INCWADI YOKUQALA

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KUBO BONKE

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1UPetro, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kwabemzinia abakhethiweyo bokuhlakazekab kwePontusic, iGalathiyad, iKaphadosiyae, iAsiyaf, leBithiniyag,

2 njengokolwazi ngaphambili lukaNkulunkulu uBabahi, ekungcwelisweni koMoyaj, ekulalelenik lekufafazweni kwegazi likaJesu Kristul: Umusam lokuthula kakwandiswa kinin.

UPetro ubonga uNkulunkulu ngethemba eliphilileyo

3 Ubusisiweo uNkulunkulu, ngitsho uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristup, owasizala kutsha ngesihawu sakhe esikhuluq ethembeni eliphilileyors ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyot,

4 elifeniu elingaboliyo lelingangcolangav lelingabuniyow, elilondolozelwex lona emazulwiniy,

5 lina elilondolozwe ngamandla kaNkulunkuluz ngokholo kusindiso olulungiselwe ukwembulwa esikhathini sokucinaa.

6 Elithokoza kusobc, lanxa okwesikhatshana khatheside, uba kudingeka, lisezahluphekaf ezilingweni eziyizinhlobonhlobog,

7 ukuze ubuqotho bokholo lwenuh, oluligugu kakhulu okwedlula igolide elibhubhayoi, selihlolwej ngomlilok, buficwe bulendumisol lenhloniphom lodumon, ekwembulweni kukaJesu Kristuo;

8 elingambonanga limthandap, elithi khathesi lingamboni kodwa likholwe kuyeq, liyathokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo ledumisekayor,

9 lizuzes isiphetho sokholo lwenut, usindiso lwemiphefumulo yenu.

10 Ngalolusindiso abaprofethiu babuzisisa njalo bahlolisisav, abaprofetha ngomusa oza kiniw;

11 babuza ukuthi yisiphix loba sinjani isikhathi uMoya kaKristu owayekibo osikhombayoy, efakaza ngaphambiliz ngenhlupheko eziqondene loKristuab, langobukhosi emva kwalezocd;

12 okwembulwa kuboe ukuthi kungeyisikho kibof, kodwa kithi babesebenza lezizinto, eselizitshunyayezwa yilabo abalitshumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe evela ezulwinig, izinto ingilosi ezilangathah ukuzihlolisisai.

UPetro ukhuthaza abakholwayo ukuthi bahambe ngobungcwele

13 Ngakho libopha inkalo zengqondo yenuj, liqondek, lithembe ngokupheleleyo emuseni olethwe kini ekwembulweni kukaJesu Kristul;

14 njengabantwana abalalelayom, lingazibumbi ngokwesimo sezinkanuko ezazikhona mandulon kokungazi kwenuo,

15 kodwa njengoba owalibizayo engcwelep, lani banini ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphathaq;

16 ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Banini ngcwele, ngoba mina ngingcweler.

17 Njalo uba libiza lithi: Baba, owahlulela ngulowo lalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe engabandlululist, chithani isikhathi sokuba yizihambi kwenuu ekwesabeniv;

18 lisazi ukuthi kalihlengwangaw ngezinto ezingabhubhax, isiliva kumbe igolide, ekuhambeni kwenu okuyizey elakwemukela kubobabaz,

19 kodwa ngegazi likaKristua eliligugu kungathi ngelewundlub elingelasici lelingelabalac.

20 Isibili owamiswa ngaphambilid phambi kwesisekelo somhlabae, kodwa wabonakaliswa esikhathini sokucina ngenxa yenuf,

21 elikholwa ngaye kuNkulunkulug, owamvusa kwabafileyoh, wasemnika ubukhosii, ukuze ukholo lethemba lenu kube kuNkulunkuluj.

22 Selihlanze imiphefumulo yenuk ekulaleleni kweqiniso ngoMoyal ethandweni lwabazalwane ngokungazenzisimnop, thandanani ngokutshiseka okuvela enhliziyweni emhlopheqr;

23 selizelwe ngokutshas okungeyisikho okuvela enhlanyelweni engabolat, kodwa engaboliyo, ngelizwi likaNkulunkuluuv eliphilayow lelimiyo ephakadenix.

24 Ngoba yonke inyama injengotshaniy, labo bonke ubukhosi bomuntu bunjengeluba lotshaniz. Utshani buyabuna, leluba labo liwohloke;

25 kodwaa ilizwi leNkosi limi kuze kube sephakadenib. Laleli yilizwi elatshunyayelwa kini ngevangelic.

2Ngakho lahlania ububi bonkeb lobuqili bonke lokuzenzisa lomhawu lokuhleba konkec,

2 njengezingane ezisanda ukuzalwad, fisani uchago olungaqungwangaef lwelizwig, ukuze likhulisweh ngalo,

3 uba-ke selinambithilei ukuthi iNkosi ilomusaj.

