KuThithusi 2

1 Kodwa wena khuluma izinto ezifanele imfundiso ephilileyo.

But you are to speak the things that befit sound doctrine.

2 Amadoda amadala ukuthi azithinte, ahlonipheke, engaqondileyo, ephilile ekholweni, ethandweni, ekubekezeleni;

Old men should be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3 abesifazana abadala ngokunjalo ukuthi baziphathe ngokufanele abangcwele, bangabi ngabahlebayo, bangafuywa liwayini elinengi, abafundisi bokuhle,

Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well,

4 ukuze bafundise abesifazana abatsha ukuthi baqonde, babengabathandi babomkabo, bathande abantwana babo,

so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,

5 abaqondileyo, bemhlophe, begcina amakhaya, belungile, bezehlisela ngaphansi kwawabo amadoda, ukuze ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lingadunyazwa.

be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.

6 Abesilisa abatsha ngokunjalo ubakhuthaze ukuthi babe ngabaqondileyo;

Exhort young men similarly, so that they may show self-restraint.

7 mayelana lazo zonke izinto zitshengise uyisibonelo sezenzo ezinhle: Ekufundiseni okungabolanga, ubunzulu, ukuqonda,

In all things, present yourself as an example of good works: in doctrine, with integrity, with seriousness,

8 ilizwi eliphilileyo, elingasolekiyo; ukuze omelana lani abe lenhloni, aswele ulutho olubi angalukhuluma ngani.

with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.

9 Khuthaza izigqili ukuthi zizehlisele ngaphansi kwawazo amakhosi, zikholeke ezintweni zonke, zingaphikisi,

Exhort servants to be submissive to their masters, in all things pleasing, not contradicting,

10 zingantshontshi, kodwa zitshengise konke ukuthembeka okuhle, ukuze zicecise imfundiso kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke.

not cheating, but in all things showing good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

11 Ngoba ubonakele umusa kaNkulunkulu osindisayo ebantwini bonke,

For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,

12 usifundisa ukuthi, sidele ukungakhonzi uNkulunkulu lenkanuko zomhlaba, siphile ngokuqonda langokulunga langokwesaba uNkulunkulu emhlabeni wakhathesi, (aiōn g165)

instructing us to reject impiety and worldly desires, so that we may live soberly and justly and piously in this age, (aiōn g165)

13 silindele ithemba elibusisiweyo lokubonakala kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu loMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu,

looking forward to the blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ.

14 owazinikelela thina, ukuze asihlenge ebubini bonke, azihlambululele isizwe esikhethekileyo, esitshisekela imisebenzi emihle.

He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.

15 Khuluma lezizinto, ukhuthaze, ukhuze ulamandla wonke. Kungabi khona umuntu okudelelayo.

Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.