2 KaPhethro 1

1 ¹USimoni Phethro, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Khristu, kulabo abanikwe ukholo oluyigugu njengolwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Khristu: ²Umusa nokuthula makwandiselwe kini ngokwazi uBaba wethu noJesu iNkosi yethu.

Abahlanganyeli Bemvelo kaBaba

³Amandla akhe angawobunkulunkulu asinika konke esikudingayo ekuphileni nasekuzinikeleni kuNkulunkulu, ngokumazi lowo owasibiza ngenkazimulo yakhe nangobuhle bakhe. ⁴Ngalezi zinto wasinika izethembiso zakhe eziyigugu nezinkulu kakhulu, ukuze ngazo nihlanganyele emvelweni yobunkulunkulu, senibalekile ekonakaleni kwezwe okubangwa yizinkanuko ezimbi. ⁵Ngakho-ke, nizikhandla ngazo zonke izindlela, yengezani ubuhle ekukholweni kwenu, nasebuhleni, ulwazi; ⁶elwazini, ukuzithiba; ekuzithibeni, ukubekezela; ekubekezeleni, ukuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, ⁷ekuzinikeleni kuNkulunkulu, uthando lobuzalwane; othandweni lobuzalwane, uthando. ⁸Uma ninalezi zimfanelo, zikhula, ziyonivimbela ukuba ningabi yize noma ningatheli izithelo ekumazini iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. ⁹Noma ngubani ongenazo lezi zinto uyimpumputhe, ubona kufuphi, ekhohlwa ukuthi wahlanzwa ezonweni zakhe zakudala. ¹⁰Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, khuthalelani ukuqinisa ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu; yenzani lezi zinto, aniyikukhubeka naphakade. ¹¹Ngale ndlela niyonikwa ngokucebile ukungena embusweni ongunaphakade weNkosi yethu noMsindisi uJesu Khristu.

¹²Ngakho-ke ngiyohlala nginikhumbuza ngalezi zinto, nakuba nizazi futhi niqinile eqinisweni enilibambile manje. ¹³Ngikubona kufanele ukuba ngihlale nginivusa ngezikhumbuzo ngisahlala kuleli tende, ^a a v13 UPhethro ubiza umzimba wakhe wenyama ngokuthi ‘itende’—indawo yokuhlala yesikhashana azoyishiya maduze (bheka eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte 5:1–4). ¹⁴njengoba ngazi ukuthi maduze ngizolibeka eceleni itende lami, njengoba iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu yangibonisa. ¹⁵Ngizozama futhi ukuba nikwazi ukuzikhumbula njalo lezi zinto emuva kokumuka kwami.

¹⁶Ngokuba asizange silandele izinganekwane ezaqanjwa ngobuqili lapho sinazisa ngamandla nangokuza kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu—kodwa sasingofakazi ababebona ngawabo amehlo ubukhosi bakhe.

¹⁷Wamukela udumo nenkazimulo kuBaba wethu, lapho izwi lifika kuye livela eNkazimulweni Enkulu lithi: “Lona yiNdodana yami, lona engiyithandayo; ngithokoza ngayo.” ^b b v17 Lawa ngamazwi kaBaba uqobo entabeni—uthokoza ngeNdodana yakhe futhi uyibiza ngothandekayo, yilona lelo zwi uPhethro, uJakobe noJohane abalizwa ekuguqukeni kwesimo sikaJesu.

¹⁸Thina ngokwethu salizwa leli zwi lifika livela ezulwini, ngokuba sasinaye entabeni engcwele.

¹⁹Futhi sinalo izwi labaprofethi eliqiniswe nakakhulu—nenza kahle ngokulinaka, njengesibani esikhanyayo endaweni emnyama, kuze kuse usuku, nekhwezi lokusa liphumele ezinhliziyweni zenu. ²⁰Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kumelwe niqonde ukuthi asikho isiprofetho sombhalo esivela ekuchazeni komuntu siqu. ²¹Asikho isiprofetho esake savela ngentando yomuntu, kodwa abantu bakhuluma bevela kuBaba wethu, beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele.