Petere I 1
1 Lokwalo lo lo tswang kwa go: Petere, mo rongwa wa ga Jesu Keresete. A kwalela: Bakeresete ba Bajuta ba ba lelekilweng mo Jerusalema mme ba falalela mo Pontose, Galalea, Kapadosia, Ausia, le Bethania.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Ditsala tse di rategang, Modimo Rara o lo tlhophile bogologolo e bile o itsile gore lo tlaa nna bana ba one. Mme Mowa o o Boitshepo o ntse o dira mo dipelong tsa lona, o lo tlhatswa ka madi a ga Jesu Keresete go lo dira gore lo mo itumedise. A Modimo o lo segofatse thata mme o lo okeletse kgololesego mo tlalelong yotlhe le poifo.
chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
3 A tlotlo yotlhe e nne mo Modimong, Modimo Rara wa Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete: gonne ke kutlwelo-botlhoko ya gagwe ya kgololesego e e re neileng tshwanelo e e faphegileng ya go tsalwa sesha; gore jaanong re bo re le maloko mo lwapeng lwa Modimo. Jaanong re tshela mo tsholofelong ya botshelo jo bo sa khutleng ka ntlha ya gore Keresete o tsogile gape mo baswing.
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, begot us again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 Mme Modimo o beetse bana ba one mpho e e sa rekweng ya botshelo jo bo sa khutleng; lo e beetswe kwa legodimong, mpho e e itshekileng ebile e sa leswafala, e e sa fetogeng ebile e sa bole.
to an inheritance imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Mme Modimo, mo nonofong ya one e kgolo, o tlaa tlhomamisa gore lo tsene koo lo babalesegile go e amogela, ka gonne lo a o ikanya. E tlaa nna ya lona mo letsatsing leo la bofelo gore lo e bone lotlhe.
who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time;
6 Jalo itumeleng ka boammaaruri! Go na le boitumelo jo bogolo kwa pele, le fa go tsamaya go sa itumedise ka lobakanyana fano.
wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a short time, if need be, made sorrowful by manifold trials,
7 Diteko tse ke go leka tumelo ya lona fela, go bona gore a e nonofile ebile e itshekile kgotsa nnyaa. E lekwa jaaka molelo o leka gauta o bo o e tlhatswa, mme tumelo ya lona e botlhokwa thata mo Modimong go gaisa gauta; jalo fa tumelo ya lona e sala e nonofile e sena go lekwa ka molelo, e tlaa lo tlisetsa pako le kgalalelo le tlotlo mo letsatsing la go bowa go gagwe.
that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold which perisheth, but is tried with fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;
8 Lo a mo rata ntswa lo ise lo ke lo mmone; le fa lo sa mmone, lo a mo ikanya; mme jaanong lo itumela ka boitumelo jo bo bonalang bo tswa legodimong ka bo lone.
whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,
9 Mme tuelo ya lona ya go mo ikanya e tlaa nna poloko ya mewa ya lona.
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Poloko e, e ne e le sengwe se baporofiti ba neng ba sa se tlhaloganye ka botlalo. Le fa ba kwadile ka yone, ba ne ba nna le dipotso tse di ntsi gore e ka ne e ne e raya eng?
Concerning which salvation the prophets sought earnestly and searched earnestly, who prophesied of the grace that was to come to you;
11 Ba ne ba hakgamala gore Mowa wa ga Keresete o o mo teng ga bone o ne o bua kaga eng, gonne o ba reile wa re ba kwale ditiragalo, tse di setseng di diragaletse Keresete go tloga ka lobaka loo: ebong go boga ga gagwe, le kgalalelo ya gagwe e kgolo e e ileng ya diragala kwa morago. Mme ba hakgamala gore mo gotlhe go tlaa diragala leng ebile go diragalela mang.
searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it testified beforehand the sufferings to come upon Christ, and the glories that were to follow;
12 Ba ne ba bolelelwa kwa morago gore dilo tse ga di kitla di diragala mo lobakeng lwa botshelo jwa bone, mme e leng morago ga dingwaga tse di tlang, mo lobakeng lwa lona. Mme jaanong kwa bofelong Mafoko a a Molemo a, re a boleletswe sentle rotlhe. Re a reretswe ka nonofo ya Mowa o o Boitshepo o o buileng le bone; mme ga go a tlwaelesega ebile go a hakgamatsa gore le e leng bone baengele kwa legodimong ba tlaa dira thata go itse kaga gone.
to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering the things, which have now been announced to you by them that have brought the glad tidings to you by the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
13 Jaanong lo ka lebelela ka tlhoafalo le tlhalefo ya tshiamo ya Modimo fa Keresete Jesu a bowa.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope undoubtingly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;
14 Utlwang Modimo gonne lo bana ba One; se boeleng gape mo mekgweng ya lona ya bogologolo, lo dira bosula ka go bo lo ne lo sa itse tshiamo.
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
15 Mme nnang boitshepo jaanong mo go sengwe le sengwe se lo se dirang, fela jaaka Morena yo o lo bileditseng go nna bana ba gagwe a le Boitshepo.
but as he who called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conduct;
16 Ene ka boene o rile, “Lo tshwanetse go nna Boitshepo, gonne ke Boitshepo.”
because it is written, “Ye shall be holy, for I am holy.”
17 Mme gakologelwang gore Rraeno yo o kwa legodimong yo lo mo rapelang ga a na ba o ba ratang thata go gaisa ba bangwe fa a atlhola. O tlaa lo atlhola ka katlholo e e siametseng sengwe le sengwe se lo se dirang; jalo dirang ka poifo e e masisi mo go ene go tloga gompieno go fitlhelela lo tsena kwa legodimong.
And if ye call him Father who without respect of persons judgeth according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear;
18 Modimo o duetse thekololo go lo boloka mo tseleng e e thata go ya legodimong e borraeno ba lekileng go e tsaya, mme thekololo e o e duetseng e ne e se gauta kgotsa selefera, jaaka lo itse sentle.
knowing that not with perishable things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers,
19 Mme o lo duetse ka madi a botlhokwa a botshelo a ga Keresete, yo o senang boleo, Kwana ya Modimo e e senang selabe.
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;
20 Modimo o mo tlhophile ka maikaelelo a bogologolo pele ga tshimologo ya lefatshe, mme o senotswe mo lobakanyaneng lo lo fetileng, mo malatsing ano a bofelo, e le tshegofatso mo go lona.
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,
21 Ka ntlha ya se, go ikanya ga lona go ka nna mo Modimong o o tsositseng Keresete mo baswing wa bo wa mo naya kgalalelo e kgolo. Jaanong tumelo ya lona le tshegofatso di ka nna mo go ene a le nosi.
who through him have faith in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 Jaanong lo ka nna le lorato mo go mongwe le mongwe ka ntlha ya gore mewa ya lona e tlhatswitswe bohula le kilo fa lo ikanya Keresete go lo boloka; jalo ratanang thata, ka dipelo tsa lona tsotlhe.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart, fervently;
23 Gonne lo na le botshelo jo bosha. Ga lo a bo newa ke batsadi ba lona, gonne botshelo jo ba neng ba lo bo neile bo tlaa nyelela. Jo bosha jo bo tlaa nna ka bosakhutleng. (aiōn g165)
being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. (aiōn g165)
24 Ee, botshelo jwa rona jwa tlholego bo tlaa nyelela jaaka bojang fa bo nna bosetlha bo omelela. Bogolo jwa rona jotlhe bo tshwana le sethunya se se kgolegang se bo se wela fa fatshe;
Because, “All flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass; the grass withered, and its flower fell off;
