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 chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Diaspora 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.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
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 caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 kwa urithi usioangamia, hautakua na uchafu wala kupungua. Umehihifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu.
to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
5 Kwa uwezo wa Mungu mnalindwa kupitia imani kwa wokovu ambao upo tayari kufunuliwa katika nyakati za mwisho.
who by the power of God are guarded through faith for 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.
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by 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, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed—
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 seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory—
9 Sasa mnapokea wenyewe matokeo ya imani yenu, wokovu wa nafsi zenu.
receiving the 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 sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come 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.
searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of 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.
To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels 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, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14 Kama watoto watiifu, msifungwe wenyewe na tamaa ambazo mlizifuata wakati mlipokua hamna ufahamu.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires 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 yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
16 Kwa kuwa imeandkwa, “Iweni watakatifu, kwa sababu Mimi ni mtakatifu.”
because it is written, "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.
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent 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 you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
19 Lakini mmekombolewa kwa damu ya heshima ya Kristo, kama ya kondoo asiye na hila wala doa.
but with precious blood, as of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.
20 Kristo alichaguliwa kabla ya misingi ya dunia, lakini sasa siku hizi za mwisho, amefunuliwa kwenu.
He was chosen in advance 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 believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so 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.
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from a pure heart fervently:
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 born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of 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 flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
