Incwadi Yesibili KaPetru ISAHLUKO 1 1 USimoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abazuze ukholo oluligugu olufana nolwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu: 2 Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula ngokwazi uNkulunkulu noJesu iNkosi yethu; 3 njengalokho amandla akhe obuNkulunkulu esinikile konke okuqondene nokuphila nokumesaba uNkulunkulu ngokumazi yena owasibizela enkazimulweni nasebuhleni. 4 Ngalokho siphiwe izithembiso ezinkulu kakhulu leziligugu, ukuze ngazo libe ngabahlanganyeli bemvelo yobuNkulunkulu, selibalekele ekonakaleni okusemhlabeni ngenkanuko. 5 Futhi phezu kwalokho, yenzani inkuthalo yonke, nezeleni ubuhle ekukholweni kwenu; nasebuhleni ukwazi; 6 nasolwazini ukuzithiba; nasekuzithibeni ukubekezela; nasekubekezeleni ukumesaba uNkulunkulu; 7 nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu uthando lobuzalwane; nasethandweni labazalwane uthando. 8 Ngokuba uma lezizinto zikhona kini, zivama, zinenza ningabi-inyumba nabangatheli ekwazini iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 9 Kodwa ongelazo lezizinto uyisiphofu, kaboni ekhatshana, njalo ukhohliwe ukuthi wahlanjululwa ezonweni zakhe zakudala. 10 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, khuthalelani kakhulu ukwenza kuqiniseke ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu; 11 Ngoba ngokunjalo lizaphiwa ngokwengezelelwa ukungena embusweni waphakade weNkosi yethu loMsindisi uJesu Kristu. 12 Ngakho-ke ngeke ngiyeke ukunikhumbuza njalo ngalezi zinto, nakuba nizazi futhi niqinile eqinisweni elikhona. 13 Yebo, ngibona kufanele, nxa ngisekuleli dokodo, nginivuse ngokunikhumbuza; 14 ngazi ukuthi masinyane ngimele ukulisusa leli dokodo lami, njengokuba iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangibonisa. 15 Futhi ngizazama ukuthi njalo emva kokumuka kwami lihlale likhumbula lezizinto. 16 Ngokuba asilandelanga izinganekwane zobuqili, lapho sinazisa amandla nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kodwa sasingababonayo amandla obukhosi bakhe. 17 Ngoba wemukela kuNkulunkulu uBaba udumo lenkazimulo, lapho kufika ilizwi elinje kuye livela enkazimulweni yobukhosi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo. 18 Lelizwi salizwa livela ezulwini silaye entabeni engcwele. 19 Futhi sinezwi lesiprofetho eliqiniseke ngokwengeziwe; enikwenza kahle ngokukuqaphela njengokukhanya okukhanya endaweni emnyama, kuze kuse, nekhwezi liphume ezinhliziyweni zenu; 20 nikwazi lokhu kuqala, ukuthi asikho isiprofetho sombhalo esivela kunoma iyiphi incazelo yomuntu ngokwakhe.
21 Ngokuba isiprofetho asifikanga endulo ngentando yomuntu, kepha abantu abangcwele bakaNkulunkulu bakhuluma beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kepha kwakukhona nabaprofethi bamanga phakathi kwabantu, njengokuba naphakathi kwenu kuyakuba khona abafundisi bamanga abazakungenisa ngasese izifundiso ezibhubhisayo, bephika neNkosi eyabathengayo, bezilethela ukubhujiswa okusheshayo. 2 Abaningi bayakulandela ukonakala kwabo; okuyakuthi ngaye indlela yeqiniso ihlanjalazwe. 3 Ngokuhaha bayakunenza ngamazwi obuqili; 4 Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekanga izingelosi ezonayo, kepha waziphonsa esihogweni, wazinikela emaketangeni obumnyama, zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa; 5 futhi akaliyekanga izwe elidala, kodwa wamsindisa uNowa umshumayeli wokulunga, eletha uzamcolo ezweni labangamesabi uNkulunkulu; 6 Wayilahla imizi yaseSodoma neGomora, ejikijela umlotha, eyenza ibe yisibonelo kwabangayikumesaba uNkulunkulu; 7 Wakhulula uLoti olungileyo, owayehlutshwe yimikhuba engcolileyo yababi. 8 (Ngokuba lowo olungileyo ehlezi phakathi kwabo, ngokubona nangokuzwa, imihla ngemihla wawuhlupha umphefumulo wakhe olungileyo ngemisebenzi yabo ephambene nomthetho;) 9 INkosi iyakwazi ukukhulula ezilingweni abamesabayo, nokugcinela abangalungile usuku lokwahlulelwa, bajeziswe; 10 kodwa ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokungcola, bedelela ukubusa. Bayagabadela, bazicabangela bona, abesabi nokukhuluma kabi ngezithunzi; 11 kanti izingelosi, ezinkulu ngamandla nangamandla, azibamangaleli ngenhlamba phambi kweNkosi. 12 Kodwa laba, njengezilwane ezingenangqondo, ezizalelwe ukubanjwa zibhujiswe, bahlambalaza abangaziqondi; futhi bayobhubha nokubhubha ekonakaleni kwabo; 13 futhi bayothola umvuzo wokungalungi, njengoba nje bacabanga ukuthi kuyintokozo ukwenza isiphithiphithi emini. bangamabala nezisihla, bedlala ngenkohliso yabo, bedla nani; 14 banamehlo agcwele ukuphinga, abangayeki esonweni; badukisa imiphefumulo engazinzile: inhliziyo efundiswe ukuhaha; izingane eziqalekisiwe: 15 abashiye indlela eqondileyo baduka belandela indlela kaBalami indodana kaBhosori owathanda inkokhelo yokungalungi; 16 Kepha wasolwa ngobubi bakhe: imbongolo eyisimungulu yakhuluma ngezwi lomuntu wenqabela ukuhlanya komprofethi. 17 Laba bayimithombo engenamanzi, amafu aqhutshwa yisiphepho; abagcinelwe inkungu yobumnyama kuze kube phakade. 18 Ngoba lapho bekhuluma amazwi okuyize okuyize, babayenga ngezinkanuko zenyama nangokuxhwaleka, labo ababesesindile kulabo abaphila ngokuduka.