1 kaPetru 1:13-25

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. Njengoba selihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso ngoMoya kuze kube sothandweni olungazenzisi lwabazalwane, thandanani kakhulu ngenhliziyo emhlophe; nizelwe ngokusha, kungengembewu ebolayo, kodwa ngengenakonakala, ngezwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo nelimi phakade. Ngokuba yonke inyama injengotshani, nenkazimulo yonke yomuntu injengembali yotshani. Utshani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyavuthuluka; Kepha izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade. Leli yizwi elashunyayelwa kini ngevangeli.