1 Pitrosi
3 Ngendlela efanako, nina bafazi, zithobeni emadodenenu, ukwenzela bona nakukhona angalilaleli ilizwi, azuzwe ngaphandle kwelizwi kodwana ngokuziphatha kwabafazi bawo, 2 ngombana abe bofakazi bokuzibonela bokuziphatha kwenu okumsulwa kuhlanganise nokuhlonipha okukhulu. 3 Ukuzihlobisa kwenu akungabi ngekwangaphandle—kokuluka iinhluthu nokufaka imihlobiso yegolide namkha izambatho zakanokutjho— 4 kodwana akube mumuntu osithekileko wehliziyo ombethe isambatho sokungonakali sommoya onokuthula nobumnene, okungokwezinga eliphezulu emehlweni kaZimu. 5 Ngombana le yindlela abafazi abacwengileko bangesikhathi esidlulileko ebebanethemba kuZimu ebabazihlobisa ngayo, bazithoba emadodenabo, 6 njengoSara owalalela u-Abrahama, ambiza ngokuthi kosi. Nani nibe bantwana bakhe, kwaphela naniragela phambili nenza okuhle begodu ningasabi.
7 Ngendlela efanako, nina madoda, ragelani phambili nihlala nabo ngokwazi.* Nibanikele idumo njengesitja esibogaboga khulu kunani, abafazi, njengombana nabo baziindlalifa kunye nani zomusa omkhulu wokuphila, ukuze imithandazwenu ingaliyeki.
8 Emaswapheleni, noke yibani nomkhumbulo onobunye,* nizwelane, nithandane njengamalunga womndeni, nibe nesirhawu nokuthobeka. 9 Ningabuyiseli ubumbi ngobumbi namkha ukuthukana ngokuthukana. Kunalokho, buyiselani ngokubusisa, ngombana nabizelwa ekambweni le, bona nizuze isibusiso.
10 Ngombana “nanyana ngubani othanda ukuphila begodu abone amalanga amahle kufuze atjheje ilimu lakhe kokumbi neendebe zakhe ekukhulumeni ngokukhohlisa. 11 Akafulathele okumbi enze okuhle; akafune ukuthula begodu akulandelele. 12 Ngombana amehlo kaJehova akwabalungileko, neendlebe zakhe zilalela ukuncenga kwabo, kodwana ubuso bakaJehova bujamelene nabenza okumbi.”
13 Kuhlekuhle ngubani ozonilimaza nanitjhisakalela okuhle? 14 Kodwana ngitjho nanyana ningatlhaga ngebanga lokulunga, niyathaba. Ningakusabi abakusabako,* namkha nithikaziseke. 15 Kodwana cwengisani uKrestu njengeKosi eenhliziyweni zenu, nihlale nikulungele ukuvikela phambi kwabo boke abafuna ngekani ibanga lethemba eninalo, kodwana nikwenze ngommoya ophasi nangokuhlonipha okukhulu.
16 Hlalani ninonembeza omuhle, ukwenzela bona nanyana yini abayikhuluma kumbi ngani, labo abanikhuluma kumbi bahlaziseke ngebanga lokuziphatha kwenu okuhle njengabalandeli bakaKrestu. 17 Ngombana kungcono ukutlhaga ngebanga lokwenza okuhle, nangabe kuyintando kaZimu bona kwenzeke, kunokobana nitlhage ngombana nenza okumbi. 18 UKrestu wafa kanye kwaphela afela izono, umuntu olungileko ngebanga labantu abangakalungi, ukuze anidosele kuZimu. Wabulawa enyameni kodwana waphiliswa emmoyeni. 19 Asebujamwenobu wakhamba wayokutjhumayeza imimoya ejele, 20 leyo engakhange ilalele ngaphambilini lokha uZimu alinde ngokubekezela* emihleni kaNowa, nakusakhiwa umkhumbi, lapho abantu abambalwa, okumiphefumulo* ebunane, abasindiswa khona emanzini.
21 Nje-ke ibhabhadiso lilitshwayo lalokhu, nalo kwanje liyanisindisa (ingasi ngokususa isila enyameni, kodwana ngokubawa unembeza omuhle kuZimu), ngokuvuswa kwakaJesu Krestu. 22 Ungesidleni sakaZimu, ngombana waya ezulwini, begodu iingilozi nabalawuli nababusi benziwa bamthobela.