4 Kodvwa livi leliphefumulelwe* lisho ngalokucacile kutsi etikhatsini letitako labanye batawukuwa ekukholweni, banake tinkhulumo letiphefumulelwe letidukisako*+ kanye netimfundziso temadimoni,

16 Kodvwa tibalekele tinkhulumo letilite letingakuhloniphi lokungcwele;+ ngobe titawuholela kulo lonkhe luhlobo lwekutiphatsa kwekungamhloniphi Nkulunkulu, 17 kantsi emavi alabo labatikhulumako atawusakateka njengesilondza lesibhidlikako. BoHumenayosi naFiletusi bangulabanye balabo bantfu.+ 18 Baphambukile ecinisweni, batsi labafile sebavele bavusiwe,+ futsi balimata kukholwa kwalabanye.

3 Ngobe kutawufika sikhatsi lapho bangeke bayibeketelele khona imfundziso lephilile,*+ kodvwa ngekuvumelana netifiso tabo, batawutifunela bafundzisi kuze babakitate tindlebe.*+

2 Kodvwa kwake kwaba khona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini webantfu, njengobe nje kutawuba nebafundzisi bemanga emkhatsini wenu.+ Laba batawuletsa emahlelo layingoti ngekunyenya, futsi batawuphika ngisho nemnikati wabo lowabatsenga,+ batiletsele kubhujiswa lokusheshako.

18 Bantfwana, lesi sesikhatsi sekugcina, futsi njengobe nivile kutsi umphikikhristu uyeta,+ ngisho nanyalo sebanyenti baphikikhristu labavelile,+ ngenca yaloko siyati kutsi lesi sesikhatsi sekugcina. 19 Basishiyile, kodvwa bebangasikanye natsi;*+ ngobe kube bebakanye natsi bebatawuhlala natsi. Basishiyile kuze kubonakale kutsi akusibo bonkhe labakanye natsi.+