Eyokuqala EkaPhetro
2 Ngakho susani kini bonke ububi,+ lobuqili, lokuzenzisa, lomona kanye lawo wonke amazwi ahlabayo. 2 Njengezinsane ezisanda kuzalwa,+ wobani lesifiso esikhulu sokuthola uchago olungonakalanga* lwelizwi ukuze likhule ngalo beselithola insindiso+ 3 nxa selikunambithile* ukuthi iNkosi ilomusa.
4 Nxa lisiza kulowo olilitshe eliphilayo elaliwa ngabantu+ kodwa elikhethiweyo futhi eliligugu kuNkulunkulu,+ 5 lina elingamatshe aphilayo liba yindlu eyakhiwa ngomoya kaNkulunkulu+ ukuthi libe liqembu labaphristi elingcwele ukuze linikele imihlatshelo ngomoya kaNkulunkulu,+ leyo ayamukelayo ngoJesu Khristu.+ 6 Phela uMbhalo uthi: “Khangela! Ngibeka eZiyoni ilitshe elikhethiweyo, ilitshe lesisekelo eliyisiqokoqela* futhi eliligugu. Kakho otshengisa ukuthi ulokholo kulo ozadana* loba sekutheni.”+
7 Yikho yena uligugu kini ngoba lingamakholwa kodwa kulabo abangakholwayo, “ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi+ selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela,”*+ 8 “lelitshe elikhubayo kanye ledwala eliwisa abantu.”+ Bayakhubeka ngoba abalilaleli ilizwi. Lesi yiso isiphetho abasibekelweyo. 9 Kodwa lina “lingabantu abakhethiweyo, iqembu labaphristi abangamakhosi, isizwe esingcwele,+ abantu okumele babe yimpahla yakhe eqakathekileyo+ ukuze limemezele yonke indawo ubuhle* obumangalisayo”+ balowo owalibiza lisebumnyameni waliletha ekukhanyeni kwakhe okukhazimulayo.+ 10 Kuqala lalingasibantu kodwa khathesi selingabantu bakaNkulunkulu,+ lalingenzelwanga isihawu kodwa khathesi selenzelwe isihawu.+
11 Bathandekayo abayizihambi labayizakhamizi zesikhatshana,+ ngilikhuthaza ukuthi liqhubeke lixwaya izifiso zenyama+ ezilwa lani.*+ 12 Qhubekani liziphethe kuhle phakathi kwezizwe+ ukuze nxa sebelisola ngokuthi lenza okubi, bazibonele ngawabo imisebenzi yenu emihle,+ besebekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhlolwa nguye.
13 Ngenxa yeNkosi, zehliseni kukho konke okusungulwe ngabantu,+ lizehlise kuloba yiphi inkosi+ ngoba iphezu kwenu, 14 lakubabusi* ngoba bathunywe yiyo ukuthi bajezise abenza okubi njalo bancome abenza okuhle.+ 15 Phela kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ngokwenza okuhle lithulise inkulumo yokungazi yabantu abangelangqondo.+ 16 Philani njengabantu abakhululekileyo,+ lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu ukuvala* izenzo ezimbi+ kodwa yisebenziseni njengezigqili zikaNkulunkulu.+ 17 Hloniphani abantu bemihlobo yonke,+ lithande bonke abazalwane,+ lesabe uNkulunkulu+ njalo lihloniphe inkosi.+
18 Zinceku zehliseni emakhosini enu liwaphe yonke inhlonipho ewafaneleyo,+ hatshi lawo azwisisayo lalawo enza okuhle kuphela kodwa lalawo okunzima ukuwathokozisa. 19 Kuyamukeleka ukuthi umuntu aqinisele ebunzimeni* njalo ahlutshwe yena engelacala ngenxa yokufuna ukuba lomzwangedwa ohlanzekileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.+ 20 Kambe kunceda ngani ukuqinisela nxa litshayelwa ukuthi lonile?+ Kodwa nxa liqinisela ekuhluphekeni ngenxa yokwenza okuhle, uNkulunkulu uyakwamukela lokho.+
21 Phela le yiyo indlela elabizelwa kuyo ngoba ngitsho loKhristu walihluphekela,+ elitshiyela isibonelo ukuze liwalandele eduze amanyathelo akhe.+ 22 Yena kenzanga sono+ lobuqili kabutholakalanga emlonyeni wakhe.+ 23 Wathi ethethiswa+ kazange aphindisele ngokuthethisa.+ Wathi esebunzimeni+ kazange asongele muntu kodwa wathembela kulowo owahlulela+ ngendlela elungileyo. 24 Yena wathwala izono zethu+ emzimbeni wakhe lapho ebethelwa esigodweni*+ ukuze sife ezonweni, siphile kokulungileyo njalo “lasiliswa ngamanxeba akhe.”+ 25 Phela lina lalinjengezimvu ezihlanhlathayo+ kodwa khathesi selibuyele kumelusi+ ongumbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.*