Yekucala YaPhetro
2 Ngako-ke lahlani bonkhe bubi,+ bucili, kutentisa, umona, nayo yonkhe inhlobo yekunyundzela. 2 Njengetinswane,+ langatelelani lubisi lwelivi lolungakabhicwa nalutfo,* kuze ngalo nivutfwe futsi nisindziswe,+ 3 nangabe nje nibonile* kutsi iNkhosi inemusa.
4 Njengobe nita kuloyo lolitje leliphilako lelaliwe bantfu,+ kodvwa lelikhetsiwe futsi leliligugu kuNkulunkulu,+ 5 nani njengobe ningematje laphilako niyakhiwa nibe yindlu leyentiwe ngemoya,*+ kuze nibe baphristi labangcwele khona nitonikela imihlatjelo levumelana nemoya,*+ naleyemukelekako kuNkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu.+ 6 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Ngibeka litje lelikhetsiwe eSiyoni, litje lekusimisa lelisisekelo futsi leliligugu. Kute umuntfu lokholwa kulo loyoke advumateke.”*+
7 Ngako liligugu kini ngobe niyakholwa; kodvwa kulabo labangakholwa, “lelitje lelaliwe bakhi+ seligucuke laba litje leliyinhloko,”*+ 8 futsi selibe “litje lelibangela kukhubeka nelidvwala leliwisanako.”+ Bayakhutjwa ngobe abalilaleli livi. Lesi ngiso siphetfo sabo. 9 Kodvwa nine “niluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, umbuso webaphristi, sive lesingcwele+ nebantfu labayimphahla lekhetsekile,+ kuze kuyo yonkhe indzawo nimemetele buhle”*+ baLoyo lowanibita naphuma ebumnyameni nangena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako.+ 10 Ngobe nake nangabi bantfu baNkulunkulu, kodvwa nyalo senibantfu bakhe;+ Nkulunkulu bekanganenteli umusa, kodvwa nyalo senitfole umusa.+
11 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, njengobe nitihambi futsi nihleti kwesikhashana eveni,+ ngiyanincenga kutsi nichubeke nibalekela tifiso tenyama+ letilwa nani.+ 12 Gcinani kutiphatsa kwenu kukuhle emkhatsini webantfu,+ kuze nabanisola ngekutsi nibenti balokubi, batibonele bona imisebenti yenu lemihle,+ futsi ngenca yaloko bakhatimulise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lakhe lekuhlola.
13 Ngenca yeNkhosi, titfobeni kubo bonkhe labasetikhundleni,*+ kungaba senkhosini+ njengobe iphakeme, 14 nobe kubabusi njengobe ibatfumile kuze bajezise labenta lokubi kodvwa babonge labo labenta lokuhle.+ 15 Ngobe intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ikutsi ngekwenta lokuhle, nicedze* kukhuluma lokulite kwebantfu labangenangcondvo.+ 16 Banini bantfu labakhululekile,+ inkhululeko yenu ningayisebentisi njengesaba* sekwenta lokubi,+ kodvwa yisebentiseni njengetisebenti taNkulunkulu.+ 17 Hloniphani tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu,+ nitsandze bonkhe bazalwane,+ nesabe Nkulunkulu+ futsi nihloniphe nenkhosi.+
18 Tisebenti atitfobele baphatsi bato ngayo yonkhe inhlonipho lefanele,+ tingatfobeli nje labo labalungile nalabacabangelako kuphela, kodvwa nalabo lokumatima kubajabulisa. 19 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyajabula nangabe umuntfu abeketelela kuhlushwa* futsi aphatfwa kabi ngenca yekufuna kuba nanembeza lomuhle embikwakhe.+ 20 Ngobe kuhle ngani kutsi ubeketelele kushaywa nawente lokubi?+ Kodvwa nangabe ubeketelela kuhlushwa ngobe wenta lokulungile, loku kuhle kuNkulunkulu.+
21 Ecinisweni nabitelwa kulendlela yekuphila, ngobe ngisho naKhristu wahlupheka ngenca yenu,+ wanishiyela sibonelo kuze nilandzele tinyatselo takhe edvute.+ 22 Akentanga sono,+ futsi emlonyeni wakhe akuzange kuphume emanga.+ 23 Naketfukwa*+ akazange aphindzisele ngekwetfuka.*+ Nangesikhatsi ahlushwa+ akazange asongele, kodvwa wabeka litsemba lakhe kuLoyo lowehlulela+ ngekulunga. 24 Ngesikhatsi aselugodvweni,*+ wetfwala tono tetfu+ emtimbeni wakhe, kuze sikhululwe etonweni* futsi siphile ngekulunga. “Naphiliswa nangemanceba akhe.”+ 25 Ngobe beninjengetimvu letidukako,+ kodvwa nyalo senibuyele kumelusi+ nembonisi wekuphila kwenu.