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Petro, mtume wa Yesu Kristo, kwa wateule wa Utawanyiko, wakaao hali ya ugeni katika Ponto, na Galatia, na Kapadokia, na Asia, na Bithinia;
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
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kama vile Mungu Baba alivyotangulia kuwajua katika kutakaswa na Roho, hata mkapata kutii na kununyiziwa damu ya Yesu Kristo. Neema na amani na ziongezwe kwenu.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
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Ahimidiwe Mungu, Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, ambaye kwa rehema zake nyingi alituzaa mara ya pili ili tupate tumaini lenye uzima kwa kufufuka kwake Yesu Kristo katika wafu;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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tupate na urithi usioharibika, usio na uchafu, usionyauka, uliotunzwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu.
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
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Nanyi mnalindwa na nguvu za Mungu kwa njia ya imani hata mpate wokovu ulio tayari kufunuliwa wakati wa mwisho.
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Mnafurahi sana wakati huo, ijapokuwa sasa kwa kitambo kidogo, ikiwa ni lazima, mmehuzunishwa kwa majaribu ya namna mbalimbali;
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
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ili kwamba kujaribiwa kwa imani yenu, ambayo ina thamani kuu kuliko dhahabu ipoteayo, ijapokuwa hiyo hujaribiwa kwa moto, kuonekane kuwa kwenye sifa na utukufu na heshima, katika kufunuliwa kwake Yesu Kristo.
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Naye mwampenda, ijapokuwa hamkumwona; ambaye ijapokuwa hamwoni sasa, mnamwamini; na kufurahi sana, kwa furaha isiyoneneka, yenye utukufu,
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
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katika kuupokea mwisho wa imani yenu, yaani, wokovu wa roho zenu.
now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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Katika habari ya wokovu huo manabii walitafuta-tafuta na kuchunguza-chunguza, ambao walitabiri habari za neema itakayowafikia ninyi.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
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Wakatafuta ni wakati upi, na wakati wa namna gani ulioonywa na Roho wa Kristo aliyekuwa ndani yao, ambaye alitangulia kuyashuhudia mateso yatakayompata Kristo, na utukufu utakaokuwako baada ya hayo.
trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
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Wakafunuliwa ya kuwa si kwa ajili yao wenyewe, bali kwa ajili yenu walihudumu katika mambo hayo, ambayo sasa yamehubiriwa kwenu na wale waliowahubiri ninyi Injili kwa Roho Mtakatifu aliyetumwa kutoka mbinguni. Mambo hayo malaika wanatamani kuyachungulia.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
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Kwa hiyo vifungeni viuno vya nia zenu, na kuwa na kiasi; mkiitumainia kwa utimilifu ile neema mtakayoletewa katika ufunuo wake Yesu Kristo.
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Kama watoto wa kutii msijifananishe na tamaa zenu za kwanza za ujinga wenu;
As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
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bali kama yeye aliyewaita alivyo mtakatifu, ninyi nanyi iweni watakatifu katika mwenendo wenu wote;
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
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kwa maana imeandikwa, Mtakuwa watakatifu kwa kuwa mimi ni mtakatifu.
for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
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Na ikiwa mnamwita Baba, yeye ahukumuye kila mtu pasipo upendeleo, kwa kadiri ya kazi yake, enendeni kwa hofu katika wakati wenu wa kukaa hapa kama wageni.
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
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Nanyi mfahamu kwamba mlikombolewa si kwa vitu viharibikavyo, kwa fedha au dhahabu; mpate kutoka katika mwenendo wenu usiofaa mlioupokea kwa baba zenu;
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
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bali kwa damu ya thamani, kama ya mwana-kondoo asiye na ila, asiye na waa, yaani, ya Kristo.
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
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Naye amejulikana kweli tangu zamani, kabla haijawekwa misingi ya dunia; lakini alifunuliwa mwisho wa zamani kwa ajili yenu;
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
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ambao kwa yeye mmekuwa wenye kumwamini Mungu, aliyemfufua katika wafu akampa utukufu; hata imani yenu na tumaini lenu liwe kwa Mungu.
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
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Mkiisha kujitakasa roho zenu kwa kuitii kweli, hata kuufikilia upendano wa ndugu usio na unafiki, basi jitahidini kupendana kwa moyo.
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
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Kwa kuwa mmezaliwa mara ya pili; si kwa mbegu iharibikayo, bali kwa ile isiyoharibika; kwa neno la Mungu lenye uzima, lidumulo hata milele.
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
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Maana, Mwili wote ni kama majani, Na fahari yake yote ni kama ua la majani. Majani hukauka na ua lake huanguka;
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
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Bali Neno la Bwana hudumu hata milele. Na neno hilo ni neno lile jema lililohubiriwa kwenu.
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.