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,
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 namtele abhene bhebho bhaibha bhalohile enjondo ne nshinshi
as they see your pure, reverent conduct.
3 Ene embakombosye sehumapambo ga honze yaani atabhe isisi, evintuvye dhahabu au amenda genshinshi.
Yours should be, not the external adornment of the arrangement of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or the putting on of dresses,
4 Namtele baada yesho ebhombeshe huwintu wa muhati we mwoyo, na shi zanye owinza no upomu we mwoyo, gulasamwaushe witazi lyakwe Ongolobhe.
but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God’s sight.
5 Alenganaje abhashe aputi bhahwipambile bhebho hwidala eli, wahali nolwetesho hwa Ngolobhe na bhabhoopaga alume bhabha bhebho
It was by this that the holy women of old, who rested their hopes on God, adorned themselves; submitting to their 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 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 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.
Again, those of you who are married men should live considerately with their wives, showing due regard to their sex, as physically 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 Nantele, amwe mwenti, mubhe no mwoyo gumo, abhe wasajiliane, na asongwane, nanshi aholo, bhabhahwiyisizye, na hogowe.
Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of love for each other, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
9 Mganje wezye amabhibhi hu mabhibhi, endigo hu ndigo. Ishinyume shakwe, mwendelelaje asaye Afutanaje mwakwiziwe, aje muwezye agale ebaraka.
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 Omwene wasongwa olwizyo nalole insiku alukhane omele lwake humabhibhi ni lomi lyakwe ayanje olusyonshelo.
‘The person who wants to enjoy life and see happy days – they should keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful words,
11 Nantele agalushe na agalehse amabhibhi na abhombe gagali minza na ayanze ulwomvwano na alubhenjelezye.
they should turn from evil and do good, They should seek for peace and follow after 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 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 Wenu wanzabhanankanye amwe nkamziliha lyalili linza?
Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
14 Nkashe mwalabha ne lyoli msaiilwe mganje gogope gala ambago awene wagogopa. Mganje awe noyinzuyinzi.
Even if you should suffer for righteousness, count yourselves blessed! ‘Do not let people terrify you, or allow yourselves to be dismayed.’
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.
Revere the Christ as Lord in your hearts; always ready to give an answer to anyone who asks your reason for the hope that you cherish, but giving it with courtesy and respect,
16 Mubhe bhahwilonje ishinza aje nkashe bhabhaliga owinza wenyu hwa Nholobhe wakenyaje afutanaje bhayanga shingunga aje amwe mwali bhambhomba embibhi.
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 Shinza sana, Ongolobhe nkaziliha, aje myemba na bhombe aminza kuliko abhombe amabhibhi.
It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.
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 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 on new life.
19 Hushiloho hwohwo abhalile azilombelele eviloho vila salezi vifungulwe.
And it was then that he went and preached to the imprisoned spirits,
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 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 Ene shimanyilo shewoziwa sio aje ahwozye entavu afume mubele kama ndawo ye mwoyo ogwinza hwa Ongolobhe ashilile ovyonsu wa Yesu Kilisti.
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 Omwene ali hukhono ondelo ogwa Ngolobhe. Abhalile amwanya ohale ozelu, ulongozi wa maha, vimwogope omwene.
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
