1 Petru 1:1 UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kwabafokazi abahlakazekile iPontu, iGalathiya, iKhaphadosiya, i-Asiya, neBhithiniya, 1:2 Abakhethiweyo ngokokwazi kusengaphambili kukaNkulunkulu uBaba, ngokusebenzisa ukungcweliswa kukaMoya, ekulaleleni nasekufafazweni ngegazi kaJesu Kristu: Makwande kini umusa nokuthula. 1:3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, okuyinto ngokuvumelana ngobuningi bomusa wakhe usephinde wasizala sibe nethemba eliphilayo ngaye ukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, 1:4 Ukuze ifa elingenakonakala nelingangcolisiwe, futhi elingabuni kude, kubekelwe nina ezulwini, 1:5 Abalondolozwe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokholo kube yinsindiso elungiselwe kwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina. 1:6 enithokoza ngakho kakhulu, nakuba manje isikhathi, uma kufanele, nina ebunzimeni ngezilingo ezinhlobonhlobo: 1:7 Ukuze ukuvivinywa kokholo lwenu, okuyigugu kakhulu kunegolide elibhubhayo, nakuba livivinywa ngomlilo, lingatholwa kube yindumiso ne udumo nenkazimulo ekubonakaleni kukaJesu Kristu. 1:8 Eningambonanga niyamthanda; okungaye, lanxa lingamboni khathesi nikholwa, nithokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo negcwele inkazimulo; 1:9 namukela isiphetho sokukholwa kwenu, ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo yenu. 1:10 Abaprofethi bahlolisisa insindiso ngayo, bayihlolisisa. owaprofetha ngomusa owawuzakuza kini; 1:11 Ehlola ukuthi yini, noma hlobo luni lwesikhathi uMoya kaKristu owayekuso zazibonisa, lapho ifakaza ngaphambili izinhlupheko zikaKristu, nenkazimulo okufanele ilandele. 1:12 Kwambulwa kubo ukuthi hhayi kubo, kodwa kithi wakhonza lezozinto elibikwa kini ngazo khathesi ngishumayele ivangeli kini ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe evela izulu; okuyizinto izingilosi ezifisa ukuzibona. 1:13 Ngakho bopha izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nithembe kuze kube sekupheleni ngomusa elizalethwa kini ekwambulweni kukaJesu uKristu; 1:14 Njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningazenzi njengakuqala izinkanuko ekungazini kwenu. 1:15 Kodwa njengoba onibizile engcwele, nani yibani ngcwele kukho konke ingxoxo; 1:16 Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Yibani ngcwele; ngoba mina ngingcwele. 1:17 Futhi uma nibiza uBaba, owahlulela ngaphandle kokubandlulula abantu ngokomsebenzi wawo wonke umuntu, dlulani isikhathi sokuhlala kwenu lapha phakathi ukwesaba: 1:18 Njengoba nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ngezinto ezinokonakala. njengesiliva negolide, esenhlizweni yenu eyize enamukelwe ngesiko koyihlo; 1:19 Kodwa ngegazi eliyigugu likaKristu, njengelewundlu elingenasici futhi ngaphandle kwendawo: 1:20 Ngubani ngempela owamiswa ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, kodwa wayekhona zibonakalise kulezi zikhathi zokugcina kuwe, 1:21 ngubani ngaye nikholwa kuNkulunkulu, owamvusa kwabafileyo, futhi wanikela kuye udumo; ukuze ukholo lwenu nethemba libe kuNkulunkulu. 1:22 lokhu senihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso Umoya othandweni olungazenzisi lwabazalwane, qinisekani ukuthi nithandane ngenhliziyo emhlophe ngentshiseko: 1:23 Nizelwe ngokusha, kungengambewu eyonakeleyo, kodwa ngengenakonakala, ngembewu. izwi likaNkulunkulu, eliphilayo futhi limi kuze kube phakade. 1:24 Ngoba yonke inyama injengotshani, futhi yonke inkazimulo yomuntu njengembali utshani. Utshani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyavuthuluka; 1:25 Kodwa izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade. Futhi leli yizwi elithi ngevangeli lishunyayelwa kini.