1 Petru 2:1 Ngakho lahlani bonke ububi, futhi yonke inkohliso, futhi ukuzenzisa, futhi umona, nazo zonke izinkulumo ezimbi, 2:2 Njengezingane ezisanda kuzalwa, langazelelani ubisi olungenakonakala lwezwi, ukuze nikhule ngalokho: 2:3 Uma kunjalo, ninambithile ukuthi iNkosi inomusa. 2:4 okuza kuye, kungathi etsheni eliphilayo, elaliwa ngabantu, kodwa abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, futhi baligugu, 2:5 Nani, njengamatshe aphilayo, nakhiwe indlu kamoya, engcwele ubupristi, ukunikela imihlatshelo yokomoya, eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu UKristu. 2:6 Ngakho-ke kukhona embhalweni ukuthi: Bheka, ngilala eSiyoni a itshe legumbi, elikhethiweyo, eliyigugu; okholwa yiyo uyakuyenza ungajabhiswa. 2:7 Ngakho kini enikholwayo uligugu, kodwa kulabo abakhona abangalaleliyo, itshe abalinqabayo abakhi, yilo kanye lenziwayo ikhanda ekhoneni, 2:8 Futhi itshe lokukhubekisa, futhi idwala lesikhubekiso, ngisho kulabo bakhubeka ezwini, bengalaleli; oqokiwe. 2:9 Kodwa nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi bobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, a abantu abajwayelekile; ukuze litshumayele ubukhosi balowo olakho wanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo; 2:10 ababengesiso isizwe ngaphambili, kodwa manje sebengabantu bakaNkulunkulu; ababengahawukelwanga, kodwa manje sebehawukelwe. 2:11 Bathandekayo, ngiyanincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede izinkanuko zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo; 2:12 nibe nenkulumo enhle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuthi, kuyilapho bona bakhulume kabi ngani njengabenzi bokubi, benze imisebenzi yenu emihle abayenzayo lizabona, likhazimulise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa. 2:13 Zithobeni kuzo zonke izimiso zabantu ngenxa yeNkosi: noma makube enkosini njengophakeme; 2:14 Noma kubabusi, njengalabo abathunywe nguye ekujezisweni kwabenzi bokubi, kube ludumo lwabenza okuhle. 2:15 Ngoba injalo intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuze ngokwenza kahle nithule ukungazi kwabantu abayiziwula. 2:16 njengabakhululekileyo, njalo lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu njengesigubuzelo sobubi, kodwa njenge izinceku zikaNkulunkulu. 2:17 Hloniphani abantu bonke. Thandani ubuzalwane. Mesabeni uNkulunkulu. Hlonipha inkosi. 2:18 Zinceku, thobelani amakhosi enu ngokwesaba konke; hhayi kwabahle kuphela futhi emnene, kodwa futhi nakwabangathembekile. 2:19 Ngoba lokhu kuyabongeka, uma umuntu ekhuthazela ngenxa kanembeza kuNkulunkulu usizi, ukuhlupheka ngokungafanele. 2:20 Ngoba iyini inkazimulo, uma nishaywa ngenxa yeziphambeko zenu thatha ngesineke? kepha uma nenza kahle nihlupheka ngenxa yalokho, niyakwamukela ngokubekezela, lokhu kuyamukeleka kuNkulunkulu. 2:21 Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ngokuba uKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yethu. esishiyela isibonelo, ukuze nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe; 2:22 ongenzanga isono, nenkohliso ayitholwanga emlonyeni wakhe. 2:23 owathi ethukwa, akaphindanga athuke; lapho ehlupheka, yena akasongelanga; kodwa wayezinikele kuye owahlulela ngokulunga. 2:24 Yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze thina, senifile ezonweni, niphile ekulungeni; baphulukiswa. 2:25 Ngoba naninjengezimvu ezidukayo; kodwa khathesi sebebuyele kini Melusi noMbhishobhi wemiphefumulo yenu.