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.