Yokuthoma KaPitrosi 2:1-25
2 Nje-ke lahlani boke ubumbi,+ ukukhohlisa, ubuzenzisi, umona, nakho koke ukudlana iinthende.
2 Njengamasana asanda ukubelethwa,+ yakhani ukululukela ibisi elimsulwa lelizwi, bona ngalo nikhulele esindisweni,+
3 kwaphela nangabe ninambithile ukuthi iKosi inomusa.
4 Njengombana niza kuye, olilitje eliphilako elininwe babantu+ kodwana elikhethiweko, eliligugu kuZimu,+
5 nina ngokwenu njengamatje aphilako niyindlu eyakhiwa ngommoya kaZimu+ bona nibe buphristi obucwengileko begodu ninikele imihlatjelo ngokuvumelana nommoya kaZimu+ nowamukelekako kuye ngoJesu Krestu.+
6 EmTlolweni kuthiwa: “Qalani! Ngibeka eZiyoni ilitje elikhethiweko, ilitje lesisekelo eliligugu begodu akekho okholwa kilo ozokudana.”*+
7 Nje-ke uligugu kini ngombana nimakholwa kodwana kwabangakholwako, “ilitje abakhi abalininako,+ libe lilitje eliqakatheke ukuwadlula woke”*+
8 begodu “lilitje nedwala elisiqabo.”+ Bayawa ekukholweni ngombana abalilaleli ilizwi. Lesi siphetho esibalindeleko.
9 Kodwana “nilihlanga elikhethiweko, ubuphristi bobukhosi, isitjhaba esicwengileko,+ isitjhaba esiyipahla ekhethekileko,+ bona nimemezele kiyo yoke indawo ubuhle”+ baloyo owanibiza anikhupha ebumnyameni anisa ekukhanyeni kwakhe okukarisako.+
10 Ngombana phambilini beningasisitjhaba kodwana nje nisitjhaba sakaZimu.+ Khenangarhawukelwa kodwana nje nifumene isirhawu.+
11 Bathandekako, nginikhuthaza kwanga nibabantu abavela kwenye inarha nezakhamuzi zesikhatjhana+ bona nilise iinkanuko zenyama,+ ezilwisana nani.+
12 Hlalani niziphatha kuhle hlangana neentjhaba,+ ukuthi nazinisola ngokwenza okumbi, zibe bofakazi bemisebenzenu emihle+ begodu umphumela kube kuphazimulisa uZimu elangeni lakhe lokuhlola.
13 Ngebanga leKosi zithobeni kikho koke okwenziwe mumuntu,+ kungaba sekosini+ njengephakemeko
14 namkha ebabusini njengabathunywe nguye bona bajezise abenzi bobumbi kodwana badumise labo abenza okuhle.+
15 Ngombana kuyintando kaZimu ukuthi ngokwenza okuhle nithulise ikulumo yokungazi yabantu abanganangqondo.+
16 Yibani njengabantu abatjhaphulukileko,+ nisebenzise itjhaphulukwenu, ingasi njengesigubuzeso sokwenza okumbi+ kodwana njengeengqila zakaZimu.+
17 Hloniphani yoke imihlobo yabantu,+ thandani yoke ihlangano yabafowethu,+ sabani uZimu,+ hloniphani ikosi.+
18 Iinsebenzi azizithobe ebaphathini bazo ngakho koke ukusaba okulindelekileko,+ ingasi kwabalungileko nababonelelako kwaphela kodwana nakilabo okubudisi ukubathabisa.
19 Kuyathabisa umuntu nakakghodlhelela ubudisi* begodu atlhage ngokungabi nabulungiswa ngebanga lakanembezakhe kuZimu.+
20 Kuzuzisa ngani nangabe niyabetjhwa ngebanga lokona begodu niyakukghodlhelela?+ Kodwana nangabe nikghodlhelela ukutlhaga ngebanga lokwenza okuhle, lokhu kuyinto ethabisako kuZimu.+
21 Eqinisweni, nabizelwa endleleni le yokuphila ngombana noKrestu watlhaga ngebanga lenu,+ anitjhiyela isibonelo sokobana nilandele umtlhalakhe eduze.+
22 Akhenge enze isono+ namkha kufumaneke ukukhohlisa emlonyenakhe.+
23 Nakathukwako+ akhenge abuyisele ngehlamba.+ Nakatlhagako+ akhenge athusele kodwana wazibeka kiloyo owahlulela+ ngokulunga.
24 Yena ngokwakhe wathwala izono zethu+ emzimbenakhe esigodweni,*+ bona sife ezonweni, siphile ekulungeni. Nje-ke “nilatjhiwe ngamancebakhe.”+
25 Beninjengezimvu ezidurhako+ kodwana nje senibuyele kumelusi+ nomtlhogomeli wemiphefumulwenu.*
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “ozokuhlaziseka.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “ilitje eliyihloko yekhona.” Ilitjeli libekwa phezulu ekhoneni ukuhlanganisa amaboda amabili bona aqine.
^ Namkha “isizi; ubuhlungu.”
^ Namkha “emthini.”
^ Namkha “wokuphila kwenu.”
