1 kuThimothewu 6:1-9

Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi abaninizo bafanele ukutuswa konke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa. Labanenkosi abakholwayo, kababedeleli, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze. Uma umuntu efundisa enye into, engavumelani namazwi aphilileyo, amazwi eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nesifundiso esivumelana nokumesaba uNkulunkulu; Uyazidla, engazi lutho, kodwa ukuhaha ngemibuzo lengxabano yamazwi, okuvela kukho umhawu, ukuxabana, ukuthuka, ukucabanga okubi; Imibango ehlanekezelayo yabantu abangqondo eyonakeleyo, abaswele iqiniso, bethi inzuzo ingukumesaba uNkulunkulu; Kodwa ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye lokwaneliseka kuyinzuzo enkulu. Ngoba kasilethanga lutho emhlabeni, njalo kasilakuphuma lalutho. Futhi sinokudla nezambatho masaneliswe yikho. Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni, nasogibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekubhujisweni nasekubhujisweni.