1 Petru 3:1 Ngokunjalo, bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu; ukuthi, uma ikhona bengalilaleli izwi, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwezwi ingxoxo yamakhosikazi; 3:2 Lapho bebona inkambo yenu emsulwa kanye nokwesaba. 3:3 Ukuhloba kwenu makungabi yilokho kwangaphandle, ukwaluka izinwele; nokwembatha igolide, noma okokugqoka izingubo; 3:4 Kodwa makube umuntu ocashile wenhliziyo, kulokho okungekho okonakalayo, umhlobiso womoya omnene nonokuthula okungaphakathi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu wenani elikhulu. 3:5 Ngoba ngale ndlela ezikhathini zasendulo nabesifazane abangcwele, ababethembele kuNkulunkulu, bazihlobise, bethobela amadoda abo; 3:6 Njengalokho uSara wamlalela u-Abrahama, embiza ngokuthi inkosi; inqobo nje uma nenza kahle, ningesabi nokumangala. 3:7 Ngokufanayo, nina madoda, hlalani nabo ngokolwazi, ukupha udumo kumfazi njengesitsha esibuthakathaka kakhudlwana, nanjengezindlalifa kanye lomusa wokuphila; ukuze imikhuleko yenu ithiye. 3:8 Okokugcina, yibani nonke nhliziyonye, nihawukelane, nithandane njengabazalwane, hawukelani, libe mnene; 3:9 Ningaphindiseli okubi ngokubi, noma ukuthuka ngokuthuka, kodwa ngokuphambene isibusiso; nazi ukuthi nabizelwa lokho, ukuze nidle ifa isibusiso. 3:10 Ngoba lowo othanda ukuphila, futhi abone izinsuku ezinhle, makabambe eyakhe ulimi ebubini, nezindebe zakhe ukuthi zingakhulumi inkohliso; 3:11 Makagweme okubi, enze okuhle; makafune ukuthula, akulandele. 3:12 Ngoba amehlo eNkosi phezu olungileyo, futhi izindlebe zakhe zivulekile emikhulekweni yabo, kepha ubuso beNkosi bumelene nabakwenzayo okubi. 3:13 Futhi ngubani oyonilimaza, uma nilandela lokho okukhona kuhle? 3:14 Kepha uma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiwe; nesabe ukwesabeka kwabo, ningakhathazeki; 3:15 Kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, futhi nilungele njalo ukunikeza phendulani wonke umuntu olibuza isizathu sethemba elikini ngobumnene nangokwesaba; 3:16 Ukuba nonembeza omuhle; ukuthi, lanxa benikhuluma kubi, ngokungathi benzi bokubi, bangaba namahloni abamangalela okuhle kwenu ngamanga ingxoxo kuKristu. 3:17 Ngoba kungcono, uma intando kaNkulunkulu, nihlupheke kube kuhle ukwenza, kunokwenza okubi. 3:18 Ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile. ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu, ebulawa enyameni, kodwa aphiliswe nguMoya; 3:19 Ngayo futhi wahamba washumayela imimoya ejele; 3:20 ababekade bengalaleli, lapho kanye ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu walinda emihleni kaNowa, kusakhiwa umkhumbi, ababembalwa kuwo. okungukuthi, imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili yasindiswa ngamanzi. 3:21 Umfanekiso ofana nawo umbhapathizo osusisindisa ngawo manje (hhayi ama ukususa ukungcola kwenyama, kodwa impendulo enhle unembeza kuNkulunkulu) ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. 3:22 Owenyukela ezulwini, futhi ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; izingelosi kanye kuthotshiswe phansi kwakhe amagunya namandla.