2 Petru 3:1 Le ncwadi yesibili, bathandekayo, Nginilobela manje. kukho kokubili engikuvusayo gcwalisani izingqondo zenu ezihlanzekileyo ngesikhumbuzo; 3:2 Ukuze nikhumbule amazwi akhulunywe ngaphambili ngabangcwele abaprofethi, nomyalo wethu thina baphostoli beNkosi no Umsindisi: 3:3 nazi lokhu kuqala ukuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina kuyakufika abahleki abahleka usulu, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo. 3:4 bethi: Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe? ngoba kusukela koyise zalala, zonke izinto ziqhubeka njengoba zazinjalo kusukela ekuqaleni indalo. 3:5 Ngoba lokhu ngokuzithandela kabakwazi, ukuthi ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu izulu lalikhona kudala, nomhlaba umi emanzini nasemanzini amanzi: 3:6 Izwe elalikhona ngaleso sikhathi labhubha, ligcwele amanzi. 3:7 Kodwa amazulu nomhlaba, okukhona manje, by izwi elifanayo agcinwe kubekelwe umlilo kuze kufike usuku lokwahlulelwa nokubhubhiswa labantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. 3:8 Kodwa, bathandekayo, ningabi abangenalwazi ngale nto eyodwa, ukuthi usuku olulodwa unalo iNkosi injengeminyaka eyinkulungwane, neminyaka eyinkulungwane njengosuku olulodwa. 3:9 INkosi ayilibali ngesithembiso sayo, njengoba abanye bacabanga ukuxega; kodwa uyasibekezelela, engathandi ukuthi loba ngubani akwenze kubhubhe, kodwa ukuze bonke beze ekuphendukeni. 3:10 Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku; lapho amazulu ayakudlula ngokuhlokoma okukhulu, nezakhi zendalo ziyakudlula zincibilike ngokushisa okukhulu, nomhlaba nemisebenzi yawo izoshiswa. 3:11 Ngakho-ke njengoba zonke lezi zinto ziyoncibilika, kunjani nifanele ukuba ngabantu ekuhambeni konke okungcwele nasekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu. 3:12 Nilindele futhi eshesha ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu, lapho usuku amazulu evutha umlilo ayakuncibilika, nezakhi zincibilike ngokushisa okushisayo? 3:13 Nokho thina, ngokwesithembiso sakhe, silindele amazulu amasha kanye a umhlaba omusha, lapho kuhlala khona ukulunga. 3:14 Ngakho, bathandekayo, njengoba nilindele izinto ezinjalo, khuthalelani ukuze nifunyanwe kuye ngokuthula, ningenabala, ningenasici. 3:15 Nithi ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kuyinsindiso; njengoba wethu umzalwane othandekayo uPawulu naye ngokokuhlakanipha akunikwayo kulotshiwe kini; 3:16 njengalokhu nakuzo zonke izincwadi zakhe, ekhuluma kuzo ngalezi zinto; lapho kukhona ezinye izinto okunzima ukuziqonda, labo abangafundile futhi bahlanekezela abangaqini, njengoba benza neminye imibhalo, kweyabo ukubhujiswa. 3:17 Ngakho nina, bathandekayo, njengoba nazi lezi zinto ngaphambili, xwayani nani, eniholwa ngokuduka kwababi, niwe kokwenu ukuqina. 3:18 Kodwa khulani emseni nasekwazini iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu UKristu. Inkazimulo mayibe kuyo manje kuze kube phakade. Amen.