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₁UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kwabayizihambi abahlakazekile ePontu, naseGalathiya, naseKhaphadosiya, naseAsiya, naseBithiniya,

₂bekhethiwe ngokwaziphambili kukaNkulunkulu uYise ngokungcwelisa kukaMoya kukho ukulalela nokufafazwa ngegazi likaJesu Kristu: Makwandiswe kinina umusa nokuthula.

₃Makabongwe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu owabuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe-nethemba eliphilileyo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo,

₄sibe-nefa elingapheliyo, nelingenasisihla, nelingabuniyo, eniligcinelwe ezulwini;

₅nina enilondolozwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa ukuba nibenokusindiswa okulungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina;

₆enithokoza ngakho, nokuba manje ngesikhashana, uma kudingeka, nidabukiswa ngezilingo eziyizinhlobonhlobo,

₇ukuze ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu okuyigugu kunegolide elibhubhayo noma livivinywa ngomlilo kufunyanwe kube-ngukubongwa, nodumo, nokutuseka ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu;

₈enimthanda ningambonanga, enithi ningamboni manje nikholwa nguye, nithokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo netusekayo,

₉namukela isigcino sokukholwa kwenu esiyinsindiso yemiphefumulo.

₁₀Ngayo leyonsindiso babefunisisa bephenyisisa abaprofethi ababeprofetha ngomusa obuzakuza kinina,

₁₁bephenya ukuthi yisiphi nokuba sinjani isikhathi asikhombayo uMoya kaKristu owayekubo, efakaza ngaphambili ngezinhlupheko eziqondene noKristu nangenkazimulo eyakulandela zona;

₁₂abambulelwe ukuba bangazikhonzi bona kepha nina ngalezozinto enishunyayezwa zona manje ngabanishumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywé evela ezulwini, izinto ezizifisayo izingelosi ukuzibona.

₁₃Ngalokho zibopheni izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nethembe ngokupheleleyo umusa enizakuwabelwa ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu.

₁₄Njengabantwana abalalelayo ningalingisi izinkanuko zakuqala ekungazini kwenu,

₁₅kodwa njengowanibizayo engcwele, manibe-ngcwele nani ekuhambeni konke,

₁₆ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Manibe-ngcwele, ngokuba mina ngingcwele.

₁₇Uma nimbiza ngokuthi Baba yena owahlulela yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe engakhethi-buso, anohamba ngokwesaba esikhathini sokuhlala kwenu ebufokazini,

₁₈nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ekuhambeni kwenu okuyize enakunikezwa ngawoyihlo ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide,

₁₉kodwa ngegazi elinqabileyo likaKristu kungathi elewundlu elingenacala, elingenabala;

₂₀owaziwa phakade, izwe lingakasekelwa, kepha wabonakaliswa ngezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu

₂₁enikholwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye, owamvusa kwabafileyo nowamnika inkazimulo, ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kubenethemba kuNkulunkulu.

₂₂Senihlambululile imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso, nize nithande abazalwane ngokungazenzisi, thandanani ngokupheleleyo omunye nomunye ngenhliziyo,

₂₃senizelwe kabusha kungengambewu ephelayo kodwa ngengapheliyo, ngezwi eliphilileyo nelimiyo likaNkulunkulu, ₂₄ngokuba

₂₅Yilo lelizwi levangeli elashunyayelwa kinina.