Yokuthoma KaPitrosi
4 Njengombana uKrestu atlhaga enyameni,+ nani hlomani ngendlela yokucabanga efanako* ngombana umuntu otlhagileko enyameni uzilisile izono+ 2 bona ngesikhathi esimsaleleko asenyameni, angasaphileli iinkanuko zabantu+ kodwana aphilele intando kaZimu.+ 3 Esikhathini esidlulileko nenza okwenziwa ziintjhaba+ ngesikhathi nihlanganyela ekwenzeni izenzo zamanyala ningabi neenhloni,* eenkanukweni ezingalawulwako, ekurhamuleni khulu, eminyanyeni engalawulekiko, emaphaliswaneni wokurhamula nekulotjheni iinthombe okunyenyisako.+ 4 Bararekile ngombana anisahlanganyeli nabo endlelenabo yokuphila ngamanyala, nje-ke banikhuluma kumbi.+ 5 Kodwana abantwaba bazoziphendulela kiloyo olungele ukwahlulela abaphilako nabafileko.+ 6 Eqinisweni, kungebangeli iindaba ezimnandi zatjhunyayelwa nakwabafileko,+ khona kuzakuthi nanyana bahlulelwa enyameni ngokombono wabantu, baphile ngokuvumelana nommoya ngokombono kaZimu.
7 Ukuphela kwazo zoke izinto kutjhidele. Nje-ke, qaqulukani emkhumbulweni,+ niphaphamele imithandazo.+ 8 Ngaphezu kwakho koke, thandanani khulu+ ngombana ithando ligubuzesa izono ezinengi.+ 9 Yibani nommoya wokwamukela iimvakatjhi ngaphandle kokunghonghoyila.+ 10 Ngokwezinga ngamunye afumene ngalo isipho, akasisebenzise ekusizeni abanye njengabaphathi abahle bomusa omkhulu kaZimu obonakaliswa ngeendlela ezihlukahlukeneko.+ 11 Nangabe kukhona okhulumako, akakhulume njengaloyo okhuluma izahlulelo zakaZimu, nangabe kukhona osizako, akasize njengosame emandleni anikelwe nguZimu+ ukuthi ezintweni zoke uZimu aphazinyuliswe+ ngoJesu Krestu. Iphazimulo namandla ngekwakhe bekube ngokungapheliko. Amen.
12 Bathandekako, ningararwa ziinlingo ezivuthako eniqalene nazo+ ngasuthi nivelelwa yinto engakajayeleki. 13 Kunalokho, ragelani phambili nithaba+ ngezinga enibahlanganyeli ngalo ekutlhageni kwakaKrestu+ bona nithabe begodu nijekezele nangesikhathi sokwambulwa kwephazimulwakhe.+ 14 Niyathaba nabanithukako ngebanga legama lakaKrestu+ ngombana ummoya wephazimulo, ummoya kaZimu uhlezi phezu kwenu.
15 Nanyana kunjalo, akungabi namunye wenu otlhaga ngebanga lokuba mbulali namkha lisela namkha mumenzi wokumbi namkha mcabheli eendabeni zabanye abantu.+ 16 Nje-ke nakukhona otlhaga ngombana amKrestu akangabi neenhloni+ kodwana akaragele phambili aphazimulisa uZimu kukulapho aphatha igameli. 17 Ngombana sikhathi esibekiweko sokobana ukwahlulela kuthome ngendlini kaZimu.+ Nje-ke nangabe kuthoma ngathi,+ uzokuba yini-ke umphumela kilabo abangalaleli iindaba ezimnandi zakaZimu?+ 18 “Godu nangabe umuntu olungileko usindiswa budisi, kuzokwenzekani-ke emuntwini ongasabi uZimu nesoni?”+ 19 Nje-ke, labo abatlhaga ngokuvumelana nentando kaZimu abaragele phambili bazibeke kuMdali othembekileko kukulapho benza okuhle.+