1 Petro 2
1 Kwa hiyo wekeni pembeni uovu wote, udanganyifu, unafiki, wivu na kashifa.
Therefore, having put off all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking,
2 Kama watoto wachanga, mtamani maziwa safi ya kiroho, ili kwamba mweze kukua ndani ya wokovu,
as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,
3 kama mmeonja kwamba Bwana ni mwema.
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is excellent.
4 Njoni kwake aliye jiwe hai linaloishi ambalo limekataliwa na watu, lakini hilo limechaguliwa na Mungu na ni la thamani kwake.
Coming to whom, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God chosen, precious,
5 Ninyi pia ni kama mawe yaliyo hai yanayojengwa juu kuwa nyumba ya kiroho, ili kuwa ukuhani mtakatifu ambao hutoa dhabihu za kiroho zinazokubaliwa kwa Mungu kupitia Yesu Kristo.
ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Andiko husema hivi, “Tazama, nimeweka katika Sayuni jiwe la pembeni, kuu na lililochaguliwa na la thamani. Yeyote aaminiye katika yeye hataona aibu”.
It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.
7 Hivyo heshima ni yenu kwenu ninyi mnaoamini. Lakini, “jiwe lililokataliwa na wajenzi, hili limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni”-
To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,
8 na, “jiwe la kujikwaa na mwamba wa kujikwaa.”Wao hujikwaa, wanaolikataa neno, kwa lile ambalo pia walikuwa wameteuliwa kwalo.
and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.
9 Lakini ninyi ni ukoo uliochaguliwa, ukuhani wa kifalme, taifa takatifu, watu wa miliki ya Mungu, ili kwamba mweze kutangaza matendo ya ajabu ya yule aliyewaita kutoka gizani kuja kwenye nuru yake ya ajabu.
But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 Ninyi kwanza hamkuwa watu, lakini sasa ninyi ni watu wa Mungu. Ninyi hamkupokea rehema, lakini sasa mmepokea rehema.
Men formerly not a people, but now are a people of God. Men who had not obtained mercy, but who now have obtained mercy.
11 Wapendwa, nimewaita kama wageni na wazurujaji kujinyima kutoka kwenye tamaa mbaya za dhambi, ambazo zinapigana vita na roho zenu.
Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
12 Mnapaswa kuwa na tabia njema kati ya mataifa, ili kwamba, kama watawasema kama kwamba mmefanya mambo maovu, wataziangalia kazi zenu njema na kumsifu Mungu katika siku ya kuja kwake.
Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.
13 Tii kila mamlaka ya mwanadamu kwa ajili ya Bwana, ikiwa mfalme kama mkuu,
Therefore because of the Lord, ye should submit to every human establishment, whether to a king as being supreme,
14 ikiwa watawala waliotumwa kuwaadhibu watenda mabaya na kuwasifu wale wanaotenda mema.
or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance of evildoers and praise of well-doers.
15 Kwa kuwa ni mapenzi ya Mungu, kwamba kwa kufanya mema mwanyamazisha mazungumzo ya kipuuzi ya watu wapumbavu.
Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men.
16 Kama watu huru, msiutumie uhuru wenu kama kifuniko kwa maovu, bali muwe kama watumishi wa Mungu.
As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God.
17 Waheshimuni watu wote. Wapendeni ndugu. Mwogopeni Mungu. Mweshimuni mfalme.
Respect all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Respect the king.
18 Watumwa, watiini bwana zenu kwa heshima yote, siyo tu bwana walio wazuri na wapole, lakini pia walio waovu.
Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward.
19 Kwa kuwa ni sifa kama yeyote atavumilia maumivu wakati anapoteseka pasipo haki kwa sababu ya dhamiri yake kwa Mungu.
For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
20 Ni faida gani iliyopo kama mwadumu kutenda dhambi kisha mwendelee kuadhibiwa? Lakini kama mmefanya mema na ndipo mteseke kwa kuhukumiwa, hii ni sifa njema kwa Mungu.
For what kind of credit is it, if, sinning and being beaten, ye will endure? But if, doing good and suffering, ye will endure, this is graciousness with God.
21 Kwa hili mliitwa, kwa sababu Kristo pia aliteswa kwa ajili yenu, amewaachia mfano kwa ajili yenu kufuata nyayo zake.
For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.
22 Yeye hakufanya dhambi, wala haukuonekana udanganyifu wowote kinywani mwake.
Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
23 Wakati yeye alipotukanwa, hakurudisha matukano, alipoteseka, hakutisha bali alijitoa mwenyewe kwake Yeye ahukumuye kwa haki.
Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.
24 Yeye mwenyewe alizibeba dhambi zetu katika mwili wake kwenye mti, ili kwamba tusiwe na sehemu tena katika dhambi, na kwamba tuishi kwa ajili ya haki. Kwa kupigwa kwake ninyi mmepona.
Who himself took up our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live to the righteousness of him from whose wound ye were healed.
25 Wote mliokuwa mkitangatanga kama kondoo aliyepotea, lakini sasa mmerudi kwa mchungaji na mlinzi wa roho zenu.
For ye were like sheep going astray, but now were returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
