1 Petrus 1:1-25
1 Ame Petrus, omuyapostoli waJesus Kristus, ohandi mu shangele ovo mwe lihanena muPontus, muGalatia, muKappadokia, muAsia nomuBitinia, ovo mu li ovanailongo nomwa hoololwa
2 kuKalunga Tate metwokumwe naasho a ufa komesho yefimbo. Okwe mu pa omhepo iyapuki opo mu kale ovayapuki. Osho okwe shi ninga opo mu kale hamu dulika kuye, nokwe mu koshola nohonde yaJesus Kristus:
Efilonghenda nombili yaKalunga oyo mu na nai hapupale.
3 Kalunga Xe yOmwene wetu Jesus Kristus na hambelelwe, omolwonghenda yaye inene eshi e shi ningifa tashi shiiva opo tu dalululwe okupitila menyumuko laJesus Kristus notu kale neteelelo la twa
4 li na sha nefyuululo olo itali xulu po. Efyuululo olo omwe li tuvikililwa meulu,
5 nye ovo tamu amenwa keenghono daKalunga omolweitavelo leni, opo mu ka mone exupifo olo tali ka hololwa pefimbo lexulilo.
6 Osho oshe mu etela ehafo linene, nonande otamu shakeneke eenghalo didjuu oule wokafimbo kanini,
7 opo eitavelo leni la yelekwa li mu ningife mu tangwe, mu tumbalekwe nomu fimanekwe pokuhololwa kwaJesus Kristus. Eitavelo leni oli na ongushu li dulife oshingoli osho hashi hanauka po nonande osha pita* momundilo.
8 Omu hole Kristus nonande inamu mu mona nandenande. Nonande kamu mu wete paife, omwe mu itavela nomwa hafa neenghono,
9 molwaashi omu shii kutya otamu* ka xupifwa omolweitavelo leni.
10 Ovaprofeti ovo va hepaulula kombinga yefilonghenda linene laKalunga olo mwa ulikilwa ova kala tava diladila moule nokukonakona noukeka kombinga yexupifo olo.
11 Kalunga okwe va lombwela komesho yefimbo okupitila momhepo iyapuki kutya Kristus ota ka mona oixuna, nolwanima ota ka tumbalekwa. Osho osho she va ningifa va kendabale okumona kutya Kristus ota ka ningilwa shike nonaini tashi ka ningwa.
12 Kalunga okwe va kwafela va shiive kutya osho va hepaulula ove shi ninga molweni, ndele hamolwavo vene, naasho va hepaulula osho sha shiivifwa kwaavo ve mu udifila onghundana iwa okupitila momhepo iyapuki ya dja meulu. Ovaengeli navo ova halelela okushiiva kombinga yoinima oyo.
13 Longekidileni omadiladilo eni oilonga idjuu; kaleni ovanaendunge elela; lineekeleni efilonghenda laKalunga olo tamu ka ulikilwa pokuhololwa kwaJesus Kristus.
14 Ngaashi ovana ovaduliki, inamu shikula vali omahalo mai oo mwa li mu na eshi mwa li muhe shii Kalunga,
15 ndele ngaashi Omuyapuki ou e mu ifana, nanye kaleni ovayapuki moinima aishe,
16 osheshi opa shangwa: “Kaleni ovayapuki, molwaashi ame omuyapuki.”
17 Ndele ngeenge otamu ifana Tate ou ha tokola keshe umwe she likolelela koilonga yaye nopehe na okatongo, elihumbato leni eshi mu li ovaenda mounyuni ou nali ulike kutya omu na etilokalunga.
18 Osheshi omu shi shii kutya monghalamwenyo inai koshoka oyo mwa fyuulula kooxokulululwa inamu mangululwa* mo noinima oyo hai xulu po ngaashi oshisilveri ile oshingoli.
19 Ndele onohonde i na ondilo, ya fa yodjona ihe na edilo noya koshoka filufilu, sha hala okutya yaKristus.
20 Okwa kala e shiivike nale ofimbo ounyuni inau shitwa, ndele okwa li a hololwa pefimbo lexulilo omolweni.
21 Omwa itavela muKalunga okupitila muKristus oo a nyumunwa koufi nokwa pewa efimano, opo mu kale mwa itavela nomwe lineekela Kalunga.
22 Molwaashi ohamu dulika kehongo loshili, omwe liyapula* nomolwaasho mu na ohole youmwainafana ihe na oihelele; onghee kaleni mu holafane tashi di komutima.
23 Inamu dalululwa kombuto oyo tai xulu po, ndele okombuto oyo tai kalelele,* nosha ningwa okupitila meendjovo daKalunga omunamwenyo oo e li po fiyo alushe.
24 “Ovanhu aveshe* ove li ngaashi omwiidi, nefimano lavo ola fa eengala domoixwa; omwiidi neengala ohai kukuta po,
25 ndele eendjovo daJehova otadi kala po fiyo alushe.” ‘Neendjovo’ odo odo onghundana iwa oyo mwa udifilwa.
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Ile “osha yelifwa.”
^ Ile “eemwenyo deni otadi.”
^ Eln., “kulilwa.”
^ Ile “omwa yapula eemwenyo deni.”
^ Sha hala okutya, ombuto oyo tai dulu okwiimika oiimati.
^ Eln., “Ombelela aishe.”
