1 Petro 1
1 Petro, mtume wa Yesu Kristo, kwa wageni wa utawanyiko, kwa wateule, katika Ponto yote, Galatia, Kapadokia, Asia, na Bithinia,
PETER, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, to the elect and sojourners, who are dispersed in Pontus and in Galatia, and in Cappadocia, and in Asia, and in 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.
to them who have been chosen, by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus the Messiah: May grace and peace abound towards 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 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,
4 kwa urithi usioangamia, hautakua na uchafu wala kupungua. Umehihifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu.
and to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, which is prepared for you in heaven;
5 Kwa uwezo wa Mungu mnalindwa kupitia imani kwa wokovu ambao upo tayari kufunuliwa katika nyakati za mwisho.
while ye are kept, by the power of God and by faith, for the life that is prepared and will be revealed in the last times;
6 Furahini katika hili, ingawaje sasa ni lazima kwenu kujisikia huzuni katika majaribu ya aina mbalimbali.
wherein ye will rejoice for ever, notwithstanding ye at the present time are pressed a little, by the various trials that pass over you;
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 proof of your faith may appear more precious than refined gold that is tested by fire, unto glory and honor and praise, at the manifestation of Jesus the Messiah:
8 Hamjamuona yeye, lakini mnampenda. Hamumuoni sasa, lakini mnaamini katika yeye na mna furaha isiyoweza kuelezeka kwa furaha ambayo imejawa na utukufu.
whom having not seen, ye love; and in the faith of whom ye rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable,
9 Sasa mnapokea wenyewe matokeo ya imani yenu, wokovu wa nafsi zenu.
that ye may receive the recompense of your faith, the life of your souls;
10 Manabii walitafuta na kuuliza kwa umakini kuhusu wokovu huu, kuhusu neema ambayo ingekuwa yenu.
that life namely, about which the prophets inquired, when they were prophesying of the grace which was to be given to you.
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.
And they searched for the time which the Spirit of the Messiah dwelling in them did show and testify, when the sufferings of the Messiah were to occur, and his subsequent glory.
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.
And it was revealed to them, in regard to all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also 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.
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds. and be awake perfectly, and wait for the joy, which will come to you at the revelation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
14 Kama watoto watiifu, msifungwe wenyewe na tamaa ambazo mlizifuata wakati mlipokua hamna ufahamu.
as obedient children: and be ye not conversant again with those former lusts, with which ye lusted when without knowledge.
15 Lakini kama vile aliyewaita alivyo mtakatifu, nanyi, pia, muwe watakatifu katika tabia yenu yote maishani.
But be ye holy in all your conduct, as he is holy who hath called you.
16 Kwa kuwa imeandkwa, “Iweni watakatifu, kwa sababu Mimi ni mtakatifu.”
Because it is written: Be ye holy, even as 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.
And if so be ye call on the Father, with whom is no respect of persons, and who judgeth every one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojournment with 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.
since ye know, that neither with perishable silver, nor with gold, ye were redeemed from your vain doings, which ye had by tradition from your fathers;
19 Lakini mmekombolewa kwa damu ya heshima ya Kristo, kama ya kondoo asiye na hila wala doa.
but with the precious blood of that Lamb in which is no spot nor blemish, namely, the Messiah:
20 Kristo alichaguliwa kabla ya misingi ya dunia, lakini sasa siku hizi za mwisho, amefunuliwa kwenu.
who was predestined to this, before the foundation of the world; and was manifested at the termination of the times, for your sakes;
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, by means of him, have believed in God, who raised him from the dead and conferred glory on him; that your faith and hope might be in 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.
while your minds became sanctified, by obedience to the truth; and ye be full of love, without respect of persons, so that ye love one another out of a pure and perfect 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)
like persons born again, not of seed that perisheth, but of that which doth not perish, by the living word of God, who abideth for ever. (aiōn g165)
24 Kwa maana “miili yote ni kama majani, na utukufu wake wote ni kama ua la jani. Jani hunyauka, na ua hudondoka,
Because all flesh is as grass, and all its beauty like the flower of the field. The grass drieth up, and the flower withereth away;
