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.