1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuPhetro, umphostoli waJesu Khristu; iya kulabakhetsiwe lababakhoseli labasakatekele ePhontusi, naseGalathiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBhithiniya.
2 Ngekwatinchanti kwakhe Nkulunkulu uYise wanikhetsa ngekuningcwelisa ngaMoya Longcwele, kuze nilalele Jesu Khristu nihlantwe ngengati yakhe. Shangatsi umusa nekuthula kungandziswa kakhulu kini!
3 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu, longuYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, lowasitala kabusha ngemusa wakhe lomkhulu, kuze sibe nelitsemba leliphilako ngekuvuswa kwaJesu Khristu kulabafile.
4 Ngalo lelitsemba sinelifa lelingapheli, lelingenasici, nalelingaphuphi, lenilondvolotelwe lona ezulwini.
5 Nkulunkulu uyawunigcina ngemandla akhe, njengobe nimetsemba, kube kusindziswa lokutakwembulwa ngesikhatsi sekugcina.
6 Ngaloko-ke niyajabula, nome kwanyalo nisadzatjukiswa tilingo letitinhlobonhlobo.
7 Injongo yaletilingo kutsi kukholwa kwenu kuvivinywe, kuze kubonakale bungiko bako. Ngisho negolide lebhubhako ihlolisiswa ngemlilo bungiyo bayo, kanjalo-ke nekukholwa kwenu lokuligugu kunegolide kufanele kutsi kuvivinywe bungiko bako. Khona-ke niyawutfola kubongwa, nebukhosi, neludvumo ekwembulweni kwaJesu Khristu.
8 Niyamtsandza, nome ningazange senimbone; niyakholwa kuye nome ningakamboni, futsi nitfokota ngenjabulo lengenawuchazeka ngemavi emlomo,
9 ngobe nemukela kusindziswa kwemiphefumulo yenu lokungumphumela wekukholwa kwenu.
10 Ngiyo lensindziso lababeyifuna baphrofethi, baphenyisisa ngayo. Babephrofetha ngemusa lebenitawuphiwa wona.
11 Moya waKhristu abesavele asebenta kubo abakhombisa tinhlupheko lebetitakwehlela Khristu; waphindze wabakhombisa nebukhosi lobebutawulandzela leto tinhlupheko. Babehlolisisa kutsi kuyakwenteka nini loko, nekutsi kuyakwenteka kanjani.
12 Bona bembulelwa kutsi tiphrofetho tabo tatingakacondzani nabo, taticondzene nani, njengobe babekhuluma ngaloko nani lese nikuve ngalabo labanishumayela liVangeli ngaMoya Longcwele lophuma ezulwini. Ngisho netingilosi tiyafisa kutibona letintfo.
13 Ngaloko-ke bophani tinkhalo tengcondvo yenu, nititsibe, netsembe ngalokuphelele umusa lenitakwabelwa wona ekwembulweni kwaJesu Khristu.
14 Lalelani Nkulunkulu njengebantfwana bakhe, ningabuswa tinkhanuko tenu letatinibusa nisengakati lutfo ngekukholwa nguJesu Khristu.
15 Ngako-ke, njengobe lowo lonibitile angcwele, nani-ke banini ngcwele kuko konkhe kuhamba kwenu.
16 UmBhalo utsi: “Banini ngcwele, ngobe nami ngingcwele.”
17 Nanimbita ngekutsi nguBabe, lowo lowehlulela ngaphandle kwekukhetsa buso bemuntfu, ehlulele ngekwemisebenti yemuntfu, hambani ngekwesaba kulesikhatsi nisetihambi kulomhlaba.
18 Nati kutsi nahlengwa ngani ekuhambeni kwenu lokwakulite, lenakunikwa bokhokho. Anihlengwanga ngetintfo letigugako njengesiliva negolide;
19 kodvwa nahlengwa ngengati leligugu yeliWundlu lelinguKhristu, lelingenacala nalelingenasici.
20 Yena watinchanti, live lisengakasekelwa, kodvwa wabonakaliswa kuletikhatsi tekugcina ngenca yenu.
21 Ngaye loKhristu nakholwa kuNkulunkulu, lowamvusa kulabafile, wamnika bukhosi, kuze kutsi nibheke kuNkulunkulu ngelitsemba nangekukholwa.
22 Njengobe senihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngekulalela liciniso ngaMoya kuze nitsandze bazalwane benu ngelutsandvo lolute kutentisa, tsandzanani ngenhlitiyo lephelele.
23 Phela senitelwe kabusha ngelivi laNkulunkulu lelingabhubhi, kodvwa leliphila phakadze naphakadze.
24 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu ufanana netjani; nebukhosi bakhe bunjengembali yesiganga; tjani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyahhohloka.
