antiyokwe owa bengene ebuYudeni:[6] ababamisayo emehlweni abapostile; bathi bakuthandaza,bazibeka izandla phezu kwabo.[7] Laye liya likhula ilizwi likaThixo, liya lisanda kakhulu inani labafundi eYerusalem; laye neqela elikhulu lababingeleli lilululamela ukholo.Ke kaloku ndimyaleza kuni uFibhi, udade wethu,ongumlungiseleli webandla eliseKenkreya;Kuba umveleli umelwe kukuba ngongenakumangaleleka,njengegosa likaThixo; angabi ngowenza ukuzithandela kwakhe;angabi ngoqumba msinya; angabi ngogeziswa yiwayini; angabi ngumbethi; angabi ngongxamela nzuzo imbi.Khangelani ngoko, bazalwana, amadoda kuni abe sixhenxe,angqinelwe ukulunga, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nabubulumko,esiya kuwamisela lo msebenzi;Efese 4:11Waza kwayena wabapha abanye ukuba babe ngabapostile, abanye babe ngabaprofeti, abanye babe ngabashumayeli beendaba ezilungileyo, abanye babe ngabalusi nabafundisi,Zilumkeleni ngoko, nawo wonke umhlambi, athe uMoya oyiNgcwele wanimisa ukuba ngabaveleli bawo, ukuba nilaluse ibandla likaThixo, awazizuzelayo ngelilelakhe igazi.Lowo uyidlayo eyam inyama, alisele elam igazi, unobomi obungunaphakade; ndaye mna ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.Lo akayiyo na ingcibi yokwakha, unyana kaMariya, umzalwana ke kaYakobi noYose noYuda noSimon? Noodade babo abakuthi apha na? Baye bekhubeka kuye.1 Korinte 12:28Wathi inxenye uThixo wayimisa ebandleni, kuqala yangabapostile, okwesibini abaprofeti, okwesithathu abafundisi;kwaza kwaba yimisebenzi yamandla, kwaba zizibabalo zeziphiliso,iintsizo, izilawulo, iintlobo zeelwimi.Andibonanga wumbi ke kubapostile, yaba nguYakobi, umzalwana weNkosi, yedwa.Ngokuba kuthabathela ekuphumeni kwelanga, kude kuse ekutshoneni kwalo, likhulu igama lam phakathi kweentlanga;nasezindaweni zonke kuqhunyiselwa, kunikelwe igama lam umnikelo ohlambulukileyo; ngokuba likhulu igama lam phakathi kweentlanga; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.Hebhere 13:17Bathambeleni abakhokeli benu, nibathobele; kuba bona abalali, ngenxa yemiphefumlo yenu, ngokwabaya kuphendula, ukuze bakwenze oko bevuyile, bengancwini; kuba anisizakali kuko oko.[3] Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe,Ukuba akathanga umntu azalwe ngokutsha, akanakububona ubukumkani bukaThixo.[4] Uthi uNikodemo kuye, Angathini na umntu ukuzalwa emdala?Angaba nako yini na ukungena okwesibini esizalweni sonina azalwe?[5] Waphendula uYesu wathi, Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, Ukuba umntu akathanga azalwe ngamanzi nanguMoya, akanakungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo.Phuthumani uxolo nabo bonke, nobungcwele, ekungekho namnye uya kuyibona iNkosi, engenabo;ke thina siya kuzingisa ekuthandazeni nasekulungiseleleni ilizwi.1 Timoti 3:1-7[1] Lithembekile ilizwi eli lithi, Ukuba ubani ungxamele ubuveleli, unqwenela umsebenzi omhle.[2] Umveleli ngoko umelwe kukuthi abe ngongenakukhalazelwa,eyindoda yamfazi mnye, eyingcathu, enesidima, ezibekile, ebuka iindwendwe, enokufundisa;[3] engageziswa yiwayini, engembethi, engemngxameli wanzuzo imbi. Makabe ngothantamisayo, engalwi, engemthandi wamali;[4] eyongamele kakuhle eyakhe indlu, abantwana bakhe bemthobele,benokundileka konke[5] (kuba ukuba umntu akakwazi ukuyongamela eyakhe indlu,angathini na ukuphatha ibandla likaThixo?);[6] angabi ngosandula ukungeniswa, ukuze angathiwa lwale likratshi, eyele ekugwetyweni koMtyholi.[7] Kanjalo ke umelwe kukuthi abe nobungqina obuhle obuvela kwabangaphandle, ukuze angeyeli engcikivweni nasesibatheni soMtyholi.1 Timoti 2:12Umfazi ke andimvumeli ukuba afundise, nokuba ayilawule indoda; makazole.Bathe ke bakuba benyule amadoda amakhulu kwibandla ngebandla, bethandazile kunye nokuzila ukudla, bawayaleza eNkosini awayekholwe kuyo.1 Timoti 5:17Amadoda amakhulu, awongamela kakuhle, makabalelwe ekuthini afanelwe yimbeko ephindwe kabini, ngokukodwa lawo abulalekayo elizwini nasemfundisweni.Hebhere 13:7Bakhumbuleleni abakhokeli benu, abalithethayo kuni ilizwi likaThixo; nisingasinga impumelelo yehambo yabo, nixelise bona elukholweni lwabo.Umelwe kukuthi abe ngobuka iindwendwe, umthandi wokulungileyo, onesidima, olilungisa, ongcwele, onokuzeyisa;1 Petros 5:2Waluseni umhlambi kaThixo ophakathi kwenu, niwuvelela,kungengakunyanzelwa, makube ngokokuzithandela; kungengenxa yenzuzo embi, makube ngokuthumekelela;ukuba umntu ungongenakumangaleleka, eyindoda yamfazi mnye enabantwana abakholiweyo, abangamiselwa tyala lakuzibhubhisa,abangaswele kuthobela mntu.1 Timoti 5:22Ungangxami ubeke izandla phezu kukabani, kanjalo ungadlelani nabanye ngezono zabo; zigcine nyulu.Ndakushiya eKrete ngenxa yoku, ukuze uhambise ukuzilungisa izinto eziseleyo, umise amadoda amakhulu kwimizi ngemizi,njengoko ndakumisela ngako mna:Bantwana bam, endibuye ndanenimba ngabo, ade uKristu amiliswe ngaphakathi kwenu,
