Yesibili KaPitrosi

1 USimoni Pitrosi, isigqila nompostoli kaJesu Krestu, kilabo abafumane ukukholwa okuligugu njengokwethu ngokulunga kwakaZimethu noMsindisi uJesu Krestu:

2 Kwanga umusa omkhulu nokuthula kungandiswa kini ngelwazi elinembileko+ lakaZimu noJesu iKosethu 3 ngombana amandlakhe avela kuZimu asinikela zoke izinto esizitlhogako bona siphile ukuphila kokuzinikela kuZimu ngelwazi elinembileko laloyo owasibiza+ ngephazimulo nobuhle bakhe. 4 Ngezintwezi usinikele iinthembiso eziligugu nezihle khulu+ bona ngazo nibe bahlanganyeli bephazimulo kaZimu njengeembunjwa zommoya+ njengombana niphunyurhile ekonakaleni kwephasi okuvezwa ngekanuko embi.

5 Ngebanga lalokhu, lingani ngekuthalo yoke+ bona ningezelele ekukholweni kwenu ubuhle,+ ebuhleni benu, ilwazi,+ 6 elwazini lenu, ukuzibamba, ekuzibambeni kwenu,+ ukukghodlhelela, ekukghodlheleleni kwenu, ukuzinikela kuZimu,+ 7 ekuzinikeleni kwenu kuZimu, ukuthandana njengamalunga womndeni, ekuthandaneni kwenu njengamalunga womndeni, ithando.+ 8 Nangabe izintwezi zikhona kini begodu ziyaphuphuma, zizonivikela bona ningapholi namkha ningatheli+ malungana nelwazi elinembileko leKosethu uJesu Krestu.

9 Ngombana nanyana ngubani onganazo izintwezi usiphofu, uvala amehlwakhe bona angaboni ukukhanya*+ begodu ukukhohliwe ukuhlanzwa kwakhe ezonweni zakhe+ zakade. 10 Nje-ke bafowethu, yenzani koke enikukghonako bona niqinisekise ukubizwa+ nokukhethwa kwenu ngombana naniragela phambili nenza izintwezi, angeze nabhalelwa.+ 11 Eqinisweni, ngokwenza lokhu nizokunikelwa ngokunothileko ukungena emBusweni ongapheliko+ weKosethu noMsindisi uJesu Krestu.+

12 Ngebanga lalokhu nginqophe ukuhlala nginikhumbuza izintwezi, nanyana nizazi begodu nikakarele eqinisweni enilaziko. 13 Kodwana ngikuqala njengokulungileko, nangisesesetendeneli,*+ ukunivusa ngeenkhumbuzo+ 14 ngombana ngiyazi ukuthi itendami izokususwa msinyana njengombana neKosethu uJesu Krestu yakukhanyisa lokho kimi.+ 15 Ngizokuhlala ngenza koke okusemandlenami ukuthi ngemva kokukhamba kwami, nikghone ukukhumbula* izintwezi ngokwenu.

16 Bekungasikulandela iindaba ezimamala ezenziwe ngobukghwari nasinitjela ngamandla nangokuba khona kweKosethu uJesu Krestu kodwana besibofakazi bobukhulu bakhe.+ 17 Ngombana wamukela kuZimu uBaba idumo nephazimulo lokha amezwi anjengala adluliselwa kuye ngephazimulo ekulu: “Le yiNdodanami, engiyithandako, engiyamukeleko.”+ 18 Amezwi la sawezwa avela ezulwini nasinaye entabeni ecwengileko.

19 Nje-ke sinelizwi lesiphorofido elenziwe laqiniseka ngokungeziweko begodu nenza kuhle ngokulitjheja njengesibani+ esikhanya endaweni emnyama (bekube kulapho nakusako kuvele nekwekwezi yokusa+) eenhliziyweni zenu. 20 Ngombana kokuthoma niyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi asikho isiphorofido somTlolo esivela emibonweni yabantu. 21 Ngombana isiphorofido akhenge khesalethwa ngentando yomuntu+ kodwana abantu bakhuluma okuvela kuZimu basunduzwa mmoya ocwengileko.+