Yokuthoma KaPitrosi 3:1-22
3 Ngendlela efanako, nina bafazi zithobeni emadodenenu+ bona nakukhona ongalilaleli ilizwi, azuzwe ngaphandle kwelizwi kodwana ngokuziphatha kwabafazi bawo+
2 ngombana abe bofakazi bokuzibonela bokuziphatha kwenu okumsulwa+ kuhlanganise nokuhlonipha okukhulu.
3 Ukuzikghabisa kwenu akungabi ngekwangaphandle kokuluka iinhluthu nokufaka imikghabiso yegolide+ namkha izambatho zakanokutjho
4 kodwana akube mumuntu osithekileko wehliziyo ombethe isambatho sokungonakali sommoya onokuthula nobumnene,+ okungokwezinga eliphezulu emehlweni kaZimu.
5 Ngombana le yindlela abafazi abacwengileko bangesikhathi esidlulileko ebebanethemba kuZimu ebebazikghabisa ngayo, bazithoba emadodenabo
6 njengoSara owalalela u-Abrahama, ambiza ngokuthi kosi.+ Nani nibe bantwana bakhe, kwaphela naniragela phambili nenza okuhle begodu ningasabi.+
7 Ngendlela efanako, nina madoda ragelani phambili nihlala nabo ngokwazi.* Njengombana abafazi babuthakathaka kunani, kufuze nibaphathe ngehlonipho+ njengezitja ezibogabogako ngombana nabo baziindlalifa kunye nani+ zomusa omkhulu wokuphila, bona imithandazwenu ingaliyeki.
8 Emaswapheleni, noke yibani nomkhumbulo onobunye,*+ nizwelane, nithandane njengamalunga womndeni, nibe nesirhawu+ nokuthobeka.+
9 Ningabuyiseli ubumbi ngobumbi+ namkha ukuthukana ngokuthukana.+ Kunalokho, buyiselani ngokubusisa+ ngombana nabizelwa endleleni le yokuphila bona nizuze isibusiso.
10 Ngombana “nanyana ngubani othanda ukuphila begodu ohlala athabile kufuze atjheje ilimu lakhe kokumbi+ neendebe zakhe ekukhulumeni ngokukhohlisa.
11 Akafulathele okumbi+ enze okuhle,+ akafune ukuthula begodu alwele ukukufumana.+
12 Ngombana amehlo kaJehova* akwabalungileko neendlebe zakhe zilalela ukuncenga kwabo+ kodwana ubuso bakaJehova* bulwisana nalabo abenza okumbi.”+
13 Kuhlekuhle ngubani ozonilimaza nanithanda okuhle?+
14 Kodwana ngitjho nanyana ningatlhaga ngebanga lokulunga, niyathaba.+ Ningakusabi abakusabako* namkha nithikaziseke.+
15 Kodwana cwengisani uKrestu njengeKosi eenhliziyweni zenu, nihlale nikulungele ukuvikela phambi kwabo boke abafuna ngekani ibanga lethemba eninalo kodwana nikwenze ngommoya ophasi+ nangokuhlonipha okukhulu.+
16 Hlalani ninonembeza omuhle,+ bona nanyana yini abayikhuluma kumbi ngani, labo abanikhuluma kumbi bahlaziseke+ ngebanga lokuziphatha kwenu okuhle njengabalandeli bakaKrestu.+
17 Kungcono ukutlhaga ngebanga lokwenza okuhle,+ nangabe kuyintando kaZimu bona kwenzeke, kunokobana nitlhage ngombana nenza okumbi.+
18 UKrestu wafa kanye kwaphela afela izono,+ umuntu olungileko ngebanga labantu abangakalungi,+ ukuthi anidosele kuZimu.+ Wabulawa enyameni+ kodwana waphiliswa emmoyeni.+
19 Asebujamwenobu wakhamba wayokutjhumayeza imimoya ejele,+
20 leyo engakhange ilalele ngaphambilini lokha uZimu alinde ngokubekezela emihleni kaNowa+ nakusakhiwa umkhumbi,+ lapho abantu abambalwa okumiphefumulo* ebunane, abasindiswa khona emanzini.+
21 Nje-ke ibhabhadiso lilitshwayo lalokhu, nalo kwanje liyanisindisa (ingasi ngokususa isila enyameni kodwana ngokubawa unembeza omuhle kuZimu),+ ngokuvuswa kwakaJesu Krestu.
22 Ungesidleni sakaZimu+ ngombana waya ezulwini begodu iingilozi, abalawuli nababusi benziwa bamthobela.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ngokubacabangela; ngokubazwisisa.”
^ Namkha “cabangani ngokuvumelana.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “ningakusabi ukuthusela kwabo.”
^ Namkha “okubabantu.”
