1 Pitrosi
5 Nje-ke, njengomdala okunye nani, ufakazi wemitlhago kaKrestu nomhlanganyeli wephazimulo ezokwambulwa, ngenza nasi isibawo* kubadala abahlangana nani: 2 Yelusani umhlambi kaZimu ongaphasi kwetjhejo lenu, nisebenze njengabatlhogomeli,* ingasi ngokukatelelwa, kodwana ngokuzithandela phambi kwakaZimu; ingasi ngethando lenzuzo yokungathembeki, kodwana ngetjiseko; 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.* Kodwana noke mbathani ukuthobelana, ngombana uZimu ulwisana nabazikhakhazisako, kodwana abathobekileko ubanikela umusakhe omkhulu.
6 Nje-ke, zithobeni ngaphasi kwesandla sakaZimu esinamandla, ukuze 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 Kodwana 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 ukuze 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.
Kwangathi noke enisebunyeni noKrestu ningaba nokuthula.