Yekucala YaPhetro 4:1-19
4 Khristu wahlupheka enyameni,+ ngako-ke nani tilungiseleleni kuze nicabange* njengaye, ngobe umuntfu lohlupheke enyameni akasatenti tono,+
2 kuze sikhatsi lesisele asesenyameni angasasisebentiseli kwenta lokufiswa bantfu,+ kodvwa asisebentisele kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.+
3 Ngobe sikhatsi lesengcile besenele kutsi nente lokutsandvwa bantfu balelive+ ngesikhatsi nichubeka nekona lokuhambisana nekwedzelela,* tinkhanuko letingalawulwa, kunatsa kakhulu, imicimbi lengalawulwa,* kucudzelana ngekunatsa, kanye nekukhonta tithico lokungakavumeleki.+
4 Bayamangala ngobe anisahambi nabo endleleni yekutitika ngekutiphatsa lokubi, ngako banikhuluma kabi.+
5 Kodvwa labantfu batawulandzisa kuloyo lolungele kwehlulela labaphilako nalabafile.+
6 Ecinisweni kungako tindzaba letimnandzi tamenyetelwa nakulabafile,*+ kuze kutsi nanobe behlulelwa enyameni njengabo bonkhe bantfu, baphile ngekucondziswa ngumoya waNkulunkulu.
7 Kuphela kwato tonkhe tintfo sekusondzele. Ngako-ke, banini nengcondvo lebhadlile,+ futsi nikuphaphamele* kuthantaza.+
8 Ngetulu kwako konkhe, tsandzanani kakhulu,+ ngobe lutsandvo lumbonya tono letinyenti.+
9 Nibowemukelana* ngaphandle kwekukhonona.+
10 Ngekwelizinga umuntfu ngamunye lemukele ngalo sipho, akasisebentise kuze asite labanye njengenceku lekahle lephatsiswe umusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu lokhonjiswa ngetindlela letehlukahlukene.+
11 Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akube shengatsi ukhuluma emavi lavela kuNkulunkulu; nangabe lotsite asita labanye, loko akakwente etsembele emandleni lavela kuNkulunkulu;+ kuze kuto tonkhe tintfo kukhatinyuliswe Nkulunkulu+ ngaJesu Khristu. Ludvumo kanye nemandla kwakhe phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
12 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, tinganimangalisi tilingo letimatima* lenihlangabetana nato,+ kube shengatsi nehlelwa yintfo lengakavami.
13 Kunaloko, chubekani nijabula+ ngobe nihlanganyela ekuhluphekeni kwaKhristu,+ kuze nitojabula kakhulu nasekwembulwa inkhatimulo yakhe.+
14 Niyajabula nangabe nihlanjalatwa* ngenca yelibito laKhristu,+ ngobe umoya wenkhatimulo, lokungumoya waNkulunkulu, usetikwenu.
15 Kodvwa akube bete kini lohlupheka ngobe angumbulali, alisela, enta lokubi, nobe atsandza tindzaba tebantfu.+
16 Kepha nangabe umuntfu ahlupheka ngenca yekutsi ungumKhristu, akabe bete emahloni,+ kunaloko akachubeke akhatimulisa Nkulunkulu njengobe abitwa ngalelibito.
17 Ngobe nyalo sesikhatsi sekutsi kwehlulela kucale endlini yaNkulunkulu.+ Nangabe-ke kucala ngatsi,+ kutawentekani kulabo labangatilaleli tindzaba letimnandzi taNkulunkulu?+
18 “Nangabe kumatima ngemuntfu lolungile kutsi asindziswe, kutawentekani-ke kumuntfu longamhloniphi Nkulunkulu nalosoni?”+
19 Ngako-ke labo labahlupheka ngenca yentsandvo yaNkulunkulu, abachubeke babeka kuphila kwabo kuMdali lowetsembekile, babe benta lokuhle.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “nitimisele.”
^ Nobe “kwenta tintfo letenyanyekako ungenamahloni.” NgesiGriki kutsi a·selʹgei·a. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “imicimbi lenemsindvo.”
^ Nobe “nihlale nikulungele.”
^ Nobe “Nibophatsana ngemusa.” Fundza umbhalo longentansi waHeb 13:2.
^ Nobe “letishisa njengemlilo.”
^ Nobe “netfukwa.”
