Yekucala YaPhetro 2:1-25
2 Ngako-ke lahlani bonkhe bubi,+ bucili, kutentisa, umona, nayo yonkhe inhlobo yekunyundzela.
2 Njengetinswane,+ langatelelani lubisi lwelivi lolungakabhicwa nalutfo,* kuze ngalo nivutfwe futsi nisindziswe,+
3 nangabe nje nibonile* kutsi iNkhosi inemusa.
4 Njengobe nita kuloyo lolitje leliphilako lelaliwe bantfu,+ kodvwa lelikhetsiwe futsi leliligugu kuNkulunkulu,+
5 nani njengobe ningematje laphilako niyakhiwa nibe yindlu leyentiwe ngemoya,*+ kuze nibe baphristi labangcwele khona nitonikela imihlatjelo levumelana nemoya,*+ naleyemukelekako kuNkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu.+
6 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Ngibeka litje lelikhetsiwe eSiyoni, litje lekusimisa lelisisekelo futsi leliligugu. Kute umuntfu lokholwa kulo loyoke advumateke.”*+
7 Ngako liligugu kini ngobe niyakholwa; kodvwa kulabo labangakholwa, “lelitje lelaliwe bakhi+ seligucuke laba litje leliyinhloko,”*+
8 futsi selibe “litje lelibangela kukhubeka nelidvwala leliwisanako.”+ Bayakhutjwa ngobe abalilaleli livi. Lesi ngiso siphetfo sabo.
9 Kodvwa nine “niluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, umbuso webaphristi, sive lesingcwele+ nebantfu labayimphahla lekhetsekile,+ kuze kuyo yonkhe indzawo nimemetele buhle”*+ baLoyo lowanibita naphuma ebumnyameni nangena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako.+
10 Ngobe nake nangabi bantfu baNkulunkulu, kodvwa nyalo senibantfu bakhe;+ Nkulunkulu bekanganenteli umusa, kodvwa nyalo senitfole umusa.+
11 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, njengobe nitihambi futsi nihleti kwesikhashana eveni,+ ngiyanincenga kutsi nichubeke nibalekela tifiso tenyama+ letilwa nani.+
12 Gcinani kutiphatsa kwenu kukuhle emkhatsini webantfu,+ kuze nabanisola ngekutsi nibenti balokubi, batibonele bona imisebenti yenu lemihle,+ futsi ngenca yaloko bakhatimulise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lakhe lekuhlola.
13 Ngenca yeNkhosi, titfobeni kubo bonkhe labasetikhundleni,*+ kungaba senkhosini+ njengobe iphakeme,
14 nobe kubabusi njengobe ibatfumile kuze bajezise labenta lokubi kodvwa babonge labo labenta lokuhle.+
15 Ngobe intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ikutsi ngekwenta lokuhle, nicedze* kukhuluma lokulite kwebantfu labangenangcondvo.+
16 Banini bantfu labakhululekile,+ inkhululeko yenu ningayisebentisi njengesaba* sekwenta lokubi,+ kodvwa yisebentiseni njengetisebenti taNkulunkulu.+
17 Hloniphani tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu,+ nitsandze bonkhe bazalwane,+ nesabe Nkulunkulu+ futsi nihloniphe nenkhosi.+
18 Tisebenti atitfobele baphatsi bato ngayo yonkhe inhlonipho lefanele,+ tingatfobeli nje labo labalungile nalabacabangelako kuphela, kodvwa nalabo lokumatima kubajabulisa.
19 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyajabula nangabe umuntfu abeketelela kuhlushwa* futsi aphatfwa kabi ngenca yekufuna kuba nanembeza lomuhle embikwakhe.+
20 Ngobe kuhle ngani kutsi ubeketelele kushaywa nawente lokubi?+ Kodvwa nangabe ubeketelela kuhlushwa ngobe wenta lokulungile, loku kuhle kuNkulunkulu.+
21 Ecinisweni nabitelwa kulendlela yekuphila, ngobe ngisho naKhristu wahlupheka ngenca yenu,+ wanishiyela sibonelo kuze nilandzele tinyatselo takhe edvute.+
22 Akentanga sono,+ futsi emlonyeni wakhe akuzange kuphume emanga.+
23 Naketfukwa*+ akazange aphindzisele ngekwetfuka.*+ Nangesikhatsi ahlushwa+ akazange asongele, kodvwa wabeka litsemba lakhe kuLoyo lowehlulela+ ngekulunga.
24 Ngesikhatsi aselugodvweni,*+ wetfwala tono tetfu+ emtimbeni wakhe, kuze sikhululwe etonweni* futsi siphile ngekulunga. “Naphiliswa nangemanceba akhe.”+
25 Ngobe beninjengetimvu letidukako,+ kodvwa nyalo senibuyele kumelusi+ nembonisi wekuphila kwenu.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “loluhlantekile.”
^ Nobe “nati.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “yindlu yemoya.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “imihlatjelo yemoya.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “ahlazeke.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “leliyinhloko lelisekoneni.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “buntfu lobuhle,” lokusho tintfo letinhle latentako kanye nebuntfu bakhe lobuhle lokufanele budvunyiswe.
^ Nobe “kuto tonkhe tikhundla letentiwe bantfu.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “nifake sifonyo.”
^ Nobe “njengesimbonyo.”
^ Nobe “lusizi; buhlungu.”
^ Nobe “Nabamkhuluma kabi.”
^ Nobe “ngekukhuluma kabi.”
^ Nobe “asesihlahleni.”
^ Nobe “singasahlangani netono.”
