1 Peter 2
1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Ke gone tlogelang maikutlo a lona a kilo. Se itirengjaaka e ka re lo siame! Latlhang go tlontlololana le mafufa le ditshebo.
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Fa lo ikutlwetse bomolemo jwa Modimo le tshiamo ya One, lelelang gore lo okelediwe, jaaka losea lo lelela mashi. Jang lefoko la Modimo le baleng, akanyang kaga lone mme lo gole ka nonofo mo Moreneng lo bo lo bolokwe.
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.
4 To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
Tlang mo go Keresete, yo e leng ene motheo wa Lefika le le tshedileng le Modimo o agang mo go lone le fa batho ba mo ganne o botlhokwa thata mo Modimong o o mo tlhophileng mo godimo ga botlhe.
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Mme jaanong lo fetogile maje a kago aa tshelang go dirisiwa ke Modimo mo go ageng ntlo ya One. Se sengwe se segolo, lo baperesiti ba One ba ba boitshepo; jalo tlang kwa go One. (Lona ba lo amogelesegang mo go One ka ntlha ya ga Jesu Keresete), mme lo abele Modimo dilo tse di O itumedisang.
6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Jaaka Dikwalo di gatelela di re, “Bonang ke romela Keresete go nna mokgethegi yo o tlhophilweng ka kelotlhoko, Lentswe la botlhokwa la kgokgotsho la phuthego ya me, ebile ga ke kitla ke tlhabisa bape ditlhong ba ba mo ikanyang.”
7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
Ee, o botlhokwa thata mo go lona ba lo dumelang; le mo go ba ba mo ganang, ee, “Lone lentswe la kgokotsho, le le gannweng ke baagi ke lone le e leng lentswe la kgokgotsho, le le tlotlwang thata ebile e le bontlha bongwe jwa kago.”
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Gape Dikwalo tsa re, “Ke lentswe le bangwe ba tlaa kgotswang mo go lone, ebile ke le le tlaa ba digang.”
9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Mme ga lo a nna jalo, gonne lo tlhophilwe ke Modimo ka bo One, lo baperesiti ba Kgosi, lo boitshepo ebile lo a galalela, lo ba Modimo tota, tse tsotlhe e le gore lo tle lo supegetse ba bangwe ka fa Modimo o lo biditseng ka teng go lo ntsha mo lefifing go tsena mo leseding la one le le ntle.
10 Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Lo kile lwa bo lo se ba sepe; mme jaanong lo ba Modimo. Lo kile lwa bo lo itse go le gonnye ka tshiamo ya Modimo; mme jaanong matshelo a lona a fetotswe ke gone.
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, lo baeti fela mono. E re ka legae la lona tota le le kwa legodimong ke lo kopa gore lo ikgaphe mo ditlhapelong tse di bosula tsa lefatshe leno; ga se tsa lona, gonne di tlhabana le mewa ya lona.
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Nnang kelotlhoko ka fa lo itshwarang ka teng mo go bangwe ka lona ba ba sa bolokwang; gonne le fa ba lo belaela ba bua kaga lona ba tlaa fetsa ba baka Modimo ka ntlha ya ditiro tsa lona tse di molemo fa Keresete a bowa.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Ka ntlha ya Morena, utlwang molao mongwe le mongwe wa puso ya lona: molao wa kgosi jaaka e le tlhogo ya morafe,
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
le ya bagolwane ba kgosi, gonne o ba rometse go otlhaya ba ba dirang molato, le go tlotla ba ba dirang tshiamo.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Ke go rata ga Modimo gore matshelo a lona a a siameng a didimatse dieleele tse di nyatsang Efangele ba sena kitso ya gore e ka ba direla eng, ba ise ba ke ba lemoge nonofo ya yone.
16 As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Lo golotswe mo molaong, mme mo ga go reye gore lo gololesegile go dira molato. Tshelang jaaka ba ba golotsweng go dira go rata ga Modimo fela ka nako tsotlhe.
17 Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Tlotlang mongwe le mongwe. Ratang Bakeresete gongwe le gongwe. Boifang Modimo lo tlotle puso.
18 Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Batlhanka, lo tshwanetse go tlotla beng ba lona lo bo lo dire sengwe le sengwe se ba reng lo se dire, e seng fela fa ba siame ebile ba le bonolo, mme le fa ba le ditlhogo-di-thata ebile ba le setlhogo.
19 For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Bakang Morena fa lo otlhaelwa go dira tshiamo!
20 For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.
Le fa go ntse jalo, ga lo newe tlotlo epe ka go nna pelotelele fa lo iteelwa melato ya lona; mme fa lo dira tshiamo lo bo lo e bogela, ebile lo le pelotelele mo dititeong, Modimo o itumela segolo bogolo.
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Dipogo tse ke bontlha bongwe jwa tiro e Modimo o e lo neetseng. Keresete yo o lo bogetseng, ke sekao sa lona. Latelang dikgato tsa gagwe:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
ga a ise a ke a leofe, ga a ise a ke a bue maaka,
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
ga a ise a ke a busolose fa a tlhapadiwa; erile fa a boga ga a ise a ke a leke go ipusolosetsa; o ne a tlogela tsheko ya gagwe mo mabogong a Modimo o o atlholang ka tshiamo ka nako tsotlhe
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
O tshotse morwalo wa maleo a rona ka mmele wa gagwe fa a a swa mo mokgorong, gore re tle re fetse le sebe mme re tshele botshelo jo bo siameng go tloga gompieno. Gonne dintho tsa gagwe di fodisitse tsa rona!
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Jaaka dinku lo ne lo dule mo Modimong, mme jaanong lo boetse mo modiseng wa lona, motlhokomedi wa mewa ya lona yo o lo babalelang mo ditlhaselong tsotlhe.
