1 kaPetru 1:13-21

1 kaPetru 1:13-21 CZB24

Ngakho-ke bophani izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nithembele kuze kube sekupheleni umusa ozolethwa kini ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu; njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningabuki njengezinkanuko zakuqala ekungazini kwenu; Kodwa njengalokhu onibizile engcwele, manibe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha; Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Yibani ngcwele; ngoba mina ngingcwele. Futhi uma nibiza uBaba owahlulela wonke umuntu ngokomsebenzi womuntu engakhethi buso, sebenzisani isikhathi sokuhlala kwenu lapha ngokwesaba; Njengoba nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide, enkambweni yenu eyize enayamukeliswa oyihlo; Kodwa ngegazi likaKristu eliligugu, njengelewundlu elingelasici lengelasici. Owamiselwa ngaphambili ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, kodwa wabonakaliswa kulezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu; enikholwa ngaye kuNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo, wamnika inkazimulo; ukuze ukholo lwenu nethemba libe kuNkulunkulu.