¹La presbiterojn do inter vi mi admonas, estante kunpresbitero kaj atestanto de la suferoj de Kristo kaj partoprenanto en la malkasxota gloro:

¹I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

²Pasxtu la gregon de Dio cxe vi, direktante gxin, ne devige, sed volonte, laux Dio; ne pro avideco, sed bonvole;

²Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

³ne kvazaux sinjorante super la heredo, sed farigxante ekzemploj al la grego.

³neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

⁴Kaj kiam elmontrigxos la CXefpasxtisto, vi ricevos la nevelkontan kronon de gloro.

⁴When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

⁵Tiel same, vi plijunuloj, submetu vin al la pliagxuloj. Tial ankaux vi cxiuj submetu vin unu al la alia, kaj zonu vin per humileco; cxar Dio kontrauxstaras al la fieruloj, sed al la humiluloj donas gracon.

⁵Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34

⁶Humiligu vin do sub la potencan manon de Dio, por ke Li altigu vin gxustatempe;

⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

⁷surjxetante sur Lin cxian vian zorgon, cxar Li zorgas pri vi.

⁷casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

⁸Estu sobraj, vigladu; via kontrauxulo, la diablo, kiel leono blekeganta cxirkauxiras, sercxante, kiun li povos forgluti;

⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

⁹lin rezistu, konstantaj en la fido, sciante, ke la samaj suferoj plenumigxas en via frataro en la mondo.

⁹Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

¹⁰Kaj la Dio de cxia graco, kiu vin alvokis al Sia eterna gloro en Kristo, mem perfektigos, firmigos, plifortigos vin ne longe suferintajn.

¹⁰But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

¹¹Al Li estu la potenco por cxiam kaj eterne. Amen.

¹¹To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

¹²Per Silvano, la fidela frato, kiel mi opinias, al vi mi skribis mallonge, konsilante kaj atestante, ke cxi tio estas la vera graco de Dio; en gxi firme staru.

¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

¹³Vin salutas la en Babel kunelektitino, kaj Marko, mia filo.

¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.

¹⁴Salutu unu la alian per ama kiso. Paco al vi cxiuj, kiuj estas en Kristo.

¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.