25 Kodvwa livi leNkhosi limile, kuyawudzimate kube phakadze.” Lelivi ngilo lelo lelashunyayelwa kini.
1 Ngako lahlani bonkhe bubi, nebucili bonkhe, nekutentisa, nemona, nako konkhe kuhleba.
2 Njengebantfwana labasandza kutalwa, langatelelani lubisi lwaMoya loluhlantekile nalolungakabhicwa nalutfo, lolulivi laNkulunkulu, lenitawutsi ngekulunatsa nikhule, nize nisindziswe.
3 Nani senitibonele ngekwenu kutsi iNkhosi inemusa, njengobe kusho umBhalo.
4 Sondzelani eNkhosini, ngobe yona ilitje leliphilile lelaliwa bantfu, batsi alinamsebenti, kepha lakhetfwa nguNkulunkulu njengelitje leliligugu.
5 Nani-ke wotani kuyo, nibe ngematje laphilile, nakhiwe nibe yindlu yaMoya, khona-ke niyawuba baphristi labangcwele bekunikela imihlatjelo yaMoya, leyemukelekako kuNkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu.
6 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Ase nibuke, ngibeka eSiyoni litje lekusimisa indlu, lelikhetsiwe, naleliligugu. Lowo lokholwa kulo, angeke ajabhiswe.”
7 Ngako-ke kini lenikholwako liligugu; kodvwa kulabo labangakholwa umBhalo utsi: “Lelitje lelaliwa bakhi seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.”
8 Kulenye indzawo utsi: “Leli litje leliyawukhuba bantfu, lidvwala lekubawisa.” Nembala bayakhutjwa labo labangalilaleli livi; vele bamiselwe kona loko.
9 Kodvwa nine nibeluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, nibaphristi bebukhosi, sive lesingcwele; nibantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetselwe kumemetela imisebenti lemihle yaNkulunkulu. Nguye lowanibita kutsi niphume ebumnyameni nitewungena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako.
10 Nine naningesiso sive, kodvwa nyalo senisive saNkulunkulu. Nake naba ngaphandle kwemusa, kepha nyalo seniwemukele.
11 Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo.
12 Philani imphilo yekulunga emkhatsini wemahedeni, khona kutawutsi nome banihleba ngekutsi nenta lokubi, kodvwa batsi bangabona imisebenti yenu lemihle, badvumise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lekubuya kwakhe.
13 Tfobelani bonkhe bantfu labasetikhundleni; loko nikwente ngenca yeNkhosi: uMbusi, ngobe mukhulu,
14 nome tindvuna, ngobe nato titfunywe nguye kutsi titewujezisa labo labenta lokubi, tibonge labo labenta lokuhle.
15 Ngobe Nkulunkulu ufuna kona loko kutsi nibavale imilomo labo labatilima, ngekutsi nente lokuhle.
16 Nitiphatse njengebantfu labakhululekile, kodvwa ningakusebentisi kukhululeka kwenu kube simbonyo salokubi; kodvwa tiphatseni njengetinceku taNkulunkulu.
17 Hloniphani bonkhe bantfu, nitsandze bazalwane, nesabe Nkulunkulu, nihloniphe uMbusi.
18 Nine tisebenti, tfobelani baphatsi benu ngako konkhe kwesaba, hhayi labalungile nalabatfobekile kuphela, kodvwa nalabatiklokloklo.
19 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyambusisa umuntfu lotsi ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu abeketele, nome ahlushwa ngaphandle kwesono.
20 Sikhona yini sibusiso lenifanele kusitfola, nanibeketelela kushaywa, ngobe nente lokubi? Kepha nanibeketelela kuhlushwa, ngobe nente lokuhle, Nkulunkulu utawunibusisa ngako.
21 Ngobe vele, nabitelwa kona loko; ngobe Khristu naye wanihluphekela, wanishiyela sibonelo sekutsi nimlandzele etinyatselweni takhe.
22 UmBhalo utsi ngaye: “Akazange asasente sono, nasemlonyeni wakhe akuzange sekuphume emanga.”
23 Kwatsi etfukwa, wangete waphindzisela ngenhlamba; kwatsi ahlushwa, wangete wasongela. Kodvwa watinikela kuNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga.
24 Khristu cobo lwakhe wetfwala tono tetfu emtimbeni wakhe, emtsini, kuze kutsi tsine singabe sisabuswa tono kodvwa siphile ekulungeni. “Niphiliswe ngemivimbo yakhe.”
