⁵ Encwadini yokuqala ayibhalela uThimothi lasencwadini ayibhalela uThithusi, umphostoli uPhawuli wakhuluma ngendlela ababonisi okumele baziphathe ngayo. Ku-1 Thimothi 3:1-7, wathi: “Nxa indoda ilalamela umsebenzi wokuba ngumbonisi, ifisa umsebenzi omuhle. Ngakho umbonisi kumele abe yindoda engasolekiyo, elenkosikazi eyodwa, ezibambayo kukho konke ekwenzayo, esebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yayo, ehlelekileyo, eyamukela izihambi, eyenelisa ukufundisa, engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela, kodwa ezwisisayo, engathandi ingxabano, engathandi imali, ewukhokhela kuhle umuzi wayo, elabantwana abalalelayo futhi abalembeko, (ngoba nxa indoda ingenelisi ukukhokhela umuzi wayo, ingenelisa njani ukunakekela ibandla likaNkulunkulu?), ingabi ngumuntu osanda kuguquka ngoba ingazikhukhumeza, ithole ukwahlulelwa okunjengokukaDeveli. Phezu kwalokho, kumele abantu abangayisiwo malunga ebandla babe bekhuluma kuhle ngayo ukuze ingasolwa ngalutho njalo ingaweli emjibileni kaDeveli.”

⁷ Lanxa okutshiwo yiMibhalo ngalokho okukhangelelwe kubabonisi kungakhanya kunzima, amadoda angamaKhristu akumelanga esabe ukulalamela imisebenzi ebandleni. Nxa bangalandela lokho okutshiwo yiMibhalo ekuphileni kwabo, bazakhuthaza bonke ebandleni ukuthi labo benze njalo. UPhawuli wathi ibandla liphiwe ‘izipho lezi ezingabantu’ “ukuze kulungisiswe abangcwele ukwenzela ukuthi benze umsebenzi wenkonzo njalo bakhe umzimba kaKhristu, sonke size sibe munye ekukholweni laselwazini oluqondileyo olumayelana leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, sibe njengomuntu osekhule ngokweneleyo, sifike ebangeni lokukhula ngokugcweleyo njengoKhristu.”—Efe. 4:8, 12, 13.