1 Peter 1
1 UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abezizwe abahlakazekele ePontu, naseGalathiya, naseKaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBhithiniya,
2 ngokokwazi ngaphambili kukaNkulunkulu uBaba ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya, kube ekulaleleni nasekufafazweni kwegazi likaJesu Kristu: Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula.
3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, obuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo.
4 Elifani elingenakonakala, nelingangcolile, nelingabuniyo, elibekelwe nina ezulwini.
5 nina enigcinwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokholo kube yinsindiso elungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina.
6 elithokoza kakhulu ngakho, lanxa khathesi, uba kudingekile, seliselusizini ngezilingo ngezilingo;
7 ukuze ukuvivinywa kokholo lwenu, okuligugu kakhulu kunegolide elibhubhayo, nakuba livivinywa ngomlilo, kufunyanwe kube yindumiso nodumo nenkazimulo ekubonakaleni kukaJesu Kristu;
8 Eningambonanga niyamthanda; enikholwa kuye, nakuba ningamboni manje, nithokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo negcwele inkazimulo;
9 namukela isiphetho sokukholwa kwenu, ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo yenu.
10 okuyinsindiso abaprofethi abayifunisisa, bayihlolisisa, abaprofetha ngomusa owawuzakuza kini;
11 behlolisisa ukuthi yisiphi, loba esinjani isikhathi uMoya kaKristu owayekubo, efakaza ngaphambili ngenhlupheko zikaKristu, lenkazimulo eyayiza kulandela.
12 Akwambulwa kubo ukuthi babengazikhonzi bona, kodwa bakhonza thina ngalezo zinto esezishunyayelwa kini ngabanishumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe ezulwini; okuyizinto izingilosi ezifisa ukuzibona.
13 Ngakho-ke bophani izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nithembele kuze kube sekupheleni umusa ozolethwa kini ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu;
14 njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningabuki njengezinkanuko zakuqala ekungazini kwenu;
15 Kodwa njengalokhu onibizile engcwele, manibe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha;
16 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Yibani ngcwele; ngoba mina ngingcwele.
17 Futhi uma nibiza uBaba owahlulela wonke umuntu ngokomsebenzi womuntu engakhethi buso, sebenzisani isikhathi sokuhlala kwenu lapha ngokwesaba;
18 Njengoba nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide, enkambweni yenu eyize enayamukeliswa oyihlo;
19 Kodwa ngegazi likaKristu eliligugu, njengelewundlu elingelasici lengelasici.
20 owamiselwa ngaphambili ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, kodwa wabonakaliswa kulezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu;
21 enikholwa ngaye kuNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo, wamnika inkazimulo; ukuze ukholo lwenu nethemba libe kuNkulunkulu.
22 Njengoba selihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso ngoMoya kuze kube sothandweni olungazenzisi lwabazalwane, thandanani kakhulu ngenhliziyo emhlophe;
23 nizelwe ngokusha, kungengembewu ebolayo, kodwa ngengenakonakala, ngezwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo nelimi phakade.
24 Ngokuba yonke inyama injengotshani, nenkazimulo yonke yomuntu injengembali yotshani. Utshani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyavuthuluka;
25 Kepha izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade. Leli yizwi elashunyayelwa kini ngevangeli.