25 Ngobe beninjengetimvu letedukile; kodvwa manje seniphendvukele kuMelusi neMlondvoloti wemiphefumulo yenu.
1 Ngalokufananako-ke, nani bafati, tfobelani emadvodza enu, kuze kutsi nakukhona emadvodza langalikholwa livi, nawo azuzeke ngaphandle kwenkhulumo, azuzwe yintfobeko yebafati bawo,
2 nakabona similo senu lesimsulwa lesinekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
3 Kuhloba kwenu kungabi kwekubukisa ngemichino, nangekugaba, nangekufaka imihlobohlobo yegolide, nome-ke ngekugcoka.
4 Kodvwa akube kuhloba kwemuntfu longekhatsi, lohloba ngalokungabhubhi kwemoya lomnene nalonekuthula, lokuligugu lelimcoka emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
5 Babetihlobisa kanjalo-ke bafati bakadzeni labangcwele lababetsembela kuNkulunkulu, babewatfobela emadvodza abo.
6 Abenta njalo-ke naSara, ahlonipha Abrahama, ambita ngekutsi “yinkhosi” yakhe, lese naba bakhe nanenta lokulungile, ningesatjiswa lutfo.
7 Ngalokufananako nani, madvodza, hlalisanani kahle nebafati benu, nati kutsi umuntfu lomsikati unjengesitja lesibutsakatsaka; nibahloniphe, ngobe batindlalifa temusa wekuphila kanye nani; loku nikwente, khona ingetiwuvimbeleka imithandazo yenu.
8 Kwekugcina-ke, hawukelanani, nibe munye nonkhe, nitsandzane ngebuzalwane, nibe nebubele nekutfobeka.
9 Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa.
10 Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Lowo lotsandza kuphila nekubona emalanga lamahle, akabambe lulwimi lwakhe kulokubi, nemlomo wakhe ekukhulumeni inkhohliso.
11 Akakhweshe kulokubi ente lokulungile; akajonge kuthula ngemandla akhe onkhe.
12 Ngobe emehlo eNkhosi ayababona labalungile, netindlebe teNkhosi tiyayiva imithandazo yabo. Kodvwa iNkhosi iyemelana nalabo labenta lokubi.”
13 Pho, ngubani longahle anilimate nangabe ninenshisekelo yekwenta lokulungile?
14 Kepha nangabe nihlushwa ngenca yekwenta lokulungile, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi muntfu, ningakhatsateki.
15 Kepha mngcweliseni Khristu abe yiNkhosi etinhlitiyweni tenu, nimhloniphe, nihlale nilungele kubaphendvula bonkhe labanibuta ngelitsemba lelikini.
16 Loku nikwente ngebumnene nangekuhlonipha, nibe nanembeza lomsulwa, kuze kutsi kuloko labanihleba ngako bajabhiswe labo labetfuka kuhamba kwenu lokuhle kuKhristu.
17 Ngobe kuncono kuhlupheka ngekwenta lokuhle, nakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, kunekuhlupheka ngekwenta lokubi.
18 Khristu wafela tono tetfu, kwaba kanye, kwenela. Yena lolungile wafela labangakalungi, kuze animikise kuNkulunkulu. Wabulawa ngekwemtimba, kepha wavuswa ngaMoya waNkulunkulu.
19 Wahamba ngaye loMoya wayawushumayela imiphefumulo yalabasekuboshweni.
20 Labo-ke ngulabo lekwatsi endvulo bala kulalela Nkulunkulu ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abalindzele ngekubeketela ngemalanga ekwakhiwa kwemkhumbi waNowa. Bantfu labambalwa, lababesiphohlongo, bangena kulomkhumbi basindza emantini.
21 Emanti wona emele umbhabhatiso. Umbhabhatiso awusiwo wekususa insila yemtimba, kodvwa wekucela nembeza lomsulwa kuNkulunkulu. Lombhabhatiso uyanisindzisa ngekuvuka kwaJesu Khristu ekufeni.
22 Yena sewahamba waya ezulwini, lapho asahleti khona ngesekudla saNkulunkulu; emagunya, nemandla, netingilosi sekwabekwa ngaphansi kwakhe loJesu.
1 Njengobe naKhristu wahlupheka emtimbeni ngenca yenu, nani hlomani ngalowo mcondvo, ngobe umuntfu lowake wahlupheka emtimbeni usuke asacedzile ngesono.
2 Ngako ngesikhatsi nisesemhlabeni, ningabe nisaphila ngetinkhanuko talelive, kodvwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
3 Ngobe lesikhatsi lesendlulile besenele kutsi nente lokutsandvwa ngemahedeni ngekuphila ngemanyala, nangetinkhanuko, nangekudzakwa, nangekumita, nangemsindvo, nangekukhonta tithico lokungakavumeleki.
