1 Peter 4

1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

1 Kwa hiyo, kwa kuwa Kristo aliteswa katika mwili wake, ninyi nanyi jivikeni nia iyo hiyo kwa maana mtu aliyekwisha kuteswa katika mwili ameachana na dhambi.

2 Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

2 Kwa hivyo, haishi maisha yake yaliyobaki ya kuishi hapa duniani kwa tamaa mbaya za wanadamu, bali anaishi kwa mapenzi ya Mungu.

3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

3 Maana wakati uliopita mmekwisha kutumia muda wa kutosha katika maisha yenu mkifanya yale ambayo wapagani hupenda kutenda: wakiishi katika uasherati, tamaa mbaya, ulevi, karamu za ulafi, vileo, ngoma mbaya, na ibada chukizo za sanamu.

4 Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

4 Wao hushangaa kwamba ninyi hamjiingizi pamoja nao katika huo wingi wa maisha ya ufisadi, nao huwatukana ninyi.

5 But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

5 Lakini itawapasa wao kutoa hesabu mbele zake yeye aliye tayari kuwahukumu walio hai na waliokufa.

6 That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

6 Kwa kuwa hii ndiyo sababu Injili ilihubiriwa hata kwa wale waliokufa, ili wahukumiwe sawasawa na wanadamu wengine katika mwili, lakini katika roho waishi kulingana na Mungu aishivyo.

7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

7 Mwisho wa mambo yote umekaribia. Kwa hiyo kuweni na akili tulivu na kiasi, mkikesha katika kuomba.

8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

8 Zaidi ya yote, dumuni katika upendo kwa maana upendo husitiri wingi wa dhambi.

9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

9 Kuweni wakarimu kila mtu na mwenzake pasipo manungʼuniko.

10 As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

10 Kila mmoja na atumie kipawa chochote alichopewa kuwahudumia wengine, kama mawakili waaminifu wa neema mbalimbali za Mungu.

11 If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

11 Yeyote asemaye hana budi kusema kama mtu asemaye maneno ya Mungu mwenyewe. Yeyote ahudumuye hana budi kuhudumu kwa nguvu zile anazopewa na Mungu, ili Mungu apate kutukuzwa katika mambo yote kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo. Utukufu na uweza una yeye milele na milele. Amen.

12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

12 Wapenzi, msione ajabu kwa yale mateso yanayotukia miongoni mwenu, kana kwamba ni kitu kigeni kinachowapata.

13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

13 Bali furahini kuwa mnashiriki katika mateso ya Kristo, ili mpate kufurahi zaidi wakati utukufu wake utakapofunuliwa.

14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

14 Kama mkitukanwa kwa ajili ya jina la Kristo, mmebarikiwa, kwa sababu Roho wa utukufu na wa Mungu anakaa juu yenu.

15 Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

15 Lakini asiwepo mtu yeyote miongoni mwenu anayeteswa kwa kuwa ni muuaji, au mwizi, au mhalifu wa aina yoyote, au anayejishughulisha na mambo ya watu wengine.

16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

16 Lakini kama ukiteseka kwa kuwa Mkristo, usihesabu jambo hilo kuwa ni aibu, bali mtukuze Mungu kwa sababu umeitwa kwa jina hilo.

17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

17 Kwa maana wakati umewadia wa hukumu kuanzia katika nyumba ya Mungu. Basi kama ikianzia kwetu sisi, mwisho wa hao wasiotii Injili ya Mungu utakuwaje?

18 And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

18 Basi, “Ikiwa ni vigumu kwa mwenye haki kuokoka, itakuwaje kwa mtu asiyemcha Mungu na mwenye dhambi?”

19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

19 Kwa hiyo, wale wanaoteswa kulingana na mapenzi ya Mungu, wajikabidhi kwa Muumba wao aliye mwaminifu, huku wakizidi kutenda mema.