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.