Eyesibili KaPetru 1:1-21
1 USimoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kulabo abazuze ukholo oluyigugu njengolwethu,* ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu:
2 Kwangathi ningandiselwa umusa omkhulu nokuthula ngolwazi olunembile + ngoNkulunkulu nangoJesu iNkosi yethu,
3 ngoba amandla akhe aphezulu asinike zonke izinto ezinezela ekuphileni nasekuzinikeleni kuNkulunkulu ngolwazi olunembile ngaLowo owasibiza + ngenkazimulo yakhe nobuhle.
4 Ngalezi zinto usinike* izithembiso eziyigugu nezinhle kakhulu, + ukuze ngazo nibe abahlanganyeli benkazimulo kaNkulunkulu njengezidalwa zomoya, + njengoba niphunyukile ekonakaleni okusezweni okubangelwa yisifiso esingafanele.*
5 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, yenzani konke eningakwenza + ukuba okholweni lwenu nenezele ubuhle, + ebuhleni benu ulwazi, +
6 olwazini lwenu ukuzithiba, ekuzithibeni + kwenu ukukhuthazela, ekukhuthazeleni kwenu ukuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, +
7 ekuzinikeleni kwenu kuNkulunkulu ukuthanda abazalwane, ekuthandeni kwenu abazalwane uthando. +
8 Ngoba uma lezi zinto zikhona kini futhi zichichima, ziyonivimbela ukuba ningabi abangasebenzi noma abangatheli *+ ngokuqondene nolwazi olunembile ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
9 Ngoba noma ubani ongenazo lezi zinto uyimpumputhe, uvala amehlo akhe ukuze angakuboni ukukhanya, *+ futhi usekukhohliwe ukuhlanzwa kwakhe ezonweni + zakhe zakudala.
10 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, yenzani konke okusemandleni enu ukuze niziqinisekisele ukubizwa + nokukhethwa kwenu, ngoba uma niqhubeka nenza lezi zinto, anisoze nahluleka nanini. +
11 Eqinisweni, ngale ndlela niyobusiswa ngokucebile* ningene eMbusweni waphakade + weNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. +
12 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu ngiyohlale ngikulungele ukunikhumbuza ngalezi zinto, nakuba nizazi futhi nimi niqinile eqinisweni elikhona kini.
13 Kodwa ngikubheka njengokufanele, uma nje ngisekuleli tabernakele, *+ ukunikhumbuza, +
14 njengoba ngazi ukuthi itabernakele lami lizosuswa maduzane, njengoba nje neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangibonisa ngokucacile. +
15 Ngiyohlale ngenza konke okusemandleni ami ukuze lapho sengihambile, nikwazi ukuzikhumbula* lezi zinto.
16 Asinazisanga ngamandla nangokuba khona kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokulandela izindaba ezingamanga eziqanjwe abantu, kunalokho sazibonela mathupha ubukhazikhazi bakhe. +
17 Ngoba wamukela udumo nenkazimulo kuNkulunkulu uBaba, lapho inkazimulo enhle kakhulu iletha kuye amazwi anjengalawa:* “Le yiNdodana yami, othandekayo wami, mina ngokwami engimamukele.” +
18 Yebo, la mazwi sawezwa evela ezulwini ngesikhathi sinaye entabeni engcwele.
19 Ngakho sinezwi lesiprofetho eliqinisekiswe ngokwengeziwe, futhi nenza kahle ngokulinaka ngokungathi isibani + esikhanya endaweni emnyama, ezinhliziyweni zenu, kuze kuse futhi ikhwezi + liphume.
20 Ngoba okokuqala niyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi asikho isiprofetho semiBhalo esivela kunoma iyiphi incazelo yomuntu ngokwakhe.
21 Ngoba isiprofetho asikaze silethwe ngentando yomuntu, + kodwa abantu bakhuluma okuvela kuNkulunkulu njengoba babeqhutshwa* umoya ongcwele. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “ukholo oluyilungelo elilingana nelethu.”
^ Noma, “usinike ngesihle.”
^ Noma, “yinkanuko.”
^ Noma, “abangakhiqizi.”
^ Noma kungaba, “ubona kalufifi.”
^ Noma, “niyophiwa ngokuchichimayo ukuba.”
^ Noma, “tende,” okuwukuthi, umzimba wakhe wenyama.
^ Noma, “ukuzisho.”
^ NgesiGreki, “anjengaleli zwi.”
^ Noma, “babeshukunyiswa.”
