Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo hlonipha umyeni wakho
1 kaPetru 3 : 1 – 22
1 Ngokunjalo, bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu; ukuze kuthi, uma bekhona abangalilaleli izwi, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwezwi ngenkambo yabafazi;
2 bebona inkambo yenu emhlophe kanye nokwesaba.
3 Ukuhloba kwenu makungabi ngokokwangaphandle, okokwaluka izinwele, nokokufaka igolide, noma okokwembatha izingubo;
4 Kodwa makube ngumuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo, ekuhlobeni okungaboliyo, okungomoya omnene onokuthula, okuyigugu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Ngokuba endulo bazihlobisa nabesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo;
6 njengoba nje uSara wamlalela uAbrahama embiza ngokuthi nkosi;
7 Kanjalo nani madoda, hlalani nabo ngokokwazi, nibanike udumo njengesitsha esibuthakathaka kakhudlwana, nanjengezindlalifa kanye nani zomusa wokuphila; ukuze imikhuleko yenu ithiye.
8 Elokugcina manibe nomqondo munye nonke, nihawukelane, nithandane njengabazalwane, nihawukele, nibe nomusa;
9 ningaphindiseli okubi ngokubi, nokuthuka ngokuthuka, kodwa ngokuphambene nibusise; nazi ukuthi nabizelwa lokho, ukuze nidle ifa lesibusiso.
10 Ngokuba lowo othanda ukuphila, nokubona izinsuku ezinhle, makabambe ulimi lwakhe kokubi, nezindebe zakhe zingakhulumi inkohliso;
11 Makagweme okubi, enze okuhle; makafune ukuthula, akulandele.
12 Ngokuba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, nezindlebe zayo zisemikhulekweni yabo; kepha ubuso beNkosi bumelene nabenza okubi.
13 Ngubani onganilimaza, uma nilingisa okuhle na?
14 Kepha uma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiwe;
15 Kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, njalo lilungele ukuphendula wonke umuntu olibuza ngesizatho sethemba elikini, ngobumnene langokwesaba;
16 Lilonembeza omuhle; ukuze kuthi lapho benihleba ngokungathi ningabenzi bokubi, bajabhe labo abaqamba amanga ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristu.
17 Ngokuba kungcono ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okuhle, uma kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, kunokuhlupheka nenza okubi.
18 Ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu, ebulawa enyameni, kodwa ephiliswa ngoMoya;
19 Ngakho wahamba washumayela imimoya esetilongweni;
20 Eyayingalaleli ngesinye isikhathi, lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kulindile ezinsukwini zikaNowa, kusakhiwa umkhumbi, okwasindiswa ngawo abayingcosana, okungukuthi, imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili.
21 Umfanekiso onjengawo umbhapathizo osusisindisa ngawo manje, kungesikho ukususa insila yenyama, kodwa impendulo kanembeza omuhle kuNkulunkulu, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu;
22 Owenyukela ezulwini, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; izingelosi, namandla, namandla, kuthotshiswe phansi kwakhe.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 31 : 10 – 12
10 Ngubani ongathola umfazi oqotho? ngoba intengo yakhe idlula kakhulu amarubi.
11 Inhliziyo yomyeni wakhe ithembele kuye ngokulondeka, ukuze angadingi kuphangwa.
12 Uyoyenzela okuhle hhayi okubi zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
KwabaseKolose 3 : 18
18 Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu, njengokufanele eNkosini.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 12 : 4
4 Umfazi olungileyo ungumqhele endodeni yakhe, kodwa onamahloni unjengokubola emathanjeni ayo.
Kwabase-Efesu 5 : 33
33 Nokho-ke yilowo nalowo kini makathande umkakhe njengalokhu ezithanda yena; nomfazi makahloniphe indoda yakhe.
KuThithu 2 : 4
4 ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasha ukuba nezithiyo, bathande abayeni babo, bathande abantwana babo,
Izaga zikaSolomoni 21 : 19
19 Kungcono ukuhlala ehlane kunokuhlala nowesifazane oxabanayo nothukuthele.
1 kaPetru 3 : 5 – 6
5 Ngokuba endulo bazihlobisa nabesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo;
6 njengoba nje uSara wamlalela uAbrahama embiza ngokuthi nkosi;
1 kaPetru 3 : 3 – 5
3 Ukuhloba kwenu makungabi ngokokwangaphandle, okokwaluka izinwele, nokokufaka igolide, noma okokwembatha izingubo;
4 Kodwa makube ngumuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo, ekuhlobeni okungaboliyo, okungomoya omnene onokuthula, okuyigugu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Ngokuba endulo bazihlobisa nabesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo;
