II KAPETRU 2

₁Kepha kwavela nabaprofethi bamanga phakathi kwesizwe, njengokuba nakinina kuzakuba-khona abafundisi bamanga abazakungenisa ngasese izifundiso zamanga ezibhubhisayo, bephika noMbusi owabathengayo, bezilethela ukubhujiswa okusheshayo;

₂nabaningi bayakulandela amanyala abo; ngenxa yabo indlela yeqiniso iyakuhlanjalazwa;

₃nangokufisa bayakuthengiselana ngani ngamazwi obuqili, abakulahlwa kwabo kwamandulo akulibali nokubhujiswa kwabo akozeli.

₄Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga izingelosi ezonileyo, kodwa wazinikela ukuba ziphonswe esihogweni, emigodini yobumnyama, ukuba zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa,

₅nezwe lamandulo engaliyekanga, kodwa wamlondoloza uNowa, umshumayeli wokulunga, engowesishiyagalombili, mhla eletha uzamcolo ezweni elingamesabi uNkulunkulu;

₆nemizi yaseSodoma neGomora wayahlulela wayichitha ngokuyiphendula umlotha, eyenza ibe-yisiboniso kubo abangayikumesaba uNkulunkulu;

₇noLoti olungileyo, ehlushwa ngukuhamba ngamanyala kwabangenamthetho, wamhlangulisa —

₈ngokuba ngokubona nangokuzwa lona olungileyo, ehlala phakathi kwabo, wezwisa ubuhlungu umphefumulo wakhe olungileyo imihla ngemihla ngenxa yezenzo ezingenamthetho —

₉iNkosi iyakwazi ukuhlangulisa ekulingweni abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, kepha abangalungile iyabagcinela usuku lokwahlulelwa, bajeziswe,

₁₀ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokuzingcolisa, bedelela ubukhosi; bengamaphikankani nabaziqhenyayo abesabi nokuhlambalaza abenkazimulo,

₁₁kanti izingelosi, nokuba zizinkulu ngobuqhwaga namandla, azibamangaleli ngenhlamba phambi kweNkosi.

₁₂Kepha laba behlambalaza, benjengezidalwa ezingenangqondo, ngemvelo zizalelwe ukubanjwa nokubhujiswa, nabo bazakubhujiswa ekubhujisweni kwazo, behlambalaza abangakwaziyo,

₁₃bamukele umvuzo wokungalungi. Labo bathi ukutamasa emini kungukujabula; bayizisihla nezinsolo, bezitika ekukhohliseni kwabo bedla nani;

₁₄benamehlo agcwele ukuphinga nangayeki izono bayenga imiphefumulo engaqinile, benenhliziyo ejwayele ukufisa, abantwana bokuqalekiswa,

₁₅beshiya indlela eqondileyo beduka, belandela indlela kaBalami kaBeyori owathanda umvuzo wokungalungi,

₁₆kepha waba-nokusolwa ngenxa yokweqa kwakhe umthetho: imbongolo eyisimungulu yakhuluma ngezwi lomuntu, yanqabela ukuhlanya komprofethi.

₁₇Labo bayimithombo engenamanzi nezinkungu eziqhutshwa yisiphepho, abagcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama.

₁₈Ngokuba bekhuluma uwangala, amazwi ayize, babayenga ngezinkanuko zenyama nangamanyala labo abasaphephayo abahamba ngokuduka;

₁₉bebathembisa inkululeko, kanti bona uqobo lwabo bayizigqila zokubhubha; ngokuba lokho umuntu ahlulwa yikho uyisigqila sakho.

₂₀Ngokuba uma bebuye bahilelwe, bahlulwe yikho, sebebalekele ukungcola kwezwe ngokuyazi iNkosi noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, khona ukugcina kwabo kubi kunokuqala.

₂₁Ngokuba nga kwaba-ngcono kubo ukuba babengayazanga indlela yokulunga kunokuba kuthi sebayazile bafulathele umyalo ongcwele ababewunikeziwe.

₂₂Kubehlele njengokwesaga esiqinisileyo esithi: Inja yabuyela ebuhlanzweni bayo, nokuthi: Ingulube igezwé qede yaphindela ukuzibhixa odakeni.