Ngeminikelo yokusiza amaKristu angabayanga

8Sesilazisaa, bazalwane, umusab kaNkulunkulu ophiwe emabandleni eMakedoniyac; 2 ukuthi ekulingweni okukhulu kwenhluphod, ukwengezelelwae kwentokozo yabo lobuyanga babo obujulileyof bengezelela enothweni yokuphana1 kwabo. 3 Ngoba babekhululekile njengokwamandla abogh, ngiyafakaza, langaphezu kwamandla abo, 4 ngesicelo esikhulu basincenga, ukuthi semukele isiphoi, lokuhlanganyela koncedo olungolwabangcwelej; 5 njalo kakubanga njengoba sathemba, kodwa bazinikela kuqala eNkosini, lakithi ngentando kaNkulunkuluk. 6 Kwaze kwathi sakhuthazal uTitosim ukuthi, njengalokhu wayeseqalilen phambili, ngokunjalo awuqede futhi kini lumusa2. 7 Kodwa njengalokhu lisengezelelao kukho konke, ekholweni, lelizwinip, lelwaziniq, lekukhuthaleni konker, lethandweni lwenu kithis, ukuze lakulumusa lengezelelet. 8 Kangikhulumi njengokulawulau, kodwa ngokutshisekav kwabanye, njalo ngihlola ubuqothow bothando lwenux. 9 Ngoba liyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi lanxa wayenothiley, waba ngumyanga ngenxa yenuza, ukuze ngobuyanga bakhe lina linotheb. 10 Lakulokhu ngipha umbonoc; ngoba lokhu kuluncedod kini, abaqala phambilie nyakenyef, kungeyisikwenza kuphela, kodwa lokufisa; 11 kodwa khathesi-ke qedani futhi ukwenza, ukuze, njengalokhu kukhona ukukhuthalelag ukufisa, ngokunjalo kukhona lokuqedisa ngalokhoh elilakhoi. 12 Ngoba uba kukhonaj ukufisak, umuntu uyemukelekal ngalokho alakho, kungeyisikho ngalokho angelakho. 13 Ngoba kungeyisikuthi abanye babe lenkululeko, lina-ke libe lohlupho; kodwa ngokulingana, okwalesisikhathi isengezo senu sibe ngesenswelo yabo, 14 ukuze kuthi lesengezo sabom sibe ngesenswelo yenun, ukuze kube khona ukulinganao, 15 njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Owabuthap okunengi, kabanga lokusalayo; lowabutha okuncinyane kasilelanga.

16 Kodwa kabongwe uNkulunkulu ofakaq inkuthalor efananayo ngani enhliziyweni kaTitosi, 17 ukuthi isibili wemukela isikhuthazos, kodwa etshiseka kakhulut, wasuka waya kini ngesifiso sakheu. 18 Njalo sithuma kanye laye umzalwanev, odumo lwakhe evangelini ludabule emabandleni wonkew; 19 kungeyisilokhu kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwex futhi ngamabandla ukuthi asiphelekezeley lalo umusa3 owasetshenzwaz yithi kube ludumoa lwale iNkosi, lekubonakalisweni kokukhuthala kwenub; 20 sivikela lokhuc, hlezi umuntu asisole kulesisengezo esisetshenzwe yithid; 21 sinakekela okuhlee kungekho phambi kweNkosi kuphela kodwa laphambi kwabantu. 22 Sasesithuma kanye labo umzalwane wethu, esimfice ezintweni ezinengi kanengi ekhuthelef, kodwa khathesi ukhuthele kakhulukazig ngenxa yokulithemba okukhuluh. 23 Kumbe ngoTitosi, ungumhlanganyelii lesisebenzij kanye lami kini; loba abazalwane bethuk, bayizithunywal zamabandla, bayinkazimulo kaKristu. 24 Ngakho bonakalisani kubo ubufakazi bothando lwenu labokuzincomela kwethu lina, laphambi kwamabandlamno.