1 OPetro 3
1 Hwidala eli, amwe mwamlii bhashe mhwanziwa ahwifumye hwa lume bhenyu mwemwe, nantele, nkashekati yabho sebhalyogopa izuu, Ashilile anjendo zyeshe bhabho wawezye avutishe bila lizuu,
Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may, without the word, be won by the conduct of their wives,
2 namtele abhene bhebho bhaibha bhalohile enjondo ne nshinshi
by observing your blameless and reverential conduct.
3 Ene embakombosye sehumapambo ga honze yaani atabhe isisi, evintuvye dhahabu au amenda genshinshi.
Let not your adorning be that which is outward, which consists in plaiting the hair, and wearing gold, and putting on apparel:
4 Namtele baada yesho ebhombeshe huwintu wa muhati we mwoyo, na shi zanye owinza no upomu we mwoyo, gulasamwaushe witazi lyakwe Ongolobhe.
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, adorned with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great price.
5 Alenganaje abhashe aputi bhahwipambile bhebho hwidala eli, wahali nolwetesho hwa Ngolobhe na bhabhoopaga alume bhabha bhebho
For, in former times, the holy women also, who trusted in God, thus adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands,
6 bhwihida eli oSala amwogope o Iblahimu na hukuzye “Gosi” warwe. Amwe esalezi mli bhana bhakwe nkashe mwaibhomba zyazilinyinza nkashe semuhwogopa embiwi.
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: and you are her children, if you do good, and fear no dismay.
7 Hwidala elyo lyenyo amwe mwalume muhwanziwa akhale shinza nashe bhenyu nkamumanya aje ebho wamwenyu bhebhashe awinu muwamanye aje waposhezi wamwenyu wempesya yewomi, bhombaji eshi aje emputo zyenyu zinganje agomelwe.
Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, bestowing honor on the wife as the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.
8 Nantele, amwe mwenti, mubhe no mwoyo gumo, abhe wasajiliane, na asongwane, nanshi aholo, bhabhahwiyisizye, na hogowe.
Finally, be all of the same mind, be sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
9 Mganje wezye amabhibhi hu mabhibhi, endigo hu ndigo. Ishinyume shakwe, mwendelelaje asaye Afutanaje mwakwiziwe, aje muwezye agale ebaraka.
not repaying evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the other hand, blessing, since you know that for this end you were called, that you might inherit blessing.
10 Omwene wasongwa olwizyo nalole insiku alukhane omele lwake humabhibhi ni lomi lyakwe ayanje olusyonshelo.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:
11 Nantele agalushe na agalehse amabhibhi na abhombe gagali minza na ayanze ulwomvwano na alubhenjelezye.
let him turn from evil and do good: let him seek peace, and pursue it.
12 Amaso ga Ngolobhe gahulola wali ne lyoli na makutu gakwe gahumwomvwa emputo yakwe. Lelo iliso lya bhabhabhomba embibhi.”
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
13 Wenu wanzabhanankanye amwe nkamziliha lyalili linza?
And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?
14 Nkashe mwalabha ne lyoli msaiilwe mganje gogope gala ambago awene wagogopa. Mganje awe noyinzuyinzi.
But yet, if you even suffer for righteousness, happy are you. Yet fear not their terror, nor be troubled:
15 Pamande yakwe mubheshe oyosu mmoyo genyu walii golosu. Omuda gwonti mughale hani ahujibu omuntu wabhambhozyezya ahusu isobhelo lyenyu hwa Ngolobhe. Whombaji sheshihuhogowe ne nshinshi.
but reverence the Lord God in your hearts, and be always ready to answer every one that asks of you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 Mubhe bhahwilonje ishinza aje nkashe bhabhaliga owinza wenyu hwa Nholobhe wakenyaje afutanaje bhayanga shingunga aje amwe mwali bhambhomba embibhi.
having a good conscience, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who traduce your good con duct in Christ.
17 Shinza sana, Ongolobhe nkaziliha, aje myemba na bhombe aminza kuliko abhombe amabhibhi.
For it is better, if such be the will of God, that you suffer for doing good, than for doing evil.
18 O Yesu ayembele limo afwatane ne mbibhi omwene ola welyoli omwene. Afuatanaje ete sagaibhawelyoli ili atitwale ate hwa Ngolobhe. Afwiye eshibele abhehwe mwomi, hushiloho.
For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;
19 Hushiloho hwohwo abhalile azilombelele eviloho vila salezi vifungulwe.
in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
20 Sagazyali zihwomvwa lula ujimvi wa Ngolobhe na wahali ugolela ensi zya Nuhu ensinku zya zenje embombo ye mpogoso, no Ngolobhe ahokoye awantu wadodo ahokoye amoyo nane afune mumenze.
who formerly were disobedient, when the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were brought in safety through the water;
21 Ene shimanyilo shewoziwa sio aje ahwozye entavu afume mubele kama ndawo ye mwoyo ogwinza hwa Ongolobhe ashilile ovyonsu wa Yesu Kilisti.
the likeness of which, even immersion, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking of a good conscience toward God, ) does now also save us, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 Omwene ali hukhono ondelo ogwa Ngolobhe. Abhalile amwanya ohale ozelu, ulongozi wa maha, vimwogope omwene.
who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having become subject to him.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
