¹In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

¹Nanyi 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,

²having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

²kwani wataona jinsi mwenendo wenu ulivyo safi na wa kumcha Mungu.

³whose adorning — let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

³Katika kujipamba kwenu msitegemee mambo ya njenje, kama vile mitindo ya kusuka nywele, kujivalia vitu vya dhahabu na nguo maridadi.

⁴but — the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

⁴Bali, 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.

⁵for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

⁵Ndivyo walivyojipamba hapo kale wanawake waadilifu waliomtumainia Mungu; walijiweka chini ya mamlaka ya waume zao.

⁶as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,` of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

⁶Sara kwa mfano alimtii Abrahamu na kumwita yeye bwana. Ninyi mmekuwa sasa binti zake kama mkitenda mema bila kuogopa tisho lolote.

⁷The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with [them], according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel — to the wife — imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

⁷Kadhalika 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 uzima anayowapeni Mungu. Hapo ndipo sala zenu hazitakataliwa.

⁸And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

⁸Mwisho nasema hivi: mnapaswa kuwa na moyo mmoja, na fikira moja; mnapaswa kupendana kidugu, kuwa wapole na wanyenyekevu ninyi kwa ninyi.

⁹not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

⁹Msiwalipe watu ovu kwa ovu, au tusi kwa tusi; bali watakieni baraka, maana ninyi mliitwa na Mungu mpate kupokea baraka.

¹⁰for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips — not to speak guile;

¹⁰Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: "Anayetaka kufurahia maisha, na kuona siku za fanaka, anapaswa kuacha kusema mabaya na kuacha kusema uongo.

¹¹let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

¹¹Na ajiepushe na uovu, atende mema, atafute amani na kuizingatia.

¹²because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;`

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

¹³and who [is] he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

¹³Ni nani atakayeweza kuwadhuru ninyi kama mkizingatia kutenda mema?

¹⁴but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy [are ye]! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

¹⁴Lakini, hata kama itawapasa kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema, basi, mna heri. Msimwogope mtu yeyote, wala msikubali kutiwa katika wasiwasi.

¹⁵and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And [be] ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that [is] in you, with meekness and fear;

¹⁵Lakini mtukuzeni Kristo kama Bwana mioyoni mwenu. Muwe tayari kumjibu yeyote atakayewaulizeni juu ya matumaini yaliyo ndani yenu,

¹⁶having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

¹⁶lakini fanyeni hivyo kwa upole na heshima. Muwe na dhamiri njema, kusudi mnapotukanwa, wale wanaosema ubaya juu ya mwenendo wenu mwema kama Wakristo, waone aibu.

¹⁷for [it is] better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

¹⁷Maana ni afadhali kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema, kama Mungu akipenda, kuliko kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda uovu.

¹⁸because also Christ once for sin did suffer — righteous for unrighteous — that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

¹⁸Kwa maana Kristo mwenyewe alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zenu; alikufa mara moja tu na ikatosha, mtu mwema kwa ajili ya waovu, ili awapeleke ninyi kwa Mungu. Aliuawa kimwili lakini akafanywa hai kiroho;

¹⁹in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

¹⁹na kwa maisha yake ya kiroho alikwenda kuwahubiria wale roho waliokuwa kifungoni.

²⁰who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah — an ark being preparing — in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

²⁰Hao 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 majini,

²¹also to which an antitype doth now save us — baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

²¹ambayo yalikuwa mfano wa ubatizo unaowaokoa ninyi 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,

²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven — messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.

²²ambaye alikwenda mbinguni na sasa amekaa upande wa kulia wa Mungu, anatawala juu ya malaika, wakuu na wenye enzi.