1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, cease ye from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, eheriai rũmena ruothe na maheeni mothe, na ũhinga, na ũiru, na gũcambania o guothe.
2 And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which ye are nourished up to life;
Na mũtuĩke ta tũkenge mwĩriragĩrie iria rĩrĩa rĩega rĩa kĩĩroho, nĩgeetha rĩmũkũragie ũhonokio-inĩ wanyu,
3 if ye have tasted and seen that the Lord is good:
tondũ rĩu nĩmũcamĩte, mũkaigua atĩ Mwathani nĩ mwega.
4 to whom ye have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God elect and precious.
Ũkai kũrĩ we, o ũcio Ihiga rĩrĩ muoyo, o rĩu rĩaregirwo nĩ andũ, no Ngai akĩrĩthuura, na nĩ rĩa goro harĩ we,
5 And ye also, as living stones, are builded and become spiritual temples, and holy priests, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices, acceptable before God, through Jesus the Messiah.
o na inyuĩ, ta mahiga marĩ muoyo-rĩ, nĩ gwakwo mũraakwo mũtuĩke nyũmba ya kĩĩroho, na mũtuĩke gĩkundi gĩtheru kĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai gĩa kũrutaga magongona ma kĩĩroho marĩa mangĩtĩkĩrĩka nĩ Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa Jesũ Kristũ.
6 For it is said in the scripture, Behold, in Zion I lay a chosen and precious stone, for the head of the corner; and whoever believeth in him, will not be ashamed.
Nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko moigĩte atĩrĩ: “Nĩnjigĩte ihiga Zayuni, ihiga ithuure rĩa koine na rĩa goro, na mũndũ ũrĩa ũmwĩhokete ndagaaconorithio.”
7 On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not,
Na rĩu kũrĩ inyuĩ arĩa mwĩtĩkĩtie, ihiga rĩĩrĩ nĩ rĩa goro. No kũrĩ arĩa matetĩkĩtie, “Ihiga rĩrĩa aaki maaregire nĩrĩo rĩtuĩkĩte ihiga inene rĩa koine,”
8 he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. And they stumble at it, because they believe not the word: whereto they were appointed.
na ningĩ atĩrĩ, “Nĩrĩo ihiga rĩrĩa rĩtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa rũtũmaga magũe.” Mahĩngagwo tondũ wa kũrega gwathĩkĩra ũhoro, na noguo maathĩrĩirio.
9 But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:
No inyuĩ-rĩ, mũrĩ rũruka rũthuurĩtwo, na thiritũ ya athĩnjĩri-Ngai ya nyũmba ya ũthamaki, ningĩ mũrĩ rũrĩrĩ rwamũre, o na andũ a Ngai kĩũmbe, nĩguo mwanagĩrĩre ũgooci wa ũcio wamwĩtire muume nduma-inĩ mũtoonye ũtheri-inĩ wake wa magegania.
10 who formerly were not accounted a people, but now are the people of God; and also, there were once no mercies on you, but now mercies are poured out upon you.
Kũrĩ hĩndĩ mwarĩ andũ mataarĩ kĩene, no rĩu mũrĩ andũ a Ngai; kũrĩ hĩndĩ mwaagĩte kũiguĩrwo tha, no rĩu nĩmũiguĩrĩirwo tha.
11 My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.
Arata akwa nyenda mũno, ndamũthaitha mũrĩ ta ageni na agendi gũkũ thĩ, mwĩrigagĩrĩrie merirĩria marĩa mooru ma mwĩrĩ, o marĩa marũaga na roho wanyu.
12 And let your behavior be decorous before all men; so that they who utter evil speeches against you, may see your good actions, and may praise God in the day of trial.
Tũũragai na mĩtũũrĩre mĩega mũrĩ gatagatĩ ka andũ arĩa matooĩ Ngai, nĩgeetha o na mangĩmũigĩrĩra atĩ nĩmwĩkĩte ũũru, meonagĩre ciĩko cianyu njega na magakumia Ngai mũthenya ũrĩa agooka.
13 And be ye submissive to all the sons of men, for God's sake; to kings, on account of their authority;
Nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani-rĩ, athĩkagĩrai wathani o wothe ũrĩa ũheanĩtwo thĩinĩ wa andũ: o na wakorwo nĩ wa mũthamaki, arĩ we mũnene igũrũ rĩa anene arĩa angĩ othe,
14 and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.
o na kana nĩ wa abarũthi arĩa matũmagwo nĩwe nĩguo maherithagie arĩa mekaga ũũru na makagaathĩrĩria arĩa mekaga wega.
15 For so is the pleasure of God, that by your good deeds ye may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not God:
Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa Ngai endaga nĩ atĩ mwĩkage wega nĩguo mũkiragie mĩario ya ũrimũ ya andũ arĩa matarĩ ũndũ mooĩ.
16 as free men, yet not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of God.
Tũũrai ta andũ matarĩ ngombo, no mũtikanareke wĩyathi wanyu ũtuĩke wa kũhithĩrĩra waganu; tũũragai mũrĩ ndungata cia Ngai.
17 Honor all men; love your brethren; fear God; and honor kings.
Heagai mũndũ o wothe gĩtĩĩo kĩrĩa kĩmwagĩrĩire: Endagai ngwatanĩro ya andũ arĩa etĩkia, na mwĩtigagĩre Ngai, o na mũtĩĩage mũthamaki.
18 And those among you who are servants, be subject to your masters, with reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh and morose.
Inyuĩ ngombo-rĩ, athĩkagĩrai anene anyu na mũmatĩĩage mũno, na to arĩa ega na maiguanagĩra tha, no nĩ o na arĩa mataiguanagĩra tha.
19 For there is favor before God for them who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure sorrows that come upon them wrongfully.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ũndũ mwega mũndũ angĩkirĩrĩria ruo o na akĩnyariiragwo hatarĩ kĩhooto tondũ wa kũmenya ũrĩa Ngai endaga.
20 But they who endure afflictions on account of their offences, what praise have they? But if, when ye do well, they vex you, and ye endure it; then great is your praise with God.
No ũngĩhũũrwo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũũru o na ũkirĩrĩrie-rĩ, ũngĩkĩgaathĩrwo kĩ? No ũngĩnyariirwo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka wega na ũkirĩrĩrie-rĩ, ũcio nĩ ũndũ mwega maitho-inĩ ma Ngai.
21 For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.
Ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo mwetĩirwo, tondũ Kristũ aanyariirirwo nĩ ũndũ wanyu, akĩmũtigĩra kĩonereria nĩguo mũgeragĩre o makinya-inĩ make.
22 He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth.
“We ndaigana kwĩhia, o na kanua gake gatiigana kwaria maheeni.”
23 When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ maamũrumaga, we ndaigana kwĩrumĩra; rĩrĩa aanyariiragwo, we ndaigana kũmehĩtĩra. Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, we nĩ kweneana eneanaga kũrĩ ũrĩa ũtuaga ciira na kĩhooto.
24 And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, ye are healed.
We mwene nĩakuuire mehia maitũ na mwĩrĩ wake mũtĩ-igũrũ, nĩgeetha na ithuĩ tũkue ũhoro-inĩ wa mehia, na tũtũũre muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu; mĩtũnda ĩrĩa aahũũrirwo nĩyo ĩtũmĩte mũhone.
25 For ye, once went astray, like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.
Nĩgũkorwo mwatariĩ ta ngʼondu itururĩte, no rĩu nĩmũcookereire Mũrĩithi na Mũrori wa mĩoyo yanyu.