Ukwakhiwa kwendlu yomoya

4 Elizayo kuyo, ilitshe eliphilayo, elaliwa ngabantuk, kodwa kuNkulunkulu likhethiwel, liligugum,

5 lani njengamatshe aphilayo lakhiwen indlu yokomoyao, ubupristi obungcwelep, ukuze linikele imihlatshelo yokomoyaq eyemukelekayo kuNkulunkulur ngoJesu Kristus.

6 Ngakho kukhona lembhalwenit ukuthi: Khangela ngiyabeka eSiyoni ilitshe lengonsi, elikhethiweyo eliliguguu; lokholwa kuye kasoze ayangekevw.

7 Ngakho kini elikholwayo uligugu1; kodwa kwabangalaleliyox, ilitshe abakhi abalalayoy, leli selibe yinhloko yengonsi,

8 lelitshez lokukhubekisaa, ledwala lokuwisab; abakhubeka elizwini, bengalalelic; okuyikhod labo ababekumiselwee;

9 kodwa lina liluhlanga olukhethiweyof, ubupristi bobukhosig, isizwe esingcweleh, abantu abatholiweyoi2, ukuze litshumayele jikelele ukulungaj kwalowo owalibizak livela emnyameni laya ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayol;

10 elalikade lingeyisibo abantu, kodwa khathesi lingabantu bakaNkulunkulum; elalingahawukelwanga, kodwa khathesi selihawukelwe.

11 Bathandekayo, ngiyalincengan njengabemziniop lezihambiq ukuthi lizithinter enkanukweni zenyamas, ezilwa lomphefumulot;

12 lilokuhambau okuhle phakathi kwabezizwev, ukuze kuthi, ekulihlebeniw njengabenzi bobubix, ezenzweni ezinhley abazibonileyoz bangadumisa uNkulunkulua osukwini lokuhanjelwab.

Ukuzehlisela ngaphansi kwezimiso zabantu ngenxa yeNkosi

13 Ngakho zehliseleni ngaphansi kwaso sonke isimiso sabantuc ngenxa yeNkosid; loba kuyinkosi, njengebusayoe;

14 loba kubabusi, njengabathunywe yiyo ekujezisweni kwabenzi bobubif, kodwa kube lodumo lwabenzi bokuhleg.

15 Ngoba injalo intando kaNkulunkuluh, ukuthi ngokwenza okuhlei lifake isayeke emlonyeni wokungazi kwabantu abayizithuthaj;

16 njengabakhululekileyok, kodwa lingabi lenkululeko njengesigubuzelo sobubi, kodwa njengezigqili zikaNkulunkulul.

17 Hloniphani bonkem. Thandani ubuzalwanen. Mesabeni uNkulunkuluo. Hloniphani inkosipq.

18 Zincekur, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwamakhosi ngokwesaba konkes, kungeyisikho kulawo alungileyo lamnene kuphelat, kodwa lakulawo angaqondangau.

19 Ngoba lokhu kungumusa, uba umuntuv ethwala izinhlupheko ngenxa yesazela kuNkulunkulu, ehlupheka ngokungafanelangaw.

20 Ngoba kulenzuzo banix, uba lisona beselitshaywa libekezela?y Kodwa uba lisenza okuhle njalo lihlupheke libekezelaz, lokhu kungumusa kuNkulunkulu.

21 Ngoba labizelwa lokhoab, ngoba uKristu laye wasihluphekelac, esitshiyelad isibonelo, ukuze lilandele izinyathelo zakhee;

22 ongenzanga isono, lenkohliso kayificwanga emlonyeni wakhef;

23 owathi ethukwa kazaphindisela ngokuthuka, ehlupheka kazasongelag, kodwa wazinikela kulowo owahlulela ngokulungah;

24 yena ngokwakhe owathwala izono zethui emzimbeni wakhe esihlahlenij, ukuze kuthi, sesifile esonweni, siphile ekulungenik; okungemivimvinya yakhe lisilisiwel.

25 Ngoba lalinjengezimvu ezilahlekayom; kodwa khathesi selibuyele kuMelusi loMbonisi wemiphefumulo yenun.

Ukuphathana kwabathatheneyo

3Ngokunjaloa bafazi, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwawenu amadodab, ukuze kuthi, uba-ke bekhona abangalaleli ilizwic, bazuzwe ngaphandle kwelizwidef ngokuziphatha kwabafazi,

2 enanzelela ukuhamba kwenug okuhlambulukileyo ekwesabenih.

