1 Petro 3

Mume na mke

1 Nanyi wake, jiwekeni chini ya mamlaka ya waume zenu, ili kama wako waume wowote wasioamini neno la Mungu, wapate kuamini kwa kuuona mwenendo wenu. Haitakuwa lazima kwenu kusema neno, 2 kwani wataona jinsi mwenendo wenu ulivyo safi na wa kumcha Mungu. 3 Katika kujipamba kwenu msitegemee mambo ya njenje, kama vile mitindo ya kusuka nywele, kujivalia vitu vya dhahabu na nguo maridadi. 4 Bali, uzuri wenu unapaswa kutokana na hali ya ndani ya utu wa kweli, uzuri usioharibika wa wema na utulivu wa roho, ambao ni wa thamani kubwa mbele ya Mungu. 5 Ndivyo walivyojipamba hapo kale wanawake waadilifu waliomtumainia Mungu; walijiweka chini ya mamlaka ya waume zao. 6 Sara kwa mfano alimtii Abrahamu na kumwita yeye bwana. Nyinyi mmekuwa sasa binti zake kama mkitenda mema bila kuogopa tisho lolote.

7 Kadhalika nanyi waume, katika kuishi na wake zenu mnapaswa kutambua kwamba wao ni dhaifu na hivyo muwatendee kwa heshima; maana nao pia watapokea pamoja nanyi zawadi ya uhai anaowapeni Mungu. Hapo sala zenu hazitatiliwa kizuizi.

Kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema

8 Mwisho nasema hivi: Mnapaswa kuwa na moyo mmoja, na fikira moja; mnapaswa kupendana kindugu, kuwa wapole na wanyenyekevu nyinyi kwa nyinyi. 9 Msiwalipe watu ovu kwa ovu, au tusi kwa tusi; bali watakieni baraka, maana nyinyi mliitwa na Mungu mpate kupokea baraka. 10 Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Anayetaka kufurahia maisha, na kuona siku za fanaka, ajizuie asiseme mabaya aepe kusema uongo.

11 Ajiepushe na uovu, atende mema, atafute amani na kuizingatia.

12 Maana Bwana huwatazama kwa wema waadilifu na kuzisikiliza sala zao. Lakini huwapa kisogo watu watendao maovu.”

13 Ni nani atakayeweza kuwadhuru nyinyi kama mkizingatia kutenda mema? 14 Lakini, hata kama itawapasa kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema, basi, mna heri. Msimwogope mtu yeyote, wala msikubali kutiwa katika wasiwasi. 15 Lakini mtukuzeni Kristo kama Bwana mioyoni mwenu. Muwe tayari kumjibu yeyote atakayewaulizeni juu ya matumaini yaliyo ndani yenu, 16 lakini fanyeni hivyo kwa upole na heshima. Muwe na dhamiri njema, kusudi mnapotukanwa, wale wanaosema ubaya juu ya mwenendo wenu mwema kama Wakristo, waone aibu. 17 Maana ni afadhali kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema, kama Mungu akipenda, kuliko kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda uovu. 18 Kwa maana Kristo mwenyewe alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zenu; alikufa mara moja tu na ikatosha, mtu mwema kwa ajili ya waovu, ili awapeleke nyinyi kwa Mungu. Aliuawa kimwili lakini akafanywa hai kiroho; 19 na kwa maisha yake ya kiroho alikwenda kuwahubiria wale roho waliokuwa kifungoni. 20 Hao ndio wale waliokataa kumtii Mungu alipowangoja kwa saburi wakati Noa alipokuwa anatayarisha ile safina. Ndani ya chombo hicho ni watu wachache tu, yaani watu wanane, waliookolewa katika maji, 21 ambayo yalikuwa mfano wa ubatizo unaowaokoa nyinyi sasa. Ubatizo si shauri la kuondoa uchafu mwilini, bali ni ahadi kwa Mungu inayofanyika katika dhamiri njema. Huwaokoeni kwa njia ya ufufuo wa Yesu Kristo 22 ambaye alikwenda mbinguni na sasa amekaa upande wa kulia wa Mungu, anatawala juu ya malaika, wakuu na wenye enzi.

1 Peter 3

1 In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;2 beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.3 Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;4 but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.5 For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.7 Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.8 Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.10 For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?14 But even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;15 but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:16 having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.17 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;19 in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,20 that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:21 which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.