3. Umbhalo wa-2 Thimothi 3:2-5 ukhuluma ngebantfu labanjani?

³ Umphostoli Pawula wabhala kutsi: “Emalangeni ekugcina kutawuba netikhatsi letibucayi lokumatima kubhekana nato.” Wabese ukhuluma ngemikhuba lengu-19 lebeyitawubonakala kubantfu labaphila emalangeni ekugcina. Lemikhuba iphindze itfolakale nakuRoma 1:29-31, kodvwa encwadzini yaThimothi umphostoli Pawula wasebentisa emagama langatfolakali kuletinye tincwadzi emiBhalweni YemaKhristu YesiGriki. Ngaphambi kwekutsi akhulume ngalemikhuba, umphostoli Pawula wacala ngemavi latsi, “ngobe bantfu . . . ” Noma kunjalo, akusibo bonkhe bantfu labanalemikhuba lemibi. EmaKhristu anebuntfu lobehluke kakhulu.​—Fundza Malakhi 3:18.

 4. Ungabachaza njani bantfu labagcwele umgcabho?

⁴ Nakacedza kutsi bantfu batawutitsandza bona, batsandze nemali, Pawula wabhala kutsi bantfu batatigabatisa, batigcabhe futsi bagcwale umgcabho, lokuyimikhuba lebangelwa kutikhukhumeta ngenca yetintfo lokhona kutenta, indlela lobukeka ngayo, kanye nekunjinga. Bantfu labanjalo bafuna kuhlonishwa nekutsandvwa. Mayelana nemuntfu lotigcabhako, lomunye umfundzi watsi: “Enhlitiyweni yakhe utikhandza kunguye umuntfu sibili.” Labanye batsi bantfu labanjalo bayenyanya nababona labanye bantfu labatigcabhako.

 8. (a) Labanye bantfu banamuphi umbono mayelana nekungalaleli batali? (b) ImiBhalo iyala bantfwana kutsi benteni?

⁸ Pawula wachaza indlela bantfu lebebatawuphatsana ngayo kulamalanga ekugcina. Wabhala kutsi emalangeni ekugcina, bantfwana ngeke balalele batali. Ngisho noma labanye bawemukela lomkhuba futsi bawukhutsata etincwadzini, kuma-movie, kanye nasetinhlelweni te-TV, kungalaleli kwenta umndeni ungabi nebunye. Sekuphele sikhatsi lesidze bantfu balati leliciniso. Nasi sibonelo, eGreece yasendvulo, umuntfu bekalahlekelwa ngiwo onkhe emalungelo nangabe ashaya batali bakhe; kantsi ngekusho kwemtsetfo wemaRoma, kushaya babe wakho bekukubi kakhulu njengelicala lekubulala. ImiBhalo yesiHebheru kanye neyemaKhristu yesiGriki iyala bantfwana kutsi bahloniphe batali babo.​—Eks. 20:12; Ef. 6:1-3.

10, 11. (a) Ngumiphi imikhuba lemibi lekhombisa kutsi bantfu bete lutsandvo? (b) EmaKhristu eliciniso abatsandza kanganani bazalwane bawo?

¹⁰ Pawula waphindze wakhuluma nangaleminye imikhuba lekhombisa kutsi bantfu bete lutsandvo. Nasekakhulume ‘ngekungalaleli batali’, Pawula wabese ukhuluma ngebantfu labangabongi, loku kunengcondvo ngoba bantfu labanjalo ababongi ngetintfo letinhle labanye lababentele tona. Bantfu bebangeke betsembeke. Bebangeke bafune kwenta tivumelwano, lokukhombisa kutsi abafuni kuvana nalabanye bantfu. Bekutawuba nebantfu labahlambalatako kanye nalabatsengisa ngalabanye bantfu, futsi bebatawukhuluma kabi ngalabanye bantfu ngisho nangaNkulunkulu. Ngetulu kwaloko bekutawuba nebanyundzeli, lokusho bantfu labakhuluma kabi ngalabanye bantfu kute bone ligama labo.a