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Basi, wekeni mbali uovu wote na hila yote, na unafiki na husuda na masingizio yote.
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
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Kama watoto wachanga waliozaliwa sasa yatamanini maziwa ya akili yasiyoghoshiwa, ili kwa hayo mpate kuukulia wokovu;
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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ikiwa mmeonja ya kwamba Bwana ni mwenye fadhili.
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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Mmwendee yeye, jiwe lililo hai, lililokataliwa na wanadamu, bali kwa Mungu ni teule, lenye heshima.
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
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Ninyi nanyi, kama mawe yaliyo hai, mmejengwa mwe nyumba ya Roho, ukuhani mtakatifu, mtoe dhabihu za roho, zinazokubaliwa na 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.
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Kwa kuwa imeandikwa katika maandiko Tazama, naweka katika Sayuni jiwe kuu la pembeni, teule, lenye heshima, Na kila amwaminiye hatatahayarika.
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.”
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Basi, heshima hii ni kwenu ninyi mnaoamini. Bali kwao wasioamini, Jiwe walilolikataa waashi, Limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni.
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,”
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Tena, Jiwe la kujikwaza mguu, na mwamba wa kuangusha, Kwa maana hujikwaza kwa neno lile,wasiliamini,nao waliwekwa kusudi wapate hayo.
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
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Bali ninyi ni mzao mteule, ukuhani wa kifalme, taifa takatifu, watu wa milki ya Mungu, mpate kuzitangaza fadhili zake yeye aliyewaita mtoke gizani mkaingie katika nuru yake ya ajabu;
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.
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ninyi mliokuwa kwanza si taifa, bali sasa ni taifa la Mungu; mliokuwa hamkupata rehema, bali sasa mmepata rehema.
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.
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Wapenzi, nawasihi kama wapitaji na wasafiri, ziepukeni tamaa za mwili zipiganazo na roho.
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
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Mwe na mwenendo mzuri kati ya Mataifa, ili, iwapo huwasingizia kuwa watenda mabaya, wayatazamapo matendo yenu mazuri, wamtukuze Mungu siku ya kujiliwa.
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.
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Tiini kila kiamriwacho na watu, kwa ajili ya Bwana; ikiwa ni mfalme, kama mwenye cheo kikubwa;
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
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ikiwa ni wakubwa, kama wanaotumwa naye ili kuwalipiza kisasi watenda mabaya na kuwasifu watenda mema.
or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
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Kwa sababu ndiyo mapenzi ya Mungu, kwamba kwa kutenda mema mzibe vinywa vya ujinga vya watu wapumbavu;
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
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kama walio huru, ila wasioutumia uhuru huo kwa kusitiri ubaya, bali kama watumwa wa Mungu.
Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
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Waheshimuni watu wote. Wapendeni ndugu. Mcheni Mungu. Mpeni heshima mfalme.
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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Enyi watumishi, watiini bwana zenu kwa hofu nyingi, sio wao walio wema na wenye upole tu, bali nao walio wakali.
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.
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Maana huu ndio wema hasa, mtu akivumilia huzuni kwa kumkumbuka Mungu, pale ateswapo isivyo haki.
For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
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Kwa maana ni sifa gani kustahimili, mtendapo dhambi na kupigwa makofi? Lakini kustahimili, mtendapo mema na kupata mateso, huu ndio wema hasa mbele za Mungu.
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.
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Kwa sababu ndio mlioitiwa; maana Kristo naye aliteswa kwa ajili yenu, akawaachia kielelezo, mfuate nyayo zake.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
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Yeye hakutenda dhambi, wala hila haikuonekana kinywani mwake.
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
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Yeye alipotukanwa, hakurudisha matukano; alipoteswa, hakuogofya; bali alijikabidhi kwake yeye ahukumuye kwa 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.
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Yeye mwenyewe alizichukua dhambi zetu katika mwili wake juu ya mti, tukiwa wafu kwa mambo ya dhambi, tuwe hai kwa mambo ya haki; na kwa kupigwa kwake mliponywa.
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.”
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Kwa maana mlikuwa mnapotea kama kondoo; lakini sasa mmemrudia Mchungaji na Mwangalizi wa roho zenu.
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.