1 Bitrus 1
1 Bitrus, manzon Yesu Almasihu, zuwa ga zababbu wadanda suke baki, a warwatse cikin Buntus, Galatiya, kappadokiya, Asiya, da Bitiniya.
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].
2 Bisa ga rigasanin Allah Uba, Ta wurin tsarkakewar Ruhu, zuwa biyayya da yayyafar jinin Yesu Almasihu. Alheri da salama su yawaita a gareku.
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.
3 Albarka ga Allah Uban Ubangijinmu Yesu Almasihu. Ta wurin jinkansa mai girma, ya maya haihuwarmu zuwa bege mai rai ta wurin tashin Yesu Almasihu daga matattu.
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].
4 Zuwa gado marar lalacewa, marar baci, ba kuma zai kode ba. Wanda aka kebe a sama dominku.
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.
5 Ku da ikon Allah ya kiyaye ta wurin bangaskiya domin ceto wanda za'a bayyana a karshen zamanai.
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].
6 Cikin wannan kuna murna da yawa, duk da ya ke ya zama wajibi gare ku yanzu ku yi bakin ciki, a cikin jarabobi iri iri.
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]
7 Wannan kuwa da nufin a iske aunawar bangaskiyarku ne, bangaskiyar da tafi zinariya daraja, wadda takan lalace ko da an gwada ta da wuta. Wannan ya faru domin bangaskiyan nan taku ta jawo maku yabo da girma da daukaka a bayyanuwar Yesu Almasihu.
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.
8 Wanda kuke kauna, ko da yake baku ganshi ba. Ko da yake baku ganinsa yanzu, duk da haka kun bada gaskiya gare shi murnar da ku ke yi kwarai da farin ciki wanda tafi gaban a fadi cike da daukaka.
You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
9 Kuna karbar sakamakon bangaskiyarku, ceton rayukanku.
because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
10 Annabawan da su ka yi annabcin ceton da ya zama naku su ka yi bidassa suka bincike kuma da himma.
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.
11 Sun nemi su san ko wanene da kuma kowanne lokaci ne Ruhun Almasihu da ke cikinsu yake bayyana ma su. Wannan ya faru ne sa'adda yake gaya ma su tun da wuri game da shan wahalar Almasihu da kuma daukakar da zata biyo baya.
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.
12 An kuwa bayyana wa annabawan cewa ba kansu suke hidimtawa ba, amma ku suke yi wa hidima. Wannan shine abin da suke yi game da abin da aka rigaya aka gaya maku, ta wurin wadanda da Ruhu mai Tsarki ya bishe su. Wanda aka aiko daga sama. Wadannan sune abubuwan da mala'iku ma suka yi marmarin a bayyana masu.
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].
13 Domin wannan fa ku natsu. Ku yi dammara a hankalinku. Ku kafa begenku sarai akan alherin da za'a kawo maku a lokacin bayyanuwar Yesu Almasihu.
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].
14 Kamar 'ya'ya masu biyyaya, kada ku biyewa sha'awoyinku na da a zamanin jahilcinku.
[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].
15 Amma yadda shi wanda ya kira ku mai tsarki ne, kuma ku zama da tsarki cikin dukkan al'amuranku.
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,
16 Domin a rubuce yake, “Ku zama da tsarki, gama ni mai tsarki ne.”
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).”
17 Idan ku na kira bisa gare shi “Uba” shi wanda yake hukuntawa ba da tara ba, amma gwar-gwadon aikin kowane mutum, sai kuyi zaman bakuncinku da tsoro da bangirma.
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].
18 Kun san cewa ba da azurfa ko zinariya mai lalacewa aka fanshe ku ba, daga halinn wauta da kuka gada daga wurin iyayenku.
[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.
19 Maimakon haka an fanshe ku da jinin Almasihu mai daraja, marar aibu kamar na dan rago.
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].
20 An zabi Almasihu tun kafin kafawar duniya, amma a karshen zamanu ya bayyanu a gare ku.
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.
21 Ku da kuka bada gaskiya ga Allah ta wurinsa, wanda ya tashe shi daga matattu ya kuma bashi daukaka domin bangaskiyarku da begenku su kasance cikin Allah.
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].
22 Da shike kun tsarkake rayukanku cikin biyayyar ku ga gaskiya zuwa ga sahihiyar kauna ta 'yan'uwa, sai ku kaunaci junanku da zuciya mai gaskiya.
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.
23 da shike an sake hai'huwarku ba daga iri mai lalacewa ba amma daga iri marar rubewa, ta wurin maganar Allah wadda take rayuwa ta kuma dawwama. (aiōn g165)
[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)
24 Gama “dukkan jiki kamar ciyawa yake, dukkan darajarsa kuwa kamar furen ciyawa take. Ciyawa takan yi yaushi, furenta ya kan yankwane ya fadi,
[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,
