Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abaholi bezinceku
Marku 10 : 42 – 45
42 Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi labo okuthiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo; nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo.
43 Kodwa kungabi njalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yisikhonzi senu;
44 njalo loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yabo bonke.
45 Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.
1 kaPetru 5 : 3
3 kungabi ngokuba amakhosi phezu kwefa likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nibe yizibonelo emhlambini.
IzEnzo 20 : 35
35 Kukho konke nginibonisile, ukuthi ngokushikashikeka kanje kufanele nisize ababuthakathaka, nikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yathi: ‘Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.’
Marku 10 : 45
45 Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.
Luka 22 : 26
26 Kepha aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengomncinyane; futhi oyinhloko makabe njengokhonzayo.
KumaHeberu 13 : 7
7 Khumbulani abaniholayo, abakhulume izwi likaNkulunkulu kini, niqonda ukuphela kokuhamba kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo.
KwabaseFilipi 2 : 3 – 8
3 Ningenzi-lutho ngombango nangodumo lweze; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani.
4 Yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo abheke nokwabanye.
5 Lomqondo kawube kini owawukuKristu Jesu;
6 owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akaze asho ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kungukuphanga;
7 Kodwa wazenza ongeladumo, wathatha isimo senceku, waba ngomfanekiso wabantu;
8 efunyenwe enesimo njengomuntu, wazithoba, waba ngolalelayo kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano.
Johane 13 : 12 – 15
12 Esezigezile izinyawo zabo, wathatha izembatho zakhe, wabuye wahlala phansi, wathi kubo: Niyakwazi yini engikwenzile kini?
13 Ningibiza ngokuthi, Mfundisi, neNkosi; ngoba nginjalo.
14 Uma-ke mina, iNkosi noMfundisi, nginigezile izinyawo; nani nifanele ukugezana izinyawo.
15 Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo, ukuze nenze njengalokho ngenzile kini.
IzEnzo 20 : 28
28 Ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke anibeke kuwo uMoya oNgcwele ukuba nibe ngababonisi bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu azithengele lona ngegazi lakhe.
1 kaPetru 5 : 2
2 Yalusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, niwubheke, kungabi ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; kungabi ngenzuzo eyichilo, kodwa ngenhliziyo evumayo;
1 kuThimothewu 3 : 1 – 16
1 Liqinisile izwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombonisi, unxanela umsebenzi omuhle;
2 Ngakho umbhishobhi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, eqaphile, eqondileyo, eziphatha kahle, ephatha kahle izihambi, enekhono lokufundisa;
3 Ongadakwanga iwayini, ongesiye oshayayo, ongahaheli inzuzo embi; kodwa ibekezele, ingabi yingxabano, ingabi ngabahahayo;
4 ongamela kahle owakhe umuzi, enabantwana abamthobela ngakho konke ukuhlonipheka;
5 (Ngokuba uma umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha owakhe umuzi, angaliphatha kanjani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?)
6 angabi ngosafufusa, funa azikhukhumeze awele ekulahlweni kukaSathane.
7 Phezu kwalokho umelwe ukunobufakazi obuhle kwabangaphandle; funa awele esihlazweni nasogibeni lukaSathane.
8 Ngokunjalo namadiyakoni amelwe ukuba nesizotha, angabi ndimimbili, angabi ngabanakwa kakhulu, angahaheli inzuzo embi;
9 nibambe imfihlakalo yokukholwa kunembeza omhlophe.
10 Nalaba mabaqale bahlolwe; khona-ke mabasebenzise isikhundla sobudikoni bengasoleki.
11 Kanjalo omkabo mababe nesizotha, bangabi ngabahlebi, abaqondileyo, abathembekile ezintweni zonke.
12 Amadiyakoni mawabe ngamadoda amfazi munye, abusa kahle abantwana nemizi yawo.
13 Ngokuba abakhonze kahle bazizuzela udumo oluhle nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuKristu Jesu.
14 Lezizinto ngikubhalela zona, ngethemba lokuza kuwe masinyane;
15 Kepha uma ngilibala, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele ukuziphatha kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu, eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika nesisekelo seqiniso.
16 Futhi ngokungangabazeki inkulu imfihlakalo yokumesaba uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu wabonakaliswa enyameni, walungisiswa emoyeni, wabonwa yizingelosi, washunyayelwa kwabezizwe, wakholeka emhlabeni, wemukelwa enkazimulweni.
KumaHeberu 13 : 17
17 Lalelani abaniholayo, nibathobele;
1 kuThimothewu 3 : 1
1 Liqinisile izwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombonisi, unxanela umsebenzi omuhle;
Mathewu 20 : 28
28 njengalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ingezanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.
KwabaseRoma 12 : 2
2 Ningalingisi leli zwe, kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yenu, ukuze nibe nokuhlolisisa okuyintando kaNkulunkulu enhle, neyamukelekayo, nepheleleyo.
KwabaseRoma 12 : 1 – 21
1 Ngakho ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe-ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube ngukukhonza kwenu kokuqonda.
