¹ Simoni Petro, umutumwa wa Yesu Kristo, kwabhaya bhalonso Imani yimwe na twebwe, yibhanye ithamani, hagati yukuli kwa Mungu wachu, numwokozi wachu Yesu Kristo. ² Ineema yibhe iwanyu; Iamani yongezeke uguchilila amaarifa ya Yesu na Bwana wachu. ³ Kuko ubhushobhozi bwage bwubhuungu bhuladukilimiyenibhintu vyose bhikwiliye inkomezi nibhutaua, kukumumenya wene yaduhamagaye kubhutugufu bwage nubwema bwage wene yene. ⁴ Kandi kwayo yaladuhakikishilije iahadi yikuze, yisamani, yadukoze itya ili ukurisi iasili ya Mungu, kuko hatwendeleya ukuleka ubhubhi bhuli mntala kwiajiri yitamaa iyi. ⁵ Nama kwisababu iyoyene mwitaidije chane kuluhande dwanyu, hagati yiimani yanyu nimsigeho ubhusole, na hagati yubhusole bwanyu. ⁶ Na hagati ya madyo yanyu yikisi, na hagati yikiasi chanyu saburi, na hagati yubhu saburi yannyu utaua, ⁷ Na hagati yubhutaua bwulukundo bwa mwene wanyu, na hagati yugukundana kwa mwene wanyu, ulukundo. ⁸ Kabha amagambo aya yalimo munzu yanyu, ayendeleya kuzula chane, yibhatela mwemwe ukubha abhavivu abhantu bhatabhanye amatunda, kukummenya Bwana wachu Yesu Kristo. ⁹ Lakini wuya wowose atabhanye ayo nibhihume, uhula atayobhola ukubhona ibhintu bhilikulele, alibhagiye kuya kuhagigwa ivya vyage vya kela. ¹⁰ Ukugilango bhandugu bhanje, nimkole mkazane li ukwihakikisha ubhuteule bwu bwito kwiajili yanyu. Kabha mkola ayo, ntimlokutala. ¹¹ Kulityo mlilonkela ubwishi bwi lango dyukwinjila kubhufalume bwa moja kwa moja Bwana wachu numkombozi Yesu kristo. ¹² Jewe ndobha tayali ukubhibhusa amagambo aya imisi yose, naho muyamenya nukudhibitishwa kubhu kweli bwomlinabwo. ¹³ Nanje hambona nukuli, nanje ndiho jewe imhila aha, kubhavyusa kukubhibhusa. ¹⁴ Ukugikango nkamenya kwamba kuya kubhikiza kulele inzu yanje hakuza kukukohola, kuko Bwana Yesu Kristo yanyelese. ¹⁵ Aliko nditaidi, kwamba kila mwanya baada yugufa kwanje mlonke kuyibhuka amagambo ayo. ¹⁶ Maana sitwakulikiye imigani yatunzwe kukumenya, kuko twabhamenyesheje mwemwe kunguvu zage Bwana wachu Yesu Kristo nukuza kwage; bali twali twalabhonye twebwe nyene ubhukulu bwage. ¹⁷ Maana yalonse iwa Mungu Baba iheshima nubhutugufu, aho hoyazaniwe injwi yavuye hagati yubhutugufu bhukuze bhukuze, uwu numwana wanje,umkundwa wanje, wombegwa na wene. ¹⁸ Nijwi idyo twebwe twalalitegeje liva mwijulu hotwalikumwe hamwe na wene hagati yumgongo wuya Mtakatifu. ¹⁹ Natwe tulabhanye liya jambo dyubhunabii dyene, lili imalia chane, dyiko, mlilavye, nkitala dyela ahantu humwilima, mkula bhisole, hadi hohalobha hakeye ni nyonyoli yamkitondo ukuzuka mmitima yanyu. ²⁰ Mkamenya ijambo ili kwanza, yuko ntibhuliho ibhunabii hagati yamandiko bhulonka ugutafasiliwa nkuko ashima umntu fulani gusa. ²¹ Ukugilango ubhunabi sibwazavywe ahohose kulukundo gumwanadamu; bali abhanadamu bhalagavye ayavuye iwa Mungu, bhahaye bhongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu.