Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 135

Titus 1–3, Psalm 16, Proverbs 12

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

KUTITO 1

Isingeniso

1Kubhala mna Pawulos osisicaka sikaThixo *nomthunywa kaYesu Krestu. Ndamiselwa ukholo lwabantu bakaThixo abanyuliweyo, nokwaziwa kwenyaniso njengoko injalo kunqulo lwethu, 2kunye nethemba lobomi obungenasiphelo. Ewe, uThixo ongasoze axoke wasithembisa ngobomi obungenasiphelo kwakwizizukulwana zamandulo. 3Ngoku ke uthe ngexesha lakhe elifanelekileyo wabutyhila ngokwakhe ngokuvakaliswa kodaba lwakhe andiphathise lona ngommiselo kaThixo onguMsindisi wethu.

4Ndibhalela uTito, unyana wam ngenene ngokwaselukholweni esidlelana ngalo. Ndithi: Kuwe makube sisisa noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, noKrestu Yesu uMsindisi wethu.

Umsebenzi kaTito eKrete

5Ndakushiya apho eKrete ngenjongo yokuba umise izinto ngendlela efanelekileyo, ngakumbi ke ukuba umisele amadoda amakhulu kuzo zonke iidolophu ngokomyalelo wam kuwe. Yiyo le loo miyalelo: 6Indoda leyo mayibe ngumntu ongenabala, oyindoda enomfazi omnye, obantwana bakholwayo, bangadumi ngobundlobongela, nentswela-mbeko. 7Njengesicaka sikaThixo inkokheli mayibe ngumntu ovunyiweyo ngesimilo. Mayingabi nguzwi-lakhe, okanye umntu onephuku; mayingabi linxila okanye indlobongela, ingabi ngumntu olithandamali, 8kodwa makabe nobubele, ayithande into entle, abe ngozinzileyo ngengqondo, ongenamkhethe, abe ngozinikeleyo, ezoyisa. 9Kufuneka ayithande imfundiso yodaba oluthembekileyo, ukuze abanike imfundiso ephilileyo abaphulaphuli, akwazi ukubakhalimela abachasayo.

10Ngenene baninzi abavukeli abalahlekisa abanye ngemfeketho, ingakumbi abo basuka kwinkolo yobuJuda. 11Kufuneka ubavale imilomo abanjalo, kuba balukuhla imizi ngokufundisa izinto ezingafanelekanga, ngeenjongo zokuzuza imali. 12Omnye umshumayeli wamaKrete wathi ukuthetha ngamawabo: “AmaKrete ngamaxoki, ziindlobongela, ngamanqenerha nezinyolu-nyolu.” 13Ngenene loo nto yinyaniso! Ngoko ke esi sisizathu esenza kube yimfuneko ukuba ubakhalimele ngqongqo, khon' ukuze bafumane ukholo oluphilileyo, 14endaweni yokulandela iintsomi zobuJuda nemigaqo yabantu, engumsebenzi wabantu abayifulatheleyo inyaniso. 15Yonke into inyulu kwabo banyulu; kodwa ke akukho nto inyulu kwabangqondo zingcolileyo, bengakholwa. Kaloku ingqiqo nezazela zabo zingcolile. 16UThixo bayamvuma ngomlomo, kodwa bayamphika ngezenzo zabo. Iinkani zabo zenza bangabi nako mpela ukwenza umsebenzi omhle.

KUTITO 2

Imfundiso ephilileyo

1Wena ke, shumayela ngendlela engqinelana nemfundiso ephilileyo. 2Amadoda amakhulu makangabi ngomanxila; makazimaseke, abe ngcathu; enokholo, nothando, nonyamezelo. 3Nabo abafazi abakhulu mabandiliseke, bangabi nalulwimi, banganxili butywala, bakwazi ukufundisa, 4ukuze babonise abafazana ukuthanda abayeni babo nabantwana babo. 5Abafazana mababe ngcathu, bakwazi ukuziphatha nyulu, bakhuthale emizini yabo, balulamele amadoda abo, ukuze bangalihlazisi ilizwi likaThixo.

6Kanti nabo abafana bafundise ukuziphatha ngobungcathu. 7Kuyo yonke into oyenzayo yiba ngumzekelo omhle kubo. Xa ufundisa, mababone ukuzimisela nokundiliseka kwakho. 8Yonke intetho yakho mayibe ngamazwi akhethiweyo, ukuze okuphikisayo akhohlwe kukuthetha, axakeke, angabi nandawo yakugxeka.

