¹ Man Piyeer, ndawul Yeesu Kirist, maa leen di bind, yéen doxandéem yi tasaaroo ci diiwaani Pont, Galasi, Kapados, Asi ak Bitini. Yàlla Baay bi tànn na leen,

¹Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

² ci li mu leen xam bu jiitu, te sédde leen boppam ci jëfu Xel mu Sell mi, ngir ngeen déggal ko, te seen xol laab ndax deretu Yeesu Kirist. Na leen Yàlla dollil yiw ak jàmm.

²according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

³ Cant ñeel na Yàlla, Baayu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist! Moo nu judduwaatal ci yërmandeem ju bare, ba may nu yaakaar ju sax ndax ndekkitel Yeesu Kirist.

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁴ Sédd na leen cér bu dul yàqu, du gàkk te du seey mukk, dencal leen ko ci asamaan,

⁴to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

⁵ yéen ñi muy aar ci dooleem, sukkandikoo ci ngëm, di leen nége mucc, gi mu nar a feeñal bés bu mujj ba.

⁵who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

⁶ Yéena ngi bég bu baax ci biir yaakaar jooju, doonte sax, su waree am, yéena ngi dékku tiis ab diir, ci seen jànkoonte ak nattu yu wuute.

⁶Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,

⁷ Xam ne nattu yooyu dinañu sellal seen ngëm, ni safara di setale wurus, fekk wurus luy wéy la, te ngëm a ko gën fuuf. Noonu seen ngëm dina yelloo cant, ndam ak màgg, bés bu Yeesu Kirist feeñee.

⁷that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

⁸ Musuleen koo gis waaye bëgg ngeen ko, gisuleen ko waaye gëm ngeen ko te am mbég mu xel dajul, mu fees dell ak ndam,

⁸whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—

⁹ di jot muj gi ngëm séentu, maanaam muccu xol.

⁹receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

¹⁰ Naka mucc googu nag, yonent yi xamle yiw, wi ngeen naroon a joti, seet nañu ko te gëstu ko.

¹⁰Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

¹¹ Bi Xelum Kirist, mi nekkoon ci ñoom, seedee lu jiitu coonoy Kirist ak ndam la cay topp, jéem nañoo takk, kañ ak nan lay ame.

¹¹searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

¹² Waaye Yàlla xamal na leen ne, moomuñu woon kàddu googu ñu wax, waaye yéena ko moom. Te mooy kàddu gi ngeen dégg ci gémmiñu ñi leen doon jottali xebaar bu baax bi, ci dooley Xel mu Sell, mi Yàlla yónnee asamaan; malaaka yi sax bëgg nañoo gëstu yëf yii.

¹²To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

¹³ Kon fagaruleen ci seeni xalaat te maandu, di wékk seen yaakaar jépp ci yiw, wi leen Yàlla di jagleel bés bu Yeesu Kirist di feeñ.

¹³Therefore prepare your minds for action, literally, “gird up the waist of your mind” or “put on the belt of the waist of your mind” be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

¹⁴ Gannaaw gaayi Yàlla yu koy déggal ngeen, buleen toppati bëgg-bëgg, yi ngeen toppoon, bi ngeen xamagul Yàlla.

¹⁴as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

¹⁵ Waaye na seen dund gépp sell, ni Yàlla mi leen woo selle.

¹⁵but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

¹⁶ Ndaxte Mbind mi nee na: «Sell-leen, ndaxte ku sell laa.»

¹⁶because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:44-45

¹⁷ Gannaaw nag Yàlla, mi ngeen di wooye Baay, mooy àtte jëfi ñépp te du gënale kenn, saxleen ci ragal ko diirub seen ngan ci àddina.

¹⁷If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:

¹⁸ Xam ngeen ne, Yàlla jot na leen ci seen dund gu tekkiwul dara, gi maam ya nekkoon; te jotuleen ak yu deme ni xaalis mbaa wurus yuy wéy,

¹⁸knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

¹⁹ waaye ci deretu Kirist ju tedd ji, mel ni mbote mu sikkul te wàññikuwul.

¹⁹but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;

²⁰ Yàlla xamoon na ko, ba àddina sosoogul, waaye léegi ci mujug jamono feeñal na ko ndax yéen

²⁰who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,

²¹ ñi jaar ci moom, gëm Yàlla. Te Yàlla dekkal na ko, sol ko ndam, ngir ngeen wékk seen ngëm ak seen yaakaar ci Yàlla.

²¹who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

²² Kon nag gannaaw déggal ngeen dëgg gi, ba sellal seeni xol te am mbëggeel gu dëggu, bëgganteleen mbëggeel gu tar ak seen xol bépp.

²²Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

²³ Ndaxte du ci jiwu wuy yàqu ngeen judduwaate, waaye ci jiwu wu sax, maanaam kàddug Yàlla giy dund tey sax.

²³having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

²⁴ Ndaxte:«Nit ñax la,ndamam di tóor-tóor kese;ñax day wow, tóor-tóor ruus,waaye kàddug Boroom bi day sax ba fàww.»

²⁴For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

²⁵ Te kàddu googu mooy xebaar bu baax, bi ñu leen doon yégal.

²⁵but the Lord’s word endures forever.” Isaiah 40:6-8 This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.