Amatye Aphilayo, Abantu Abanyuliweyo
Amakholwa abizwa ngokuba ngamatye aphilayo akhelwe endlwini ejikeleze ilitye abalicekisayo abakhi — ububingeleli, abantu abangabakaBawo wethu ababengengabo abantu kwimbo. Emva koko kukho icebiso elinzima kwabasemzini: philani kakuhle ukuze intlebendwane iphele, nizithobe, ninyamezele intlungu engafanelekanga njengoko wenzayo uKrestu.
2 1Ngoko ke lahlani lonke ulunya nayo yonke inkohliso nobuhanahanisi nomona nayo yonke intlebendwane. 2Njengeentsana ezisandula ukuzalwa, nqwenelani amasi acocekileyo elizwi, ukuze nikhule nisingiswe elusindisweni, 3njengokuba seniyivile into yokuba iNkosi ilungile. a a v3 UPetros uthabatha amazwi endumiso athi "yiveni nibone ukuba iNkosi ilungile" awasebenzise kuYesu — Lowo abeze kuye abafundi bamfumana elungile. 4Njengoko nisiza kuye, ilitye eliphilayo elacekiswa ngabantu kodwa elinyuliweyo, elixabisekileyo kuBawo wethu. 5Nani niyakhiwa, njengamatye aphilayo, nibe yindlu yomoya nobubingeleli obungcwele, ninikela imibingelelo yomoya eyamkelekileyo kuBawo wethu ngoYesu Krestu.
6Isibhalo sithi: “Yabona, ndibeka eZiyon ilitye lembombo elinyuliweyo, elixabisekileyo; lowo ukholwayo kulo akasayi kudaniswa.”
7Olu wonga ke lolwenu nina nikholwayo. Kodwa kwabo bangakholwayo, ilitye abalicekisayo abakhi laba lilitye lembombo,
8nelitye lesikhubekiso, iliwa elibakhubekisayo. Bayakhubeka ngenxa yokuba bengaliphulaphuli ilizwi — kanye oko bamiselwa kona.
9Kodwa nina ningabantu abanyuliweyo, ububingeleli bobukhosi, uhlanga olungcwele, abantu abangabakaBawo wethu, ukuze nivakalise iindumiso zalowo wanibizayo nisuke ebumnyameni nangena ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo. 10Ngaphambili naningengabo abantu, kodwa ngoku ningabantu bakaBawo wethu; ngaphambili naningenzelwanga nceba, kodwa ngoku senenzelwe inceba. b b v10 UPetros usebenzisa amazwi kaHoseya: abo babeyinto "engengobantu" ngaphambili, ngoku sebengabakaBawo wethu — owasemzini uziswa ekhaya aze enzelwe inceba.
11Bahlobo abathandekayo, ndiyanikhunga — nina baphambukeli nabasemzini — ukuba niphephe iinkanuko zenyama ezilwa nomphefumlo wenu. 12Hlalani ubomi obulungileyo phakathi kweentlanga, ukuze kuthi xa zinihleba njengabenzi bobubi, zibone imisebenzi yenu emihle, zimzukise uBawo wethu ngemini aya kusivelela ngayo.
13Zithobeni phantsi kwalo lonke igunya labantu ngenxa yeNkosi — nokuba ngukumkani, njengophethe iinkosi, 14nokuba ngabalawuli, abathunywa ngukumkani ukuba bohlwaye abenzi bobubi, bancome abo benza okulungileyo. 15Kuba kuko ukuthanda kukaBawo wethu, ukuba ngokwenza okulungileyo niyithulise intetho yokungazi yabantu abazizidenge. 16Hlalani njengabantu abakhululekileyo — ningabusebenzisi ubukhululeki ukugubungela ububi — kodwa njengabakhonzi bakaBawo wethu. 17Beka wonke umntu, uthande usapho lwabakholwayo, umoyike uBawo wethu, umbeke ukumkani.
18Bakhonzi, zithobeni phantsi kweenkosi zenu ninembeko epheleleyo — ingengabo kuphela abalungileyo nabanobubele, kodwa nabalukhuni. 19Kuba yinto encomekayo ukuba umntu athi, ngokumkhumbula uBawo wethu, anyamezele intlungu yokubandezeleka ngokungasesikweni. 20Luncomo luni na ukunyamezela ukubethwa ngenxa yokona? Kodwa ukunyamezela intlungu ngenxa yokwenza okulungileyo — oku kuyinto encomekayo phambi koBawo wethu.
21Nabizelwa oku, ekubeni noKrestu wanibandezelekela, enishiyela umzekelo ukuba nilandele emanyathelweni akhe. 22“Akenzanga sono, kungafumananga nkohliso emlonyeni wakhe.” 23Bakuba bemjijitha ngezingcikivo, akaphindezela; akuba ebandezeleka, akagrogrisa, kodwa wazinikela kulowo ugweba ngobulungisa. 24Yena ngokwakhe wazithwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze sife esonweni siphilele ubulungisa; ngemivumbo yakhe niphilisiwe. c c v24 'Umthi' uthetha umnqamlezo — uPetros uphinda umfanekiso weTestamente eNdala wokuthwala isiqalekiso ngokuxhonywa emthini (uDuteronomi 21:23). 25Kuba naniphamba-phamba njengezimvu, kodwa ngoku senibuyele kuMalusi noMgcini wemiphefumlo yenu.
