Yokuthoma KaPitrosi 5:1-14
5 Njengomdala okunye nani, ufakazi wemitlhago kaKrestu nomhlanganyeli wephazimulo ezokwambulwa,+ ngenza nasi isibawo kubadala abahlangana nani:
2 Yelusani umhlambi kaZimu+ eniphathiswe wona bona niwutjheje, nibe batlhogomeli* ingasi ngokukatelelwa kodwana ngokuzithandela phambi kwakaZimu,+ ingasi ngethando lenzuzo yokungathembeki+ kodwana ngokuzimisela,
3 ningazenzi amakhosi phezu kwalabo abalilifa lakaZimu+ kodwana nibe ziimbonelo emhlanjini.+
4 Kuzakuthi umelusi omkhulu+ nasele abonakalisiwe, nizokwamukela isihlohlo sephazimulo esingatjhwabiko.+
5 Ngendlela efanako, nina masokana zithobeni emadodeni amadala.*+ Noke mbathani ukuthobelana ngombana uZimu ulwisana nabazikhakhazisako kodwana abathobekileko ubanikela umusakhe omkhulu.+
6 Zithobeni ngaphasi kwesandla sakaZimu esinamandla bona aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleko,+
7 kukulapho niphosela koke okunitshwenyako kuye+ ngombana unendaba nani.+
8 Hlalani niqaqulukile, phaphamani!+ Inaba lenu uDeveli, likhambakhamba njengebhubezi elibhodlako, lifuna umuntu elingamrhiribidela.+
9 Kodwana lwisanani naye,+ niqine ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi yoke ihlangano yabafowenu ephasini iqalana nemitlhago efanako.+
10 Ngemva kokuthi nitlhage isikhatjhana, uZimu womusa omkhulu woke, onibizele ephazimulwenakhe engapheliko+ ebunyeni noKrestu, uzokuqedelela ukubandulwa kwenu. Uzonenza niqine,+ uzonenza nibe namandla,+ uzonibeka esisekelweni esiqinileko.
11 Amandla awabe kuye ngokungapheliko. Amen.
12 NgoSilvanu,*+ engimthatha njengomfowethu othembekileko, nginitlolele amezwi ambalwa ukuthi nginikhuthaze bengininikele nobufakazi obuthembekileko bokuthi lo mumusa omkhulu wamambala kaZimu. Dzimelelani kiwo.
13 Umfazi oseBhabhiloni okhethiweko njengani uyanilotjhisa, ngokufanako noMarkosi+ indodanami.
14 Lotjhisanani ngokumangana kwethando.
Kwanga noke enisebunyeni noKrestu ningaba nokuthula.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “niwutlhogomele ngokutjheja.”
^ Namkha “kubadala.”
^ Obizwa nangokuthi nguSilasi.
