Eyoku-1 kaPetros
5:1 Ndiyawavuselela amadoda amakhulu aphakathi kwenu, mna ndiyindoda enkulu, nam
ingqina leentlungu zikaKristu, kanjalo idlelane nozuko
oko kuya kutyhilwa:
5:2 Waluseni umhlambi kaThixo ophakathi kwenu, niwuvelela;
kungekhona ngokunyanzelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; kungekhona ngenxa yenzuzo embi, kodwa ngenxa yenzuzo
ingqondo;
5:3 kungabi njengabazigagamelayo izahlulo zawo, yibani yimizekelo kubo
umhlambi.
5:4 Nothi, akubonakala uMalusi oyintloko, nisifumane isithsaba
uzuko olungabuniyo.
5:5 Ngokunjalo, nina batsha, wathobeleni amadoda amakhulu. Ewe, nonke
Thobekani omnye komnye, ninxibe ukuthobeka kwentliziyo;
uyabachasa abanekratshi, abababale abazithobileyo.
5:6 Zithobeni ngoko phantsi kwesandla esinamandla sikaThixo, ukuze abe nako
Ndiya kukuphakamisela ngexesha elifanelekileyo.
5:7 liphoseni kuye lonke ixhala lenu; ngokuba unikhathalele.
5:8 Yibani nobungcathu, phaphani; ngokuba ummangaleli wenu, uMtyholi, engumgqumo
ingonyama ihambahamba, ifuna ubani engamginyayo;
5:9 mchaseni lowo, nizimasekile elukholweni, nisazi ukuba kwaezo mbandezelo
kufefe kubazalwana benu abasehlabathini;
5:10 Ke uThixo walo lonke ubabalo, owasibizela eluzukweni lwakhe olungunaphakade, ngalo
UKristu Yesu, emveni kokuba nive ubunzima umzuzwana, anilungise nigqibelele;
uzinzise, womeleze, uzinzise.
5:11 Kuye makubekho uzuko namandla, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni. Amen.
5:12 NgoSilvano, umzalwana othembekileyo, njengoko ndicinga ngako, ndinibhalele ngako
ngokufutshane, evuselela, engqina ukuba olu lubabalo oluyinene lukaThixo
enimi kuzo.
5:13 Liyanibulisa ibandla eliseBhabheli, elinyuliweyo kunye nani;
ngokunjalo noMarcus unyana wam.
5:14 Bulisanani ngolwango lothando. Uxolo malube nani nonke
sikuKristu Yesu. Amen.