Kusukela ekufundweni kweBhayibheli kwaleli sonto, sinala mazwi anokuqonda avela kuPawulu.

(I-1 uThimothi 1: 3-7) . . Njengoba nje ngakukhuthaza ukuba uhlale e-Efesu lapho sengizongena eMakedoniya, ngenza kanjalo manje, ukuze ubayalile abathile ukuba bangafundisi imfundiso ehlukile, 4 futhi singanaki izindaba ezingamanga nezinhlu zozalo, ezigcina zingasho lutho, kepha ezihlinzeka ngemibuzo yocwaningo kunokuba kusatshalaliswe noma yini nguNkulunkulu maqondana nokukholwa. 5 Empeleni inhloso yalokhu kugunyazwa uthando oluphuma enhliziyweni ehlanzekile futhi olunembeza omuhle nasokholweni olungenabuzenzisi. 6 Ngokuphambuka kulezi zinto abanye baye baphambukiselwe enkulumweni eyize, 7 ngifuna ukuba abafundisi bezomthetho, kodwa bangaqapheli ukuthi bazithini izinto noma izinto abazikhulumela ngokuqinile.

Sisebenzisa lo mbhalo neminye efana nayo noma kunini lapho sifuna ukuqeda ukuqagela ebangeni nasefayeleni. Ukuqagela kuyinto embi njengoba kuwukubonakaliswa kokucabanga okuzimele nokuyinto embi kakhulu.
Iqiniso ukuthi ukuqagela noma ukucabanga ngokuzimela akuyona into embi; futhi azizona izinto ezinhle. Akunasici sokuziphatha kunoma yikuphi. Lokho kususelwa ekutheni zisetshenziswa kanjani. Ukucabanga okuzimele ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuyinto embi. Ukucabanga lokho kuzimele ekucabangeni kwamanye amadoda — hhayi kangako. Ukuqagela kuyithuluzi elihle lokuthuthukisa ukuqonda kwethu indawo yonke. Kubi kuphela uma sikuguqula kube yimfundiso.
UPawulu uxwayisa uThimothewu ngamadoda ukuthi azama kanjani ukukwenza lokho. Lawa madoda abelokhu eqagela ngokubaluleka kohlu lozalo futhi ayethumele izindaba ezingamanga njengengxenye yemfundiso ehlukile. Ngubani namuhla ofanele lowo mthethosivivinywa?
UPawulu uphinda indlela yobuKristu: “uthando oluvela enhliziyweni ehlanzekile nakunembeza omuhle nasokholweni olungenabuzenzisi.” Amadoda awagxekayo lapha aqala enkambweni yawo engalungile "ngokuphambuka kulezi zinto".
Ukufundisa kwethu okubandakanya u-1914 nakho konke ukugcwaliseka okungokwesiprofetho esikubophezele kulowo nyaka kusekelwe ekucabangeni kuphela. Hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi asikwazi ukukufakazela, kepha ubufakazi obutholakalayo buphikisana neziphetho zethu. Kodwa-ke sibambelela ekuqageleni futhi sikufundise njengemfundiso. Ngokunjalo nethemba lezigidi seliphambukisiwe eqinisweni elalisuselwa ekuqageleni ngokuqondene nemibhalo efana noJohane 18:16: “Nginezinye izimvu ezingezona ezalesi sibaya…” Futhi, abukho ubufakazi; ukuqagela nje kuguqulwe kwaba imfundiso futhi kwafakwa igunya.
Izimfundiso ezinjalo aziveli “othandweni olusuka enhliziyweni ehlanzekile nakunembeza omuhle nasokholweni olungenabuzenzisi.”
Isixwayiso sikaPawulu kuThimothewu sisasebenza nanamuhla. Sima silahliwe yiyo kanye le mibhalo esiyisebenzisayo ukulahla abanye.

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