4 Ayamangala kutsi anisahambisani ngani nawo kulomsindvo wekutiphatsa kabi, ayanetfuka.
5 Kepha ayawutiphendvulela kulowo losalungele kwehlulela labaphilako nalabafile.
6 Nguloko lokwabangela kutsi liVangeli lishunyayelwe ngisho nakulabafile, khona batekwehlulelwa njengabo bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba, kuze baphile kuNkulunkulu ngaMoya.
7 Siphetfo sato tonkhe tintfo sesisondzele. Ngako-ke tibambeni, nititsibe khona nitekwati kukhuleka.
8 Ngetulu kwako konkhe hlalani nitsandzana, ngobe lutsandvo lusibekela tono letinyenti.
9 Nibongenisana kahle emakhaya, ningemani.
10 Lowo nalowo lowemukele sipho semusa, akasisebentise ekukhonteni labanye njengenceku lenhle yemusa lomnyenti waNkulunkulu.
11 Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akakhulume ngekwemavi aNkulunkulu; nangabe umuntfu akhonta, akakhonte ngemandla lawanikwa nguNkulunkulu, kuze kutsi kuko konkhe kudvunyiswe Nkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu, lekukuye bukhosi nemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
12 Batsandzekako, ningamangaliswa ngulokuvivinywa lokubuhlungu kakhulu lokunikhantingako, kube shangatsi nehlelwa yintfo lengakavami.
13 Kodvwa tfokotani, ngobe ninesabelo etinhluphekweni taKhristu, kuze kutsi nitfokote kakhulu nakwembulwa bukhosi bakhe.
14 Nibusisiwe nanetfukwa ngenca yelibito laKhristu, ngobe loko kukhombisa kutsi Moya webukhosi, lowaNkulunkulu, unifukamele.
15 Kodvwa akubete kini lohlupheka ngobe angumbulali, nome lisela, nome lowenta lokubi, nome lotigaca etindzabeni talabanye bantfu.
16 Kepha nakukhona lohlupheka ngobe angumKhristu, abobate emahloni, kodvwa akadvumise Nkulunkulu ngenca yalelo bito.
17 Ngobe sesifikile sikhatsi sekwehlulela kutsi kucale kubendlu yaNkulunkulu; kepha nakucala kitsi, pho, siyawuba njani siphetfo salabo labangalaleli liVangeli laNkulunkulu?
18 UmBhalo utsi: “Nangabe kulukhuni kutsi kusindziswe lolungile, kuyawuba njani-ke kulongamesabi Nkulunkulu nalosoni?”
19 Ngako-ke labo labahlupheka ngekwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu abachubeke bente lokuhle, babeke imiphefumulo yabo kuMdali lowetsembekile.
1 Ngako ngiyabancenga babonisi labasemkhatsini wenu, njengobe nami ngingumbonisi kanye nabo, ngingufakazi wetinhlupheko taKhristu, nemhlanganyeli ebukhosini lobutakwembulwa, ngitsi:
2 Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta.
3 Ningatenti emakhosi etikwalabo lenibaphetse, kodvwa nibe tibonelo letinhle emhlambini leniwelusile.
4 Mhlazana kubonakala uMelusi Lomkhulu, niyakwemukela umchele webukhosi longagugi.
5 Nani-ke, labasha, batfobeleni babonisi. Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”
6 Ngako-ke titfobeni ngephansi kwesandla lesinemandla saNkulunkulu, kuze ateniphakamisa ngesikhatsi lesifanele.
7 Lahlelani kuye konkhe kukhatsateka kwenu, ngobe yena uyanikhatsalela.
8 Zitsani, nilindze. Sitsa senu, Sathane, siyajangaza emkhatsini wenu njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, sitfungatsa lesingahle simmite.
9 Melanani naso nicinile ekukholweni, nati kutsi tona leto tinhlupheko tiyabehlela nebazalwane benu labasemhlabeni wonkhe.
10 Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise.
11 Kuye akube ngemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
12 Nginibhalele lencwajana ngisitwa nguSilasi lengimati kutsi ungumzalwane lowetsembekile. Ngiyanikhutsata ngifakaza kutsi konkhe loku ngiwo sibili umusa waNkulunkulu; ngako-ke manini nicine kulowo musa.
13 Liyanihambisa libandla lelikhetsiwe leliseBhabhulona; naMakho, indvodzana yami, uyanihambisa.
14 Bingelelanani ngekwangana kwelutsandvo lwebuzalwane. Kuthula akube kini nonkhe lenikuKhristu.