2 Petru 1:1 USimoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kulabo abanakho sizuzwe ukholo oluyigugu olufana nathi ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu: 1:2 Umusa nokuthula makwandiswe kini ngokwazi uNkulunkulu, futhi ngeNkosi yethu uJesu, 1:3 Njengalokho amandla akhe obuNkulunkulu asinike konke okuqondene nathi ekuphileni nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu ngokumazi obizile thina enkazimulweni nasebuhleni; 1:4 Ngalokho siphiwe izithembiso ezinkulu kakhulu neziligugu: laba nibe ngabahlanganyeli bemvelo yobuNkulunkulu, nibalekile ukonakala okusemhlabeni ngenkanuko. 1:5 Futhi phezu kwalokhu, yenzani yonke inkuthalo, enezelani ekukholweni kwenu ubuhle; futhi ku ulwazi oluyisisekelo; 1:6 nasolwazini ukuzithiba; nasekuzithibeni ukubekezela; nasekubekezeleni ubuNkulunkulu; 1:7 nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu uthando lobuzalwane; nasethandweni lobuzalwane uthando. 1:8 Ngoba uma lezi zinto kukhona kini, futhi anda, bakwenza ukuba nibe ningabi yinyumba, ningabi ngabangatheli ekwazini iNkosi yethu uJesu UKristu. 1:9 Kodwa lowo ongenazo lezi zinto uyimpumputhe, futhi akaboni kude, futhi ukhohliwe ukuthi wahlanjululwa ezonweni zakhe zakudala. 1:10 Ngakho, bazalwane, khuthalelani kakhulu ukwenza ukubizwa kwenu kanye Ukhetho luqinisekile; ngokuba uma nenza lokho, anisoze nakhubeka. 1:11 Ngoba kanjalo isango liyonikelwa kini ngokuchichimayo e umbuso waphakade weNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. 1:12 Ngakho-ke ngeke ngiyeke ukunikhumbuza njalo lezi zinto, nakuba nizazi, niqinisiwe kulesi sikhathi samanje iqiniso. 1:13 Yebo, ngibona kufanele ukuthi, uma ngisekuleli dokodo, ukunivusa. ngokunikhumbuza; 1:14 Ngokwazi ukuthi masinyane ngimele ukulisusa leli tabernakele lami, njengeNkosi yethu UJesu Kristu ungibonisile. 1:15 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngizozama ukuba nibe nakho ngemva kokushona kwami lezizinto esikhumbuzweni ngaso sonke isikhathi. 1:16 Ngokuba asilandelanga izinganekwane eziklanywe ngobuqili, lapho sazisa kini amandla nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kepha kwaba njalo ofakazi bokuzibonela bobukhosi bakhe. 1:17 Ngoba wamukela kuNkulunkulu uBaba udumo nenkazimulo, lapho kufika izwi elinjalo kuye livela enkazimulweni yobukhosi, Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, phakathi engimthokozisayo. 1:18 Futhi leli zwi salizwa livela ezulwini, lapho sinaye phakathi intaba engcwele. 1:19 Sinezwi lesiprofetho eliqiniseke ngokwengeziwe; lapho nenza kahle kukho qaphelani njengokukhanya okukhanya endaweni emnyama kuze kube semini ukusa, ikhwezi liphuma ezinhliziyweni zenu. 1:20 Nazi lokhu kuqala, ukuthi asikho isiprofetho sombhalo esivela kunoma iyiphi yangasese incazelo. 1:21 Ngoba isiprofetho asifikanga endulo ngentando yomuntu, kodwa abantu abangcwele kaNkulunkulu bakhuluma beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele.