2 UPhetro 3

1 Incwadi le eyesibili, bathandekayo, ngilibhalela yona khathesi; okungazo zombili ngivusa ingqondo yenu eqotho ngokulikhumbuza,

ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲐⲀⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲘⲀϨⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.

2 ukuze likhumbule amazwi akhulunywa ngaphambili ngabaprofethi abangcwele, lomlayo wethu esingabaphostoli beNkosi loMsindisi;

ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ

3 lisazi lokhu kuqala, ukuthi ekucineni kwensuku kuzafika abahleka usulu, behamba ngokwezabo inkanuko,

ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ

4 njalo besithi: Singaphi isithembiso sokuza kwakhe? Ngoba selokhu obaba balala, konke kumi kunjalo kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa.

ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲐⲰⲚ ϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ

5 Ngoba lokhu kabakwazi ngabomo, ukuthi amazulu ayekhona kusukela endulo, lomhlaba, ukhona uvela emanzini njalo ukhona ngamanzi, ngelizwi likaNkulunkulu,

ⲉ̅ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

6 okungalo ilizwe elalikhona labhujiswa ngokugcwaliswa ngamanzi;

ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲀϤϪⲰⲖⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ

7 kodwa amazulu lomhlaba okukhona khathesi kubekiwe ngalona lelolizwi, kugcinelwe umlilo osukwini lokwahlulelwa lokubhujiswa kwabantu abeyisa uNkulunkulu.

ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ

8 Kodwa lintonye kakumelanga ingaziwa kini, bathandekayo, ukuthi usuku olulodwa eNkosini lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane, leminyaka eyinkulungwane njengosuku olulodwa.

ⲏ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ

9 INkosi kayiphuzisi isithembiso, njengalokhu abanye besithi yikuphuza; kodwa iyasibekezelela, ingathandi ukuthi lamunye abhubhe kodwa ukuthi bonke bafinyelele ekuphendukeni.

ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ

10 Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku, okuzakuthi ngalo amazulu adlule ngokuhlokoma, lokokuqala kuzadilizwa ngokutshisa okukhulu, lomhlaba lemisebenzi ekuwo kuzatshiswa.

ⲓ̅ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲰⲔϨ

11 Njengoba zonke lezizinto zidilizwa, kumele libe ngabanjani ekuhambeni okungcwele lekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu,

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ

12 lilindele lilangazelela ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu, okungalo amazulu azakutsha adilizwe, lokokuqala kuncibilike ngokutshisa okukhulu.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ

13 Kodwa ngokwesithembiso sakhe silindele amazulu amatsha lomhlaba omutsha, okuhlala kukho ukulunga.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϨⲀⲚⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ

14 Ngakho, bathandekayo, lilindele lezizinto, tshisekelani ukuthi lificwe nguye ekuthuleni lingelacwatshana njalo lingasoleki.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ

15 Beselisithi ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kulusindiso, njengalokhu lomzalwane wethu othandekayo uPawuli walibhalela, ngokwenhlakanipho eyaphiwa yena;

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ

16 njengoba kunjalo lencwadini zakhe zonke, ekhuluma kuzo ngalezizinto, okukuzo kukhona izinto ezithile ezilukhuni ukuzwisiseka, okuthi abangaziyo labangaqinanga bazihlanekele, lanjengakweminye imibhalo, kube kokwabo ukubhujiswa.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲤⲦⲢⲈⲂⲖⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲤⲞⲔⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ

17 Ngakho lina, bathandekayo, lisazi mandulo, xwayani, ukuze lingaduhiswa yinkohliso yabangelamlayo, liwe kokwenu ukuqina.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ

18 Kodwa khulani emuseni lelwazini lweNkosi yethu loMsindisi uJesu Kristu. Ubukhosi kabube kuye lakhathesi njalo kuze kube lusuku lwaphakade. Ameni. (aiōn g165)

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)

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