1 Petro 1
1 Petro, mtume wa Yesu Kristo, kwa wageni wa utawanyiko, kwa wateule, katika Ponto yote, Galatia, Kapadokia, Asia, na Bithinia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
2 kutokana na ufahamu wa Mungu, Baba, kwa kutakaswa na Roho Mtakatifu, kwa utiifu wa Yesu Kristo, na kwa kunyunyuziwa damu yake. Neema iwe kwenu, na amani yenu iongezeke.
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the setting apart of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
3 Mungu Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na abarikiwe. Katika ukuu wa rehema yake, alitupa kuzaliwa upya kwa ujasiri wa urithi kupitia ufufuo wa Yesu Kristo kutoka katika wafu,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has given us another birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
4 kwa urithi usioangamia, hautakua na uchafu wala kupungua. Umehihifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu.
into an imperishable and undefiled and unfading inheritance, already reserved in the heavens for you,
5 Kwa uwezo wa Mungu mnalindwa kupitia imani kwa wokovu ambao upo tayari kufunuliwa katika nyakati za mwisho.
who are being guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 Furahini katika hili, ingawaje sasa ni lazima kwenu kujisikia huzuni katika majaribu ya aina mbalimbali.
You should be overjoyed about this, even if just now, briefly, of necessity, you have been distressed by a variety of trials,
7 Hii, ni kwa sababu imani yenu iweze kujaribiwa, imani ambayo ni ya thamani kuliko dhahabu, ambayo inapotea katika moto ambao hujaribu imani yenu. Hii hutokea ili imani yenu ipate kuzaa sifa, utukufu, na heshima katika ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo.
so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ
8 Hamjamuona yeye, lakini mnampenda. Hamumuoni sasa, lakini mnaamini katika yeye na mna furaha isiyoweza kuelezeka kwa furaha ambayo imejawa na utukufu.
—whom not having understood you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified,
9 Sasa mnapokea wenyewe matokeo ya imani yenu, wokovu wa nafsi zenu.
obtaining for yourselves the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Manabii walitafuta na kuuliza kwa umakini kuhusu wokovu huu, kuhusu neema ambayo ingekuwa yenu.
Concerning this salvation the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and inquired diligently,
11 Walitafuta kujua ni aina gani ya wokovu ambao ungekuja. Walitafuta pia kujua ni muda gani Roho wa Kristo aliye ndani yao alikuwa anazungumza nini nao. Hii ilikua inatokea wakati alipokuwa anawaambia mapema kuhusu mateso ya Kristo na utukufu ambao ungemfuata.
investigating into whom, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating as He testified beforehand the sufferings that would be inflicted on Christ and the glories that would follow them.
12 Ilifunuliwa kwa manabii kwamba walikua wanayatumikia mambo haya, na si kwa ajili yao wenyewe, bali kwa ajili yenu - masimulizi ya mambo haya kupitia wale wanaoleta injili kwenu kwa njia ya Roho Mtakatifu aliyetumwa kutoka mbinguni, mambo ambayo hata malaika wanatamani kufunuliwa kwake.
It was revealed to them that they were not ministering these things to themselves, but to you; which things have now been announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels really desire to look into.
13 Kwa hiyo fungeni viuno vya akili zenu. Muwe watulivu katika fikra zenu. Muwe na ujasiri mkamilifu katika neema ambayo italetwa kwenu wakati wa kufunuliwa kwa Yesu Kristo.
Therefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, staying sober, rest your hope fully upon the grace being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ—
14 Kama watoto watiifu, msifungwe wenyewe na tamaa ambazo mlizifuata wakati mlipokua hamna ufahamu.
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignorance,
15 Lakini kama vile aliyewaita alivyo mtakatifu, nanyi, pia, muwe watakatifu katika tabia yenu yote maishani.
but just as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your way of life,
16 Kwa kuwa imeandkwa, “Iweni watakatifu, kwa sababu Mimi ni mtakatifu.”
because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
17 Na kama mkiita “Baba” yule ahukumuye kwa haki kulingana na kazi ya kila mtu, tumia muda wa safari yako katika unyenyekevu.
Also, since you invoke as Father the One who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourn here in fear,
18 Mnafahamu kwamba haikuwa kwa fedha au dhahabu - vitu vinavyoharibika- ambavyo mmekombolewa kutoka kwenye tabia zenu za ujinga ambazo mlijifunza kutoka kwa baba zenu.
knowing that it was not with perishable things (silver or gold) that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down by your forefathers,
19 Lakini mmekombolewa kwa damu ya heshima ya Kristo, kama ya kondoo asiye na hila wala doa.
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a faultless and pure lamb;
20 Kristo alichaguliwa kabla ya misingi ya dunia, lakini sasa siku hizi za mwisho, amefunuliwa kwenu.
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake,
21 Mnamwamini Mungu kupitia yeye, ambaye Mungu alimfufua toka kwa wafu na ambaye alimpa utukufu ili kwamba imani yenu na ujasiri uwe katika Mungu.
who through Him are believing into God, who raised Him out from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are into God.
22 Mmefanya nafsi zenu kuwa safi kwa utii wa ile kweli, kwa dhumuni la pendo la kidugu lililo na unyofu, hivyo pendaneni kwa bidii toka moyoni.
Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit, resulting in sincere brotherly love, you must love one another fervently from a pure heart,
23 Mmekwisha zaliwa mara ya pili, si kwa mbegu iharibikayo, lakini kutoka katika mbegu isiyoharibika, kupitia uzima na neno la Mungu lililosalia. (aiōn g165)
having been begotten again, not from a corruptible seed but an incorruptible, through the living Word of God that remains valid forever. (aiōn g165)
24 Kwa maana “miili yote ni kama majani, na utukufu wake wote ni kama ua la jani. Jani hunyauka, na ua hudondoka,
For: “All flesh is as grass, and all man's glory as flower of grass. The grass withers and its flower falls off, but the Lord's word endures forever.”
