1 Petro 4
1 Maadamu Kristo aliteseka kimwili, nanyi pia mnapaswa kujiimarisha kwa nia hiyo yake; maana mtu akisha teseka kimwili hahusiki tena na dhambi.
If then the Messiah hath suffered for you in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind: for every one that is dead in his body, hath ceased from all sins,
2 Tangu sasa, basi, maisha yaliowabakia kuishi hapa duniani yanapaswa kuongozwa na matakwa ya Mungu, si na tamaa za kibinadamu.
that he may no longer be alive to the lusts of men, while he is in the body, but only to do the pleasure of God.
3 Wakati uliopita mlikuwa na muda mrefu wa kufanya mambo wanayofanya watu wasiomjua Mungu. Mliishi maisha ya anasa, ubinafsi, ulevi, ugomvi, kunywa mno na ya ibada haramu za sanamu.
For the time that is past was enough, when ye wrought the pleasure of the profane, in dissoluteness, and in ebriety, and in lasciviousness, and in revelling, and in the worship of demons.
4 Sasa, watu hao wasiomjua Mungu wanashangaa wanapoona kwamba hamwandamani nao tena katika hali ya kuishi vibaya, na hivyo wanawatukaneni.
And lo, they now wonder, and reproach you, because ye revel not with them in the same former dissoluteness;
5 Lakini watapaswa kutoa hoja juu ya jambo hilo mbele yake Mungu aliye tayari kuwahukumu wazima na wafu!
who must give account to God, who is to judge the living and the dead.
6 Kwa sababu hiyo, hao waliokufa ambao walikuwa wamehukumiwa katika maisha yao ya kimwili kama anavyohukumiwa kila mmoja, walihubiriwa Habari Njema kusudi katika maisha yao ya kiroho waishi kama aishivyo Mungu.
For on this account the announcement is made also to the dead, that they may be judged as persons in the flesh, and may live according to God in the spirit.
7 Mwisho wa vitu vyote umekaribia. Kwa hiyo mnapaswa kuwa na utaratibu na nidhamu, ili mweze kusali.
But the end of all things approacheth: therefore be sober, and be wakeful for prayer.
8 Zaidi ya yote pendaneni kwa moyo wote, maana upendo hufunika dhambi nyingi.
And above all things, have fervent love one towards another; for love covereth a multitude of sins.
9 Muwe na ukarimu ninyi kwa ninyi bila kunung'unika.
And be ye compassionate to strangers, without murmuring.
10 Kila mmoja anapaswa kutumia kipaji alichojaliwa na Mungu kwa faida ya wengine, kama vile uwakili mwema wa zawadi mbalimbali za Mungu.
And let each of you minister to his associates the gift which he hath received from God; as being good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 Anayesema kitu, maneno yake na yawe kama maneno ya Mungu; anayetumika anapaswa kutumikia kwa nguvu anayojaliwa na Mungu, ili katika mambo yote, Mungu atukuzwe kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo, ambaye utukufu na nguvu ni vyake milele na milele! Amina. (aiōn g165)
Whoever will speak, let him speak as the word of God: and whoever will minister, as of the ability that God hath given him: so that in all ye do, God may be glorified, through Jesus the Messiah; to whom belongeth glory, and honor, for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Wapenzi wangu, msishangae kuhusu majaribio makali mnayopata kana kwamba mnapatwa na kitu kisicho cha kawaida.
My beloved, be not dismayed at the trials that befall you, as if some strange thing had come upon you; for these things are for your probation.
13 Ila furahini kwamba mnashiriki mateso ya Kristo ili mweze kuwa na furaha tele wakati utukufu wake utakapofunuliwa.
But rejoice, that ye participate in the sufferings of the Messiah, that so ye may also rejoice and exult at the revelation of his glory.
14 Heri yenu ikiwa mnatukanwa kwa sababu ya jina la Kristo; jambo hilo lamaanisha kwamba Roho mtukufu, yaani Roho wa Mungu, anakaa juu yetu.
And if ye are reproached on account of the name of the Messiah, happy are ye: for the glorious Spirit of God resteth upon you.
15 Asiwepo mtu yeyote miongoni mwenu ambaye anapaswa kuteseka kwa sababu ni muuaji, mwizi, mhalifu au mwovu.
Only let none of you suffer, as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer.
16 Lakini kama mtu akiteseka kwa sababu ni Mkristo, basi asione aibu, bali amtukuze Mungu, kwa sababu mtu huyo anaitwa kwa jina la Kristo.
But if he suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on account of this name.
17 Wakati wa hukumu umefika, na hukumu hiyo inaanza na watu wake Mungu mwenyewe. Ikiwa hukumu hiyo inaanzia kwetu sisi, basi mwisho wake utakuwa namna gani kwa wale wasioamini Habari Njema ya Mungu?
For it is the time when judgment will commence with the house of God: and if it commence with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of God?
18 Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Ni vigumu kwa watu waadilifu kuokolewa; itakuwaje basi kwa wasiomcha Mungu na wenye dhambi?”
And if the righteous scarcely liveth, where will the ungodly and the sinner be found!
19 Kwa hiyo, wale wanaoteseka kufuatana na matakwa ya Mungu, wanapaswa, kwa matendo yao mema, kujiweka chini ya Muumba wao ambaye ni wa kuaminika kabisa.
Wherefore, let them who suffer according to the pleasure of God, commend their souls to him in well doing, as to a faithful Creator.
