Yekucala YaPhetro 5:1-14
5 Njengobe ngingulomdzala welibandla lokanye nani, lofakaza ngekuhlupheka kwaKhristu nalohlanganyela enkhatimulweni letawembulwa,+ ngincenga* labadzala belibandla labasemkhatsini wenu, ngitsi:
2 Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu+ leniwuphatsisiwe, nibe babonisi,* loko ningakwenti ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa nikwente ngekutitsandzela embikwaNkulunkulu;+ hhayi ngekufuna kutizuzisa,+ kodvwa ngekutimisela;
3 ningatenti emakhosi etikwalabo labalifa laNkulunkulu,+ kodvwa banini tibonelo emhlambini.+
4 Nasekembuliwe umelusi lomkhulu,+ nitawutfola umchele wenkhatimulo longaphuphi.+
5 Ngendlela lefanako, nine madvodza lasemasha titfobeni emadvodzeni lamadzala.*+ Nonkhe nibotfobelana, ngobe Nkulunkulu umelene nalabatigcabhako kodvwa ubanika umusa wakhe lomkhulu labo labatfobekile.+
6 Titfobeni ngephansi kwesandla saNkulunkulu lesinemandla, khona atoniphakamisa ngesikhatsi lesifanele,+
7 futsi niphonse konkhe kukhatsateka kwenu kuye,+ ngobe uyanikhatsalela.+
8 Hlalani nisangulukile niphindze nicaphele.+ Sitsa senu Develi, sihambahamba njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, lelifuna lotsite lelingamshwabadzela.*+
9 Kodvwa melanani naye,+ nicine ekukholweni, nati kutsi bonkhe bazalwane benu emhlabeni babeketelela kuhlupheka lokufanako.+
10 Ngemuva kwekuhlupheka sikhashana, Nkulunkulu wawo wonkhe umusa lomkhulu, lowanibitela enkhatimulweni yaphakadze+ nimunye naKhristu, utawucedzela kuceceshwa kwenu. Utanenta nicine,+ anente nibe nemandla+ futsi anibeke esisekelweni lesicinile.
11 Emandla ngewakhe kuze kube phakadze. Amen.
12 Silvanosi*+ longumzalwane lowetsembekile ungisitile kutsi nginibhalele lencwadzi lemfisha, kuze nginikhutsate futsi ngininike bufakazi lobuliciniso bekutsi lona ngiwo mbamba umusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu. Ngako manini nicine kuwo.
13 Umfati* loseBhabhulona lokhetsiwe njengani, uyanivusela, kanye naMakho+ indvodzana yami uyanivusela.
14 Nibovuselana ngekwanga kwelutsandvo.
Shengatsi nonkhe lenisebunyeni naKhristu ningaba nekuthula.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “ngikhutsata.”
^ Nobe “niwunakekele ngekucophelela.”
^ Nobe “kulabadzala belibandla.”
^ Nobe “lelifuna kudla umuntfu.”
^ Uphindze abitwe ngekutsi nguSilasi.
^ Kulelivesi, ligama lelitsi “umfati” lingaphindze lisho libandla.
