1 Petru
5:1 Abadala abaphakathi kwenu ngiyabakhuthaza, mina engimdala, futhi a
ungufakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKristu, futhi ungumhlanganyeli wenkazimulo
lokho kuzokwembulwa:
5:2 Yalusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, niwubheke,
kungabi ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ngokuzithandela; kungeyisikho ngenxa yenzuzo embi, kodwa eyemali
ingqondo;
5:3 kungabi njengabazenzisi phezu kwefa likaNkulunkulu, kodwa nibe yizibonelo kwabangcwele
umhlambi.
5:4 Futhi lapho uMalusi oyinhloko uyovela, niyokwamukela umqhele
inkazimulo engabuniyo.
5:5 Ngokufanayo, nina abasha, zithobeni kubadala. Yebo, nonke
nithobelane, nembathe ukuthobeka, ngokuba uNkulunkulu
umelana nabazidlayo, ubapha umusa abathobekileyo.
5:6 Ngakho zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze akwazi
uzokuphakamisa ngesikhathi esifanele:
5:7 niphonsa konke ukukhathazeka kwenu phezu kwakhe; ngoba uyalikhathalela.
5:8 Zithibeni, niqaphe; ngoba isitha senu uSathane, sinjengokubhonga
ingonyama, iyahamba, ifuna engamshwabadela;
5:9 Melana naye niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi izinsizi ezifanayo
kufeziwe kubafowenu abasezweni.
5:10 Kodwa uNkulunkulu womusa wonke, owasibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade ngaye
UKristu Jesu, ngemva kokuba senihluphekile isikhashana, uyonenza niphelele.
akuqinise, akuqinise, akuhlalise.
5:11 Makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
5:12 NgoSilvanu, umzalwane othembekile kini, njengoba ngicabanga, Ngilobile
kafushane, ekhuthaza, futhi efakaza ukuthi lo ngumusa weqiniso kaNkulunkulu
enimi kuzo.
5:13 Ibandla eliseBhabhiloni, elikhethiweyo kanye nani, liyakhonza kini;
kanjalo noMarcus indodana yami.
5:14 Bingelelani omunye komunye ngokwanga of charity. Ukuthula makube kini nonke
abakuKristu Jesu. Amen.