Kuzvishongedza Nezvombo Nokuda kwaBaba
Shamwari dzekare dzinogumbuka kana mukarega kubatana nadzo, uye Petro anoti tarisirai izvozvo. Anoudza vaverengi kuti vave nepfungwa dzakajeka, vagamuchire vaeni vasingagunun'uni, uye vashandise chipo chipi zvacho chavanacho. Miedzo inopisa haisi chinhu chisingazivikanwi — kutonga kunotangira kumhuri yaBaba vedu pachavo.
4 1Saka, sezvo Kristu akatambura munyama, imiwo zvishongedzei nepfungwa imwe cheteyo: ani naani anotambura munyama anenge apedzana nechivi. 2Nokudaro hamuchapedzi nguva yenyu yasara munyama muchitevera kuchiva kwavanhu, asi muchiita kuda kwaBaba vedu. 3Makatopedza nguva yakakwana muchiita zvinodiwa navaya vasingazivi Baba: kurarama muunzenza, kuchiva, kudhakwa, mabiko okungwavha, kunwa doro zvakanyanya, uye kunamata zvifananidzo kwokudarika mutemo. 4Vanoshamiswa nokuti hamuchamhanyi navo muchipinda mumafashamo imwe cheteyo youraradzi, saka vanokutukai nokuda kwaizvozvo. 5Asi vachazvidavirira kuna iye akagadzirira kutonga vapenyu navakafa. 6Ndokusaka vhangeri rakaparidzwa kunyange kuna vaya vava vakafa zvino: kuti vatongwe munyama sezvinoitwa vanhu vose, asi vararame mumweya saBaba vedu.
7Magumo ezvinhu zvose ava pedyo. Naizvozvo ivai nepfungwa dzakachena uye muzvidzore kuti mugone kunyengetera. 8Pamusoro pazvo zvose, rambai muchidanana zvakadzama, nokuti rudo runofukidza zvivi zvizhinji. 9Gamuchiranai vaeni musinganyunyuti. 10Mumwe nomumwe wenyu, shandisai chipo chipi zvacho chamakagamuchira kuti mushumire vamwe, savatariri vakanaka venyasha dzaBaba vedu dzakasiyana-siyana. 11Ani naani anotaura ngaataure somunhu anotaura mashoko chaiwo aBaba vedu. Ani naani anoshumira ngaashumire nesimba ravanopa, kuti pazvinhu zvose vakudzwe kubudikidza naJesu Kristu. Kwavari ndiko kune kubwinya nesimba nokusingaperi-peri. Ameni.
Kutambudzika muZita raBaba
12Shamwari dzinodikanwa, musashamiswa nomuedzo womoto uri kukuedzai, sokunge chimwe chinhu chisina kujairika chiri kukuwirai. 13Asi, farai sezvamunogovana nokutambura kwaKristu, kuti mugozofarawo nomufaro mukuru pachazoratidzwa kubwinya kwake. 14Kana mukatukwa nokuda kwezita raKristu, makakomborerwa, nokuti Mweya wokubwinya newaBaba vedu unozorora pamusoro penyu. 15Hapana kana mumwe wenyu anofanira kutambura somhondi, kana mbavha, kana mutadzi, kana munhu anopindira munyaya dzavamwe. 16Asi kana muchitambura somuKristu, musanyara, asi rumbidzai Baba vedu nokuti munotakura zita iroro. 17Nokuti yava nguva yokuti kutonga kutange neimba yaBaba vedu; uye kana kuchitanga nesu, chii chakamirira vaya vasingateereri mashoko akanaka aBaba vedu? 18Uye, “Kana vakarurama vachiponeswa zvakaoma, ko vasingadi Mwari nomutadzi vachazova sei?” 19Naizvozvo, vaya vanotambura nokuda kwaBaba vedu ngavaise mweya yavo kuMusiki wavo akatendeka, vachiita zvakanaka.