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].
Bitrus una ka dure ka Yeso vana Asere, uhuna andesa azauka we wazi ageno, wa samara anyimo ubulus uGalatiya, Ukappadokiya u asiya, na ubitiniya.
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.
Barki utuba urusa Ugomo Asere, ahira ukpico ubibe ba Asere, uhana utarsa utize nan uJamka umaye ma Yeso vana Asere.
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].
Ukalum ahira aco Ugomo Asetre. ahira uhem umeme udang, ma gamirka uyo uru uhana u inko riba ikaba avai, ahira uhira uYeso vana Asere ahira uwono.
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.
Uhana ukomi uru corno me, uzatu corsino me, uda sarki ba. Uge sa a inko uni Asesere.
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].
Barki unu bari Asere, ma tarsa uni inka dure barki ubura ande sa adi bezi we umasirka unee.
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]
Anyimo agino me izina apuru arum kan, vat in ani ya cukuno gas ahira ashi me ana me iwuzi apuru abiti anyimo umasiza sasas.
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.
Awoza ani me barki amansa u inko iriba ishe ini, winko iriba ugesa utiki bicofo unu balbal, be gesa bidi corno inka a masa bini unu ran. Agini me acukuno ani me uhungu shi ni nonzo nan nu bari nan ninonzo uganiya u aye Yeso vana Asere.
8 You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
De sa ya hem in me, ya cukuno da ya, ira meba, ya cukuno ida hira shi me ana ba, vat in ani me ya nya iriba ahira ameme apuru arum me sa izini nan apuru arum agesa atiki ni kara inguna abuki imyinci in ninonzo.
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].
Izinu kabisa ukalum u inko iriba ishi, ubura uti cukun tishi.
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.
Ana kadura ka Asere sa wa boo tize tibura sawa cukuno ushi wa tarsa ttini wa gamara in ni kara.
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.
Wa nyara wa rusi nani kondi uya uganiya une bibe be Asere sa bira anyimo awe me bi boo we. Agino me achni uganiya sa mazinu boo uwe dibe abanga asa ani rere ni vana Asere nan ni nonzo sani eze ina dumo.
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].
Akuri abuki ana kadura ka Asere inu guna azo ace awe ani wazinu bara ba, barkishe wani wazinu wuza me. Igino me ine ini imum besa wazinu wuza barki imumn sa amu buka shi. Ahira ande sa bibe bi lau ba tarsa in we. Bi ge a tuma bini usuro Asesere. Tigino me tinetini timumu sa ahana akadura ka Asere wa nyari abezi we.
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].
Barki ani me wunami iriba ishew tirziza ashi me seke. Inko iriba ishi lau ahira imumu iriri sa adi eh shini uganiya vaye uYeso vana ubura uru.
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].
Kasi ahana aninonzo, kati itarsi in mei ma aje mu dati uganiya u zatu urusa shi me.
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,
Barki desa ma tiuta shi mazi lau, shime cukuno anu a lau, anyimon a timumu ti shi vat.
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).”
Barki anyeteke ani me, “cukuno ni anu a lau, barki mi izi lau.”
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].
Inka itisa ahira am “Aco” ugesa mazi unu iso utize sarki uzawa, barki ibinani ikatuma ka konde uya unu, se iwuzi ticukum tini geno inbiyau nanu bizi ubari.
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.
Rusa ni unu guna azo imbi coto bi bal-bal nani bi wal-wal bi, corno me bini abura shinai ba, ahira iriba ihana ishi sa ya kabi ahira aco ushi me.
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].
Barki ani me ane ani a kabin duru in maye ma vana Asere ma riri, mu zatu uma dini ka ma vana ubi tam.
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.
Azauka vana Asere dati u tuba unee, uhana umara unee madi bezi ahira ashime.
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].
Shi sa ya nya mu riba ahira Asere ahira ameme, desa ahirza iwono ma kuru ma nya me ni nonzo barki u inko iriba ishi me nan unyarga ushi acukuno anyimo Asere.
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.
Ya cukuno ya kpico ticukun tishi me anyimo utarsa utize ya ira kadura uhana usu uni henu, wuna usu ace ashi me ini riba ikadure.
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)
In ani akuru anyozo shi azo ahira isana icorizino me ba ahira atize ta Asere ti ge sa ti zin inka katuma ku zatu mara. (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,
Barki “vat ni pum kasi tikpe tini, vat uri umeme kasi iburi ukpe uni. Ti kpe tidi tiro, iburi me idi wa irizizi.
