1 Bitrus 3
1 Haka ma, ku matan aure, ku yi biyayya ga mazanku, domin in waɗansunsu ba su gaskata maganar ba, wataƙila a shawo kansu ba tare da magana ba
Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
2 sa’ad da suka ga rayuwarku mai tsabta da kuma na ladabi.
as they watch your submissive and blameless conduct.
3 Kyanku bai kamata yă zama na adon jiki ba, kamar kitso da sa kayan ado na zinariya da kuma sa kaya masu tsada.
Yours should be, not the external adornment of the arrangement of the hair, the wearing of jewellery, or the putting on of dresses,
4 Maimakon haka, kyanku ya kamata yă zama ainihi na halinku na ciki, kyan da ba ya koɗewa na tawali’u da kuma na natsattsen ruhu, wanda yake mai daraja a gaban Allah.
but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God’s sight.
5 Gama haka matan masu tsarki na dā waɗanda suka sa begensu ga Allah suka yi wa kansu ado. Sun yi wa mazansu biyayya,
It was by this that the holy women of old, who rested their hopes on God, adorned themselves; submitting to their husbands,
6 kamar Saratu, wadda ta yi biyayya ga Ibrahim, har ta kira shi maigidanta. Ku’ya’yanta ne mata in kun aikata abin da yake daidai, ba ku kuma ba tsoro dama ba.
as Sarah did, who obeyed Abraham, and called him master. And you are her true children, as long as you live good lives, and let nothing terrify you.
7 Mazan aure, ku ma, ku yi zaman sanin ya kamata yayinda kuke zama da matanku, ku girmama su a matsayin abokan zama marasa ƙarfi da kuma a matsayin magādan kyautar rai na alheri tare da ku, don kada wani abu yă hana addu’o’inku.
Again, those of you who are married men should live considerately with their wives, showing due regard to their sex, as weaker than their own, and not forgetting that they share with you in the gift of Life. Then you will be able to pray without hindrance.
8 A ƙarshe, dukanku ku zauna lafiya da juna; ku zama masu juyayi, kuna ƙaunar juna kamar’yan’uwa, ku zama masu tausayi da kuma tawali’u.
Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of brotherly love, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
9 Kada ku rama mugunta da mugunta ko zagi da zagi, sai dai ku sa albarka, gama ga wannan ne aka kira ku, ku kuma gāji albarka.
never returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, blessing. It was to this that you were called — to obtain a blessing!
10 Gama, “Duk wanda yake so yă ji daɗin rayuwa, yă kuma ga kwanaki masu kyau dole yă ƙame harshensa daga mugunta leɓunansa kuma daga maganar yaudara.
‘He who would enjoy life And see happy days — Let him keep his tongue from evil And his lips from deceitful words,
11 Dole yă juye daga mugunta, ya aikata nagarta; dole yă nemi salama yă kuma bi ta.
let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek for peace and follow after it;
12 Gama idanun Ubangiji suna a kan masu adalci kunnuwansa kuma suna jin addu’arsu, amma fuskar Ubangiji tana gāba da masu mugunta.”
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are attentive to their prayers, But the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.’
13 Wa zai yi muku lahani in kun himmantu ga yin nagarta?
Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
14 Amma ko da za ku sha wahala saboda abin da yake daidai, ku masu albarka ne. “Kada ku ji tsoron abin da suke tsoro; kada kuma ku firgita.”
Even if you should suffer for righteousness, count yourselves blessed! ‘Do not let men terrify you, or allow yourselves to be dismayed.’
15 Sai dai a cikin zukatanku ku keɓe Kiristi a matsayin Ubangiji. A kullum, ku kasance a shirye ku ba da amsa ga duk wanda yake neman ku ba da dalilin wannan begen da kuke da shi. Amma ku yi wannan cikin tawali’u da ladabi,
Revere the Christ as Lord in your hearts; always ready to give an answer to any one who asks your reason for the hope that you cherish, but giving it humbly and in all reverence,
16 tare da lamiri mai kyau, saboda waɗanda suke maganganun banza a kan kyawawan ayyukanku cikin Kiristi su ji kunya da irin ɓata suna da suke yi.
and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.
17 Ya fi kyau, in nufin Allah ne, a sha wahala don yin nagarta fiye da yin mugunta.
It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.
18 Gama Kiristi ya mutu domin zunubi sau ɗaya tak, mai adalci saboda marasa adalci, don yă kawo ku ga Allah. An kashe shi a cikin jiki, amma an rayar da shi a Ruhu,
For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all — the good on behalf of the bad — that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.
19 ta wurin wanda kuma ya tafi ya yi wa ruhohin da suke a kurkuku wa’azi
And it was then that he went and preached to the imprisoned spirits,
20 waɗanda dā ba su yi biyayya ba sa’ad da Allah ya jira da haƙuri a kwanaki Nuhu yayinda ake sassaƙa jirgi. A cikinsa mutane kima ne kawai, su takwas, aka kuɓutar ta ruwa,
who once were disobedient, at the time when God patiently waited, in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared; in which some few lives, eight in all, were saved by means of water.
21 ruwan nan kuwa kwatancin baftisma ne da yanzu ya cece ku ku ma, ba kawar da dauda daga jiki ba, sai dai yin alkawari na lamiri mai kyau ga Allah. Ya cece ku ta wurin tashin Yesu Kiristi daga matattu,
And baptism, which this foreshadowed, now saves you — not the mere cleansing of the body, but the search of a clear conscience after God — through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 wanda ya tafi sama, yana kuma a hannun dama na Allah, mala’iku, mulkoki da kuma masu iko suna masa biyayya.
who has gone into Heaven, and is at God’s right hand, where Angels and Archangels and the Powers of Heaven now yield submission to him.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
