1 Petro 1
1 U Peteli unkongi va Yeu Klisite na vagenji uvuvavalinila ne vahaliwa mu Ponto yoni, Galatia, Kapadokia, Asia, no Bithinia,
To the People of God who are living abroad, dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,
2 kuhumane nu vumanyi vwa Nguluve, udada nu kwivalancha numepo umbalanche nu widihinchi vwa Yesu Klisite nu khulagalincha nu nkisa gwa mwene. Uluhu Nguluve khuliumwe, nulunanchehencho lwinyo lwu ngelele.
and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.
3 U Nguluve udada nu nkhuludeva veto uYesu Klisite avasaye. Mbuvaha vwa kisa kya mwene, atupile ukhuholiwa ulwa mmumbya mmuko ga vuhale, ukhugendela kuvunchuka vwa Yesu uKlisite ukhuhuma khulyufwe,
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 kuvuhale uvusawisili uvusa wisila savulava nu vuvivi khange savula punguka. Nu vuvikiwe kwu kyanya kuluhuvilo lweto.
given us the new Life of undying hope, that promises an inheritance, imperishable, stainless, unfading, which has been reserved for you in Heaven —
5 Kummaka ga Nguluve mloleliwa ukugendela ndwidiko lwa vupoki vuvwa puvule uvudinduliwe imisikhi gya kuvu malilo.
for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a Salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.
6 Mmuhovoge pa ili ndayive lino mwikhi pulika lususuvalo, mungelo inchilipapingi.
At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;
7 Ulwakuva ulwidiko lwinyo lugeliwe, ulwidiko ulwa mana, saluhwanine ni sahabu iyuyiyaga mwu mwoto, umwu lwigele ulwidiko ulwenyo. Iyi yihumile pa lwidiko lwinyo luhole uluginio, iyu yiholile uvu valanche nu ludwado mmbovonekele vwa Yesu uKlisite.
that the genuineness of your faith — a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire — may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
8 Samumbwene umwene ulwakhuva mkumwidika umwene nuluhekelo ulutava luncho veka uluhekelo uludenchiwe vuvalanche.
Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,
9 Lino mmukwopililo yumwe uvuno wa lwidiko lwinyo nu vupoki vwa numbulo nchenyo.
as you receive the reward of your faith in the Salvation of your souls!
10 Anyamalago valiko londa nu kwivuncha nu luhala vunonu vwa vupoki uvu, uwa luhungu lukale lwiva lwinyo.
It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;
11 Valikonda ukhulumanya uvupoki uvulindikhekhi uvuyakave vukwi ncha kange valikolonda kulumanya unsikhi guliku ugwu mepo va Klisite uvi ali gati mumbwene alikhunchuka khekhi na vene. Iyi yilikuhumile unsukhi upwu ali kutala ukuvavula inogwa ya luvavo lwa Klisite nu vuvalanche uvwu vukhuvakongaga.
as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow.
12 Lulikhunekela mwu vanyamalago ukhuta valaku nchivombela imbombo inchi soyi vile ya vene vavo. Lino ulwakhuva yenyo amambo aga ukugendela kuvala avigiga ilivangeli kulwumwe kwu njila ya mepo umbalanche uvya suhiwe kuhumo kukyanya, aga navavasuhwa vinogwa uluvonekela kwu lwene.
And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News — truths into which even angels long to look.
13 Pwu lino mkhunge ifivina ifya luhala lwinyo mve mwiyumilinchage mumasage genyo. Muve na maka agalutilile munduyo ulukwincho kulyumwe unsiki gwa kudinduliwe khwa Yesu Klisite.
Therefore concentrate your minds, with the strictest self-control, and fix your hopes on the blessing that is coming for you at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
14 Nda vene avagolofu mlekhe ukhukungiwa muvene nu vunogwe uvulikukonga upwu mwale vuvule amesage.
Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
15 Nu mwe uvya vilangile vu mbalanche nayumwe muve nchage vavalanche mu ndogendo lwoni ulwa figono fyoni.
but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your Call.
16 Ulwa khuva lisimbiwe, “muvenchage vavalanche ulwakuva une nilimbalanche.”
For Scripture says — ‘You shall be holy, because I am holy.’
17 Ingave mwikhilanga u “'Dada” ula uvi ihiga uvwa yihweli ukhukongana ni mbombo incha munu nu munu guvumbele unsikhi gwa ndugendo lwakho ndi lisima.
And since you call upon him as ‘Father,’ who judges every one impartially by what he has done, let reverence be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay upon earth.
18 Mlumanyile ukhuta sayale hela apange isahabu, ifinu ifinangike ifyo mupokhiwe ukuhuma khu nyiho nchenyo incha vupe liva incho mwa minyile ukhuhuma kuva dada vinyo.
For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were Ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,
19 Ulwakuva mupokiwe mnkisa gwa vudwanchiwa ugwa Klisite, nduvu yivile ing'osi iyi luvuvule ingofyo ni elideha.
but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the Blood of Christ.
20 UKlisite ahalilwe khatale vulu sikhuli ulwuto ifi fya kuvumalilo, ivonesyage kuliumwe.
Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,
21 Mkhumwidikha uNguluve ukugendela mwumwene, uvi uyu uNguluve anchusinche khuhuma khuvufwe akhapa uvuvalanche ulwidiko lwinyo na maka gavinchage mwa Nguluve.
who, through him, are faithful to God who raised him from the dead and gave him honour, so that your faith and hope are now in God.
22 Mmekile inumbula nchenyo ukhuva nonu nu ludwado vwa yila ilweli, kulugano lwa kikolo ulugolwikhe, pwu lino mgananage na maka ukhuma munumbula.
Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
23 Lino mholiwe ulwavili saku mbeyu iyuyinangikha, yihuma khu mbeyu iyu sayinangika, ukhugendela mbwumi ni limenyu lya Nguluve ilisigile. (aiōn g165)
since your new Life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the Message of the Everliving God. (aiōn g165)
24 Ulwa khuva imivili gyoni gilinda mani, nuvuvalanche vywa mwene woni vulindi lyani. Ilyani likwuma ni livuva ligwa,
For — ‘All earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendour as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,
