Wives and Husbands
1 If you are a wife, you must put your husband first. Even if he opposes our message, you will win him over by what you do. No one else will have to say anything to him, 2 because he will see how you honor God and live a pure life. 3 Don't depend on things like fancy hairdos or gold jewelry or expensive clothes to make you look beautiful. 4 Be beautiful in your heart by being gentle and quiet. This kind of beauty will last, and God considers it very special.
5 Long ago those women who worshiped God and put their hope in him made themselves beautiful by putting their husbands first. 6 For example, Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her true children, if you do right and don't let anything frighten you.
7 If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.
Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble. 9 Don't be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God's chosen ones, and he will bless you. The Scriptures say,
10 “Do you really love life?
Do you want to be happy?
Then stop saying cruel things
and quit telling lies.
11 Give up your evil ways
and do right,
as you find and follow
the road to peace.
12 The Lord watches over
everyone who obeys him,
and he listens
to their prayers.
But he opposes everyone
who does evil.”
13 Can anyone really harm you for being eager to do good deeds? 14 Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don't worry about what people might do. 15 Honor Christ and let him be the Lord of your life.
Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope. 16 Give a kind and respectful answer and keep your conscience clear. This way you will make people ashamed for saying bad things about your good conduct as a follower of Christ. 17 You are better off to obey God and suffer for doing right than to suffer for doing wrong.
18 Christ died once for our sins.
An innocent person died
for those who are guilty.
Christ did this
to bring you to God,
when his body
was put to death
and his spirit
was made alive.
19 Christ then preached to the spirits that were being kept in prison. 20 They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.
21 Those flood waters were like baptism that now saves you. But baptism is more than just washing your body. It means turning to God with a clear conscience, because Jesus Christ was raised from death. 22 Christ is now in heaven, where he sits at the right side of God. All angels, authorities, and powers are under his control.
Yaamaroolu musoolu niŋ ì keemaañolu ye
1 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, alitolu musoolu, ali soŋ ali keemaañolu ma. Wo to le, ì doolu mennu maŋ laa Alla la kumoo la, hani ali maŋ diyaamu ì ye, ì si naa laa, ka bo niŋ ali la daajika betoo la, 2 ì ye meŋ je, a be seneyaariŋ Alla ñaasilaŋo kono. 3 Ali la ñiiñaa maŋ ñaŋ na ke la ñiiñaa ti, meŋ ka je banta ko deberi ñarandi feŋolu, sani ñaroolu, waraŋ sitifeŋ ñiimaalu, 4 bari ali la ñiiñaa si bo niŋ ñarandi kuwolu la, mennu be maaboriŋ ali sondomoo kono, aduŋ ì te kasaara la. Tenkuŋo niŋ mooyaa le mu naafuloo ti, meŋ kummaayaata Alla ñaatiliŋo la. 5 Musu senuŋolu mennu jikita Alla la, ì ka ì faŋ ñarandi nuŋ wo le ñaama, aduŋ ì ka soŋ ì keemaañolu ma le. 6 Saara fanaa ye wo le ke, a ye Iburayima la yaamaroolu muta, aduŋ a ka a kumandi a maarii le la. Alitolu mu Saara dimmusoolu le ti, niŋ ali tententa kuu bete kewo la, ali kana sila feŋ-wo-feŋ na.
7 Alitolu kewolu fanaa, ali hakilimaayaa ali la musoolu fee, baawo ì semboo niŋ ali semboo maŋ kaañaŋ. Ali ì buuñaa, kaatu ali niŋ ì denta badaa-badaa baluwo hiinoo la le. Ali ñiŋ ke, fo feŋ kana ali bali ali la duwaalu la.
Ka toora kuu bete kewo la
8 Labaŋo la, ali bee si ke kaŋ kiliŋ ti, aniŋ ŋaniya kiliŋ. Ali baadiŋyaa kanoo soto ñoo ye, balafaa, aniŋ fammajiyo. 9 Ali kana kuu jawoo joo niŋ kuu jawoo la, waraŋ ka nendiroo joo nendiroo la, bari wo noo to, ali Alla daani barakoo la wo maarii ye. Wo le mu kuwo ti, Alla ye ali kumandi meŋ to, fo ali fanaa si barakoo soto. 10 Kaatu a be safeeriŋ ne ko:
“Jumaa le ye baluwo kanu ali kono?
Jumaa le ka tara ñaaniriŋ baluu diimaa la?
Wo maarii si a neŋo fatandi kuma jawoo ma,
a ye fata faniyaa foo ma.
11 A ye bo kuu jawoo to,
a ye kuu kendoo baara.
A ye kayiroo ñini,
a ye a ke a hame kuwo ti.
12 Kaatu Maariyo ñaa ka tara looriŋ moo tilindiŋolu kaŋ ne,
aduŋ a tuloo ka ì la duwaa moyi le,
bari a ka kuu jawu kelaalu kiitindi le.”
13 Jumaa le si kuu jawoo ke noo alitolu la, niŋ ali be hameriŋ kuu bete kewo la? 14 Bari hani niŋ kuu bete kewo le ka a tinna, ali ka toora, a be ke la ali ye barakoo le ti. Ali kana sila ì la, aduŋ ali niyolu kana toora, 15 bari ali Kiristu* horoma ali sondomoolu kono ko Maariyo. Ali si tu pareeriŋ waati-wo-waati ka jaabiroo dii moo-wo-moo la, meŋ ye ali ñininkaa jikoo la kuwo la, ali ye meŋ soto ali sondomoo kono.
16 Bari ali ñiŋ jaabiroo ke mooyaa niŋ Alla ñaasilaŋo la. Ali kana feŋ ke, ali sondomoo si ali tuumi noo meŋ na, fo wo moolu si malu, mennu ye faniyaa laa ali kaŋ, aniŋ mennu ye kuma jawoo fo ali ma, kaatu ali ye Yeesu noomalankoolu la daajika betoo soto le. 17 A beteyaata le ka toora kuu betoo ye, ka tambi kuu jawoo la, niŋ wo tooroo mu Alla la lafoo le ti.
18 Kaatu tooñaa, Kiristu faata junuboolu le ye, siiñaa kiliŋ moo bee ye. Moo tilindiŋo faata moo tilimbaloolu ye, fo a si ǹ samba naŋ Alla yaa. Ì ye a baloo le faa, bari Alla la Nooroo ye a wulindi ka baluu. 19 Ka bo niŋ wo Nooroo la, a taata ka kawandoo ke dulaa to, furewolu niyolu be sitiriŋ mutoo kono daameŋ. 20 Wolu mu moolu le ti, mennu maŋ Alla la yaamaroo muta nuŋ, Nuha la luŋolu la. Wo waatoo la, Alla ye ì batu muñoo kono fo Nuha pareeta kuluŋ dadaa la. Wo kuluŋo kono, moo dantaŋ doroŋ, mennu mu moo seyi ti, wolu le naata kiisa ka bo niŋ jiyo la. 21 Ñiŋ mu taamanseeroo le ti batisewo* la kuwo to, meŋ ka ali kiisa saayiŋ, ka bo niŋ Yeesu Kiristu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo la. Batisewo maŋ ke ka noo bondi baloo bala, bari ka Alla daani ka ali sondomoolu kuu, fo ali sondomoolu kana ali tuumi feŋ na. 22 Ate Yeesu taata Arijana kono le, aduŋ a be Alla bulubaa karoo le la. Malaayikoolu, kantiyolu niŋ sembetiyolu bee be a la maraloo le koto.
