1 KaPhethro 3:13-22

Pho ngubani onganilimaza uma nishisekela ukwenza okuhle na? Kepha uma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiswe. Ningakwesabi ukwesabisa kwabo, futhi ningakhathazeki. Kodwa mngcweliseni uKhristu njengeNkosi ezinhliziyweni zenu, nihlale nilindele ukubaphendula bonke abanibuza ngethemba eninalo. Kepha kube ngobumnene nangokwesaba, ninonembeza omsulwa, ukuze kuthi kulokho abaninyembenya ngakho, bajabhiswe laba abahlambalaza ukuhamba kwenu okuhle kuKhristu. Ngokuba kungcono ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okuhle, uma lokho kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, kunokuhlupheka ngokwenza okubi. UKhristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenxa yezono; olungileyo ehluphekela abangalungile, ukuze aniyise kuNkulunkulu; wabulawa emzimbeni, kodwa waphiliswa kuMoya. Wahamba wayoshumayeza imiphefumulo eboshiweyo, kulabo abangalalelanga lapho uNkulunkulu ebalindele ngokubekezela emihleni kaNowa, umkhumbi usakhiwa, okwasindiswa abayingcosana, abayisishiyagalombili ababekuwo, ngawo amanzi. Lawo manzi angumfanekiso wombhabhadiso enisindiswa ngawo manje, okungesikho ukukhuculula insila emzimbeni, kodwa isithembiso kuNkulunkulu esivela kunembeza omsulwa, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Khristu, othe esenyukele ezulwini, wahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esebekile phansi kwakhe izingelosi, ababusi neziphathimandla.