3 Okuceca kwenu kakungabi ngokwangaphandle okokweluka inwelei, lokokugqiza igolidej, kumbe okokugqoka izembathok;

4 kodwa umuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyol, entweni engagugiyo yomoya omnene lokuthula, oligugu elikhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

5 Ngoba kudala bazicecisa ngokunjalo labesifazana abangcwele ababethemba uNkulunkulum, bezehlisela ngaphansi kwawabo amadodan;

6 njengoSara owamlalela uAbrahama, wambiza ngokuthi nkosio, eselingamadodakazi1 akhe, uba lisenza okuhle njalo lingesatshiswap langokukodwa okwesabekayo.

7 Ngokunjalo madodaq, hlalisananir ngokolwazis, limhloniphe owesifazanat njengesitsha esibuthakathakau, njengoba labo beyizindlalifa zomusa wempilo kanye laniv, ukuze imikhuleko yenu ingavinjelwaw.

Ukuhamba ngokubekezela ekuhluphekeni

8 Okokucina-ke, banini nhliziyonye lonkex, lizwelaney, lithande abazalwane, libe lobubele, lilomusaz;

9 lingaphindiseli okubi ngokubia, kumbe ukuthuka ngokuthukab; kodwa esikhundleni salokhu busisanic, lisazi ukuthi labizelwa lokho, ukuze lidle ilifa lesibusisod.

10 Ngoba lowo ofuna ukuthanda impilo, lokubona insuku ezinhle, kanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, lendebe zakhe ukuze zingakhulumi inkohlisoe;

11 kaphambuke kokubi, abesesenza okuhlef; adinge ukuthula, njalo akunxwanele.

12 Ngoba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, lendlebe zayo zingasemkhulekweni wabog; kodwa ubuso beNkosi bumelana labenza okubi.

13 Pho ngubani ongalilimazah, uba lingabalingisi bokuhle?i

14 Kodwaj uba lani lihlupheka ngenxa yokulungak, libusisiwel; njalo lingesabi ukwethusa kwabom lingakhathazekin;

15 kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni zenuo; beselihlala lizilungiselep ukuphendula wonke olibuza isizatho ngethemba elikiniq, kanye lobumnener lokwesabas2,

16 lilesazela esihletu, ukuze kuthi kulokho abalihleba ngakhov njengabenzi bobubiw bayangeke, labo abathukax ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristuy.

17 Ngoba kungcono ukuhlupheka lisenza okuhle, uba intando kaNkulunkulu ikuthandaz, kulokuhlupheka lisenza okubi.

18 Ngoba loKristu wahlupheka kanyeab ngenxa yezono, olungileyo esikhundleni sabangalungangac, ukuze asise kuNkulunkulud; owabulawae enyamenif, kodwa wenziwa waphilag ngoMoyah,

19 ayesehambe ngawo laye watshumayelai kumimoya esentolongwenij,

20 eyababekade bengalalelik, laphol ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulum kwakukade kulindele, ensukwini zikaNowa lapho umkhumbi wawusakhiwan, okwasindiswa kuwo abalutshwana, okuyikuthi imiphefumulo eyisificaminwembiliop, ngamanziq.

21 Umfuziselo wawor lubhabhathizos olusisindisayot lathi khathesi, kungeyisikho ukususwa kwengcekeza yenyamau, kodwa ukucelav kwesazela esihle kuNkulunkuluw, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristux,

22 oseye ezulwini, ekhona ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluy, izingilosiz leziphathamandlaabc lamandladef sekwehliselwe ngaphansi kwakheg.

Abakholwayo balaywa ukuthi bayekele ukona

4Njengoba uKristu wasihluphekelaa enyamenib, hlomanic lani ngengqondo efananayod, ngoba ohlupheke enyamenie, useyekele isonof,

2 ukuze isikhathi esiseleyo enyameni lingabe lisaphilelagh inkanuko zabantui, kodwa intando kaNkulunkuluj.

3 Ngoba kwanele kithik ukuthi isikhathi sempilo esedlulileyo siqhube intando yabezizwelm, sesihambe emanyalenin, ezinkanukweni, ekudakwenio, ekuminzeni, ekunatheni, lekukhonzeni izithombe okuyangisayopq;

4 abamangala kukhor, nxa lingagijimi ndawonye kulokhukuthululeka kwamanyala, belihlambazas;

5 abazaziphendulelat kulowo olungele ukwahlulela abaphilayo labafileyou.

6 Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu ivangeli latshunyayelwa lakwabafileyov, ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwabantu enyameniw, kodwa baphile ngokukaNkulunkulu emoyenix.

