1 Petro 2
1 Basi, acheni uovu wote; uongo, unafiki, wivu na maneno ya kashfa visiweko tena.
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
2 Kama vile watoto wachanga wanavyotamani maziwa, nanyi pia mnapaswa kuwa na hamu ya maziwa halisi ya kiroho, ili kwa nguvu yake mpate kukua na kukombolewa.
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
3 Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Mmegundua kwamba Bwana ni mwema.”
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 Basi, mwendeeni Bwana! Yeye ndiye jiwe hai lililokataliwa na watu; lakini mbele ya Mungu ni jiwe teule, na la thamani kubwa.
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
5 Mwendeeni yeye kama mawe hai mkajengeke na kuwa nyumba ya kiroho, ambamo mtatumikia kama makuhani watakatifu, kutolea dhabihu za kiroho zenye kumpendeza Mungu kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: “Tazama! Naweka huko sioni jiwe kuu la msingi, jiwe la thamani kubwa nililoliteua. Mtu atakayemwamini yeye aliye hilo jiwe, hataaibishwa.”
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
7 Kwenu ninyi mnaoamini, jiwe hilo ni la thamani kubwa; lakini kwa wale wasioamini, “Jiwe walilokataa waashi, sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi.”
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
8 Tena Maandiko yasema: “Jiwe hilo ni jiwe la kujikwaa, mwamba wa kuwaangusha watu.” Watu hujikwaa kwa sababu hawauamini ule ujumbe; na ndivyo walivyopangiwa tangu mwanzo.
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
9 Lakini ninyi ni ukoo mteule, makuhani wa Mfalme, taifa takatifu; watu wake Mungu mwenyewe, mlioteuliwa kutangaza matendo makuu ya Mungu aliyewaiteni kutoka gizani akawaingizeni katika mwanga wake mkuu.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
10 Wakati mmoja ninyi hamkuwa watu wa Mungu, lakini sasa ninyi ni watu wake; wakati mmoja hamkupewa huruma ya Mungu, lakini sasa mmeipokea.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Wapenzi wangu, nawasihi ninyi kama wageni na wakimbizi hapa duniani! Achaneni na tamaa za mwili ambazo hupingana na roho.
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
12 Mwenendo wenu kati ya watu wasiomjua Mungu unapaswa kuwa mwema kabisa, ili hata watakapowasingizieni kwamba mnatenda mabaya, waweze kutambua matendo yenu mema na hivyo wamtukuze Mungu Siku ya kuja kwake.
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
13 Basi, jiwekeni chini ya mamlaka yote ya kibinadamu, kwa ajili ya Bwana: utii kwa mfalme aliye mtawala mkuu,
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
14 utii kwa wakuu wa mikoa ambao wameteuliwa naye kuwaadhibu wahalifu na kuwasifu watendao mema.
or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
15 Maana Mungu anataka mweze kuyakomesha maneno ya kijinga ya watu wasio na akili kwa matendo mema mnayofanya.
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Ishini kama watu huru; lakini msiutumie uhuru wenu kuuficha ubaya, bali ishini kama watumishi wa Mungu.
Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
17 Waheshimuni watu wote, wapendeni ndugu zenu waumini, mcheni Mungu, mheshimuni mfalme.
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
18 Enyi watumishi wa nyumbani, watiini wakuu wenu kwa heshima yote, wawe wema na wapole au wenye kuchukiza.
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
19 Maana kama mnavumilia maumivu ya mateso msiyostahili kwa sababu mwajua kwamba Mungu anataka hivyo, basi Mungu atawafadhili.
For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
20 Maana, mtapata tuzo gani mkivumilia mapigo mnayostahili kwa sababu ya makosa yenu? Lakini kama mnavumilia mateso hata ingawa mmetenda mema, Mungu atawapeni baraka kwa ajili hiyo.
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
21 Hayo ndiyo mliyoitiwa; maana Kristo mwenyewe aliteseka kwa ajili yenu, akawaachieni mfano, ili muufuate mwenendo wake.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
22 Yeye hakutenda dhambi, wala neno la udanganyifu halikusikika mdomoni mwake.
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
23 Alipotukanwa yeye hakujibu kwa tukano; alipoteseka yeye hakutoa vitisho, bali aliyaweka matumaini yake kwa Mungu, hakimu mwenye haki.
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
24 Yeye mwenyewe alizibeba dhambi zetu katika mwili wake juu ya msalaba, tupate kufa kuhusu dhambi, na kuishi kwa ajili ya uadilifu. Kwa majeraha yake, ninyi mmeponywa.
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
25 Ninyi mlikuwa kama kondoo waliokuwa wamepotea; lakini sasa mmemrudia Mchungaji na Mlinzi wa roho zenu.
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
