1 Peter 1
1 I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
Jesus Christ i sawltak keima Peter in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia le Bithynia ngam mun tatuam ah a ki thethang siat peamta te,
2 God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
Pa Pathian in a heaksa bangma in hongteal, Thaa i thianthosak na le Jesus Christ thisan the na tungtawn in thu ni te: note tung ah thuthiamna le thinnopna hong khang tahen.
3 Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
Pathian le i Topa Jesus Christ i Pa tung ah thupha om tahen, Ama i a dimlet hesuakna hang in Jesus Christ sia thina pan thokiksak a, a nungta lametna nei tu in hong suaksak hi,
4 He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
A muat thei ngawl, a niin thei ngawl, le a vul thei ngawl ngamh sia note atu in vantung ah hong koisak hi,
5 God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
Hun khakbel ciang kilang kiksak tu in a kingingkholsa a om ngupna sia upna tungtawn in Pathian vangletna taw a kepcing te na hi uh hi.
6 You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
Ze-etna nam tatuam hang in, tu in a kisam le, tawmvei sung na khuangai uh hang in, tua thu sung ah note nasiatakin na lungdam uh hi:
7 to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
Tua na upna uh ze-etna sia a mangthang thei kham sang in manphazaw pek hi, mei taw ze-et napi, Jesus Christ hong kilang ciang in pokna, zatakna le minthanna taw a mu tu in:
8 You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
Ama sia na mu ngei ngawl uh hang, na it uh hi; tu zong in mu ngawl na hi uh hang, na um uh hi, tua ahikom a ki son zo ngawl lungdamna taw na lungdam uh a, vangletna taw kidim hi:
9 because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
Na upna uh hang in phattuamna, na thaa ngupna na nga uh hi.
10 As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
Hi ngupna sia note tung ah hongpai pheang tu a ki pualak sa thuthiamna thu a hihi, tasia in kamsang te in dawp a, nasiatak in a zon uh a hihi:
11 They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
Christ i thuakna te ahizong, a thuak zawkciang in a nga tu minthanna ahizong, amate sung ah Christ i Thaa in tetti a pan zawkciang in, bangziam, a hibale, bangbang hun ziam, ci zong uh hi.
12 It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
Kamsang te i pualakna sia amate atu hi ngawl in eite atu a hihi, ci sia kilang zo hi, vantung pan hongpai Tha Thiangtho taw note tung ah lungdamna thupha hong hil te in tua thu sia pualak zo uh hi; tua thu sia vantungmi te in zong he nuam mama in encik uh hi.
13 Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
Tua ahikom na ngaisutna kawngkhau uh khit vun, pilvang vun, Jesus Christ hong kilang ciang in note kung ah hong paipui tu thuthiamna sia a tawpdong in lamen vun.
14 [And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
Na thu heak uh ma, nidang cilesa deina bang kizeam ngawl in, thu ni tate bang in om vun:
15 Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
Ahihang note hongsampa a thiantho bangma in, note zong na nuntakzia theampo ah thiangtho tavun;
16 because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
Banghangziam cile, keima ka thiantho bang in, note zong thiangtho ta vun; ci in ki at hi.
17 God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
Taciang, kuama doidan nei ngawl in mi theampo amate i sepna bang in thu a khen, Pa tung ah thu na ngen uh le, hi leitung na khualhaw uh hun te sia Ama zatakna taw bosak tavun:
18 [Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
Na pu na pa te tung pan na nga uh ngeina, bangma phattuamna om ngawl na nuntakzia uh pan in, kham le ngun bang a sia thei nate taw hong tan hi ngawl hi;
19 Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
Ahihang, bangma paubang ngawl le a sitbang ngawl tuuno bang a hi, Christ thisan manpha taw hong tan hi:
20 Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
Ama sia leitung a ki bitphua ma in a kiciangtan sa hi napi, note atu in hunkhakbel sung ah hong kilang hi,
21 Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
Jesus hang in Pathian na um uh a, na upna uh le na lametna uh Pathian sung ah a om thei natu in, Ama sia thina pan thokiksak a, minthanna pia hi.
22 Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
Thuman na zui uh a, na thinsung uh thiangthosak zo na hi uhkom in, Thaa tungtawn in suapui te sia itna tak taw na it uh hi, tabang in khat le khat thinsung thiangtho le thinsungtak taw ki it tavun:
23 [I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
A muat thei thaici hi ngawl, a tawntung nungta in a om tawntung Pathian thu, a muat thei ngawl thaici tungtawn in na suakkik zo uh hi. (aiōn g165)
24 [We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
Banghangziam cile pumpi taksa theampo sia lopa bang a hihi, taciang mihing i minthanna theampo sia lopa pak bang a hihi. Lopa sia vul a, a pak zong pul hi:
