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2 Kodwa wena qhubeka ukhuluma ngezinto ezivumelana lemfundiso eqondileyo.*+ 2 Amadoda amadala kawabe ngazibambayo kukho konke akwenzayo, angathathi izinto lula, asebenzise kuhle ingqondo, aqine ekukholweni, athande abanye njalo abe ngaqiniselayo ebunzimeni. 3 Labesifazana abadala kabaziphathe ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi bayakhonza, bangabi ngabanyundelayo, bangabi yizigqili zewayini, bafundise okuhle 4 ukuze bacebise abesifazana* abasesebatsha ukuthi bathande omkabo, bathande abantwababo, 5 basebenzise kuhle ingqondo zabo, babe msulwa, basebenze emizini yabo,* benze okuhle njalo bazehlise kubomkabo+ ukuze abantu bangakhulumi kubi ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu.
6 Qhubeka ukhuthaza lamajaha ukuthi asebenzise kuhle ingqondo zawo,+ 7 lawe ube yisibonelo ngazo zonke izindlela emisebenzini emihle. Fundisa izinto ezihlanzekileyo,* ungathathi izinto lula,+ 8 usebenzise amazwi aqondileyo* angeke achothozwe+ ukuze abaphikisayo bayangeke, bangabi lalutho olubi abangalukhuluma ngathi.+ 9 Izigqili kazizehlise kubanikazi bazo ezintweni zonke,+ zizame ukubathokozisa, zingabaphenduli kubi, 10 zingabatshontsheli+ kodwa zitshengise ukuthi zithembekile kukho konke ukuze zicecise imfundiso yoMsindisi wethu uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izindlela.+
11 Umusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu usubonakalisiwe waletha insindiso kuyo yonke imihlobo yabantu.+ 12 Umusa lo usifundisa ukuthi silahle izifiso zomhlaba+ lezenzo ezitshengisa ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu lokuthi siphile ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi sisebenzisa kuhle ingqondo, sibe ngabalungileyo labazinikele kuNkulunkulu phakathi komumo lo wezinto*+ 13 ngesikhathi sisalindele ithemba+ elithokozisayo kanye lokubonakaliswa okukhazimulayo kukaNkulunkulu uSomandla lokoMsindisi wethu uJesu Khristu. 14 Yena wazinikela ngenxa yethu+ ukuze asikhulule*+ kukho konke ukungabi lamthetho njalo azihlambululele abantu abayimpahla yakhe eqakathekileyo labatshisekela imisebenzi emihle.+
15 Qhubeka ukhuluma ngezinto lezi, useluleka* futhi ukhuza ngoba uwaphiwe amandla okuthi wenze njalo.+ Ungavumeli muntu akukhangelele phansi.