1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Hwidala eli, amwe mwamlii bhashe mhwanziwa ahwifumye hwa lume bhenyu mwemwe, nantele, nkashekati yabho sebhalyogopa izuu, Ashilile anjendo zyeshe bhabho wawezye avutishe bila lizuu,
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
namtele abhene bhebho bhaibha bhalohile enjondo ne nshinshi
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Ene embakombosye sehumapambo ga honze yaani atabhe isisi, evintuvye dhahabu au amenda genshinshi.
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
Namtele baada yesho ebhombeshe huwintu wa muhati we mwoyo, na shi zanye owinza no upomu we mwoyo, gulasamwaushe witazi lyakwe Ongolobhe.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
Alenganaje abhashe aputi bhahwipambile bhebho hwidala eli, wahali nolwetesho hwa Ngolobhe na bhabhoopaga alume bhabha bhebho
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
bhwihida eli oSala amwogope o Iblahimu na hukuzye “Gosi” warwe. Amwe esalezi mli bhana bhakwe nkashe mwaibhomba zyazilinyinza nkashe semuhwogopa embiwi.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Hwidala elyo lyenyo amwe mwalume muhwanziwa akhale shinza nashe bhenyu nkamumanya aje ebho wamwenyu bhebhashe awinu muwamanye aje waposhezi wamwenyu wempesya yewomi, bhombaji eshi aje emputo zyenyu zinganje agomelwe.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Nantele, amwe mwenti, mubhe no mwoyo gumo, abhe wasajiliane, na asongwane, nanshi aholo, bhabhahwiyisizye, na hogowe.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Mganje wezye amabhibhi hu mabhibhi, endigo hu ndigo. Ishinyume shakwe, mwendelelaje asaye Afutanaje mwakwiziwe, aje muwezye agale ebaraka.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
Omwene wasongwa olwizyo nalole insiku alukhane omele lwake humabhibhi ni lomi lyakwe ayanje olusyonshelo.
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
Nantele agalushe na agalehse amabhibhi na abhombe gagali minza na ayanze ulwomvwano na alubhenjelezye.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Amaso ga Ngolobhe gahulola wali ne lyoli na makutu gakwe gahumwomvwa emputo yakwe. Lelo iliso lya bhabhabhomba embibhi.”
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Wenu wanzabhanankanye amwe nkamziliha lyalili linza?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Nkashe mwalabha ne lyoli msaiilwe mganje gogope gala ambago awene wagogopa. Mganje awe noyinzuyinzi.
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
Pamande yakwe mubheshe oyosu mmoyo genyu walii golosu. Omuda gwonti mughale hani ahujibu omuntu wabhambhozyezya ahusu isobhelo lyenyu hwa Ngolobhe. Whombaji sheshihuhogowe ne nshinshi.
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Mubhe bhahwilonje ishinza aje nkashe bhabhaliga owinza wenyu hwa Nholobhe wakenyaje afutanaje bhayanga shingunga aje amwe mwali bhambhomba embibhi.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Shinza sana, Ongolobhe nkaziliha, aje myemba na bhombe aminza kuliko abhombe amabhibhi.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
O Yesu ayembele limo afwatane ne mbibhi omwene ola welyoli omwene. Afuatanaje ete sagaibhawelyoli ili atitwale ate hwa Ngolobhe. Afwiye eshibele abhehwe mwomi, hushiloho.
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
Hushiloho hwohwo abhalile azilombelele eviloho vila salezi vifungulwe.
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
Sagazyali zihwomvwa lula ujimvi wa Ngolobhe na wahali ugolela ensi zya Nuhu ensinku zya zenje embombo ye mpogoso, no Ngolobhe ahokoye awantu wadodo ahokoye amoyo nane afune mumenze.
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
Ene shimanyilo shewoziwa sio aje ahwozye entavu afume mubele kama ndawo ye mwoyo ogwinza hwa Ongolobhe ashilile ovyonsu wa Yesu Kilisti.
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
Omwene ali hukhono ondelo ogwa Ngolobhe. Abhalile amwanya ohale ozelu, ulongozi wa maha, vimwogope omwene.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
