Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo ehola ngesibonelo
KuThithu 2 : 7
7 Ezintweni zonke uzibonakalise uyisiboniso semisebenzi emihle: esifundiseni ukhombisa ukungonakali, ukulunga, ubuqotho,
1 kuThimothewu 4 : 12
12 Makungabikho-muntu odelela ubusha bakho; kepha yiba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo ngezwi, nangenkambo, nangothando, nangokholo, nangokuhlanzeka.
1 kaPetru 3 : 15
15 Kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, njalo lilungele ukuphendula wonke umuntu olibuza ngesizatho sethemba elikini, ngobumnene langokwesaba;
1 kuThimothewu 3 : 1 – 5
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?)
2 kuThimothewu 2 : 24
24 Inceku yeNkosi akufanele ilwe; kodwa abe mnene kubo bonke, ekwazi ukufundisa, ngokubekezela,
Johane 16 : 33
33 Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini ukuze libe lokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi, kepha yimani isibindi; mina ngilinqobile izwe.
1 kaPetru 5 : 1 – 14
1 Amalunga aphakathi kwenu ngiyabakhuthaza, mina engimdala, nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKristu, nomhlanganyeli enkazimulweni ezakwambulwa;
2 Yalusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, niwubheke, kungabi ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; kungabi ngenzuzo eyichilo, kodwa ngenhliziyo evumayo;
3 kungabi ngokuba amakhosi phezu kwefa likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nibe yizibonelo emhlambini.
4 Kuyakuthi lapho ebonakala uMalusi omkhulu, niyakwamukeliswa umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo.
5 Ngokunjalo, nina basha, thobelani abadala. Yebo, nonke thobelani omunye komunye, nembathe ukuthobeka, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.
6 Ngakho zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze azaliphakamisa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo;
7 Niphonse izinkathazo zenu zonke phezu kwakhe; ngoba uyalikhathalela.
8 Zithibeni, niqaphe; ngokuba isitha senu uSathane, njengengonyama ebhongayo, siyahamba sifuna engamshwabadela;
9 melanani naye niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi zona lezi zinhlupheko ziyafezwa kubazalwane benu abasezweni.
10 Kepha uNkulunkulu womusa wonke owanibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade ngoKristu Jesu, senihluphekile isikhashana, uyakuniphelelisa, aniqinise, aniqinise, anisekele.
11 Makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
12 NgoSilvanu umzalwane othembekileyo njengokucabanga kwami, ngilobele kini kafushane, ngikhuthaza, ngifakaza ukuthi lo ngumusa oqinisileyo kaNkulunkulu;
13 Ibandla eliseBabiloni elikhethiweyo kanye nani liyakhonza kini; kanjalo noMarcus indodana yami.
14 Bingelelanani ngokwanga kothando. Ukuthula makube kini nonke enikuKristu Jesu. Amen.
Mathewu 25 : 21
21 Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo!
1 kaPetru 2 : 21 – 24
21 Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ngokuba uKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yethu, esishiyela isibonelo sokuba nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe;
22 ongonanga, nenkohliso ayitholwanga emlonyeni wakhe;
23 owathi ethukwa, akaphindanga athuke; lapho ehlupheka, akasongelanga; kodwa wayezinikele kuye owahlulela ngokulunga.
24 Yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze thina sesifile ezonweni siphile ekulungeni, omivimbo yakhe naphulukiswa ngayo.
EkaJokobe 3 : 1 – 18
1 Ningabi ngabafundisi abaningi, bazalwane bami, nazi ukuthi siyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.
2 Ngokuba siyakhubeka ngokuningi sonke. Uma umuntu engakhubeki ngezwi, lowo uyindoda epheleleyo, enamandla okulawula nomzimba wonke njengetomu.
3 Bheka, sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamahhashi ukuba asilalele; futhi sijika umzimba wabo wonke.
4 Bhekani, nemikhumbi, imikhulu kangaka, iqhutshwa yimimoya enamandla, ijikiswa ngomphini omncane kakhulu, iye nomaphi lapho umbusi ethanda ukuya khona.
5 Kanjalo nolimi luyisitho esincane, kepha luyazidla kakhulu. Bhekani, umlilo omncane uvutha kangakanani!
6 nolimi lungumlilo, izwe lokungalungi, lunjalo nolimi phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisa umzimba wonke, luthungela inkambo yemvelo; futhi uthungelwa umlilo wesihogo.
7 Ngoba yonke inhlobo yezilwane, leyezinyoni, leyezinyoka, leyaselwandle, iyathanjisiwe, njalo isithanjisiwe ngabantu;
8 Kodwa ulimi kakho ongaluthambisa; buyibubi obungalawuleki, bugcwele ubuthi obubulalayo.
9 Ngalo siyambonga uNkulunkulu uBaba; futhi ngalo siqalekisa abantu abenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.
10 Emlonyeni munye kuphuma isibusiso lesiqalekiso. Akufanele lokho, bazalwane bami, ukuba kube njalo.
11 Umthombo uyaphuma yini endaweni eyodwa amanzi amnandi ababayo na?
12 Bazalwane bami, umkhiwane ungathela izithelo zomnqumo na? noma umvini, amakhiwane? kanjalo kawunamthombo othela amanzi anosawoti namnandi.
13 Ngubani phakathi kwenu indoda ehlakaniphileyo njalo enolwazi? Makabonise ngenkambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha.
14 Kepha uma ninomhawu obabayo nokubanga ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, ningaqambi iqiniso amanga.
15 Lokhu kuhlakanipha kakuveli phezulu, kodwa kungokomhlaba, kwemvelo, kobudeveli.
16 Ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nokuxabana, kukhona isiyaluyalu nayo yonke imisebenzi emibi.
17 Kepha ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu okokuqala kuhlanzekile, bese kuba-nokuthula, nokumnene, nokulalela, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, akunabandlululo, nokungazenzisi.
18 Lesithelo sokulunga sihlanyelwa ekuthuleni kulabo abenza ukuthula.
IzEnzo 20 : 28
28 Ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke anibeke kuwo uMoya oNgcwele ukuba nibe ngababonisi bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu azithengele lona ngegazi lakhe.
Johane 10 : 11
11 Mina ngingumalusi omuhle; umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu.