Khumbula Oko Kwaxelwa Kwangaphambili Ngabaprofeti
Abagxeki babuza ukuba luphi na ukufika okwathenjiswayo, njengokuba zonke izinto zisahleli njengoko zinjalo. UPetros uphendula esithi ihlabathi lakha lantywiliselwa ngamanzi ngelo lizwi elithi ngoku lilibekele umlilo, nokuba uBawo wethu akalibazisi, unomonde, engafuni nokuba namnye atshabalale.
3 1Zintanda, le yincwadi yesibini endiyibhalela nina ngoku; kuzo zombini ndivusa ingqondo yenu enyanisekileyo ngesikhumbuzo. 2Khumbulani amazwi awathethwayo ngaphambili ngabaprofeti abangcwele, nomthetho weNkosi noMsindisi wethu owanikwa ngabapostile benu. 3Kuqala yazini oku: ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kufika abagxeki, begxeka, belandela iinkanuko zabo. 4Baya kubuza, bathi: “Luphi na ukufika kwakhe awakuthembisayo? Kuba oko oobawo balala, zonke izinto zihleli njengoko zinjalo kususela ekuqalekeni kwendalo.” 5Oku bakulibele ngabom: kwakudala, ngelizwi likaBawo wethu, amazulu ayesekho, nehlabathi labunjwa liphuma emanzini nangamanzi, 6yaye ngazo ezo zinto ihlabathi lelo xesha lantywiliselwa ngamanzi, latshabalala. 7Ngalo elo lizwi, amazulu nehlabathi lanamhlanje abekelwe umlilo, egcinelwe umhla womgwebo nowentshabalalo yabangendawo.
8Ningakutyesheli oku, zintanda: kuBawo wethu, imini enye injengewaka leminyaka, newaka leminyaka linjengemini enye. 9UBawo wethu akalibazisi ukulizalisekisa idinga lakhe, njengoko abanye becinga; unomonde kuni, engafuni nokuba namnye atshabalale, koko efuna ukuba bonke bafike enguqukweni. a a v9 Isizathu sokulibaziseka luthando: uBawo wethu unomonde, egcine umnyango uvulekile ukuze wonke umntu abe nendawo yokubuyela ekhaya. 10Kodwa umhla weNkosi yethu uYesu uya kufika njengesela: amazulu aya kunyamalala ngesandi esivuthuzayo, iziqalelo ziya kutsha zinyibilike, nehlabathi nemisebenzi yalo yonke lityhileke. 11Ekubeni zonke ezi zinto ziya kunyibilika, nimelwe kukuba ningabantu abanjani na? Nimelwe kukuhlala ubomi obungcwele, ninikele kuThixo, 12nilinde nikhawulezise ukufika kwemini kaBawo wethu, apho amazulu aya kutsha anyibilike, neziqalelo zinyibilike bubushushu. 13Kodwa njengoko wathembisayo, silindele amazulu amatsha nehlabathi elitsha, apho kuhlala khona ubulungisa.
14Ngoko ke, zintanda, nilinde ezi zinto, zabalazelani ukuba nifunyanwe nguye ninoxolo, ningenabala, ningenasiphako. 15Ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kuthatheni njengosindiso, njengoko umzalwana wethu oyintanda uPawulos wanibhalela, ngobulumko awabunikwayo, 16njengoko kuzo zonke iincwadi zakhe, apho athetha ngezi zinto. Ezinye iindawo kunzima ukuqonda, baze abangenalwazi nabangazinzanga baziphenule—njengoko benjenjalo nakwezinye izibhalo—baya kuzitshabalalisa. 17Ngoko ke, zintanda, nikwazi oku ngaphambili, zigcineni, ukuze ningakhukuliswa yimpazamo yabantu abangenamthetho, nilahlekelwe kukuma kwenu okuqinileyo. 18Hlumani elubabalweni nasolwazini lweNkosi noMsindisi wethu uYesu Krestu. Makubekho uzuko kuye, ngoku nakuse kuwo amaphakade. Amen. b b v18 Le ncwadi iphetha ngokunika uzuko kuYesu ngokwakhe—imbeko efanele uThixo—ivuma ukuba uNyana wabelana ngokupheleleyo kuzuko lukaBawo wethu.
