Eyesi-2 kaPetros
3:1 Ngoku ndinibhalela, zintanda, le ncwadi iyeyesibini; ndizixhokonxa zombini
zimiseni iingqondo zenu ezinyulu, ngokunikhumbuza;
3:2 ukuze niwakhumbule amazwi abethethwe ngenxa engaphambili nguThixo
abaprofeti nomthetho wethu thina bapostile beNkosi
Msindisi:
3:3 nikwazi oku kuqala, ukuba kuya kufika ngemihla yokugqibela abagxeki;
behamba ngokweenkanuko zabo.
3:4 besithi, Liphi na idinga lokufika kwakhe? kuba ukususela koobawo
balala ubuthongo, zonke izinto zisaqhubeka zinjengokwasekuqalekeni
indalo.
3:5 Kuba oku bathanda ukungakwazi, ukuba lilizwi likaThixo
Izulu lalikho kwakudala, nomhlaba umi uphuma emanzini, usemanzini
amanzi:
3:6 elathi ihlabathi langoko lantywiliselwa ngamanzi, latshabalala.
3:7 Ke lona izulu langoku, nawo umhlaba lo, kwangelo lizwi ligcinwe kwangelo lizwi
zigcinelwe umlilo, kuse kwimini yomgwebo nentshabalalo
yabantu abangahloneli Thixo.
3:8 Noko ke, zintanda, le nto inye mayingafihlakali, yokuba inye imini;
INkosi injengeminyaka eliwaka, neminyaka eliwaka injengemini enye.
3:9 INkosi ayilibali dinga, njengoko baba ngako abathile
ukucotha; uzeka kade umsindo ngathi, engathandi ukuba nabani na enze okufanayo
batshabalale, kodwa ukuze bonke beze enguqukweni.
3:10 Iya kufika ke imini yeNkosi njengesela ebusuku; kuyo
Izulu liya kudlula ngengxokozelo, neziqalelo ziya kudlula
Unyibilike ubushushu, umhlaba nemisebenzi yawo
iya kutshiswa itshiswe.
3:11 Ekubeni ngoko zonke ezi zinto ziya kuchithakala, uya kuba yintoni na?
nimelwe kukuthi nibe ngabantu kuyo yonke ihambo engcwele, nokuhlonela uThixo;
3:12 nilindele, nikungxamile, ukuba ifike imini kaThixo, eniya kuthi ngayo
Izulu liya kutsha ngumlilo, linyibilike;
ngobushushu obutshisayo?
3:13 Thina ke, ngokwedinga lakhe, silinde amazulu amatsha, kwanezulu elitsha
Umhlaba omtsha, apho kumi ubulungisa.
3:14 Kungoko, zintanda, nilindele ezo zinto nje, khuthalelani nina
ukuze nifunyanwe kuye niseluxolweni, ningenabala, ningenasiphako.
3:15 Ukuzeka kade umsindo kweNkosi yethu kubaleleni ekuthini lusindiso; njengokuba wethu
nomzalwana oyintanda, uPawulos, ngokobulumko awabunikwayo
kubhalelwe kuni;
3:16 njengokuba, nasezincwadini zakhe zonke, ethetha kuzo ngezo ndawo; apho ku
zizinto ezithile ekunzima ukuziqonda, abo bangafundanga kwaye
abangaqinisekanga, njengokuba bezenjenjalo kwezinye izibhalo, kwezabo
intshabalalo.
3:17 Nina ngoko, zintanda, nizazi nje ngenxa engaphambili ezo zinto, zigcineni nina, zintanda
nani, nikhukuliswe lulahlekiso lwabangenammiselo, yibani kweyenu
ukuqina.
3:18 Khulani ke elubabalweni, nasekuyazini iNkosi yethu, uMsindisi uYesu
UKrestu. Kuye malubekho uzuko nangoku, kuse nakwimini engunaphakade. Amen.