1 Petro 1
1 Petro, mtume wa Yesu Kristo, kwa wageni wa utawanyiko, kwa wateule, katika Ponto yote, Galatia, Kapadokia, Asia, na Bithinia,
To the People of God who are living abroad, dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman 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.
and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.
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 is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 kwa urithi usioangamia, hautakua na uchafu wala kupungua. Umehihifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu.
given us the new Life of undying hope, that promises an inheritance, imperishable, stainless, unfading, which has been reserved for you in Heaven —
5 Kwa uwezo wa Mungu mnalindwa kupitia imani kwa wokovu ambao upo tayari kufunuliwa katika nyakati za mwisho.
for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a Salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.
6 Furahini katika hili, ingawaje sasa ni lazima kwenu kujisikia huzuni katika majaribu ya aina mbalimbali.
At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various 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.
that the genuineness of your faith — a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire — may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing 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.
Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,
9 Sasa mnapokea wenyewe matokeo ya imani yenu, wokovu wa nafsi zenu.
as you receive the reward of your faith in the Salvation of your souls!
10 Manabii walitafuta na kuuliza kwa umakini kuhusu wokovu huu, kuhusu neema ambayo ingekuwa yenu.
It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;
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.
as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow.
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 that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News — truths into which even angels long to look.
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 concentrate your minds, with the strictest self-control, and fix your hopes on the blessing that is coming for you at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
14 Kama watoto watiifu, msifungwe wenyewe na tamaa ambazo mlizifuata wakati mlipokua hamna ufahamu.
Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
15 Lakini kama vile aliyewaita alivyo mtakatifu, nanyi, pia, muwe watakatifu katika tabia yenu yote maishani.
but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your Call.
16 Kwa kuwa imeandkwa, “Iweni watakatifu, kwa sababu Mimi ni mtakatifu.”
For Scripture says — ‘You shall be holy, because 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 since you call upon him as ‘Father,’ who judges every one impartially by what he has done, let reverence be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay upon earth.
18 Mnafahamu kwamba haikuwa kwa fedha au dhahabu - vitu vinavyoharibika- ambavyo mmekombolewa kutoka kwenye tabia zenu za ujinga ambazo mlijifunza kutoka kwa baba zenu.
For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were Ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,
19 Lakini mmekombolewa kwa damu ya heshima ya Kristo, kama ya kondoo asiye na hila wala doa.
but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the Blood of Christ.
20 Kristo alichaguliwa kabla ya misingi ya dunia, lakini sasa siku hizi za mwisho, amefunuliwa kwenu.
Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days 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, through him, are faithful to God who raised him from the dead and gave him honour, so that your faith and hope are now 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.
Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
23 Mmekwisha zaliwa mara ya pili, si kwa mbegu iharibikayo, lakini kutoka katika mbegu isiyoharibika, kupitia uzima na neno la Mungu lililosalia. (aiōn g165)
since your new Life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the Message of the Everliving God. (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 earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendour as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,
