2 Petru
2:1 Kodwa kwakukhona abaprofethi bamanga futhi phakathi kwabantu, njengoba nje kuyoba
babe ngabafundisi bamanga phakathi kwenu, abazakungenisa ngasese ukulahlwa
izihlubuki, bephika ngisho neNkosi eyabathengayo, behlisela phezu kwayo
ngokwabo ukubhujiswa okusheshayo.
2:2 Abaningi bayakulandela ukonakala kwabo; ngobani indlela
ngeqiniso kuyakukhulunywa kubi.
2:3 Futhi ngokuhaha bayokwenza ukuhweba ngamazwi akhohlisayo
kini: enikwahlulelwa kwakudala akulibali, nezabo
ukulahlwa akulali.
2:4 Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekelanga izingelosi ezonayo, kodwa waziphonsa phansi
esihogweni, wabanikela emaketangeni obumnyama, ukuze bagcinwe
ukwahlulela;
2:5 Futhi akaliyekanga izwe elidala, kodwa wasindisa uNowa umuntu wesishiyagalombili, a
umshumayeli wokulunga, eletha uzamcolo emhlabeni wezizwe
abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu;
2:6 Futhi walahla imizi yaseSodoma naseGomora emlotheni
ngokugumbuqelwa, ebenza babe yisibonelo kwabafanele emva kwalokho
phila ngokungamesabi uNkulunkulu;
2:7 Futhi wakhulula uLoti nje, owayecasulwe inkulumo engcolile yabangcwele
kubi:
2:8 Ngoba lowo olungileyo ehlezi phakathi kwabo, ngokubona lokuzwa,
wahlupha umphefumulo wakhe olungileyo imihla ngemihla ngezenzo zabo eziphambene nomthetho;)
2:9 INkosi iyakwazi ukukhulula ekulingweni abangcwele, futhi
gcina abangalungile kuze kufike usuku lokwahlulelwa.
2:10 Kodwa ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokungcola.
futhi badelele uhulumeni. Bayagabadela, bazicabangela bona, abanjalo
besaba ukukhuluma kabi ngezithunzi.
2:11 Nakuba izingelosi, okuyizinto ezinkulu ngamandla nangamandla, alethi ukuthuka
icala labo phambi kweNkosi.
2:12 Kodwa lezi, njengezilwane zemvelo ezingenangqondo, ezenziwe ukuba zithathwe futhi zibhujiswe,
bakhulume kabi ngezinto abangaziqondi; futhi uzokwenza ngokuphelele
babhubhe ekonakaleni kwabo;
2:13 Futhi bayothola umvuzo wokungalungi, njengoba abawubalayo
injabulo yokugubha usuku. Amabala angamabala namabala, ezemidlalo
bona ngokukhohlisa kwabo ngenkathi bedla nani;
2:14 Banamehlo agcwele ukuphinga, futhi engenakuyeka isono; ukukhohlisa
imiphefumulo engazinzile: inhliziyo ejwayele ukuhaha;
izingane eziqalekisiwe:
2:15 Abayishiyile indlela elungile, baduka, belandela umkhondo
indlela kaBalami indodana kaBhosori, owathanda inkokhelo yokungalungi;
2:16 Kodwa wasolwa ngobubi bakhe: imbongolo eyisimungulu ekhuluma ngezwi lomuntu
yenqabela ukuhlanya komprofethi.
2:17 Laba bayimithombo engenamanzi, amafu aqhutshwa yisiphepho;
abagcinelwe inkungu yobumnyama kuze kube phakade.
2:18 Ngoba lapho bekhuluma amazwi okuzikhukhumeza okuyize, bayayenga ngokusebenzisa
izinkanuko zenyama, ngamanyala, labo abahlambulukileyo
waphunyuka kulabo abaphila ngokuduka.
2:19 Nakuba bethembisa kubo inkululeko, bona ngokwabo bayizinceku
ukonakala: ngokuba umuntu anqotshwe nguye ungeniswa kukho
ubugqila.
2:20 Ngoba uma ngemva kokuba sebebalekele ukungcola kwezwe ngokusebenzisa
ulwazi lweNkosi noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, baphinde babhajwe
kulo, futhi banqobe, isiphetho sokugcina siba sibi kakhulu kuneso
ukuqala.
2:21 Ngoba bekuyoba ngcono ngabo ukube bengayazi indlela
ukulunga, kunokuba sebekwazi, bafulathele ongcwele
umlayo wanikelwa kubo.
2:22 Kodwa kwenzeka kubo ngokwesaga esiqinisileyo: Inja injalo
wabuyela emahlanzweni akhe futhi; nengulube ehlanziwe kuye
ebhuquza odakeni.