1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuSimoni Phetro, inceku nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Iya kini lenemukele kukholwa lokuligugu njengekwetfu. Nikwemukele ngekulunga kwaNkulunkulu neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.
2 Shangatsi umusa nekuthula kungandziswa kini ngekwati Nkulunkulu naJesu iNkhosi yetfu.
3 Ngemandla akhe Nkulunkulu usiphe konkhe lesikudzingako kuze siphile, simesabe njengobe simati yena lowasibitela ekuhlanganyeleni naye emandleni nasebukhosini bakhe.
4 Ngaleyo ndlela siphiwe tetsembiso letiligugu naletikhulukati, kuze kutsi ngato nibe nenhlanganyelo nesimo sebuNkulunkulu, niphunyule ekubhujisweni kwelive lese lokheleke etinkhanukweni.
5 Ngaleso sizatfu-ke khutsalelani kwengeta bucotfo ekukholweni, nakubo bucotfo nengete kwati,
6 nasekwatini nengete kutitsiba, nasekutitsibeni nengete kukhutsatela, nasekukhutsateleni nengete kumesaba Nkulunkulu,
7 nasekumesabeni Nkulunkulu nengete kutsandza bazalwane, nasekutsandzeni bazalwane nengete lutsandvo.
8 Nangabe letintfo tikini, tivama, titawunenta nikhutsale, nitsele titselo ekuyatini ngalokugcwele iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
9 Ngobe lowo lote letintfo, uyimphumphutse, uyafifiyela, sewukhohliwe kutsi wahlantwa etonweni takhe takucala.
10 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, khutsalelani kakhulu kukhombisa kutsi nibelubito nebekukhetfwa. Nanikwenta loko, ningeke nihlubuke,
11 kodvwa niyawunikwa lilungelo leliphelele lekungena embusweni waphakadze weNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.
12 Ngako-ke sonkhe sikhatsi ngiyawube ngiloku nginikhumbuta ngaleto tintfo, nome senitati nje, nihleti nicinile kuleliciniso lese nilemukele.
13 Ngikubona kufanele, yingci ngisekhona kulomtimba, kwekutsi nginivusetele ngekunikhumbuta;
14 ngobe ngiyati kutsi masinyane nje ngitawushiya lomhlaba, njengaloku iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu yangitjela.
15 Kepha ngitakwetama kwenta lisu lekutsi nisale nitikhumbula letintfo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nome ngingasekho.
16 Empeleni sasingalandzeli tinganekwane tebucili, ngesikhatsi sinatisa emandla nekufika kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, kodvwa sasingulabo labawabona emandla ebukhosi bakhe.
17 Mhlazana emukela ludvumo nenkhatimulo kuNkulunkulu uYise, sasikhona tsine. Kwaphuma livi enkhatimulweni yebukhosi, latsi: “Lo, uyiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako, lengitfokota ngayo.”
18 Tsine sasinaye entsabeni lengcwele, nakuvakala lelivi liphuma ezulwini, saliva ngetetfu tindlebe.
19 Ngaleyo ndlela livi lesiphrofetho laciniswa kancono kitsi. Nani nitawube nente kahle, nanililalele, naliva lakhanya njengesibane lesikhanya ebumnyameni, kuze kube ngusentsatsakusa nenkhanyeti yekusa ibonakale etinhlitiyweni tenu.
20 Ngetulu kwako konkhe, nifanele nicondzisise kahle kutsi kute siphrofetho semBhalo lesingachasiswa ngumuntfu ngekwakhe kucondza.
21 Kute siphrofetho lesake seta ngentsandvo yemuntfu; kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma lokukwaNkulunkulu, bachutjwa nguMoya Longcwele.
1 Nakadzeni babevele bakhona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini wesive, kanjalo-ke nalapha emkhatsini wenu batawuvela baphrofethi bemanga, labatawungenisa timfundziso temanga letibhubhisako, baphike uMbusi lowabatsenga, ngaloko-ke batawube batidvonsela kubhujiswa lokusheshisako.