1 kwabaseKorinte 7 : 3
3 Indoda mayimnike okumfanele umkayo, kanjalo nomfazi endodeni.
KwabaseGalathiya 5 : 22
22 Kodwa isithelo sikaMoya siluthando, intokozo, ukuthula, ukubekezela, ubumnene, ukulunga, ukholo,
Esteri 1 : 20
20 Kuyakuthi lapho isimemezelo senkosi eyakusenza saziwe embusweni wayo wonke (ngokuba mkhulu), bonke abesifazane bayakuhlonipha amadoda abo, amakhulu namancane.
KwabaseFilipi 4 : 5
5 Ukulinganisela kwenu makwaziwe yibo bonke abantu. INkosi iseduze.
Mathewu 10 : 42
42 Nalowo ophuzisa omunye walaba abancinyane inkezo yodwa yamanzi abandayo egameni lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 31 : 30
30 Ubuhle buyinkohliso, nobuhle buyize; kepha owesifazane owesaba uJehova uyakudunyiswa.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 31 : 1 – 31
1 Amazwi kaLemuweli inkosi, isiprofetho unina amfundisa sona.
2 Yini, ndodana yami? kanti yini, ndodana yesizalo sami? kanti yini, ndodana yezithembiso zami?
3 Unganiki amandla akho kwabesifazane, nezindlela zakho ekubhujisweni kwamakhosi.
4 Akusikho okwamakhosi, Lemuweli, akusikho okwamakhosi ukuphuza iwayini; noma izikhulu uphuzo olunamandla;
5 funa banathe, bakhohlwe umthetho, baphendukezele isahlulelo sanoma yimuphi wabampofu.
6 Nika okudakwayo osondelayo, newayini kwabadabukileyo.
7 Makaphuze akhohlwe ubumpofu bakhe, angabe esacabanga usizi lwakhe.
8 Vula umlomo wakho kuso isimungulu ngenxa yabo bonke abamiselwe ukubhujiswa.
9 Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, ulwele abampofu labaswelayo.
10 Ngubani ongathola umfazi oqotho? ngoba intengo yakhe idlula kakhulu amarubi.
11 Inhliziyo yomyeni wakhe ithembele kuye ngokulondeka, ukuze angadingi kuphangwa.
12 Uyoyenzela okuhle hhayi okubi zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
13 Ufuna uboya bezimvu nefilakisi futhi asebenze ngokuzithandela ngezandla zakhe.
14 Unjengemikhumbi yabathengisi; uletha ukudla kwakhe kude.
15 Uvuka kusesebusuku, aphe abendlu yakhe ukudla, aphe izincekukazi zakhe isabelo.
16 Ubheka izwe alithenge; ngezithelo zezandla zakhe utshala isivini.
17 Ubopha izinkalo zakhe ngamandla, aqinise izingalo zakhe.
18 Uyabona ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kuhle; isibani sakhe asicimi ebusuku.
19 Ubeka izandla zakhe othini lokuphotha, lezandla zakhe zibambe isihlabathi.
20 Uyelulela isandla sakhe kwabampofu; yebo, uyelulela izandla zakhe kwabampofu.
21 Akesabi iqhwa endlini yakhe, ngokuba yonke indlu yakhe yembethe izindwangu ezibomvu.
22 Uzenzela izigqoko ngezicucu; izingubo zakhe ziwusilika nokububende.
23 Indoda yakhe iyaziwa emasangweni, ngokuba ihlezi phakathi kwamalunga ezwe.
24 Wenza ilineni elicolekileyo, athengise ngalo; futhi unikeze amabhande kumthengisi.
25 Amandla nodumo yizingubo zakhe; futhi uzojabula ngesikhathi esizayo.
26 Uvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha; nolimi lwakhe kukhona umthetho womusa.
27 Uyaqaphela izindlela zendlu yakhe, angadli isinkwa sobuvila.
28 Abantwana bakhe bayasukuma bathi ubusisiwe; nomyeni wakhe, futhi uyamncoma.
29 Amadodakazi amaningi enzile ngobuqotho, kepha wena udlula wonke.
30 Ubuhle buyinkohliso, nobuhle buyize; kepha owesifazane owesaba uJehova uyakudunyiswa.
31 Mnikeni ezinye zezithelo zezandla zakhe; nemisebenzi yakhe mayimdumise emasangweni.