7 Kodwa ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondeley; ngakho qondaniz lilindea lisemikhulekwenib;

8 kodwa phambi kwakho konke baninic lothando oluvuthayo omunye komunyed, ngobae uthando luzasibekela inkithinkithi yezonof;

9 phathanani kuhle ekwethekelanenig, ngaphandle kokusolah;

10 ngulowo lalowoi njengesiphiwo asemukeleyoj, kasisebenze omunye komunye, njengabaphathi abalungileyok bomusa kaNkulunkulu ozinhlobonhlobol;

11 uba umuntu ekhulumam, kakhulume njengamazwi kaNkulunkulun; uba umuntu esebenzao, kasebenze njengokuvela emandleni uNkulunkulu awanikayop; ukuze uNkulunkulu adunyiswe kuzo zonke izintoq ngoJesu Kristur, okukuyes ubukhosit lamandla kuze kube nini laniniu. Ameni.

Ukuhlanganyela inhlupheko zikaKristu

12 Bathandekayo, lingamangaliv ngesilingo esitshisayow esiphezu kwenu esilihlolayo, ngokungathi lehlelwe yinto engaziwayo;

13 kodwa njengoba lihlanganyela inhlupheko zikaKristu, thokozanixy, ukuze kuthi lekwembulweni kwenkazimulo yakhez lithokoze lijabule kakhulu.

14 Uba lithukwaa ngenxa yebizo likaKristub, libusisiwecd; ngoba uMoya wenkazimulo lokaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu; ngabo-kee uyathukwaf, kodwa ngani uyadunyiswag.

15 Kodwa kakungabi khona owakini ohlupheka njengombulalih, loba isela, loba umenzi wokubii, loba njengozigaxa endabeni zabanyej;

16 kodwa uba ehlupheka njengomKristu, kangabi lanhlonik, kodwa kadumise uNkulunkulul ngenxa yalokhum.

17 Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ukwahlulela kuqalen endlini kaNkulunkuluo; njalo uba kuqala kithip, kuzakuba yini ukuphela kwalabo abangalalelanga ivangeli likaNkulunkulu?q

18 Uba-ke olungileyo esindiswa ngobulukhunir, oweyisa uNkulunkulus lesoni uzabonakala ngaphi?t

19 Ngakho-ke labo abahluphekayo ngokwentando kaNkulunkuluu, njengakuMdali othembekileyo kabanikele eyabo imiphefumulo ekwenzeni okuhlev.

Ukulaywa kwabadala bebandla lokwabatsha

5Abadala abaphakathi kwenu ngiyabakhuthazaa engingomdalab kanye labo lomfakazi wenhlupheko zikaKristuc, lomhlanganyeli wenkazimulo ezakwembulwad:

2 Yelusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulue ophakathi kwenu, liwubonisef kungabi ngokubanjwa ngamandla, kodwa ngesihleg; njalo kungabi ngenxa yenzuzo elihlazoh, kodwa ngokuvumai,

3 futhi lingabi njengamakhosij1 kulabo elabelwa bonak, kodwa libel yizibonelo zomhlambim.

4 Kuzakuthi lapho uMelusi omkhulun esebonakele lizakwemukelao umqhele wobukhosip ongabuniyoq.

5 Ngokunjalo, batshar, zehliseleni ngaphansi kwabadalas; njalo lonke zehliseni omunye komunyet, zembathiseni ukuthobekau; ngoba uNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo, kodwa abathobekileyo uyabapha umusav.

6 Ngakho zehliseleniw ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze aliphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo,

7 liphosela phezu kwakhe inkathazo zenu zonkex, ngoba yena uyalikhathalela.

8 Qondaniy, lilindez, ngoba isitha senu, udiyabholaa, siyabhoda njengesilwane esibhongayob sidinga esingamginyac;

9 limelane layed liqinile ekholwenie, lisazi ukuthi zona lezonhluphof zapheleliswag kubazalwane benu abasemhlabenih.

10 Kodwa uNkulunkulu womusa wonke, owasibizelai ebukhosini bakhe obuphakade kuKristu Jesuj, sesihlupheke okwesikhatshanak, sengathi yena angaliphelelisal, aliqinisem, alinike amandla, alisekelen.

11 Kakube kuye inkazimulo lamandla kuze kube nini laninio. Ameni.

Isicino

12 NgoSilivanup ongumzalwane othembekileyo kini, ngokumazi kwami, ngibhale ngokufitshaneq, ngikhuthazar njalo ngifakazas ukuthi lo ngumusa oqotho kaNkulunkulut, elimi kuwou.

13 Ibandla eliseBhabhiloniv elikhethiweyo kanye lani liyalibingelelaw, loMarko indodana yamix.

14 Bingelelanani ngokwanga kothandoy.

Ukuthula kakube kini lonke elikuKristu Jesuz. Ameni.