Eyokuqala EkaPhetro 1:1-25
1 Mina Phetro umphostoli+ kaJesu Khristu, kini zakhamizi zesikhatshana ezisabalele ePhontusi, leGalathiya, leKhaphadokhiya,+ le-Asiya kanye leBhithiniya, ezikhethwe
2 ngokuvumelana lalokho uNkulunkulu uBaba ayevele esekwazi+ langokungcweliswa ngomoya,+ ehlose ukuthi libe ngabalalelayo futhi abafafazwe ngegazi likaJesu Khristu:+
Umusa omkhulu lokuthula akwandiswe kini.
3 Kadunyiswe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ngoba ngesihawu sakhe esikhulu wasenza sazalwa kutsha+ ukuze sibe lethemba eliphilayo+ ngokuvuswa kukaJesu Khristu kwabafileyo+
4 futhi sibe lelifa elingaboliyo, elingonakaliyo lelingabuniyo.+ Ligcinelwe lina emazulwini,+
5 lina elilondolozwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokholo lwenu, lilondolozelwa insindiso elungiselelwe ukuvezwa ngesikhathi sokucina.
6 Ngenxa yalokho, liyathokoza kakhulu lanxa okwakhathesi kumele lihlupheke okwesikhatshana ngenxa yezilingo ezitshiyeneyo+
7 ukuze ukholo lwenu oluhlolwe ngendlela le*+ futhi oluligugu elikhulu ukwedlula igolide elitshabalalayo lanxa lihlolwe* ngomlilo, lulenze lithole udumo lenkazimulo lokuhlonitshwa ekwembulweni kukaJesu Khristu.+
8 Lanxa lingazange limbone liyamthanda. Lakhathesi alimboni kodwa litshengisa ukuthi lilokholo kuye njalo lilentokozo enkulu engachasisekiyo futhi emangalisayo,
9 njengoba lithola insindiso yenu,*+ eyiyo inhloso yenu yokuba lokholo.
10 Abaphrofethi abaphrofetha mayelana lomusa omkhulu owawuzakwenzelwa lina babuzisisa ngensindiso le futhi bachwayisisa ngayo.+
11 Umoya owawuphakathi kwabo wawuvele wafakaza ngenhlupho ezazizakwehlela uKhristu+ langenkazimulo eyayizalandela. Yikho baqhubeka behlolisisa ukuthi kuyini okwakuzakwenzakala kuKhristu+ lokuthi kwakuzakwenzakala ngasiphi isikhathi loba ngayiphi inkathi.
12 Kwavezwa kubo ukuthi babengazisebenzeli bona kodwa babesebenzela lina, bekhuluma ngalokho eselikuzwe kulabo abatshumayela izindaba ezinhle kini belomoya ongcwele ovela ezulwini.+ Izingilosi ziyafisa kakhulu ukuzizwisisa izinto lezi.
13 Ngakho lungiselelani ingqondo zenu ukwenza umsebenzi omkhulu+ njalo ligcine ingqondo zenu zisebenza kuhle,+ libeke ithemba lenu emuseni omkhulu elizawulethelwa ekwembulweni kukaJesu Khristu.
14 Njengoba lingabantwana abalalelayo, yekelani ukubunjwa yizifiso elalilazo lingakabi lolwazi
15 kodwa libe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha kwenu+ njengaye oNgcwele owalibizayo
16 ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Kumele libe ngcwele ngoba mina ngingcwele.”+
17 Nxa libiza uBaba owahlulela umsebenzi womuntu ngamunye engabandlululi,+ ziphatheni ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi liyamesaba+ ngesikhathi liyizakhamizi zesikhatshana
18 ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi lanxa lakhululwa endleleni yenu yokuphila engancedi ngalutho elayitshiyelwa ngokhokho benu,* alikhululwanga* ngezinto ezonakalayo,+ ezinjengesiliva loba igolide.
19 Kodwa lakhululwa ngegazi eliligugu+ elinjengelemvana engelasici lemsulwa,+ igazi likaKhristu.+
20 Lanxa wayevele esesaziwa umhlaba ungakasungulwa,+ wabonakaliswa ekucineni kwezikhathi ngenxa yenu.+
21 Ngaye liyakholwa kuNkulunkulu+ owamvusa kwabafileyo+ wamupha inkazimulo+ ukuze ukholo lwenu lethemba lenu kube kuNkulunkulu.
22 Njengoba selizihlambululile ngokulalela iqiniso, osekwenze laba lothando lobuzalwane olungelakuzenzisa,+ thandanani kakhulu ngenhliziyo yonke.+
23 Phela kasebenzisanga inhlanyelo ebolayo lapho esenza ukuthi lizalwe kutsha+ kodwa wasebenzisa inhlanyelo engaboliyo,*+ ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu ophilayo okhona kuze kube nini lanini+
24 ngoba “bonke abantu banjengotshani njalo yonke inkazimulo yabo injengokuqhakaza kwamaluba eganga. Utshani buyabuna, iluba likhithike
25 kodwa ilizwi likaJehova* lihlala kuze kube nini lanini.”+ “Ilizwi” lelo zindaba ezinhle ezatshunyayelwa kini.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “licengwe.”
^ Kumbe, “olwenelise ukudlula ebunzimeni.”
^ Kumbe, “yemiphefumulo yenu.”
^ Kumbe, “lisiko lenu.”
^ Kumbe, “alihlawulelwanga; alihlengwanga.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo inhlanyelo eveza abantwana kumbe ethelayo.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
