1 kaPetru 3:13-22

Ngubani onganilimaza, uma nilingisa okuhle na? Kepha uma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiwe; Kodwa ngcwelisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu, njalo lilungele ukuphendula wonke umuntu olibuza ngesizatho sethemba elikini, ngobumnene langokwesaba; Lilonembeza omuhle; ukuze kuthi lapho benihleba ngokungathi ningabenzi bokubi, bajabhe labo abaqamba amanga ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle kuKristu. Ngokuba kungcono ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okuhle, uma kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, kunokuhlupheka nenza okubi. Ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu, ebulawa enyameni, kodwa ephiliswa ngoMoya; Ngakho wahamba washumayela imimoya esetilongweni; Eyayingalaleli ngesinye isikhathi, lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kulindile ezinsukwini zikaNowa, kusakhiwa umkhumbi, okwasindiswa ngawo abayingcosana, okungukuthi, imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili. Umfanekiso onjengawo umbhapathizo osusisindisa ngawo manje, kungesikho ukususa insila yenyama, kodwa impendulo kanembeza omuhle kuNkulunkulu, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu; Owenyukela ezulwini, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; izingelosi, namandla, namandla, kuthotshiswe phansi kwakhe.