2 Labanyenti bayawulandzela lawo manyala abo; ngenca yabo indlela yeliciniso iyawuhlanjalatwa.
3 Ngenca yebudli babo bayawutsengiselana ngani ngemavi ebucili. Kusukela emandvulweni kulahlwa kwabo akulibali, nekubhujiswa kwabo akweteli.
4 Nkulunkulu akazange atiyekele tingilosi letona, kodvwa watilahla kalasha emigodzini yebumnyama bebumnyama, kutsi titewugcinelwa kwehlulelwa.
5 Nkulunkulu akazange awuyekele umhlaba wakadzeni, kodvwa wamlondvolota Nowa, umshumayeli wekulunga, kanye nalabanye lababesikhombisa, ngesikhatsi aletsa zamcolo emhlabeni walababengamesabi Nkulunkulu.
6 Emadolobha aseSodoma naseGomora Nkulunkulu wawalahla ngelicala, wase uwabhubhisa ngemlilo, aphela nya, aba ngumlotsa; wawenta aba sibonelo kulabo labangayiwumesaba Nkulunkulu.
7 Nkulunkulu wamsindzisa Loti labelungile; Loti abesavele asakhatsateke kakhulu, ngenca yekuhamba ngemanyala kwabo labangenamtsetfo.
8 Lendvodza lelungile lebeyihlala emkhatsini wabo, onkhe emalanga beyidzatjukiswa kuva nekubona tento tabo letimbi tekungamesabi Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wayo lolungile weva buhlungu.
9 INkhosi iyakwati kubakhulula ekulingweni labo labesaba Nkulunkulu; kodvwa labangakalungi ibagcinela kujeziswa ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa,
10 ikakhulu labo labahamba etinkhanukweni temvelo tekutingcolisa, bedzelela baphatsi. Bangemaphikankhani, bayatigcabha, abesabi nekuhlambalata benkhatimulo;
11 kantsi ngisho netingilosi, letinkhulu kakhulu kunabo ngebuchawe nangemandla, atibahlambalati labo bantfu ngekubamangalela embikweNkhosi.
12 Kodvwa labantfu labahlambalatako banjengetilwane tesiganga letingenangcondvo, ngekwemvelo titalelwe kubanjwa nekubulawa. Bahlambalata ngetintfo labangatati; kodvwa batawubhujiswa kanye naleto tilwane.
13 Bayakwemukeliswa buhlungu, ngobe nabo bevisa buhlungu. Kujabula kwabo kumita nekutamasa, ngisho nasemini imbala. Yebo, balihlazo nendlisamahloni nase bahlanganyela nani edzilini ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, batijabulisa ngetinkhanuko tabo.
14 Emehlo abo agcwele buphingi, anamatsele esonweni; baholela labo lababutsakatsaka elugibeni; tinhlitiyo tabo tetayele bukhali. Bangaphansi kwesicalekiso.
15 Bashiye indlela lecondzile bedukela endleleni yaBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, lowatsandza umvuzo lomubi.
16 Kodvwa wekhutwa ngaloko kona kwakhe: Imbongolo lesimungulu yakhuluma ngelivi lemuntfu, yakuvimbela loko kuhlanya kwalowo mphrofethi.
17 Labo bantfu bayimitfombo lete emanti, batinkhungu letichutjwa sivunguvungu; bagcinelwe bunyama bebumnyama.
18 Bakhuluma emagama lalite, bayenge ngetinkhanuko nangemanyala labo labasandza kuphunyula kulabedukako.
19 Babetsembisa inkhululeko, kantsi bona ngekwabo batigcili tekubhubha; ngobe loko lokumehlulako umuntfu, usigcili sako.
20 Ngobe nangabe kungcoliswa ngulomhlaba bakubalekele ngekwati iNkhosi lenguMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu, baphindze behlulwa ngiko, sigcino sabo sibi kakhulu kunesicalo sabo.
