1 KuThimothewu 6:1-9

Bonke abaphansi kwejoka lobugqila mababazise abanumzane babo njengabafanelwe yinhlonipho yonke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nemfundiso kungahlanjalazwa. Izigqila ezinabanumzane abakholwayo, mazingabedeleli, ngokuba bangabazalwane njengazo, kodwa mazibasebenzele kakhulu, ngokuba bengabakholwayo nabathandekayo, labo abasizakala ngokusebenza kahle kwazo. Fundisa lezi zinto futhi ugqugquzele. Uma kukhona umuntu ofundisa okwahlukileyo, ephikisana namazwi aqinisileyo eNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu nemfundiso enokwesaba uNkulunkulu; esekhukhumele, ebe engaqondi lutho, enelukuluku lokuphikisana nokuba nengxabano okuvela kukho umona, umbango, ukuhlambalaza, ukudlinza okubi, ukuxabana okungapheliyo kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakalisiwe, futhi abaphucwe iqiniso, abathi ukuzenzela inzuzo kungubuNkulunkulu. Yebo, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu nokwaneliswa kuyinzuzo enkulu, ngokuba asilethanga lutho emhlabeni, kusobala futhi ukuthi asiyukumuka nalutho. Kepha masaneliswe uma sinokudla nokokwembatha. Kodwa labo abathanda ukuceba, bawela esilingweni, ogibeni, nasezinkanukweni zobuwula eziningi ezilimazayo, ezikhalakathisela abantu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni