1 UPhetro 4
1 Njengoba uKristu wasihluphekela enyameni, hlomani lani ngengqondo efananayo, ngoba ohlupheke enyameni, useyekele isono,
Lino pakwinga Klistu walanyumfwa byeshikubaba, nenjamwe kamuliyuminishani ne miyeyo ilico, pakwinga uliyense lanyumfunga byeshikubaba lalekana ne bwipishi.
2 ukuze isikhathi esiseleyo enyameni lingabe lisaphilela inkanuko zabantu, kodwa intando kaNkulunkulu.
Neco pacindi ncoti mwikale panshi pano, konkelani kuyanda kwa Lesa, muleke kukonkela lunkumbwa lwa bantu.
3 Ngoba kwanele kithi ukuthi isikhathi sempilo esedlulileyo siqhube intando yabezizwe, lapho sasihamba emanyaleni, ezinkanukweni, ekudakweni, ekuminzeni, ekunatheni, lekukhonzeni izithombe okuyangisayo;
Mwalikutayowa cindi kwinsa bintu mbyebasuni bakunsa. Mwalikwinsa bintu byasafwana, lunkumbwa lwaipa, ne kukolewa, nebukuma ne kulondola pakunwa kayi ne kukambilila tumbwanga kwasesemya.
4 abamangala kukho, nxa lingagijimi ndawonye kulokhukuthululeka kwamanyala, belihlambaza;
Nomba lino bantu bakunsa balakankamananga pakuboneti mulaleke kwinshila pamo byaipa mbyebalenshika mwakutalikanisha, ecebo cakendi lino balamutukananga.
5 abazaziphendulela kulowo olungele ukwahlulela abaphilayo labafileyo.
Nomba nibakayandiketi balyambilile bene mulandu wabo kuli Lesa uyo walibambila kombolosha bayumi ne bafwa.
6 Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu ivangeli latshunyayelwa lakwabafileyo, ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwabantu enyameni, kodwa baphile ngokukaNkulunkulu emoyeni.
Ecebo cakendi Mulumbe Waina walakambaukwa kubafu, kuli bantu balomboloshewa kabacili mumubili, nsombi mumushimu babe nebuyumi eti Lesa.
7 Kodwa ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondele; ngakho qondani lilinde lisemikhulekweni;
Lino, mapwililisho a bintu byonse alaba pepi. Kamubani bacetuka kayi beshikulikanisha, kwambeti mucikonshe kupaila.
8 kodwa phambi kwakho konke banini lothando oluvuthayo omunye komunye, ngoba uthando luzasibekela inkithinkithi yezono;
Cilayandikinga nicakwambeti kamusunana, pakwinga lusuno lukute kufukila bwipishi bwingi.
9 phathanani kuhle ekwethekelaneni, ngaphandle kokusola;
Mufwakashilanenga mwakubula kutongauka.
10 ngulowo lalowo njengesiphiwo asemukeleyo, kasisebenze omunye komunye, njengabaphathi abalungileyo bomusa kaNkulunkulu ozinhlobonhlobo;
Cipo uliyense ncalatambula kuli Lesa, acisebenseshe ku munendi. Mubeti mukulene wa ncito lasebenseshenga bipo byapusana pusana mbyalatambula kuli Lesa.
11 uba umuntu ekhuluma, kakhulume njengamazwi kaNkulunkulu; uba umuntu esebenza, kasebenze njengokuvela emandleni uNkulunkulu awanikayo; ukuze uNkulunkulu adunyiswe kuzo zonke izinto ngoJesu Kristu, okukuye ubukhosi lamandla kuze kube nini lanini. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
Uliyense akambaukanga, akambauke maswi a Lesa. Uliyense lasebensenga, asebense mwangofu nshalapewa ne Lesa, kwambeti mubintu byonse, bulemu bupewe kuli Lesa kupitila muli Yesu Klistu. Bulemu ne ngofu nibyakendi cindi conse. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Bathandekayo, lingamangali ngesilingo esitshisayo esiphezu kwenu esilihlolayo, ngokungathi lehlelwe yinto engaziwayo;
Mobansebame, kamutakankamana ne mapensho ngomulelekeshewanga, kamutayeyeti alanyanyishi sobwe.
13 kodwa njengoba lihlanganyela inhlupheko zikaKristu, thokozani, ukuze kuthi lekwembulweni kwenkazimulo yakhe lithokoze lijabule kakhulu.
Nomba kamukondwani mwanyumfwanga byeshikubaba pamo ne Klistu, kwambeti akesa mubulemu mukakondwe.
14 Uba lithukwa ngenxa yebizo likaKristu, libusisiwe; ngoba uMoya wenkazimulo lokaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu; ngabo-ke uyathukwa, kodwa ngani uyadunyiswa.
Bantu bamutukana cebo ca lina lya Klistu mukute colwe pakwinga e Mushimu wabulemu, Mushimu wa Lesa ngwalabiki palinjamwe.
15 Kodwa kakungabi khona owakini ohlupheka njengombulali, loba isela, loba umenzi wokubi, loba njengozigaxa endabeni zabanye;
Kapataba naba umo pakati penu eshacanike mumapensho pacebo cakushina muntu, nambi cebo ca kwiba, nambi cebo cakwinsa cintu caipa ciliconse, kayi nambi shikwingila mumakani abantu bambi.
16 kodwa uba ehlupheka njengomKristu, kangabi lanhloni, kodwa kadumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yalokhu.
Nomba na mulanyumfunga byeshikubaba pacebo cakuba baklistu, kamutanyumfwa nsoni sobwe, lemekeshani Lesa cebo ca lina lya Klistu.
17 Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu; njalo uba kuqala kithi, kuzakuba yini ukuphela kwalabo abangalalelanga ivangeli likaNkulunkulu?
Cindi cilaba pepi kwambeti Lesa atatike kombolosha bantu bakendi, lino na lombolosho lutatikila pali njafwe, inga nikukabeconi ku bantu batanyumfu Mulumbe Waina ulafumunga kuli Lesa?
18 Uba-ke olungileyo esindiswa ngobulukhuni, oweyisa uNkulunkulu lesoni uzabonakala ngaphi?
Mbuli Mabala ncalambangeti, “Na bantu balulama nibakapuluke mwakupenga, inga nicikabeconi kuli bantu baipa beshikunyansha Lesa?”
19 Ngakho-ke labo abahluphekayo ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu, njengakuMdali othembekileyo kabanikele eyabo imiphefumulo ekwenzeni okuhle.
Ecebo cakendi abo balanyumfunga byeshikubaba cebo cakwambeti encalayandanga Lesa, balitwale mumakasa a Lesa wabo washomwa ukute kusunga cipangano cakendi.
