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Kadhalika ninyi wake, watiini waume zenu; kusudi, ikiwa wako wasioliamini Neno, wavutwe kwa mwenendo wa wake zao, pasipo lile Neno;
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
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wakiutazama mwenendo wenu safi, na wa hofu.
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
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Kujipamba kwenu, kusiwe kujipamba kwa nje, yaani, kusuka nywele; na kujitia dhahabu, na kuvalia mavazi;
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
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bali kuwe utu wa moyoni usioonekana, katika mapambo yasiyoharibika; yaani, roho ya upole na utulivu, iliyo ya thamani kuu mbele za Mungu.
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
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Maana hivyo ndivyo walivyojipamba wanawake watakatifu wa zamani, waliomtumaini Mungu, na kuwatii waume zao.
For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
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Kama vile Sara alivyomtii Ibrahimu, akamwita Bwana; nanyi ni watoto wake, mfanyapo mema, wala hamkutishwa kwa hofu yo yote.
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
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Kadhalika ninyi waume, kaeni na wake zenu kwa akili; na kumpa mke heshima, kama chombo kisicho na nguvu; na kama warithi pamoja wa neema ya uzima, kusudi kuomba kwenu kusizuiliwe.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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Neno la mwisho ni hili; mwe na nia moja, wenye kuhurumiana, wenye kupendana kama ndugu, wasikitikivu, wanyenyekevu;
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
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watu wasiolipa baya kwa baya, au laumu kwa laumu; bali wenye kubariki; kwa sababu hayo ndiyo mliyoitiwa ili mrithi baraka.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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Kwa maana, Atakaye kupenda maisha, Na kuona siku njema, Auzuie ulimi wake usinene mabaya, Na midomo yake isiseme hila.
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
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Na aache mabaya, atende mema; Atafute amani, aifuate sana.
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
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Kwa kuwa macho ya Bwana huwaelekea wenye haki, Na masikio yake husikiliza maombi yao; Bali uso wa Bwana ni juu ya watenda mabaya.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
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Naye ni nani atakayewadhuru, mkiwa wenye juhudi katika mema?
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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Lakini mjapoteswa kwa sababu ya haki mna heri. Msiogope kutisha kwao, wala msifadhaike; bali mtakaseni Kristo Bwana mioyoni mwenu.
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
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Mwe tayari siku zote kumjibu kila mtu awaulizaye habari za tumaini lililo ndani yenu; lakini kwa upole na kwa hofu.
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
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Nanyi mwe na dhamiri njema, ili katika neno lile mnalosingiziwa, watahayarishwe wale wautukanao mwenendo wenu mwema katika Kristo.
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
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Maana ni afadhali kuteswa kwa kutenda mema, ikiwa ndiyo mapenzi ya Mungu, kuliko kwa kutenda mabaya.
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
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Kwa maana Kristo naye aliteswa mara moja kwa ajili ya dhambi, mwenye haki kwa ajili yao wasio haki, ili atulete kwa Mungu; mwili wake akauawa, bali roho yake akahuishwa,
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
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ambayo kwa hiyo aliwaendea roho waliokaa kifungoni, akawahubiri;
in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
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watu wasiotii hapo zamani, uvumilivu wa Mungu ulipokuwa ukingoja, siku za Nuhu, safina ilipokuwa ikitengenezwa; ambamo ndani yake wachache, yaani, watu wanane, waliokoka kwa maji.
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
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Mfano wa mambo hayo ni ubatizo, unaowaokoa ninyi pia siku hizi; (siyo kuwekea mbali uchafu wa mwili, bali jibu la dhamiri safi mbele za Mungu), kwa kufufuka kwake Yesu Kristo.
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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Naye yupo mkono wa kuume wa Mungu, amekwenda zake mbinguni, malaika na enzi na nguvu zikiisha kutiishwa chini yake.
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.