9Izicaka zifundise ukuthobela abaphathi, zibakholise kwinto yonke. Mazingaphendulani nabo, 10zingebi nokuba. Koko mazisoloko zinyanisekile, zibonakalisa intembeko, ukuze inconywe imfundiso engoThixo nangoMsindisi ngenxa yokuziphatha kwazo.

11Kaloku uThixo usibonakalisile isisa sakhe, ukuze asindise lonke uluntu. 12Ngaso safundiswa ukuzilumla kwizinto ezisahlukanisa noThixo, nakwiminqweno emibi. Sifundiswe nokuhlala singcathu sinyanisekile, nokuhlonela uThixo kobu bomi. 13Senjenjalo sikhangele ngethemba kuloo mhla aya kuvela ngawo enobungangalala uThixo wethu omkhulu, uMsindisi wethu uYesu Krestu. 14Nguye owazenza idini ngenxa yethu, wasikhupha ekudeleni umthetho. Wasenza abantu bakhe abanyulu, abalangazelela ukwenza okulungileyo. 15Zizo ke ezo iingongoma omawuzifundise, usebenzisa igunya lakho, ukhuthaza, ungxolisa. Makungabikho mntu ukudelayo.

KUTITO 3

Ihambo yomKrestu

1Bakhumbuze abantu ukuba yimfanelo yabo ukuthobela abasemagunyeni nabalawulayo, kwakunye nokwenza okulungileyo ngalo lonke ixesha. 2Baxelele ukuba mabangahambi bethetha ulwimi ngabantu, behamba besilwa, koko mababe nobulali nembeko kuye wonke ubani. 3Kaloku khumbula ukuba nathi bekhe sazizidenge, sineenkani, silahlekile. Sasibotshwe yiminqweno neziyolo zeendidi zonke. Sasihlala intlalo yasebubini, silawulwa ngumona. Sasicatshukelwa, nathi sibacaphukela abantu. 4Kodwa kuthe lakuthi tha ehlabathini uthando nobubele bukaThixo, uMsindisi wethu 5wasisindisa. Kwakungengakuba senze misebenzi mihle, kodwa kwakungenxa yenceba yakhe. Wasihlamba ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, wasizala ngokutsha, saza safumana ubomi obutsha. 6Kaloku uThixo usigalele uMoya wakhe ngobubele ngaye uYesu Krestu uMsindisi wethu. 7Ngesisa sakhe senziwe amalungisa, ukuze sixhamle obo bomi bungapheliyo sibulindeleyo. 8Athembekile loo mazwi.

Iingongoma endifuna uzibethelele ke, zezi: Abo bantu bathe bafikelela ekukholweni kuThixo, kufuneka benze imisebenzi emihle – ndithetha imisebenzi eluncedo nakwabanye abantu. 9Kodwa zona iingxoxo zobuhiba uze uziphephe, neenkcukacha zeminombo, iimbambano, neengxabano ngomthetho kaMosis; zizinto ezingenamsebenzi ezo. 10Umntu odala uqhekeko mlumkise kude kube kabini, ungadlelani naye emva koko. 11Umntu onjalo unengqondo engcolileyo, selezigwebe kwangezenzo zakhe.

12Bakufika apho ooArtemas noTikiko, uze wena ukhawuleze undihlangabeze eNikopoli. Ndifuna ukuchitha ubusika khona. 13Yenza unako-nako ukulungiselela igqwetha uZenas kunye noApolo kwihambo yabo. Mabangabi nanto bayiswelayo. 14Abantu bethu bona mabafunde ukuzisebenzela iintswelo zabo, bangavilaphi nje bengenamveliso.

15Bayabulisa bonke abalapha kunye nam. Ndibulisele kubahlobo bethu abakholwayo.

INkosi mayinenzele isisa.

IINDUMISO 16

Umthandazo wethemba

Ucamngco lukaDavide.

1Ndikhusele kaloku, Thixo;

ndithembele ngawe.

2Ewe, ndiyazibika, *Ndikhoyo; nguwe iNkosi yam;

ngaphandle kwakho, Mhlekazi, andinabani.

3Kuba mna ulonwabo lwam luphakathi kwemilowo yakwaThixo;

nditsho leyo itshatsheleyo kweli hlabathi.

4Bazandisel' iintsizi abo bazinyulela *thixo wumbi.

Andiyi kuba nanxaxheba kumadini abo;

andiyi kubanqula ngomlomo wam oothixo babo.

5Nguwe kuphela, Ndikhoyo, inxaxheba endiyabelweyo;

lisentendeni yesandla sakhw' ibango lam.

6Isabelo sam sisendaweni entle;

hayi ukuba lihle kwalo ilifa lam!

