II KAPETRU 1

₁USimeyoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abazuzile ukukholwa okuyigugu ngokufana nokwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu:

₂Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula ngokumazi uNkulunkulu noJesu iNkosi yethu.

₃Njengokuba amandla akhe obuNkulunkulu esinikile konke okuqondene nokuphila nokumesaba uNkulunkulu ngokumazi yena owasibiza ngenkazimulo nobuhle bakhe,

₄esiphiwe ngakho izithembiso eziyigugu nezikhulukazi, ukuze ngazo nibengabahlanganyeli nesimo sobuNkulunkulu, nibalekele ukubhubha okusezweni ngezinkanuko,

₅ngalokho nengezela inkuthalo yonke nelekele ubuhle ekukholweni, nasebuhleni ukwazi,

₆nasekwazini ukuzithiba, nasekuzithibeni ukukhuthazela, nasekukhuthazeleni ukumesaba uNkulunkulu,

₇nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu ukuthanda abazalwane, nasekuthandeni abazalwane uthando.

₈Ngokuba uma lezozinto zikhona kini zivama, ziyanenza ningabi-ngabavilaphayo nabangenazithelo ekwazini iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,

₉ngokuba okungekho kuye lezozinto uyimpumputhe, ebona kalufifi, ekhohliwe ukuhlanjululwa ezonweni zakhe zokuqala.

₁₀Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, khuthalelani kakhulu ukwenza kuqiniseke ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu; ngokuba uma nenza lokho, anisoze nakhubeka.

₁₁Ngokuba ngokwenze njalo niyakuphiwa ngokwengcebo ukungena embusweni waphakade weNkosi yethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu.

₁₂Ngakho-ke ngiyakuba-yilokhu nginikhumbuza njalo ngalezozinto, nakuba nizazi, nime niqinile eqinisweni elikhona.

₁₃Ngithi kufanele, nxa ngisekhona kulelidokodo, nginivuse ngokunikhumbuza,

₁₄ngazi ukuthi kuseduze ukususwa kwedokodo lami, njengalokho neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangitshengisa;

₁₅kepha ngizakukhuthalela ukuba ngezikhathi zonke emva kokumuka kwami nisale nizikhumbule lezozinto.

₁₆Ngokuba sasingalandeli izinganekwane zobuqili, lapho sanazisa amandla nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kodwa sasingababonayo amandla obukhosi bakhe.

₁₇Ngokuba wamukela kuNkulunkulu uYise udumo nenkazimulo, lapho kwafika kuye izwi elinje, livela enkazimulweni yobukhosi, lithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo —

₁₈lelozwi salizwa thina livela ezulwini, sikanye naye entabeni engcwele.

₁₉Sesinalo izwi lesiprofetho eliqinisekile kakhulu, enenza kahle ukuliqaphela kungathi liyisibani esikhanyayo endaweni emnyama kuze kuse, ikhwezi liphumele ezinhliziyweni zenu,

₂₀nazi lokhu kuqala ukuthi kasikho isiprofetho sombhalo esingachasiselwa ngumuntu ngokwakhe;

₂₁ngokuba akuzange kuvezwe isiprofetho ngentando yomuntu, kepha abantu beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele bakhuluma okukaNkulunkulu.