Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi 1 Peter 2

Dlulisela

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.