7Mbongeni uNdikhoyo ngokuba endiphe icebo;

nesazela sam siyandiluleka ebusuku.

8Ndihlala ndimbeke phambi kwam uNdikhoyo;

ungasekunene kwam, ngoko ke andiyi kushukunyiswa nto.

9Yiyo ke loo nto ndihleli ndichwayitile nje;

ngenene ndiziva ndikhuselekile.

10Kaloku akuyi kundishiya enyanyeni ndide ndife;

akuyi kusiyeka sibole isicaka sakho esithembekileyo.

11Wena undazisa iindlela zobomi;

kaloku ndizala yimincili xa ndiphambi kwakho.

Ngasekunene kwakho yimihlali yodwa kude kube ngunaphakade.

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IZAFOBE 12

1Umntu oyithandayo ingqeqesho uthanda ulwazi;

kodwa ke yena ongafuni kululekwa usisityhakala.

2Umntu oziphethe kakuhle uyathandwa nguNdikhoyo,

kambe ke akamfuni umntu onamayelenqe.

3Akakho umntu onokuzinza eqamele ngenkohlakalo;

kambe ke wona amalungisa amila abe neengcambu ezingenakugungqiswa.

4Umfazi ofanelekileyo yintshinga yendoda yakhe;

ke yena umfazi oyithwalela amahlazo indoda yakhe ufana nempehla emathanjeni ayo.

5Iingcinga zamalungisa zinyanisekile;

ke wona amacebo ezikhohlakali yinkohliso.

6Amazwi abantu abakhohlakeleyo ngawokulalela igazi;

kambe ke wona amazwi abantu abathe ngqo ayasindisa.

7Sakukhiqwa isikhohlakali iyaphela intw' ebithethwa;

kambe ke yona indlu yamalungisa ima imi.

8Umntu onengqondo uxatyisiwe;

phofu ke yena osisidodo ngengqondo akazelwe nto.

9Kulungile ukuba ngongenagama, kodwa noko unaso isicaka,

kunokuzenza isinhanha kodwa ulamba.

10Umntu olilungisa uyazazelelela iimfuno zezilwanyana zakhe;

kodwa nezona zenzo zingathi zihle zesikhohlakali ziba ngqwabalala.

11Umntu olima amasimi akhe akasweli kutya;

kambe ke bubuyatha ukulibala ngumsebenzi ongaphumi nto.

12Umntu okhohlakeleyo usoloko efuna amaxhoba azuzwe ngabantu abanobubi;

ke yona ingcambu yezityalo zamalungisa iyachuma.

13Umntu ongento ubanjiswa kwangamazwi akhe agwenxa;

ke lona ilungisa liyazikhulula enkathazweni.

14Umntu ufumana ulutho aneliswe sisiqhamo sokuthetha kwakhe;

kananjalo umsebenzi womntu ubuyela kwakuye.

15Indlela yesityhakala ibonakala ilungile kwawaso amehlo;

ke sona isilumko siyeva sakucetyiswa.

16Umntu osisiyatha uzibonakalisa kwangoko xa ecaphukile;

kanti ke yena umntu oqiqayo akazidubi ngezithuko.

17Ingqina elinyanisekileyo lithetha inyaniso;

ukanti ke ingqina elixokayo lisasaza ulwimi.

18Amazwi okulavuza ahlabanisela njengekrele;

kambe ke wona amazwi ezilumko ayaphilisa.

19Inyaniso ima ngonaphakade;

ke bona ubuxoki bobomzuzwana.

20Abo bantliziyo zinenkohliso ngabo abacebi bobubi;

kambe ke abakhuthaza uxolo bazuza ulonwabo.

21Amalungisa akahlelwa bubi;

ke bona abakhohlakeleyo baphahlwe ziinkathazo.

22UNdikhoyo uyamcaphukela umntu oxokayo,

kodwa uyakholiswa ngonyanisekileyo.

23Umntu oqiqayo akalubhengezi ulwazi lwakhe;

ke sona isiyatha sihamba sivakalisa ubudenge baso.

24Abakhutheleyo ngabo abaya kulawula;

ke wona amavila aphelela kumsebenzi wobukhoboka.

25Amaxhala ayamtyhafisa umntu;

ke wona amazwi enkuthazo ayahlaziya.

26Ilungisa limalathisa indlela ummelwane;

ke yona indlela yabakhohlakeleyo iyabalahlekisa.

27Umntu onqenayo akayosi nenyamakazi le ayizingelayo;

kodwa ke osebenzayo uzuza impahla exabisekileyo.

28Indlela yobulungisa isinga ebomini;

ewe, yiyo leyo indlela engasingisi ekufeni.

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