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.