2 Ningalingisi leli zwe, kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yenu, ukuze nibe nokuhlolisisa okuyintando kaNkulunkulu enhle, neyamukelekayo, nepheleleyo.
3 Ngoba ngomusa engiwuphiweyo, ngithi kuwo wonke umuntu ophakathi kwenu ukuthi angazicabangeli ngaphezu kwalokho afanele ukukucabanga; kodwa acabange ngokuqonda, njengalokho uNkulunkulu abele yilowo nalowo isilinganiso sokukholwa.
4 Ngokuba njengalokhu sinezitho eziningi emzimbeni munye, kepha izitho zonke azinamsebenzi munye;
5 Kanjalo thina esibaningi singumzimba munye kuKristu, futhi wonke amalungu omunye komunye.
6 Ngakho-ke silezipho ezehlukene ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo, noma ukuprofetha, asiprofethe ngokwesilinganiso sokukholwa;
7 Noma inkonzo, masihlale enkonzweni yethu;
8 noma owalayo, ekuyaleni; obusa ngenkuthalo; ohawukelayo, makehle ngokwenama.
9 Uthando kalungabi lokuzenzisa. Yenyanya okubi; namathelani kokuhle.
10 Thandanani okuhle omunye komunye ngothando lobuzalwane; ekuhlonipheni nikhethe omunye komunye;
11 Lingavilaphi emsebenzini; ovuthayo emoyeni; ukukhonza iNkosi;
12 Jabulani ethembeni; ubekezele osizini; niqinise emthandazweni;
13 Yabelani abangcwele ekuswelekeni; emukela izihambi.
14 Babusiseni abanizingelayo; busisani, ningaqalekisi.
15 Jabulani nabathokozayo, nikhale nabakhalayo.
16 Yibani nomqondo munye omunye komunye. Ningagxili ezintweni eziphakeme, kodwa zehliseni kwabaphansi. Ningahlakaniphi ngokwenu.
17 Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Yenzani izinto eziqotho phambi kwabantu bonke.
18 Uma kungenzeka, ngokusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula nabantu bonke.
19 Bathandekayo, ningaziphindiseli nina, kodwa dedelani ulaka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngokwami ukuphindisela; ngiyakubuyisela mina, isho iNkosi.
20 Ngakho-ke uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe sidle; uma somile, siphuzise, ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakubuthela amalahle omlilo ekhanda laso.
21 Unganqotshwa okubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle.
2 kuThimothewu 4 : 5
5 Kodwa wena qaphela ezintweni zonke, ubekezele ezinhluphekweni, wenze umsebenzi womvangeli, ugcwalise inkonzo yakho.
IzEnzo 6 : 1 – 15
1 Ngalezo zinsuku, abafundi banda, kwavela ukukhonona kwabekhuluma isiGreki ngamaHeberu, ngokuba abafelokazi bawo babenganakwa enkonzweni yezinsuku zonke.
2 Abayishumi nambili base bebizela kubo uquqaba lwabafundi, bathi: “Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni.
3 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, zifuneleni phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa anodumo oluhle, agcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokuhlakanipha, esingawabeka phezu kwalo msebenzi.
4 Kepha thina siyakukhuthalela ukukhuleka, nasenkonzweni yezwi.
5 Lelizwi lathokozisa ixuku lonke, basebekhetha uStefane, indoda egcwele ukholo loMoya oNgcwele, loFiliphu, loProkoro, loNikanori, loTimoni, loParmena, loNikolasi umproselithe waseAntiyoki;
6 ababeka phambi kwabaphostoli; sebekhulekile babeka izandla phezu kwabo.
7 Lelizwi likaNkulunkulu landa; isibalo sabafundi sanda kakhulu eJerusalema; nesixuku esikhulu sabapristi salalela ukholo.
8 Kepha uStefanu egcwele ukholo namandla wenza izimangaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu.
9 Kwasekusukuma abathile besinagoge elithiwa elabaKhululwa, nabaseKhurene, nabase-Aleksandriya, nabavela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu;
10 Kodwa babengelakho ukumelana lokuhlakanipha loMoya ayekhuluma ngaye.
11 Khona bakhohlisa amadoda athi: Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi enhlamba ngoMozisi langoNkulunkulu.
12 Basebevusa abantu labadala lababhali, basebesondela kuye, bambamba, bamusa emphakathini;
13 Base bemisa ofakazi bamanga abathi: “Lona kayeki ukukhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba ngale ndawo engcwele nangomthetho;
14 Ngokuba simzwile ethi loJesu waseNazaretha uzakuchitha le ndawo, aguqule amasiko uMose asinika wona.
15 Bonke ababehlezi emphakathini bamgqolozela, babona ubuso bakhe kungathi ubuso bengelosi.
1 kuThimothewu 5 : 17
17 Amalunga aphatha kahle makabalwe njengabafanele ukutuswa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu lawo asebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni.
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