Eyokuqala EkaPhetro 2:1-25
2 Ngakho susani kini bonke ububi,+ lobuqili, lokuzenzisa, lomona kanye lawo wonke amazwi ahlabayo.
2 Njengezinsane ezisanda kuzalwa,+ wobani lesifiso esikhulu sokuthola uchago olungonakalanga* lwelizwi ukuze likhule ngalo beselithola insindiso+
3 nxa selikunambithile* ukuthi iNkosi ilomusa.
4 Nxa lisiza kulowo olilitshe eliphilayo elaliwa ngabantu+ kodwa elikhethiweyo futhi eliligugu kuNkulunkulu,+
5 lina elingamatshe aphilayo liba yindlu eyakhiwa ngomoya kaNkulunkulu+ ukuthi libe liqembu labaphristi elingcwele ukuze linikele imihlatshelo ngomoya kaNkulunkulu,+ leyo ayamukelayo ngoJesu Khristu.+
6 Phela uMbhalo uthi: “Khangela! Ngibeka eZiyoni ilitshe elikhethiweyo, ilitshe lesisekelo eliyisiqokoqela* futhi eliligugu. Kakho otshengisa ukuthi ulokholo kulo ozadana* loba sekutheni.”+
7 Yikho yena uligugu kini ngoba lingamakholwa kodwa kulabo abangakholwayo, “ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi+ selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela,”*+
8 “lelitshe elikhubayo kanye ledwala eliwisa abantu.”+ Bayakhubeka ngoba abalilaleli ilizwi. Lesi yiso isiphetho abasibekelweyo.
9 Kodwa lina “liyisizwe esikhethiweyo, iqembu labaphristi abangamakhosi, isizwe esingcwele,+ abantu okumele babe yimpahla yakhe eqakathekileyo+ ukuze limemezele yonke indawo ubuhle* obumangalisayo”+ balowo owalibiza lisebumnyameni waliletha ekukhanyeni kwakhe okukhazimulayo.+
10 Kuqala lalingasibantu kodwa khathesi selingabantu bakaNkulunkulu,+ lalingenzelwanga isihawu kodwa khathesi selenzelwe isihawu.+
11 Bathandekayo abayizihambi labayizakhamizi zesikhatshana,+ ngilikhuthaza ukuthi liqhubeke lixwaya izifiso zenyama+ ezilwa lani.*+
12 Qhubekani liziphethe kuhle phakathi kwezizwe+ ukuze nxa sebelisola ngokuthi lenza okubi, bazibonele ngawabo imisebenzi yenu emihle,+ besebekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhlolwa nguye.
13 Ngenxa yeNkosi, zehliseni kukho konke okusungulwe ngabantu,+ lizehlise kuloba yiphi inkosi+ ngoba iphezu kwenu,
14 lakubabusi* ngoba bathunywe yiyo ukuthi bajezise abenza okubi njalo bancome abenza okuhle.+
15 Phela kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ngokwenza okuhle lithulise inkulumo yokungazi yabantu abangelangqondo.+
16 Philani njengabantu abakhululekileyo,+ lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu ukuvala* izenzo ezimbi+ kodwa yisebenziseni njengezigqili zikaNkulunkulu.+
17 Hloniphani abantu bemihlobo yonke,+ lithande bonke abazalwane,+ lesabe uNkulunkulu+ njalo lihloniphe inkosi.+
18 Zinceku zehliseni emakhosini enu liwaphe yonke inhlonipho ewafaneleyo,+ hatshi lawo azwisisayo lalawo enza okuhle kuphela kodwa lalawo okunzima ukuwathokozisa.
19 Kuyamukeleka ukuthi umuntu aqinisele ebunzimeni* njalo ahlutshwe yena engelacala ngenxa yokufuna ukuba lomzwangedwa ohlanzekileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.+
20 Kambe kunceda ngani ukuqinisela nxa litshayelwa ukuthi lonile?+ Kodwa nxa liqinisela ekuhluphekeni ngenxa yokwenza okuhle, uNkulunkulu uyakwamukela lokho.+
21 Phela le yiyo indlela elabizelwa kuyo ngoba ngitsho loKhristu walihluphekela,+ elitshiyela isibonelo ukuze liwalandele eduze amanyathelo akhe.+
22 Yena kenzanga sono+ lobuqili kabutholakalanga emlonyeni wakhe.+
23 Wathi ethethiswa+ kazange aphindisele ngokuthethisa.+ Wathi esebunzimeni+ kazange asongele muntu kodwa wathembela kulowo owahlulela+ ngendlela elungileyo.
24 Yena wathwala izono zethu+ emzimbeni wakhe lapho ebethelwa esigodweni*+ ukuze sife ezonweni, siphile kokulungileyo njalo “lasiliswa ngamanxeba akhe.”+
25 Phela lina lalinjengezimvu ezihlanhlathayo+ kodwa khathesi selibuyele kumelusi+ ongumbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “olungafakwanga lutho.”
^ Kumbe, “selizibonele.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiGrikhi, “ozayangiswa.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “ubuntu.” Lapha kutshiwo izimpawu zakhe ezibabazekayo kanye lezenzo zakhe.
^ Kumbe, “lomphefumulo wenu.”
^ Kumbe, “lakubogavena.”
^ Kumbe, “njengesizatho sokwenza.”
^ Kumbe, “osizini; ebuhlungwini.”
^ Kumbe, “esihlahleni.”
^ Kumbe, “wempilo zenu.”