21 Lokungenani bekuyawuba ncono kubo kube mane abazange sebayati indlela yekulunga, kunekutsi batsi sebayatile baphindze bawufulatsele umyalo longcwele lababenikwe wona.
22 Kubehlele njengobe saga lesicinisile sitsi: “Inja seyibuyele emahlanteni ayo,” nekutsi: “Ingulube igezwe cedze yabuyela yayawubhocota eludzakeni.”
1 Bazalwane bami, lena seyincwadzi yami yesibili lenginibhalele yona. Kuto totimbili ngetamile kuvusa tingcondvo tenu ngekunikhumbuta, kutsi nicabange loko lokufanele,
2 nikhumbule emavi lakhulunywa kwakucala baphrofethi labangcwele, nikhumbule nemyalo weNkhosi neMsindzisi lenafundziswa wona baphostoli benu.
3 Kwekucala nje yatini kutsi ngemalanga ekugcina kuyawufika baphukuti labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo, banihleke bulima,
4 batsi: “Uphi-ke loJesu lowanetsembisa kutsi uyabuya? Ngobe seloku kwalala bobabemkhulu, tonkhe tintfo tihamba njengobe tatinjalo kusukela ekucaleni kwendalo.”
5 Ngobe batsandza kukhohlwa kutsi emazulu abevele asakhona kadzenidzeni, nekutsi Nkulunkulu wakhuluma ngelivi lakhe, kwavela umhlaba emantini, wabasemkhatsini wemanti.
6 Kwabuye kwaba ngiwo lawo manti, umhlaba lowabuye wabhujiswa ngawo.
7 Kepha ngalo lelivi emazulu nemhlaba lokukhona nyalo kugcinelwe umlilo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, lapho kuyawubhujiswa khona labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.
8 Kepha, batsandzekako, ningakhohlwa kutsi lilanga lilinye eNkhosini lingangeminyaka leyinkhulungwane, nekutsi iminyaka leyinkhulungwane ingangelilanga linye.
9 INkhosi ayibini kugcina setsembiso sayo, njengobe labanye bacabanga kutsi iyabina; kepha iyanibeketelela, ngobe ingatsandzi kutsi kubhubhe ngisho namunye umuntfu, kodvwa itsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu baphendvuke etonweni tabo.
10 Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha.
11 Njengobe-ke tonkhe letintfo titawubhidlitwa kanjalo, nine-ke kufanele nibe bantfu labanjani? Kufanele nitinikele ngalokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, niphile ngekumesaba yena,
12 nilindzele kufika kwelilanga laNkulunkulu, nisebentele kutsi lisheshe lifike. Lelo langa liyawuncibikilisa emazulu ngemlilo, netinkhanyeti tincibilikiswe kushisa.
13 Kepha ngesetsembiso sakhe silindzele emazulu lamasha, nemhlaba lomusha, lapho kubusela khona kulunga.
14 Ngako-ke, batsandzekako, njengobe nisalindzele leto tintfo, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu, kutsi anikhandze ninekuthula, ningenasici ningenabala.
15 Kubeketela kweNkhosi nibokutsatsa ngekutsi kunentela ematfuba ekusindziswa, njengobe nemzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako longuPawula anibhalele ngekuhlakanipha laphiwe kona.
16 Ngiko loko lakushoko kuto tonkhe tincwadzi takhe, nakabhala ngaletintfo. Kukhona tintfo letilukhuni kutivisisa kahle kuto leto tincwadzi. Labo labangati nalabangakacini bayatihlanekela, njengobe benta nakuletinye tincwadzi temiBhalo. Ngekwenta loko batiletsela kubhujiswa.
17 Kodvwa nine, batsandzekako, seniyakwati loku. Ngako-ke, caphelani, kuze ningedukiswa ngemaphutsa alabangenamtsetfo, bese niyawa ekucineni kwenu.
18 Kodvwa khulani emseni nasekuyatini iNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu. Ludvumo alube kuye manje kuze kube phakadze. Amen.